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General Category => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: themagician on April 14, 2014, 06:03:47 PM
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Anyone else feel like they ran into a brick wall at full speed as the end of the season is approaching?
I live in the midwest and we are just now starting to get a glimpse of warm weather, i've already been out to Reno for nationals and while I have a few more tournaments and a few more weeks of league i'm finding myself with nearly zero motivation for it all. This seems to happen year in and year out for me, and while most summers I force myself to bowl summer league this year between work and my morale towards bowling this year i'm not even going to try and commit to it.
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I usually feel burnout after we bowl state tournament. We are usually there the week our league playoffs start. Which means our playoffs start on Wednesday nite, if we win we bowl on Thursday for the second round. We then travel on Friday and bowl that night and Saturday at State. If we make the league championship the following Wednesday, I am usually worn out or burned out while doing that or immediately after and glad the season is over. Usually take a few weeks off and then get back on the lanes.
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No, because I routinely take weeks off, if I want to watch a game (NFL, College Hoops etc), I don't go to league, long day at work, I don't go to league, if the team we are slated to face are "slow bowlers" or if straight just don't like them, I don't go to league. This keeps me mentally and physically fresh. Too often, I would go to league and throw one practice shot and think to myself "Got damn it , I shouldve stayed home". I don't deal with that any longer.
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I started off this season bowling on Tuesday and Thursday nights at two different houses, so it was fun. I coached a high school bowling team and was in the bowling alley 4-7 days a week, and it started getting old. However, once the HS season ended I was asked to join two teams and I can't ever say no, so I am now bowling 4 days in a row, Mon-Thurs. To say I am burned out is an understatement.
I honestly love the game and hanging out with the guys and all of that, but I am definitely looking forward to the end of the season and bowling 4 nights a week. I am going to bowl a summer league this year, but if I need time off in the summer, I'll take it off lol.
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Our seasons are 36 weeks long. Normally, we are done by now. I live in the southeast and we got a lot of ice and snow this year which caused us to miss several weeks. So we still have several weeks to go.
I like what northface28 does about taking off. That is a good idea.
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I wouldn't say I get burned out, just more anxious to move onto something else. Nothing but house shots happen during the winter, summer is when the youth sport leagues and instructional stuff goes on and I like being involved in that.
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No burn out yet, I am in three leagues, two house shot, and one harder shot. Keeping interested because my team made the playoffs in all three leagues, which is a rare thing. Also, need to remain sharp for nationals in mid may, so I cannot take the peddle off the metal. If I were not in the playoffs, or not going to the nationals, I probably could not wait for the season to end.
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We just finished our 32nd week of a 36 week season, didn't even shoot my average...in fact, I haven't been hitting average the past few weeks, so it's been dropping. Dropped 15 pins since the beginning of the season. The house is old wood, very old. This is a fun league, but the owner lays down sport shots. The lanes are so inconsistent and many of the better bowlers are really frustrated and not having fun. Yes, it is challenging, but not fun anymore. I pretty much decided to take a break at the end of the season and take the next season off. Might end up being a few seasons off. I guess I have hit that wall.
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honestly i get burnt out but i still go because i love it...i made a commitment to be there and to myself to get better at bowling...can't get better or be worth anything only going when you feel like it
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honestly i get burnt out but i still go because i love it...i made a commitment to be there and to myself to get better at bowling...can't get better or be worth anything only going when you feel like it
Isn't this just the cutest, feel good response you've ever seen.......
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If I ever felt burned out from bowling, I'd quit and never come back. I don't tend to feel like that with any hobby, really....but I have a good self-governor about my hobbies, partly out of lack of time and lack of money to go crazy with too many leagues and tourneys.
Most people I know that burn out of a hobby are "too in" and it becomes distracting or more like work. If anything starts to feel like that to me, I quit doing it.
I do cut my bowling back to practice only during the summers, and golf instead. Summer leagues around here are dead or a waste of time, and I don't want to commit to anything during the nice weather. Golf is more fun for me when the sun is shining, but I still bowl to keep my skill going until fall.
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Don't be a dick northface28.
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suhoney did kinda take a shot at him . . and honestly, that's not too bad of a way to go. If you don't feel like being there on a certain night, going could possibly bring the whole team down. If you're thinking about the football game or what else is going on that you're missing, you may not be able to concentrate as well. I mean, as long as you're not missing every other week or something, I don't see the issue with taking a week off here and there to refresh yourself. 33-36 weeks can be a grind, a week off here and there to relax and reset really isn't a bad idea.
Don't be a dick northface28.
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suhoney did kinda take a shot at him . . and honestly, that's not too bad of a way to go. If you don't feel like being there on a certain night, going could possibly bring the whole team down. If you're thinking about the football game or what else is going on that you're missing, you may not be able to concentrate as well. I mean, as long as you're not missing every other week or something, I don't see the issue with taking a week off here and there to refresh yourself. 33-36 weeks can be a grind, a week off here and there to relax and reset really isn't a bad idea.
Don't be a dick northface28.
Support from Gizmo? Whats the world coming to? Lol.
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I never get burnt! Just had to drop from 2 to 1 league due to my wife having my daughter and I'm chomping at the bit to bowl more. I love my daughter beyond belief and that's why I told my wife I'd bowl leagues after 9 so I could be home to put her to sleep, but that didn't work! Maybe next year!
