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Bowling accuracy starts with consistency

Bowling accuracy starts with consistency

Bowling accuracy starts with consistency

Accuracy in bowling starts with consistency in your setup and approach. Begin by aligning your feet, shoulders and target line before every shot — pick a specific board or arrow on the lane to aim at rather than just “the pins.
Pay attention to how you release the ball on every shot

Pay attention to how you release the ball on every shot

Pay attention to how you release the ball on every shot

When you release the bowling ball, what you do after that moment matters just as much as everything leading up to it. A proper follow-through helps ensure that the ball travels along your intended line with consistency and accuracy.
It's not to soon to think about summer leagues

It's not to soon to think about summer leagues

It's not to soon to think about summer leagues

The fall/winter leagues at JP’s Classic Lanes are in the final eight to ten weeks of competition, and the summer will be upon us before we know it. The schedules for the summer leagues are being put together and now is the time to start thinking about getting a team ready to go.
Bartee Haile

Bartee Haile

Texas women finally get the vote

The Texas house of represeThe Texas house of representatives passed the Primary Election Bill on Mar. 16, 1918, and ten days later Gov. William P. Hobby made it official in a special signing ceremony at the state capitol. At long last the women of Texas got the vote.
Chelsea Jolly

Chelsea Jolly

If you need help, don’t wait

If you need help, don’t waitMany people ignore their mental health, but it is as essential to overall well being as physical health is. How people think, feel, act, and handle stress in everyday life is probably the most important skill they can develop.

One good letter deserves another

Do you remember handclapping games? Before 2000 began the computer age, if you had a partner with a pair of hands, the two of you could have lots of fun and laughter. No special equipment was needed. Kids would chant lyrics to rhythmic clapping sequences that ranged from simple to complicated.
Enola Gay Mathews

Enola Gay Mathews

Waiting for spring

What time is it? Is it spring or still winter? People are watching for signs that predict when winter is past, and true spring is on the way. Last week, while pinning some winter blankets to my clothesline to air, I heard geese flying above. I looked up just in time to see two geese.
Rachel McClain

Rachel McClain

Choices, choices, choices

How does life fly by so fast? It seems like yesterday I was in kindergarten waiting to be told it was snack time, or maybe even counting the days until Christmas so Santa would come stop for a visit. I never knew things would go by this fast until I opened my eyes and realized that I was an adult.
Travis Thompson

Travis Thompson

Precinct 3 Biweekly Update — Feb. 20

This week, I had the pleasure of attending the 68th Annual V.G. Young School for County Commissioners Courts.