OK, so we started at 8am today......
Im not the best person in the morning on the best of days, so when i have to start at 8am with not to much sleep (jet lag is really killing me this time) i felt like it was going to be tough to compete at a level i would be happy with. But like all times when i bowl, i get a little nervous and the body seems to perk up.
I started great....249, 255 and 245, or something like that. Then i hit a couple of pairs which have gained a reputation in the centre as 'crappy'. I shot 190 and 213, then finished off with 222.
I missed 3 makable spares and through a few really bad shots, so i was not very happy with my bowling but my score was much better than i thought it should be.
I play at 8pm tomorrow, so i hope a good night sleep and a little time to unwind will help a bunch.
Will let you know what happens....wish me luck
Belmo
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Monday, November 5, 2007
Day 1, off to a good start
Day 1,
The lanes played so different to the practice it was amazing. The oil carried down further and played so much tighter.
I could get to the pocket with out to much drama but because of the carry down, carrying the 10 pin made life a little hard. In saying that, if you hit your tarhet at both the arrows and at the break point, the carry was great. The bowling centre has great carry by nature, so when you threw it good you struck.
I shot 1452 for 6 and felt like i bowled well. A couple of pairs were tricky but in general i felt like each lane did what i thought they would do.
The scoreing pace is much lower than normal world cups and i think that it suits me that way. With the tight lane pattern and seeing how importing sparing everything is, i feel i have a great chance to do well.
But each day is a new day and in this game 2 days are never the same, so lets hope i bowl well
Will let you know
Belmo
The lanes played so different to the practice it was amazing. The oil carried down further and played so much tighter.
I could get to the pocket with out to much drama but because of the carry down, carrying the 10 pin made life a little hard. In saying that, if you hit your tarhet at both the arrows and at the break point, the carry was great. The bowling centre has great carry by nature, so when you threw it good you struck.
I shot 1452 for 6 and felt like i bowled well. A couple of pairs were tricky but in general i felt like each lane did what i thought they would do.
The scoreing pace is much lower than normal world cups and i think that it suits me that way. With the tight lane pattern and seeing how importing sparing everything is, i feel i have a great chance to do well.
But each day is a new day and in this game 2 days are never the same, so lets hope i bowl well
Will let you know
Belmo
Sunday, November 4, 2007
Road to the Bowling World CUP
Hey all,
Sorry for the delay in this. Russia has not the internet advancements as many other countries i go to, so finding time to find some internet has not been easy, but as of today the bowling centre has opened some free wireless.
It took me over 30 hours to get to St. PetersBurg, Russia, but the prize that awaits is so worth the time spent cramped on a 747 QANTAS plane.
The city is full of rich history and culture. When i get some more time ill explain more in depth.
We finished the practice session today, the lanes are ok. Easy like they have been over the years at the world cup, but the biggest difference is the oil and the pairs. The oil carries down the lane extremely fast and pair to pair is a little tricky. in saying that the scores will still be very high but i dont think anyone is going to break and records this year.
i start bowling at 12pm my time, so ill let you know how i go when im done.
I´ll also write a little story in the sites when i can....some amazing buildings and churches here
Cheers
Belmo
Sorry for the delay in this. Russia has not the internet advancements as many other countries i go to, so finding time to find some internet has not been easy, but as of today the bowling centre has opened some free wireless.
It took me over 30 hours to get to St. PetersBurg, Russia, but the prize that awaits is so worth the time spent cramped on a 747 QANTAS plane.
The city is full of rich history and culture. When i get some more time ill explain more in depth.
We finished the practice session today, the lanes are ok. Easy like they have been over the years at the world cup, but the biggest difference is the oil and the pairs. The oil carries down the lane extremely fast and pair to pair is a little tricky. in saying that the scores will still be very high but i dont think anyone is going to break and records this year.
i start bowling at 12pm my time, so ill let you know how i go when im done.
I´ll also write a little story in the sites when i can....some amazing buildings and churches here
Cheers
Belmo
Monday, October 1, 2007
The last supper!
Sorry for late entry.... A couple of the hotels we stayed at didnt have internet access, and because we finish quite late, there was nothing open near by either.
So tonight was the last night of the Storm Fair. We all had a blast. Pete and I had some side action on the games, 1000 Yen a game and 1000 for series. I am happy to report i made 4000 off him :)
Thing though is that we are all having so much fun, sometimes you forget that you are gambling and do trick shots for spares or strikes and can lose a game by a couple of pins, well that was the excuse Pete gave me hahaha
After the bowling we went to a really nice Korean BBQ place, where you cook your own food. Sounds funny, i mean we pay top dollar for food we have to cook ourselves haha.
Pete stood up and gave a great speech to close the night off, he may of had a couple of wines but his Japanese was spot on :)
All the guys went on out to a karoke club....not my scene so i stayed at the hotel and chilled out with Tommy Delutz for a little.
What a top bloke he is...... Will be adding him to my facebook for sure :P
Anyway, i really enjoyed my time in Japan. The team over here were amazing to work with and not only did i work with some of the greatest bowlers i know, i learnt a bunch from them too, not to mention laughed about 80% of the time i was around them.
Some of the stories the guys told (which i can not repeat here anyway) were 1 in a million.
I have a 4pm flight out tomorrow to Panama where ill meet Jason Walsh. Will be great to hang out with him and bowl in a high quality event.
Hope i can throw the ball as well as i have been throwing it here in Japan
Will let you know
Belmo
So tonight was the last night of the Storm Fair. We all had a blast. Pete and I had some side action on the games, 1000 Yen a game and 1000 for series. I am happy to report i made 4000 off him :)
Thing though is that we are all having so much fun, sometimes you forget that you are gambling and do trick shots for spares or strikes and can lose a game by a couple of pins, well that was the excuse Pete gave me hahaha
After the bowling we went to a really nice Korean BBQ place, where you cook your own food. Sounds funny, i mean we pay top dollar for food we have to cook ourselves haha.
Pete stood up and gave a great speech to close the night off, he may of had a couple of wines but his Japanese was spot on :)
All the guys went on out to a karoke club....not my scene so i stayed at the hotel and chilled out with Tommy Delutz for a little.
What a top bloke he is...... Will be adding him to my facebook for sure :P
Anyway, i really enjoyed my time in Japan. The team over here were amazing to work with and not only did i work with some of the greatest bowlers i know, i learnt a bunch from them too, not to mention laughed about 80% of the time i was around them.
Some of the stories the guys told (which i can not repeat here anyway) were 1 in a million.
I have a 4pm flight out tomorrow to Panama where ill meet Jason Walsh. Will be great to hang out with him and bowl in a high quality event.
Hope i can throw the ball as well as i have been throwing it here in Japan
Will let you know
Belmo
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