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I wouldn't want a teammate who takes off every time he has something else to do. Not bowling because the team you are bowling against, bowls slow? Just don't feel like it? I bet that bowler's team just loves him. I bowl with two guys like this and I'm currently working the captain to dump them. Being left short because of this type of bowler is ridiculous. You either want to bowl or you don't. Just be a sub or get lost!
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Once again I have to defend northface . . I'd rather have a guy take a week off here and there than come every week and be frustrated and pissed the whole night. Bowling is supposed to be fun, and if you don't think you're going to have fun on a particular night or have something else going on, take the week off. I don't think he's saying he takes every other week off or something. What's wrong with being left short? You put their average in and move on. Now, in one of my scratch leagues we have a rule that you can only use your average once per third, so you either show up or line up a decent sub, but in regular leagues, I'm not seeing how it's that big of a deal. One less guy to transition the lanes, plus you get done faster, and you know what score you're getting every game. What am I missing?
I wouldn't want a teammate who takes off every time he has something else to do. Not bowling because the team you are bowling against, bowls slow? Just don't feel like it? I bet that bowler's team just loves him. I bowl with two guys like this and I'm currently working the captain to dump them. Being left short because of this type of bowler is ridiculous. You either want to bowl or you don't. Just be a sub or get lost!
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Taking a week off if you're struggling or frustrated with how your bowling is a totally different animal and far from some of the reasons that were listed. What's wrong with being left short? You're kidding right? First, who's paying for the short bowler? I sure as hell wouldn't put $.10 towards such a thing. Second, if it's a handicap league you are at a disadvantage bowling short and that can't be argued. One less guy means less transition? Please! If you are so temperamental that slow bowling or guys you don't like make it so you don't want to bowl, you really don't want to in the first place. You just posted a bunch of crap and guys that think like this are part of the reason bowling is dying.
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When I show up for bowling, I'm always slightly disappointed when there aren't two full teams.
I look forward to bowling every session. Maybe because I'm young and haven't experienced all the crap that comes with being aged and grumpy.
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I wouldn't want a teammate who takes off every time he has something else to do. Not bowling because the team you are bowling against, bowls slow? Just don't feel like it? I bet that bowler's team just loves him. I bowl with two guys like this and I'm currently working the captain to dump them. Being left short because of this type of bowler is ridiculous. You either want to bowl or you don't. Just be a sub or get lost!
My heavens, your tampon is extra soggy today. I dont just not show up without notice, I arrange for a sub and give them ample time to find one of their choice, I try to let to team know well in advance. Sometimes, theyd rather take my 235 avg minus 10 and get 225 or in my sport league, take the 202 minus 10, up to the team. Ive been on the same two teams going on 8 years, so I dont think my spot is in danger.
At the end of the day, its just league. It could be much worse, like guys that are 10 weeks in arrears with their payments, "but they show up every week and give their all", thats whats most important right? Or guys who feel its their right to hold the pair hostage while they go smoke cigarettes, but hey "they are there giving it their all". Give me a break.
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You're a complete moron, northface! But, I do apologize for stating something everyone on this site already knows!!
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This time of the year can be a challenge. One thing I do is to never throw the same ball two nights in a row. I have a few pieces that I know I could use every night and have a good look, however, I enjoy the challenge of using a different ball and different line in order to keep my thought process fresh. Just an idea...
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You're a complete moron, northface! But, I do apologize for stating something everyone on this site already knows!!
Thank you, now go change that tampon, ma'am.
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Taking a week off here and there can prevent you from struggling or being frustrated . . Who is paying for the short bowler? What? Means he's paying double next week is what that means, if that's not the case, you've got some crazy league rules. How are you at a disadvantage bowling short in a handicap league? What's the difference between him showing up and shooting his average every game or just taking his average every game? Lol of course one less guy means less transition, means the shot holds up longer, and means you should be able to score better if you pay attention anyway.
I get what NickRo is saying, kind of. It depends on the league, both leagues I bowl in there are only a few teams I actually look forward to bowling because I know it's going to be a real contest or we have a friendly rivalry or something going. There have actually been a few nights I've had trouble paying attention, one if we're bowling a fairly weak team, or two if it's our Thursday league and I have a couple fantasy players going that night during NFL season. Again, like northface, both my averages are just a hair under 230. However, I don't miss league unless I have a conflict that I can't avoid, I'm just a dork for bowling, BUT I can easily see his point.
In addition, I'm sure he doesn't just get to a league day and decide he's not showing an hour before league. You can look ahead on the schedule and see who you're bowling the next week, you know the NFL schedule ahead of time, but sometimes you do just honestly wake up on a league day and feel like absolute crap. If someone is irresponsible or you can't depend on them, that's one thing, but I don't think either of those terms describe northface. If he was those things, I really highly doubt people would bowl with him.
Taking a week off if you're struggling or frustrated with how your bowling is a totally different animal and far from some of the reasons that were listed. What's wrong with being left short? You're kidding right? First, who's paying for the short bowler? I sure as hell wouldn't put $.10 towards such a thing. Second, if it's a handicap league you are at a disadvantage bowling short and that can't be argued. One less guy means less transition? Please! If you are so temperamental that slow bowling or guys you don't like make it so you don't want to bowl, you really don't want to in the first place. You just posted a bunch of crap and guys that think like this are part of the reason bowling is dying.