Musing over a warm mug…

So it seems that winter has finally arrived, with a vengeance. First it was that widow maker snow followed by some serious wind chills. It was so cold, I had to pick a shirt that had sleaves when I was bowling, did keep the shorts thou, have to stay true to who I am.

Not only is it cold, but we are hitting the halfway point in the league season. The new bowlers are starting to show improvement, getting more consistent with their scores (much to the chagrin of teams who face those high handicap teams). Its about now that you start to see those players start to ask the questions: “How do I make the ball hook like you?” “I want to get my first ball, what should I buy?” “What... is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?” Its nice to hear those questions as it usually means we’ve hooked (see what I did there) a new player to the sport. Its up to us to help guide people when they start asking these questions. Last year or last century we all started the same way and asked the same questions. Don’t be dismissive of them or afraid to answer. Its ok if you don’t know, sometimes its not about knowing but knowing who to ask.

Well, my mug is no longer warm so I guess I need to meander off and get it taken care of. Keep watching the site and social media for the plans for this summer session.