Archive for August, 2009
WSOB Downtime. . .
Aug 27th
A little bit of comedic irony?
This is the door that we walk in every day we go to work at the World Series of Bowling
A step inside the Women’s Paddock at Thunderbowl
World Series of Bowling
August, 2009
Per Clara’s Suggestion: A restaurant with Colombian food!
Diandra, Maria, Clara, and Amleto
My biggest fan and roommate, Montana Skye Tulley
Karaoke Fun!
Chameleon vs. Scorpion
Aug 27th
Chameleon Championship Details:
Crossed with Shannon O’ Keefe and Michelle Feldman. Wanted to keep my angles straight throughout the block since the pattern is in strips. Started with a Total Inferno because it read evenly and could play up the lane with the ball. Balls that also looked good on the Chameleon were the Siege, and Maxx Zone because they gave me the most even reaction.
Second block I threw the C.System pin up which allowed me more angle into the pocket. As soon as it was a little jumpy, I changed to the C.System pin down then to Destruction at the end of the block playing the fade into the pocket up the back of the ball.
Qualifying came down to the last game, last frame. I needed the first one in the tenth to advance to match play. I did, and bowled CDB the next morning at 9am.
My look on the fresh was extremely good. I had the front 6 the first game, but as soon as my reaction with that Maxx Zone went away, I couldn’t find anything as quick as I needed to. CDB was able to control the pocket and carry. She advanced and then went on to qualify for the TV show.
A few quotes that have been inspiring to me lately:
” I hope my achievements in life shall be these. . .
that I fought for what was right and fair,
that I took risks for things that mattered, that I helped those in need,
that I left the earth a better place because of what I did and who I was.”
-Anonymous
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“Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again more intelligent.”
-Henry Ford
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“Life is an echo, what you send out comes back.” -Chinese Proverb
The scorpion pattern didn’t go as well as I would have liked… I don’t feel like I had the perfect matchup. It was a grind. Going into the last game I had a chance to make the cut.. along with 5 other girls. I played it safe as I didn’t want to give away the pocket. Looking for too much reaction could have easily resulted in a 150 game. I figured if I continued to do what I was doing (Throwing the Siege around 19, up the back and at the pocket) that I could get a few lucky breaks and shoot 225. That’s really all it would have taken. Scores were low, pattern played tough.
Next up: The Shark Pattern. Dun Dut. Dun Dut Dun Dut.
Just the beginning. . .
Aug 17th
This is it. . . the beginning of a month long journey with me at the World Series of Bowling/Women’s Series taking place in Allen Park, MI. Here I will let you in on what I’m doing, how I’m feeling, and answer any and all questions you have regarding this month long PBA journey. Please post your messages, questions, and comments here!
I packed up pretty much all my everythings at the beginning of this week. Since I drove here by myself I figured I would pack up my life and bring everything here. Well, pretty much. Everything but the cute husband I had to leave home 
I had a suitcase for bowling clothes, a suitcase for normal clothes, a suitcase for Kaizen by diandra shirts to sell (hopefully) and suitcase for any free time I may have… Designing Jewelry.
I arrived in Michigan on Thursday night. I am staying at friends house for the month. (Thank You Tulley’s!!) I am very fortunate to have such great friends here that are willing to not mind my company for the month. They have a very cute little 2 year old girl, Montana, who I will very much enjoy making friends with during my stay. She has already warmed up to me by saying my name and always asking me what I’m doing.
Practice for the Viper Championships took place at 11am on Friday. I had a good workout with my Brunswick rep, Rick Benoit during the practice session. He pointed out balls that would work on the surface we are bowling on, and what should match up the best. He mentioned the Avalanche Slide. I told him I never really throw the slide (and I had 15 balls in the building at that time) and that I prefered other balls on the Viper pattern. He suggested I go to my car and try it out. Good thing I did! It matched up the best the next day with Brunswick’s Avalanche Slide.
I got off to a rocky start on Saturday. I didn’t feel like I made the right decisions, but I certainly learned from my mistakes and assured myself that I would not make the same mistakes when we returned from the break at 3pm. I ended the first block with a 298! The last shot just didn’t quite get to the spot. Left a 3-10. Check out highlights from that game at www.pba.com/xtraframe
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The second block went better. It was an honor to bowl with Carolyn Dorin Ballard and Kelly Kulick. CDB had a great day of bowling and it was fun to watch her match up with one ball the entire first block, when I threw about 6 different ones. Kelly always offers comic relief when she bowls, which is always entertaining. I mainly threw the Destruction, Avalanche Slide, and Maxx Zone.
I qualified in 3rd place (just missed 2nd by one pin.. Wendy Mac shot 276 at the end of the second block to go around me)
On Sunday we bowled the best of 7 matches. I bowled 6th place, which was Liz Johnson. She’s tough, especially on a short pattern! She all but crushed me for 4 games. I managed to get one win from the match but she clearly matched up much better than I did. Congrats to her for going on all the way to the final two! She will bowl Lynda Barnes on the TV finals at the beginning of September. Be sure to watch!
