It's happened to all of us bowlers. We get upset, we might get a little verbal, or we might even pitch a little fit. It happens from time to time when we don't meet our own expectations on the lanes. But how far is too far when it comes to your team game?
Take tonight for example. My teammate on Wednesday nights has quite the mouth on him, and I feel he let it get away from him, and it almost caused me to leave the team. I have a unique approach which causes me to stop a bit away from the foul line, and he felt that it was the cause for my misfortune in pin carry.
I'm seriously on the verge of turning in my notice to the league officers anyway because of the way the league is run, but that's a completely different story. I love bowling on Monday and Thursday nights, and I love bowling in pretty much any league out there, but I can safely say that Wednesday nights next year will be open, if I'm not bowling at another house.
Here is my point in all of this. Know the league you bowl in, and know what you're getting into before the year begins if possible. And have some common courtesy for your fellow bowlers. Offering constructive criticism from time to time is OK in my book, but don't let it get out of hand. If you or your team is having an off night, just keep your head in the game and don't let the score run you over. If you're not on the PBA tour, then bowling isn't your life. It's a game.
Take tonight for example. My teammate on Wednesday nights has quite the mouth on him, and I feel he let it get away from him, and it almost caused me to leave the team. I have a unique approach which causes me to stop a bit away from the foul line, and he felt that it was the cause for my misfortune in pin carry.
If he'd stop trying to see how far he can throw the damn ball over the approach, he'd f*****g carry more.He said it more than once, and after the first time I told him that I knew what I was doing, but thanks for the feedback anyway (even though I was still ticked). It got to the point where he was badmouthing me to my other teammates, and it really got to me. It threw my game off so bad that I had the lowest series I've ever had in league play.
I'm seriously on the verge of turning in my notice to the league officers anyway because of the way the league is run, but that's a completely different story. I love bowling on Monday and Thursday nights, and I love bowling in pretty much any league out there, but I can safely say that Wednesday nights next year will be open, if I'm not bowling at another house.
Here is my point in all of this. Know the league you bowl in, and know what you're getting into before the year begins if possible. And have some common courtesy for your fellow bowlers. Offering constructive criticism from time to time is OK in my book, but don't let it get out of hand. If you or your team is having an off night, just keep your head in the game and don't let the score run you over. If you're not on the PBA tour, then bowling isn't your life. It's a game.
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