A Bowling Muse

MUSE: 1) a guiding spirit; 2) a source of inspiration. I would like to introduce, acknowledge, and recognize a person who deserves a lot of credit for giving me ideas for my articles - my brother Myron, who lives in Mesa, and he is one of my bowling muses. He is the epitome of many a bowler who quit within the last twenty-five years and is now coming back to the sport. Very simply, he was, and to some degree, still is, "hard-headed" about his version of bowling. He didn’t used to believe a lot of the advice I gave him about the way that new technology has changed the game. He oftentimes wants to argue with me about things such as lane conditions, making adjustments, and the need for using a spare ball, just to name a few. He, with his, "this is the way it was in the 1970's," and me with my, "forget the past, you've got to... [read full story]