As we had arranged previously, I went to the lanes with my best friend Ed today intent on getting my first bowling videos on tape. I used one game to warm up, then got some footage of me bowling from the side, some from in back, and a couple of close-ups of my release. The session went fairly well, with me shooting a 208 in my warm-up game, then falling back quite a bit during the side shoot and the first part of the back shoot. I finished up the back with a couple of strikes in the third game, got a couple of close-ups of my release (one which we will actually use), then finished out the game for a clean 219. I think the casual observers are going to be pleased with the results, though my more trained bowling friends online will likely offer critique, which will be the whole point of shooting the video in the first place.
I had hoped to have everything up today, but when we got home and tried to hook up the camcorder to my computer, we deduced that my computer didn’t like the new “accessory.” Therefore, Ed will have to do the editing on another machine, the results of which I will receive on 2 DVDs, one with the raw footage, and one with the videos I will upload. Hopefully, I’ll have something up in a week or two.
EDIT: It should be noted that these were the first two times Ed has seen me shoot over 200, and the first time he’s seen me have a clean game. 😀 Also, since Ed told me he wears size 9.5 shoes, I had him try on my old bowling shoes, and, as he felt comfortable in them, I let him keep them for future bowling outings.
The Tenth Board 