It can be a soul
destroying feeling to have a bad game, the proverbial
"nightmare", where nothing goes right and
everyone else seems to be getting the good luck.  It is natural,
though, to notice other people's good luck and your own
bad luck They will do likewise, though, because everyone
has a bad game and, admit it, you've had a few lucky
strikes in your time too, yes?
- Look at this picture above, taken during the FIQ
World Championships (1999, Abu Dhabi). Tore
Torgersson maintained the highest average of any
man in the world and was leading the "Masters"
event when, slap me with a wet fish, look what
happenned - a bad game!
- Or this one, defending
Mens Doubles champions Tomas Leandersson and
Raymond Jansson (Sweden) - who will go on to beat
all other teams and take gold in the fives - hit
four splits in one game.
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 If it can happen to the best
in the world it can happen to anybody: the test of
character is how you react to it when it happens to you,
as it will. Will you give up and quit, or dig in, use
your mental skills and support from your team to pull it
back?Experience helps. Reflecting on and learning from
previous bad games helps, too - you can develop thought stopping techniques and positive affirmations to cope. A knowledge
of Lane Play and Spare systems
is essential. But, really, it all comes down to character:
don't be a quitter and after it's over, if you done your
best you shouldn't feel bad.
So you don't think I'm only showing you
their bad games, look at more pictures
of these bowlers
| Summary Remember that everyone has a bad
game. Relax, stop the negative thoughts and
replace them with positive affirmations. Don't
give up and be there - for the Team.
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If it can happen to the best
in the world it can happen to anybody: the test of
character is how you react to it when it happens to you,
as it will. Will you give up and quit, or dig in, use
your mental skills and support from your team to pull it
back?
