HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO EVERYONE!! HAVE A SAFE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

WELL, THIS WAS MY FIRST PBA EXPERIENCE...WHAT AN EXPERIENCE IT WAS. STARTING OFF WITH THE PRACTICE SESSION ON FRIDAY, I ACTUALLY WENT TO THE LOCKER ROOM TO CHECK IN...I WAS LOOKED AT LIKE WHAT IN THE HECK IS THIS GUY DOING? I SHOWED UP AN HOUR EARLY FOR PRACTICE. I WAS ALONE FOR QUITE SOMETIME. I ACTUALLY MADE SOME GOOD SHOTS DURING THE PRACTICE SESSION.

THEN CAME SATURDAY....I TRAVELED ALONE SO I WAS A NERVOUS WRECK TO BEGIN WITH. I ATTENDED THE MANDATORY MEETING REQUIRED FOR FIRST TIME BOWLERS. I WAS FEELING PRETTY GOOD AT THIS POINT. ROLL CALL WAS NEXT....THATS WHEN THE KNEES STARTED KNOCKIN TOGETHER. I HAD TO SAY "HERE" THREE TIMES BEFORE IT CAME OUT.

THEN CAME GAMETIME....I REMEMBER MY VERY FIRST PBA SHOT. I MISSED THE HEADPIN BY 35 FEET TO THE RIGHT. I'M LIKE "WHERE'S THE SHOT THAT WAS THERE YESTERDAY?" IT ALL CHANGED. I MANAGED TO AVERAGE 181.6 FOR MY 8 GAME QUALIFIER. PATTERN #5 IN REGIONAL PLAY IS NO JOKE. I LEARNED TO PLAY THIS PATTERN ON THE EXTREME INSIDE.

ALTHOUGH I DIDN'T QUALIFY, FOR OBVIOUS REASONS, I LEARNED A LOT AND HAD A GREAT EXPERIENCE. IT'S ALMOT ADDICTING. I LOVE THE COMPETITION AND I CANNOT WAIT TO GET AT IT AGAIN.

THE FIRST ONE IS UNDER MY BELT AND I'M READY TO GIVE'EM HELL IN SANDUSKY IN FEBRUARY!! 

WELCOME TO ALL OF YOU FOR CHECKING MY BLOG. I AM ABOUT AS FRIENDLY AS THEY COME. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT BOWLING, THE PRISON...FOR WHICH I AM EMPLOYED, OR ANY DAMN THING YOU WANT, I WILL GLADLY CONVERSE WITH YOU.