Stick ‘Em In Deeper
The editorial team went bowling last night, and as usual I wound up with the same sore right thumb that I always get after bowling.
That’s when one of the guys in my team solved my lifelong problem with the sport—I’m just not putting my thumb deeply into the ball enough. Apparently, most women, in an attempt to avoid the dreaded sore thumbs and associated ails like broken nails and callouses, hold the ball shallowly and don’t stick their fingers/thumbs deeply into holes enough.
But ironically, when you do that, your thumb kind of ‘flicks’ out of the ball; when you put them in deep, they slide out unharmed.
And what do you know, it made all the difference from a barely-controlled, painful release and consistent ‘drain’ shots to a sudden, may-never-happen-again double strike.
(Taken out of context, that probably doesn’t sound like bowling.)
Anyway, in typical fashion of most good things that happen to me, this nugget of wisdom was shared in the 9th frame of the final game we played, so my score remained shamefully dismal. But doesn’t it make you want to grab every woman on the street and ask them how they’re holding their balls?
Oh. Ahem. Me neither.
u can ask me. and i will say. very firmly.
LOVE the shoes! i actually OWN a pair of bowling shoes, as most alleys won’t have ‘em in my size. mine are especially hideous black and orange.
it’s a whole THING with the bowling balls. there’s the weight-factor, but u are supposed to buy yr own ball. and they are sold UNDRILLED. seriously. then u go to the Bowling Master (who is probably nerdier than ANY computer geek) and he measures yr finger-spread and drills the holes YOU need.
yes, i know how utterly geeky this sounds, but the reason i know this is i never get the right ball, and am always using the stuff the alley has on hand. i’d prefer a custom-drilled ball (especially one of the wacky CLEAR ones) but if u get some big heavy thing then u have to, like, go bowling a lot and try to get better scores and all that stuff.
and the reason i like bowling is it’s good socially functional stupid fun, not cuz i want to get serious about it!
so then my question is.. do guys just sit?
it’s less icky. but still, considering the frequency of use of public toilets in general.
Jun, you are such a clown. How did you manage to leave a comment for a different post in this one? LOL
heh. i don’t know. i was doing it right when i just woke up. obviously my brain was awake then.
heheh.