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Rantings

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Sometimes you eat the bear and sometimes the bear eats you.
« on: January 23, 2007, 03:52:24 AM »
How do you handle bad breaks in bowling or should it be said perceived bad breaks in bowling? (Bones this is a spinoff of your bad attitude post.)
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Re: Sometimes you eat the bear and sometimes the bear eats you.
« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2007, 12:07:52 PM »
at first I don't let it bother me and I hust shoot the spare. But if it is a important shot and I get screwed I laugh because that is my luck.

I could need a strike to win and I will leave a 8 or 9 pin

if I need 9 I leave a pocket 7-10

Almost never fails for me.
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DerHornen

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Re: Sometimes you eat the bear and sometimes the bear eats you.
« Reply #2 on: January 23, 2007, 01:39:55 PM »
Forget about it and concentrate on throwing a good ball next time you're up.
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Re: Sometimes you eat the bear and sometimes the bear eats you.
« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2007, 02:00:03 PM »
I think through my shot, did i do something different or is the lane changing?
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Re: Sometimes you eat the bear and sometimes the bear eats you.
« Reply #4 on: January 23, 2007, 02:01:23 PM »
I bowled in a city tournament on Sunday and left at least 2 8 pins and one 9 I think. I wasn't happy as the leaves were in a string and cost me how many more strikes? I shot 741 and for me that was pretty good. Did I stomp my feet and act like a as-? Not then and not ever.

On the other hand there is this young male bowler who carries around 240 in the same house, he leaves a stone 8 as they are called today and turns around and looks in my direction and says, THAT was as good a ball as anyone in this house can throw. Everyone in earshot heard him. Will he learn to take the good with the bad? Maybe when he gets to be 56? NOT.............

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sheppy335

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Re: Sometimes you eat the bear and sometimes the bear eats you.
« Reply #5 on: January 24, 2007, 06:58:10 AM »
First off i make sure i threw the ball correctly. if so then i smile and think about my spare conversion, if i threw it bad i thank y lucky stars and make the spare. I ty to stay in the now and positive.
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Re: Sometimes you eat the bear and sometimes the bear eats you.
« Reply #6 on: January 24, 2007, 07:03:46 AM »
Shot the spare before I think of anything else that is the most important part spares make the game and strikes make it better. After the spare is gone then I will start thinking about why I didn't get the strike. I am also a believer in the theory of there being no bad breaks except the 8 pin, every other leave has a reason it is standing so I find that reason and fix it. but I still get annoyed or mad if it is happening repeatdly
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Re: Sometimes you eat the bear and sometimes the bear eats you.
« Reply #7 on: January 24, 2007, 07:04:00 AM »
I used to get angry but anymore i just smile and throw the next ball, cause i know that 4-8 strikes in a row is right around the corner, last night for example, 189 the first game with several splits, but i knew i was throwing well, come back with 206-246 to salvage a somewhat decent series.  All anger does to my game anymore is make it worse
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Re: Sometimes you eat the bear and sometimes the bear eats you.
« Reply #8 on: January 24, 2007, 07:29:25 AM »
Sometimes you’re the dog and sometimes you’re the hydrant.

At our level it is just a game.

Your reaction to it will not change the result, they only reflect on you.  

I’ve always felt we get more good breaks than bad, I know I do. So why get upset at the occasional bad break particularly if it is just a single pin leave.
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