Worst thing happened to you during Tournaments

[AdrianS]

I'll raise your 273 Carmers, 2002 Oz open, front 9, 7/5-272!!!!!! second time i blew it with the front 9 on that pair for the weekend! at least the other one was 277!

 

[Carmers]

Ouch, thats got to hurt!

 

[JacKool]

Ouch jackool did ya know u can take legal action on that bowler
How did ya broke ur left thumb if u r a right hander

Well in regards to the ball on my foot, I never fully knew what happened, and even then I have heard 3 different stories on how it happened, so I can't actually blame anyone because of this reason . Funny how no-one else was in the bowlers area, on our set of lanes, except me, as I was putting the names in for our side when it all happened. Well that is one thing I was told from a few sources. From my view point, as I didn't see anyone else down there, it was true. So legal action was always out of my mind.

As for my thumb, well that was a funny one. In my first year of bowling, 1994, I was bowling in my leagues (Saturday Juniors @ Keon Park) fun-presentation-day thingy. It was a case of the mc, "Auntie Pam" Young, calling out a "change hands for the next ball" thing. I was a right hander and my team mate was a lefty, so it was suggested by one of our teammates (Not sure who that was now) that we should hold hands to the foul line. That seemed like a fun idea so I was in for it, the problem was I was 14 and she was 8, a whole lot smaller that I was and she stopped short on the approach when she bowled, whereas I at that time went all the way to the line. When we had started our approach she stopped short and was low so I leaned right and jearked back, and in doing so I tightened my thumb in the 10lb house-ball and "Snapp" ball went flying back and up hit the roof and landed, ironically, close to my foot on the drop and rolled forward.
Fun as it was, I decided to be more careful if I ever tried left handed bowling again, which I had to do 7 years later when I quite literally screwed my right wrist. (a ¾ of an inch screw to be exact, right through the tendant)
Actually that reminds me of something else that has happened to me, when I was bowling left-handed. I had gotten to fingertip stage on my left and one evening in league at KP, I slammed the ball into the ground after releasing my thumb, but my fingers were still in the ball, which kept rolling. To make a long story short, I know it is too late for that, I bent both my fingers backwards to the extreme at the end joint, and I was taken, once again, to the emergency room. (3 times now from bowling accidents, some would probably say that I was accident prone and I would not argue with that)

- Jackool

 

[JacKool]

A couple of years ago in 2002 Rachuig Trials at Mentone had my hand jammed between two balls (like a cannon shot in snooker) by placing it in the wrong spot when trying to move balls back on the ball return. Yes on my bowling hand too and on day one of the first weekend.

The middle finger copped the brunt of the blow and as I had a game or two to go, of course I kept bowling ending up with a 190 odd game though I almost couldn't get it inside my finger hole. That night at the Monash Medical centre was informed my finger was crushed (the bone) and thus had to be splinted. I had to pull out of trials the next morning.

The most painful split second in my bowling career.

Jacko, yes good effort to keep bowling, however just shows how we bowlers don't think of the consequences until afterwards. I was told by continuing bowling I was lucky not to have done some permanent damage to my tendons in that finger. Much wiser now however I probably still would keep bowling if it happened again tommorrow.

Regards
Terry Silva

Terry, I must say that it was certainly one of the most painful experiences of my life. It is true, as you say, that continuing bowling is very bad, I did alot more damage during the 10 frames that followed the accident, as anyone who was there when I got up for my 7th frame would know, it took me an obscenely long time to move off the line. "Auntie Pam" Young thought, as did many, that I was gonna drop, and to be honest I did too. But I managed a 170 something and only lost my point by around 5-10 pins. It is funny how supporters from all teams gathered around to watch that game, it gave me hope when I heard the crowd cheer for me, they were wonderful. If it wasn't so darn painful, I would say that it was a great feeling to have so many people behind me

Simon Jackson

 

[slatergirl]

Dear Simon

I was reading your post and funny thing i was I was actually laughing. sorry.
Yes you seem to be accident prone don't you??? Remember how you had to bowl left handed about 2-3 yrs ago when you put a screw or nail through your hand....mmm (yes very accident prone)
Also funny thing is Greg remembers all those Saturday youths storys as well...lol enough said.


Hey Carmers - you seem to be very accident prone also like jackool (ha ha)
I guess we all have a few stories to tell don't we.

Hey DaProBowler - when was you last 300?? I don't bowl 300's as i am not a good enough bowler to bowl that score just yet.

Chantal

 

[~Mrs STORM~]

1) Pulling out of 2004 Presidents Shield Roll Offs with 2 games to go because my arm started playing up (I have an RSI and this was when it was at its peak)
2) Coming down with that really bad virus that went around Nats this year, which meant I didnt bowl up to scratch in Masters

 

[JacKool]

Dear Simon

I was reading your post and funny thing i was I was actually laughing. sorry.
Yes you seem to be accident prone don't you??? Remember how you had to bowl left handed about 2-3 yrs ago when you put a screw or nail through your hand....mmm (yes very accident prone)
Also funny thing is Greg remembers all those Saturday youths storys as well...lol enough said.


Hey Carmers - you seem to be very accident prone also like jackool (ha ha)
I guess we all have a few stories to tell don't we.

Hey DaProBowler - when was you last 300?? I don't bowl 300's as i am not a good enough bowler to bowl that score just yet.

Chantal

Chantal,

Thanks, lol, I usually do have a chuckle when I think about it too. Then again, I am kinda weird like that when it comes to my own 'strange' misfortunes, as you must already know by now.

Simon

 

[Peanut]

Almost fainting during masters this year vs Brady..... far out.... have never felt so bad

 

[~*DaProBowler*~]

Dear Simon

I was reading your post and funny thing i was I was actually laughing. sorry.
Yes you seem to be accident prone don't you??? Remember how you had to bowl left handed about 2-3 yrs ago when you put a screw or nail through your hand....mmm (yes very accident prone)
Also funny thing is Greg remembers all those Saturday youths storys as well...lol enough said.


Hey Carmers - you seem to be very accident prone also like jackool (ha ha)
I guess we all have a few stories to tell don't we.

Hey DaProBowler - when was you last 300?? I don't bowl 300's as i am not a good enough bowler to bowl that score just yet.

Chantal

Hiya CHANTAL - i have bowled 289 like 5/6 times da tenpin killed me Now i know why our game is called DA TENPIN AS for my 300 i got one my during practice game, well am hoping to get my first 300 @ Keon Park this year-wish me luck
Regards
DAProBowler

 

[becky22]

Another thing that happened to me, last year I was giving captain of our Junior Shield team and my manager wanted me to lead ALL the chants our girls team could think of.
Anyway, about 4 days before Shield, I got hit with laryngitis and severely lost my voice. Needless to say, I rocked up to Shield with minimal voice and almost everyone was happy until I strained my voice trying to yell and support my girls.
To top things off, being captain I had to make a speech at our Shield dinner on the Sunday and no-one in the entire room could hear me because I couldn't talk more than a whisper after the weekend.

 

[slatergirl]

Hey DaProBowler

whats ur real name.....?? Well as i originally said I can't bowl a 300 just yet i have only been bowling for a little while (can't remember when I started after 1999 anyway) my average is 120's or something like that and I have a 70 something handicap...mmm i will have to try one day....ha ha.


Jackool - yeh sim i know you well enough by now......lol it's funny how you laught at other's misfortunes isn't it??????
See ya at KP.

 

[Street Racer]

i would have to say, my thumb locking down into my hand and i couldnt move it 4 couple of mins, and it hurts