Monte Carlo & More Practice

Sharon, The Coach, and I met at Paddock Bowl to play their Monte Carlo game. We arrived early to bowl a couple of practice games before the real action started. Olivia is back from her cruise but she was working at the winery too late to arrive in time for Monte Carlo.

Our practice session went pretty well and we put up some good scores in the Monte Carlo games but we just didn't get many money shots. I had a 269 score in the third game with ten strikes but I won only $4.00 because the right combination of colored pins didn't come up for me.

Olivia arrived when we were close to finishing our second game and stayed to bowl a couple of practice games with me after Monte Carlo was done. Since Olivia has lost so much weight over the past year, her ball doesn't fit quite right. As a result, her hook has flattened out and her striking power has diminshed.

Olivia hasn't been able to take her ball in to the pro shop for some new finger inserts and a new thumb slug. We tried to make due with some extra tape in her thumb hole. Also, I picked up a Robby Rev wrist support which should help her to maintain consistency in her hand and wrist positioning of her delivery.

The taping and the Robby Rev seemed to help as Olivia was getting more break on her hook shots. The Robby Rev takes some getting used to but she adjusted pretty well. I shot some video so you can see for yourself.