Life is short

Friday, May 19, 2006

Once a bowler,always a bowler.

Today was the doubles event for A div bowling. I would say that the scores were disappointing. The desperation to do well has back fired. The singles event injured my thumb and now my third finger when i attempted to lift the ball for greater power.Now its left with a blood clog there. Maybe it was my lack of exposure to competitions, the performance was below average. The pressure to get the pins down really screwed my games. The frustration really bottled up in me. I have no ways of letting it out,and i didn't have the intention to.I tried so hard to pull up myself up.It wasn't really successful. The 6 games drained me mentally. After the scores were computed, disappointment really struck me hard.I felt lost and couldn't figure out what was wrong with me.Was i expecting too much of myself?I believe my goals were realistic,and it was within my reach. Why did i fall short? I managed to pick myself up and boost my confidence for today. The first game freaked me out.The lanes was so oily and as i send my rampage down the lane, there wasn't much impact. I took a risk and used inferno which i didn't have the chance to test. It didn't work either. It was my lowest game,79. I started picking up slowly and i realised i couldn't pick my spares.Only then i realised how important spares are when the score took a huge dip as i continually miss the spares. My strike line was fine but the sparing ruined me. The last game was another diaster. The injury on my third finger which started from the third game was hitting me hard. I could no longer grip the ball like before, causing the ball the drop before the release. The pain was still bearable, i held on hoping that nothing serious will happen. I was fortunate, however i screwed my game. Bowling isn't just about physical strength but alot more on mental skills. Although the 2 events i wasn't performing and i was overwhelmed by unexpected factors, i would say i tried my best and my best wasn't good enough.

~}Dreaming of you @ {10:28 PM}