Guest Author - Gary King

I visited the Bowling Forum and read some comments about people wanting to have me replaced and I commend you all for speaking your mind. Your comments were worth their weight in gold because they made me realize that another thing that is wrong with bowling is when someone like me writes so many critical articles and adds more negative things to the sport.

I thank all of you for making comments like that, for what you have said, and for visiting the Bowling Forum at Bella Online. I realized what can happen when someone goes off in one direction and does not weigh all the factors. I said what I felt was right, which does not mean it is right, and I did not really take into consideration all the factors. The articles were negative and they caused negative responses and also a negative attitude toward bowling. So forgive me all of you and I am sorry for being so negative most of the time.

I have been bowling a long time and I have always loved the sport. I have also learned many things which can help other bowlers. So forgive me for going down the negative path.

I realize that I do not think negative when I bowl and I work at my game so that I can better myself, so I was actually surprised when some people made me realize just how critical I have been of those whose best interests are for bowling.

I received one message from one person who said bowling is her favorite sport. She said she has fun in her league but she gets very upset for not picking up pins that she has left standing. I answered her positively and will help her to overcome getting upset. It is something we have all contended with and it can really create problems with a person’s game. You may have seen someone get really upset and kick the ball return, or do something else which they later wished they did not do. I will focus on some of the mental aspects of this game and how to deal with them, as well as how to set up a system for shooting spares so you can improve your bowling. I have really been through the ringer with that and finally developed my own system so that I usually get my spares now, no matter what they are. I have even picked up extremely hard splits because of my system for shooting spares. If we are going to bowl, we are going to sometimes leave pins standing after the first ball, no matter how good we are. So we need to make sure we have a way to pick those pins up, and that is where a system comes in handy.

I will write an article with regards to my SPARE GAME SYSTEM and how important I think it is to helping a person develop a more consistent game and a higher average.

I thank all of you who have visited and been visiting Bella OnLine and I appreciate all the comments and messages sent to me. It shows how much you care for the sport of bowling.

Gary King, Bowling Host, Bella Online