Well i bowled much better today. Started with 234, 270, 232, 225, 217. I was very happy and felt like i could keep that pace. I moved to the next pair and it was awful, i managed to bowl 194 but had no idea. From that pair i moved to an even nastier pair and shot 170, with a 4 bagger in the 8th,9th,10th and 11th.
I made the cross to the otehr end of the house and just had no ball reaction at all. Everyhting i tried looked disgracful. I finished 200,201. Total over 270 over the card which puts me in 12th.
I have to stay in the top 40 for matchplay but can grab 2 byes if i make the top 8....so thats the plan.
I need a way to strike in the last 3 games, i will try something different again tomorrow so i hope that works.
For those who know my idol, Andrew Frawley, if you chwck the leader board he is sitting in 4th. I have never seen him bowl so well.
After a shaky start, andrew was only 19 over with 7 games to go. He finished 399 over, bowling 2 (300) games along the way. He is BIG DADDY......He told me that it was the best 7 games he had ever bowled, i told him it was the best 7 games i had ever seen :)
Will let you know how we both go tomorrow
Belmo
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Day 1, PBA WORLD CHAMPS
I bowled 9 games today. The first 3 were awful. I felt like i had the lane to hit, but i was so nervous that my hands were slow slippery that i couldnt not hang on to the ball in my left hand.
I started 192, 212 and 160. I had no clue how to hang onto the ball. So i changed ball, even though it had a great reaction, it was useless in my hands if i couldnt hold it.
I changed ball, moved on the lane and so how managed to bowl 290. A get out game if i ever needed it. I backed that up with 2teen and then 247. I felt like i was going to make a run.
But in a 80 lane bowling centre, your going to find a few pairs that are funny. The next 3 pairs were very weird. I never could get a good start, i grinded my way to 202, 206 and 194. I finished 123 over and i think im in the top 30. I need to stay in the top 40, which is match play.
Tomorrow ill play much smarter and will bowl better (well thats the plan). Will let you know exactly how i go.
Belmo
I started 192, 212 and 160. I had no clue how to hang onto the ball. So i changed ball, even though it had a great reaction, it was useless in my hands if i couldnt hold it.
I changed ball, moved on the lane and so how managed to bowl 290. A get out game if i ever needed it. I backed that up with 2teen and then 247. I felt like i was going to make a run.
But in a 80 lane bowling centre, your going to find a few pairs that are funny. The next 3 pairs were very weird. I never could get a good start, i grinded my way to 202, 206 and 194. I finished 123 over and i think im in the top 30. I need to stay in the top 40, which is match play.
Tomorrow ill play much smarter and will bowl better (well thats the plan). Will let you know exactly how i go.
Belmo
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
PBA World Championships
Hey guys,
The official PBA World Championship practice session was on today. The pattern is far from easy but is playable.
I am a little nervous, but i think thats healthy :)
The bowling centre is a 80 lanes centre (all the lanes in a row) its a sight to see, not to mention that the lane moves a large so moving pairs feels like walking from state to state.
The Pro's are great. Everyone i spoke with was more than happy to say hello and have a chat. These guys are bowling on a tour that requires more than just skill. Its the biggest mental grind i have ever seen. Not many people really understand how hard it is bowling on the hardest tour in the world.
Well tomorrow is the first day, im bowling the morning shift, so i hope i can get off to a great start.
Will let you all know how i go
Belmo
The official PBA World Championship practice session was on today. The pattern is far from easy but is playable.
I am a little nervous, but i think thats healthy :)
The bowling centre is a 80 lanes centre (all the lanes in a row) its a sight to see, not to mention that the lane moves a large so moving pairs feels like walking from state to state.
The Pro's are great. Everyone i spoke with was more than happy to say hello and have a chat. These guys are bowling on a tour that requires more than just skill. Its the biggest mental grind i have ever seen. Not many people really understand how hard it is bowling on the hardest tour in the world.
Well tomorrow is the first day, im bowling the morning shift, so i hope i can get off to a great start.
Will let you all know how i go
Belmo
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
MINI ELIMINATOR 1st place
WOW...what a day
To win these megabucks two things have to happen. 1: you need to bowl great and 2: luck needs to go your way.
