Eh what the heck?

[Petrie.]

I usually keep my bowling videos to myself since I use them for self-coaching, but I figured I'd show that I did manage a 288 game during practice today.  Yes, I'm a drawl and not very exciting, but I know what I'm doing. :  Oh, and the soccer ball I used on that final shot isn't mine, and it didn't fit properly (no idea why I did use it on an otherwise good game).



http://download.yousendit.com/02EF1BBB393A173F

[action9000]

Well that's just dandy, Adam!
288, nothing to sniff at at all, no no no!  Congrats! B)

[Nimrod]

:blink:  :blink:  :blink:

That¥s so great!! How long did you practise for that???^^

[Petrie.]

Well for that day, I only took five practice shots before I started the camera (four of them didn't strike and left one pin), and I only do this to later watch and coach myself how to get better...I never record and hope for perfection...it just came that day.  There's always something to analyze and I saw a couple of interesting things.

You also need to realize I've bowled regularly for ten years now and I know a lot about oil patterns, equipment, speed, etc.  Like I said, in those five pracitice shots I figured out where not to stand and changed it right after I hit record and it was a good move.  Then its just repetition until you leave something.

[Nimrod]

Cool, my fathere bowled for some years. I learned a lot from him. And bowling is one of my favourite sports^^. Mayby I¥ll be some day so good like you

[Petrie.]

Just to verify, I messed up on the scoring. It was only a 267 game.  The electronic scoring was in the middle of a game and I just miscounted how many in a row I actually had. :  Still decent.

Nim, takes lots of practice indeed.  Start with balance and timing, then your release of the ball, then worry about throwing hook shots.

[Nimrod]

Hey, thank you for the good tip. Want to try it next time

[Littlefoot1616]

Aww man! The link expired before I got a chance to see it Petrie!   Reckon you could renew it so I could have a gander at your bowling expertees  

Mind if I join ya in a little show and tell of sporting achievements?

I'm a fan of the all ever-exciting (and sometimes down right dangerous) sport of gymnastics and trampolining. It's the only sport I can say I've ever really stuck with. I've got a couple of videos posted up online that I wouldn't mind showin' you guys if you're interested... the link's below. It's just a few vids of me doing my trampolining routine, my first attempt at a vaulting move called a Tsukahara (pronounced sue-ka-harrr-ra), and a quick lesson in "what happens when you apply too much rotation to a back somersault"...

My Gym and Tramp Vids - Enjoy!
My Gym and Tramp Vids - Enjoy!

....oh! And if that doesn't interest you. I've randomly got the Kingdom Hearts 2 Opening video in Japanese, if you wanna polish up on your Japanese Pop career  

[Petrie.]

For Littlefoot1616...I reuploaded a small piece of the original file.  My connection is being very unfriendly to the upload and its crashed on me once already.  You'll get to see two shots.  I was taking it pretty seriously that day.  I'll usually at least talk to myself. :

http://download.yousendit.com/2795322209C253B5

[kjeldo]

ah... bowling something i call a lazyman sport, the ball roling over the wood, avoid 1-5 pitches or something...