BEST BOWLING APP, showing my Philly Pinoy League statistics
Shall I say IR, as in Instant Results? I had met with Donna Roberts, my bowling coach/guru in the morning, very dismayed by my lack of consistency and my dismal spare shooting. She said the code word for folks like me was IR, coz i keep wanting Instant Results. Well, I had my instant results tonight: THANK YOU, DONNA!!! The effect of the fixes she gave me were immediate, i could feel and see the difference, and these were minor adjustments to what I was already doing. Awesome powerful mojo she gave me...
Don't get me wrong, my spares still need a LOT of work, otherwise I would have gotten a 200 game in there (my one regret), but hey, I will take that. I practice like one possessed anyway, especially when encouraged by such improvement. That is what I needed, more signs of progress. My confidence was waning, which is why I needed Donna. I was not approaching my shots and spares correctly, and needed her intervention. I was over-thinking in the wrong direction, professional help was needed!
I am even more convinced that I am surrounded by angels: bowling angels whispering words of strength, encouragement and wisdom into my eager ears. Darling Shirley at league last week gave me tips on finding my spot while telling me my approach was fine. Good ole Kevin reminded me that I am better than my average reflects, and that i should always play with confidence. Tonight, i saw Jeff with my god sister Brenda, after not seeing them for years, and he told me to slow down, which WORKED and resulted in my string of four strikes in my third game. And then of course Donna made sense of the madness I was putting myself through, simplifying what I had to do. My GoPapa Joel, my original bowling angel (who also had an awesome night with a 196 average), has been telling me to simplify things, as he knows how I overanalyze, but Donna showed me HOW. IR, baby!
I am hopeful that I continue to play well at my USBC league on Wednesday night, where i currently have a league average of 149 after two weeks. I need to work on consistency, and on remembering and applying the KISS tricks and techniques that Donna has given me to work with. I have been blessed with knowledge and tools to work with, now my challenge is to execute and deliver.
Unfortunately I am a bit sad that my MFL team, named BALUT, a Filipino delicacy, lost tonight (1-3) and are at the bottom of the league standings. However we played really well against pretty strong opponents from Team PISBOL (fish ball), and have high hopes that we can turn things around in future weeks (more details at my other blog).
FYI, here is the link to Donna's website (http://donnarobertsproshop.com/). Give her a call for all your bowling needs. Just tell her I sent you, she is the best!
See y'all at the lanes!
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