1. Unmuscled arm swing.

2. Follow through.

3. Reach out.

4. Slower approach.

5. Hit your mark.

6. Keep your hand behind the ball.

If I had remembered all of that in the first game last night, I would’ve shot better than 150.

Once I did remember it all, I bowled a 258.

So — don’t forget to loosen up that arm swing, dangit! It kills your ball reaction to muscle up on it.

I considered adding a “Bowling” category to this blog at the beginning of the season to chronicle this winter season. I wish I had, in retrospect. It’s been a good year, with my average up to 188 now, and having bowled something like six 200 games in the last nine games.

But I’ve got to remember to loosen up the arm swing if I am to keep that up.

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