Solid at the line
Bowling season has started again, and while in past years I've done wonderfully the first few weeks and watched my average dip lower and lower with each consecutive match, this year I decided to start out crappy and go up.
Matt suggested part of my trouble tonight was hopping at the release (not recommended, as you may hop left or right and yank or push the ball instead of letting it go smoothly at the line) and I was reminded of some advice he laid on me a few years back:
Matt suggested part of my trouble tonight was hopping at the release (not recommended, as you may hop left or right and yank or push the ball instead of letting it go smoothly at the line) and I was reminded of some advice he laid on me a few years back:
Get solid at the line, honey. Like you're sitting on the toilet.
Don't ask me. Why not just a chair? But I'll tell you this: that is advice you can't help but remember.
Don't ask me. Why not just a chair? But I'll tell you this: that is advice you can't help but remember.
posted by Melissa at 10:28 PM
7 Comments:
It has a certain logic. You definitely don't want to "hop upon release" when sitting on the toilet now, do you.
Excellent point, Alexis. And my score shot up by 38 pins once I put it into practice :)
You don't want to be too solid when sitting on the toilet..... at least not without a good book.
Hmmm. I don't think I'll ever be able to bowl again, without thinking of this.
Not such a big deal though, 'cuz I only bowl about once/year, and not at all since neck surgery.
my bowling season started a couple of weeks ago, too, and odd as the advice is, I can completely picture it, and sadly, it makes sense to me.
good luck with your bowling, post scores every once in a while so I can have something to strive to achieve!!
Doesn't matter what's on the agenda, Chris, it's quality reading time.
Oh I'm sorry, Sailor! It's probably been three years since I first heard the advice and I didn't think of the implications of inflicting it on others :) How is your neck, by the way?
Right, Nikki? It does make sense, it just would have had a similar impact if he'd said chair, lol. I'll post scores soon, but I can guarantee yours are blowing mine away right now.
LMAO!!
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