I was a wreck to begin with. I had not bowled a PBA event in almost 2 yrs. It took me 2 games to settle down, nerves, excitement, anxiousness, all rolled into one don't make a good combination. I started with the Xception, playing up 5. With my fast feet, I'd either strike, or blow it by the headpin leaving some really ugly wash outs. in 10th frame of game 2, i switch to arsenal aangular, struck out to shoot a 137!!That put me at -120 after 2. Started game 3 with the first 5, then threw 4 out of 5 splits to end the game(188). went to the crash, rolled 199-198-206, all 3 games left a 2-8-10 or 2-4-8-10 in the 10th frame. Went to the Freak A Zoid in game 7, shot a 221 with 1 open. Game 8 same ball, 2 opens(1 missed spare, one split) 224. game 9, CLEAN GAME 223!! in total iwas was -129 after 3, then went +71 the last 6 to finish -58!


Started out playing up 5, was able to move it in to around 7, and finally up 10 out to 5 the last 3 games. I was really supprised on how the shot really never broke down. I was definatly a learning experience. I had the plaesure of bowling with Liz Johnson, and Patrick Dombrowski. They are 2 great bowlers, and great people. I got to meet a few people that I only knew by username, and that was nice too.

Feel free to ask me questions if you want to know more.

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Rev-O


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Edited on 2/10/2005 6:14 AM

Steve .. just a quickie .. what are your plans for the future? I think you did damn good .. know next time will be BETTER!
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Steve,

Keep your head up man!! You did something alot of people on this board (me included) will never be able say they did.. I am sure you will do better next time from all you learned today.. Sorry some people slammed you like they did..

Once again, way to give it 110%!!
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If they only made a ball that would carry that da_n 7 pin (and I am right handed!!)

jkiser01

Yea rev-o, like everyone else said, dont worry about it! Its better to have gone, and done badly and learned, then to have not had the balls to go at all and not have the experience!!
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....DEATH BY CHEETOS!!!!

Even though it's been said a bunch already, I'll say it again...good job today.  Even though you didn't tear it up, you got out there and hopefully you came away with something.

Bagger says guys like you are what's wrong with bowling, well I think you're attitude of "I tried, I failed, I learned so I shall try again" is exactly what bowling needs.    

Hopefully you can come up with ways to help bowling instead of telling everyone what is wrong with bowling.
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