20 nov 04
Last night I did something I have not done in quite a while. As a result, I am sore.
Oh, you have a sick, sick mind!
I went bowling. So, it is not a whole body soreness or anything, it is just a right-arm soreness. I bowled four games, which is really a lot, considering. You probably do not know this, but my family enjoys bowling quite a bit, and everyone (cough) has their own ball and bag and shoes—except for my brother and I, the outcasts.
My first game I bowled a 65. I was distraught and was quite certain I would be kicked out of the family. Luckily, I got better, improved my score, and even picked up a few spares with remarkable precision. It’s really not worth it if you don’t break one hundred.
Jason / 21 nov 2004 / 3:58 a.m.
Here’s what I do to keep from hurting when I bowl:
I get the lightest possible ball and plam it instead of putting my fingers in the hole. This way I don’t have to strain to keep my arm straight and I can do neat stuff like put spin on it so that my bowling looks more…er…professional than the “just sling it as hard as I can” method that I use normally. I will switch to a regular-fitting ball if I’m picking up a one or two pin spare, however. You might try this…
tamara / 21 nov 2004 / 10:17 a.m.
I remember signing up for a bowling class in college, thinking that it would be a fun way to spend my senior year. Instead, I found out that you had to bowl an average of 130 to get an A. Anything below 70 was failing. I bowled an average of 55. Let’s just say that I drop that class before I hit the lanes.
Matthew / 20 nov 2004 / 8:32 p.m.
Damn.
I love the competitive spirit. But if the outcasts have to bowl at least a hundred, I’d be scared to go bowling with your family.
I admit, you got me.