Tournament recaps, practice reflections, and real-world coaching observations.
- Coach’s Journal – Summer League, Week 2: Experimenting With a PurposeSummer league has become my place to experiment. I’m treating it less like “must score at all costs” and more like a testing ground to improve my lane play, adjustment-making, and confidence in diagnosing ball motion. If I can get better at solving problems in a low-pressure environment, hopefully… Read more: Coach’s Journal – Summer League, Week 2: Experimenting With a Purpose
- Coach’s Journal — Tempo Hijack + Attention SlipSession: League ContextEarly games felt “random”: misses were ~3 boards left or ~3 boards right, and even when I hit target the shot quality wasn’t there (speed up/down, release off). Energy felt low and focus wasn’t locked in. What actually happenedThis wasn’t a lane-adjustment night at first — it… Read more: Coach’s Journal — Tempo Hijack + Attention Slip
- Coach’s Journal: A Tournament That Reinforced How I CompeteSession: Tournament I bowled a tournament recently that didn’t end with a stepladder appearance — I finished sixth out of 36 bowlers, ten pins short — but it reinforced a lot about how I compete now, and why I feel more confident every time I step into these events.… Read more: Coach’s Journal: A Tournament That Reinforced How I Compete
- Adjusting on the Fly in League PlaySession: League Last night in league, I decided to switch things up and throw my Storm Level instead of my usual Attention Star Solid. The Level is a weaker ball—both core and cover—so my plan was to play straighter angles, closer to up 10. In theory, it should have… Read more: Adjusting on the Fly in League Play
- League Night With No Miss RoomTonight was one of those league nights I want to document so I can come back to it later and build a better game plan if it shows up again. I started practice with my Level, mostly to see what that look would give me. Normally…
- The Night a 300 Got LoudSome nights don’t teach you anything new. You bowl, you leave, you move on. This wasn’t one of those nights. Lately, my league bowling hasn’t been great. I’ve been hovering around…
- A Tournament That Forced Better DecisionsThis tournament ended up being a really good wake-up call for me — not because of scores, but because of how precise I had to be with my decisions. It was a two-day tournament on what looked like a house shot at first glance
- A Rough Stretch, and What I See Differently NowOne night I shot 154, 156, 148. Another week it was 150, 170, 120-something. I remember how down I felt. Not just because of the scores…
- Mixed Doubles Tournament Recap – Everything ClickedBowled a tournament today on a typical house shot and averaged 216 over three games. Overall, it felt like one of those days where things just came together. Not perfect by any means — I had a few shots I didn’t love and…