I used to season tournment bowler and league bowler in my junior days. However, i have yet to bowl a tournment in my adult bowling career. So its been almost two years since my return of bowling. So i saw a tournment will be held on the 4th of july and i dont have to work that day. So i decided to give it a try.

When i arrived there about a hour and half early. They were in the second game of the no tap tournement . I went ahead and checked in and were assigned lanes 19-20 and we would move after each game to the pair to our right. This was 5 game tournment and handicap.

So i had a little butterflies in my stomache like i never have bowled or was nervous. They turned on practice about 1220 for 15 minutes. Long practice and i was all over the place i could settle down to make a squality shot. I was missing my target left and right and over throwing the ball. So i thought it was just jutters and would settle down when competeion began.

First Game:  I couldnt settle downa nd was missing my target and jsut all over the place. Had 3 opens all splits but not enough strikes. While guy on same pare just strung a8 bagger to finish with a 266. Me i finished with a 149.

Game 2: Moved to 21-22. Lanes seem a little better. I was trying to settle down more but made too  many mistakes again.  Two Opens missed ten pin and pulled ball in the 10th resulting in 3 count on first ball. Ended up witha 175

Game3: Moved to Lanes 23-24.Getting better. Though opens killed me this game. Chopped 2-4-7 , wiffed the 10 pin, and split in 10th for 192

Game 4: Moved to 25-26. Best Game of the day.  Only 1 open wiffed 10 pin for a 233.

Game 5: Moved to 27-28. Just too many mistakes and opens game and ran out of gas.  Choped the 3-6-10 and 1-2 spares. Back to back spliuts in the 9th and 10th for a 148 game.

Scratch Series: 896

Hadicap Series: 1066

Didnt place but was off 113 pin from placing. Top 15 placed and wont money.

So my Second Winter season back from a 10 year lay off. This season was filled with a lot of ups and downs.

I ended up improving on 10 pins and booking a 182 from a 172 perviosuly.  34 200,  2 250 , 21 500, 8 600 series. Not bad considering last season this time of year ended up with 1 600 only. I did go into mini slump after my 699 a slump for about 3 months. Start of March i started to gradually work my way out of it. With some  help of people on bowling forum and help of a coach.

So i ended the season on high note with 693. (225-232-236) Taking 1st place in sweepers.

Team wise we ended up 6th place. Was very cloe race this year only 6 pin seprated 8th to 1st place. We were in the running just could finish. We choose worse time in the world to start loosing games as a team. We were close in every game though but some player on my team just could producue in the 10th to help us pull out .

All in all was another fun season. I love bowling league. Enjoy people i bowl legue with on my team and off my team. I always look forward to bowling league. I hope to keep doing this years to come.