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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Jan 1, 2021 21:20:29 GMT -5
Many of you know that the only thing I am more passionate about then rocks is my son's bowling. He just turned 16 and has been bowling competitively for the last few years. Last month he shot games of 279 and 286 but 300 had eluded him. Today 1-1-2021 he started the year off with a bang and nailed his first perfect game. Chuck
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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 1, 2021 21:31:05 GMT -5
Well! That REALLY rocks!!! And, he looked so calm and casual about it, too. Congrats!
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jan 1, 2021 21:35:42 GMT -5
HOW AWESOME IS THAT!!!!!!
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Jan 1, 2021 21:36:24 GMT -5
Well! That REALLY rocks!!! And, he looked so calm and casual about it, too. Congrats! I have watched him bowl literally thousands of games and now he is getting old enough that he is starting to go bowling with friends. His last two really big games happened when I was not there so I was getting worried I would miss the first 300. So glad I asked him to go bowl a few games on a whim tonight. He did not seem nervous at all and had just shot a 250 game the game before that. Chuck
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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 1, 2021 21:44:48 GMT -5
Well! That REALLY rocks!!! And, he looked so calm and casual about it, too. Congrats! I have watched him bowl literally thousands of games and now he is getting old enough that he is starting to go bowling with friends. His last two really big games happened when I was not there so I was getting worried I would miss the first 300. So glad I asked him to go bowl a few games on a whim tonight. He did not seem nervous at all and had just shot a 250 game the game before that. Chuck I'm really happy for you that you caught that game. They grow up so fast and are gone. Gotta catch all those magic moments when ya can. And you got it on video! Sweet! Such a short game, though.
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Post by NDK on Jan 1, 2021 22:05:20 GMT -5
Congratulations Chuck and Jr Chuck!
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Post by Brian on Jan 1, 2021 22:28:16 GMT -5
That is very impressive! Congratulations to your son! It’s great that you were able to witness it, too!
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Post by orrum on Jan 2, 2021 6:59:34 GMT -5
Congrats indeed. He is very fortunate to have a father yo help him get to that stage!
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Jan 2, 2021 9:26:25 GMT -5
I have watched him bowl literally thousands of games and now he is getting old enough that he is starting to go bowling with friends. His last two really big games happened when I was not there so I was getting worried I would miss the first 300. So glad I asked him to go bowl a few games on a whim tonight. He did not seem nervous at all and had just shot a 250 game the game before that. Chuck I'm really happy for you that you caught that game. They grow up so fast and are gone. Gotta catch all those magic moments when ya can. And you got it on video! Sweet! Such a short game, though. Thanks Tela. After such a crappy 2020 that was such a great way to get 2021 started. I only captured the last 3 shots on my phone. The game before that felt really good so he set his phone on a tripod and got the entire 300 game on his phone. 5 minutes 10 seconds from start to finish for 12 shots. Chuck
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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 2, 2021 10:19:24 GMT -5
Congratulations to your son Chuck! I'm glad you were able to be a part of that!
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Jan 2, 2021 10:50:35 GMT -5
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Post by aDave on Jan 2, 2021 11:21:55 GMT -5
Congrats Chuck. I, too, was a bit surprised about the outward lack of a reaction. I was expecting to see back flips or something like that.
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Jan 2, 2021 16:06:40 GMT -5
Congrats Chuck. I, too, was a bit surprised about the outward lack of a reaction. I was expecting to see back flips or something like that. Thanks Dave. He was cool as a cucumber. I on the other hand was just about in tears. lol He trained really hard all of last year and has come really close a bunch of times so this meant a lot. Chuck
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Post by Tommy on Jan 2, 2021 18:58:53 GMT -5
Wow! That's awesome. I used to bowl a lot but very poorly and 300 still seem like that impossible to achieve goal. Good for him.
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Jan 2, 2021 19:09:25 GMT -5
Wow! That's awesome. I used to bowl a lot but very poorly and 300 still seem like that impossible to achieve goal. Good for him. Thanks Tommy. He had just shot a 279 a couple days ago and the game right before the 300 was a clean 249. Our bowling alleys were shut down for 7 months but he used that time to train really hard in a private facility. Might be a bit spoiled having the 2018 PBA bowler of the year for a personal coach. I have probably mentioned before that my wife and I do not bowl at all. Chuck
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