I bowled great to get to the round of 4 (in my division) with 4 left only 2 make it through. The guy on my pair was gone, he bowled 200 or something like that, the other 2 guys could bag out for 245 (His name is Craig) and Tom Smallwood could shoot 269. I bowled a great game but 3 ringing 10 pins meant i could ony bowl 237 if i punched out.
I was the first to bowl the 10th and i got up and jammed all 3 perfectly. This meant Craig needed a double and Tom needed a spare.
Craig is a very slow bowler and his 10th frame took a massive 14 minutes to finish. His first was light but a strike and his 11th was perfect. I thought i was done. Tom now only needed a spare and it was not looking good for me.
But after watching for 14 min, you get a little cold. His first shot was wide and almost left the 2-4-8-10, the 10 fell late. Neededing to convert an easy spare i still thought i was done. He let the ball go and the ball never read the lane. He missed it.... 236 for him, 237 for me.
I then had to play Craig to advance to the title match. I was leading by a yard a the half way point, but a open frame for me in the 8th and a string of strikes for Craig meant it was going down to the 10th.
He could bag out for 206 and i could get to 217. He was up first. Bang, bang, bang. 206. He bowled a great 10th frame. I now needed a strike to stay it, a strike, 9 spare for a tie and a double to win.
I bowled my first shot and the ball took off the break point and went high.....the 4-10 was standing.....briefly. The 4 fell and then the 10 fell late. The crowd errupted. I still needed another to make it to the final. I made a move and let it go perfectly. STRIKE.
i was in the final.
The final match was not so close, i bowling against Pete Tomas and Sol (forget his last name) i had the front 6 and the other guys had 1 open and no doubles.....I shot 255 to win the Mini.
I am so proud, i never expected to win the mini, but to now have both the mini and high roller titles, within a year, i am so happy.
YAY for me.
Anyway, Im in Milwaukee now for the USBC silver level coaching gig, (its had 4 foot of snow here by the way) and then off to Indy for the PBA world Champs.
Ill let you all know how it goes here and then in Indy
Be good
Belmo
To win these megabucks two things have to happen. 1: you need to bowl great and 2: luck needs to go your way.
I bowled great to get to the round of 4 (in my division) with 4 left only 2 make it through. The guy on my pair was gone, he bowled 200 or something like that, the other 2 guys could bag out for 245 (His name is Craig) and Tom Smallwood could shoot 269. I bowled a great game but 3 ringing 10 pins meant i could ony bowl 237 if i punched out.
I was the first to bowl the 10th and i got up and jammed all 3 perfectly. This meant Craig needed a double and Tom needed a spare.
Craig is a very slow bowler and his 10th frame took a massive 14 minutes to finish. His first was light but a strike and his 11th was perfect. I thought i was done. Tom now only needed a spare and it was not looking good for me.
But after watching for 14 min, you get a little cold. His first shot was wide and almost left the 2-4-8-10, the 10 fell late. Neededing to convert an easy spare i still thought i was done. He let the ball go and the ball never read the lane. He missed it.... 236 for him, 237 for me.
I then had to play Craig to advance to the title match. I was leading by a yard a the half way point, but a open frame for me in the 8th and a string of strikes for Craig meant it was going down to the 10th.
He could bag out for 206 and i could get to 217. He was up first. Bang, bang, bang. 206. He bowled a great 10th frame. I now needed a strike to stay it, a strike, 9 spare for a tie and a double to win.
I bowled my first shot and the ball took off the break point and went high.....the 4-10 was standing.....briefly. The 4 fell and then the 10 fell late. The crowd errupted. I still needed another to make it to the final. I made a move and let it go perfectly. STRIKE.
i was in the final.
The final match was not so close, i bowling against Pete Tomas and Sol (forget his last name) i had the front 6 and the other guys had 1 open and no doubles.....I shot 255 to win the Mini.
I am so proud, i never expected to win the mini, but to now have both the mini and high roller titles, within a year, i am so happy.
YAY for me.
Anyway, Im in Milwaukee now for the USBC silver level coaching gig, (its had 4 foot of snow here by the way) and then off to Indy for the PBA world Champs.
Ill let you all know how it goes here and then in Indy
Be good
Belmo
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