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dreinke

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A stroke group in Minneapolis has a weekly outing. We get 8-12 people there every Friday. A few of us can walk up to the line to bowl, some bowl from a standing position at the line. We even have a wheelchair user who rolls up to the line where he stands up and someone hands him his ball. No ramp use for any of us. Last week he got a little too vigorous on one of his releases and did a slow motion fall at the end. It only took about 6 survivors to get him back in his chair. The alley even lets us use our own tennis shoes to bowl so we don't have to practice tying the rental shoes. One other guy stepped onto the lane a few weeks ago and found out exactly how slippery they are, bruising his affected hand. I've been doing pretty good, 2 weeks ago a 180, last week a 190, this week I'm expected to hit 200 --- No Pressure, the organizer tells me thats the best ever bowled in this group. :roflmao:

It took a couple of weeks but I hit 215 with 5 strikes in a row.

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Congratulationd Dean - best score ever!

 

Ray did outdoor bowls for a year, finished when his gout pain ( from medication) got too much for him.

 

Sue.

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Thanks for posting this Dean. It just goes to show you can do anything if you make your mind up to do it. Congratulations! Larry would love to bowl with a group like this I'm sure. He use to be on a bowling team. The one thing I don't miss though is when he did poorly and I had to hear how frustrated he was. lol

 

Julie

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Dean:

 

that sounds like fun outing. I am happy for you. I guess with the score like that you can soon compete with nondisabled people & beat them too.

 

Asha

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wow you're good. I wish I was better at bowling. The last time I went last month, I broke my nails, felt like I pulled a muscle in my good arm, and got in last place out of all my friends for every game (with the gutter rails). I wish there was a stroke group here so I wouldnt feel like such a loser! lol

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Dean when I get back from Florida in March, I am going to bowl. Not as well as you tho.I am more into bowling because i know you have lunch their LOL.

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