monkey nonsense

4.22.07 edit: ok, scratch that. the clara-ricardo chuck technique is too difficult to master. i went bowling again today. for the first game and a half, i used the clara-ricardo technique. the first game was ok… i got a few strikes, but overall it was less than my average. then, for the second game, i attempted to use both the clara-ricardo technique along with normal bowling… only to gutter nearly every ball i tried to toss normally AND some of the clara-ricardo balls… it went from just below my average to really quite sucky (75)… and that was only after switching back to my normal method. i was at like 40 on the 6th or 7th frame! finally, on the third game, i got used to my normal method again… so yup, no more experimenting with the clara-ricardo technique.

last night, i went bowling.

the night started out well, i got above my average (90ish). then it started getting worse.. perhaps my arm was getting tired… after 4 games, i think my average for the night was right were my average is. i was sad because the last few times i’d gone bowling, i think my average was heading up. i was hoping to get a score higher than 130 to complete #24 of my list of 101 things to do. my previous high was 126? 127 maybe?

everyone was getting ready to leave so we were just goofing off… we all decided to try bowling clara style. this basically means using both hands and tossing the ball on the right side of your body (not granny style) down the lane. i gave it a try and hit the gutter. then, on the second ball, i decided to combine clara’s style with ricardo’s style (running down the lane like a madman). i knocked the remaining 10 pins down. hrmm….

here’s the results of a full game using the clara-ricardo bowling technique:

i think i will try to bowl this way from now on… thanks clara for the wonderful technique!