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Rock77

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Time off........
« on: October 22, 2003, 09:28:46 PM »
This past week has been a bit different as I have never taken time off from bowling before unless I was unable to bowl. Well, I had league on Monday night and decided not to go because I wasnt looking forward to it at all and same goes for today. I am not going to bowl tonight either for the same reason. I dont know yet if I will want to bowl tomorrow night either. What I am wondering is did I just need to take some time off or could I possibly be losing interest in the sport?? Have any of you guys ever felt like this?? What was your situation and how did you handle it?? I need to put my mind at rest!!
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Re: Time off........
« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2003, 01:45:21 PM »
Burn-out.  Been there.  Typically, it starts out for me because I bowl the winter season, then bowl summer, then next winter I start to experience burn-out.  What I would normally do is not bowl in the summer.  

This year they were offering a sport type of league during the summer so I joined for the challenge.  So far I havent experienced any problems with being 'up' for the leagues but that could change.  What I have been doing is trying to find something to get my interest up for each week.  

That has been trying out some different bowling balls to check the reactions on the various league conditions and trying out some of Ron C's bowling tips like the Finger Dancing tip to keep me focused on the shot.  Finding someone at the center, preferably on your own team, to talk about bowling and the current lane transitions has also been helpful to me and may work for you.

If all else fails, take a break for a couple of weeks and see if the desire re-appears.
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Rock77

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Re: Time off........
« Reply #2 on: October 24, 2003, 11:43:31 PM »
Whew, I was worried. I went to league tonight and really didnt feel like being there. Then we start bowling and for the night shot 259,189,193 for a 641 series. Not bad for a guy who averages 180. Once I started bowling and having fun I definately know that I am not losing interest!! Although, the time off did me some good!!
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