Hey Guys, I know it has been super long since I have been on here and posted a blog. I am sorry for the extra long delay, been super busy with school and college bowling.
So lets see where do we begin, lets start with my recent big tournament that I have bowled, Team USA Trials. I finished 36th overall out of 171 bowlers, and I can't say that I am completely satisfied by it, but I am okay with it. I saw some good things with my bowling, saw some bad things, and most importantly I learned something new each time out. My best day of bowling was day 1, I finished 153 over and finished 12th for that day and I'm super happy with it. I threw the ball with some confidence and got into one of those tunnel vision type modes where everything feels great. Day 2 was a different story, here is where I saw things that I learned from and what I should of done differently. It was Short, I threw my Urethane and had an okay look, wasn't great by any means but it was manageable and scores weren't completely through the roof so I felt like I was at the scoring pace. Well my gameplan coming in was to stay right with urethane as long as I possibly could then ball down from there to my avalanche solid which is a weaker ball but really good on short and throw it harder and firmer. Well I always had my Dad go check the next pair and see how they were playing them so I was aware of what I would be facing after my game was done. I ended going away from my game plan for the next 2 games and struggled a little bit then finally game 6 i went back to my gameplan and shot a good game out of it.. here is what I learned from that day, obviously stick to your strengths and trust my self and do what i know is gonna work for me. I completely went away from my original plan and it ended up costing me, on what I say is my Strongest pattern or shot.
Day 3 Paris 47ft this was a grind for me for the first 3 games, I didn't have the greatest match up and started too far left. I didnt really have the equiptment match up and I was throwing too strong of stuff with too much cover prep. I was all over the place for the first 3 but managed to stay around even. Thats when they started to hook a bit and thats when I started scoring. I made a ball change to a strong symmetrical with a medium surface and went 90 up for my last 3 games which was a huge boost for me in the standings and kind of a confidence boost as well.
Day 4 was a bust.. worst block of the tournament and the dagger to me.. averaged 197.. I will sum it up in one word: "Splits" that all i did that day. and just couldnt get anything going, it was a grind out there and i just didnt seem to match up with it at all.
Day 5. started out great, great look and couldnt miss. it started to go away then i had a huge hole in my bag and it showed couple low games and finished my tournament not the way i wanted to finish it.
This is okay though, I am starting to see the results of the hard work that I am putting into my game and it is starting to show results.. I will put a post up sometime in the short future about the collegiate season..
To end this blog im going to show a before and now clips of my bowling.
1 1/2 years ago http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msoXw0PkHN4
Now: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSDqQQY8RQk
enjoy
PC4
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