Bowling on Tour..... its all about learning!

Confusion, disappointment, anger, frustration.... those are the four emotions that have been plaguing me over the last few weeks here in Detroit. I know that every year on tour they tell the rookie, its a learning curve, you are not going to be successful your first time out. However, recently we have seen players like Rhino and Rash who have done it so I thought, why not me? Well not so much! Being on tour is all about learning what surfaces, balls, and layouts to use, but more so than anything else its about being confident in yourself and your game. Along the way somewhere, I began to lose faith in being out here, I let disappointment and struggle get in the way of what I want to achieve. These last few weeks have been a learning experience for me, and shown me what changes I need to make in order to be successful on tour.

Learning Point 1

Letting other people do everything for me, has caused me to be to dependent on other people and not rely on myself. I need to spend more time in the pro shop and learn about balls and lay-outs.

Learning Point 2

Confidence! Confidence! Confidence! If I do not believe in myself, no one else will!

Learning Point 3

Surface! Surface! Surface!!! Learning when to change surface is an important part of being out here. Ball surface plays a big roll in the game!

Learning Point 4

Having someone who believes in you, even when you do not is important. I have amazingly supportive people who will do anything for me, even overnight me bowling balls and spend hours talking on phone!!!!

Now I need to take everything I have learned these past few weeks and apply it toward the two upcoming tournaments. If I just relax and let everything come into place, I know that I can be successful on tour. A smart person once told me, getting upset and being my own worst enemy never solves anything, just believe in yourself and it will come. Everyone behind me believes in me, now it is time for me to believe in myself!