Bowling...

Last night my small group chose to forego our "normal" agenda and go bowling. And what fun it was! There were 13 high school girls along with myself and Lisa Behrends. We had reserved 3 lanes and after they decided who was bowling where we got down to business! I don't bowl a lot anymore but did growing up...and I must say I really enjoy it. My dad was a very good bowler and he didn't fall short in teaching his kids how to release a ball properly! Every Sunday night when I was a kid my parents would jet off to their bowling league with our neighbors. Leaving my brother, Dan, and I to spend the evening with the neighbors son, Brad. The only thing I ever remember doing on those nights was watching "Monty Python's Flying Circus" on public television. It was awesome!

Growing up we would bowl as a family and we would always receive instruction from dad. "You're swinging your arm across your body", or "Look at the position of your wrist when you release the ball", or "It's not how fast you throw the ball it's where you're aiming", or (my personal favorite) "You need to aim for the 3rd arrow from the left". Does anyone really do that? I'm too busy looking down the alley at the pins to worry about the arrows way up by the foul line...it isn't any wonder why I didn't make the WPBA. But my did knew what he was talking about. And when he bowled...wow! He would glide up to the foul line and just before his foot was going to cross he would release the ball with the proper flick of his wrist. The ball would go spinning wildly, yet within my dad's control, and it would come mere centimeters from going in the gutter before curving out to strike just to the left of the head pin and S-T-R-I-K-E!! Just as he had planned...and all probably because he aimed for the 3rd arrow from the left!

My dad's instruction still rings true today when I bowl. And I tried to put it to use again last night. We weren't really competing against each, although a couple friendly battles did arise...I lost by about 5 pins to Lisa B. It was close!! I know you're anxious to see the pictures and videos from our bowling adventure last night. So, here you go!!