Mindset Gear, Charlotte, NC (2026)

10/07/2026

Parents and coaches, I've got a confession to make this morning. 😬
I'm guilty of committing a mental trap crime.

When our daughter, Rosie, bowled her first local tournament at age 6, she panicked the moment she saw that she was bowling alongside other bowlers that were taller, older, and in her mind - more experienced.
Of course she clings to me like a fly to sticky tape.
As I kneel down to comfort her, it just slipped out. Of course I know different. But I'm a human too.

"Rosie, you're fine."
"You do this all the time."

It came from love but you and I both know my support in that moment works about as well as asking a sparkler to stop sparking once it's ignited.

Here's what was happening in her body - and what happens in your player's. When an athlete is inside a worry, their brain treats it as something to react to right now.

Hands tighten, breathing gets shallow, and thinking narrows.
BUT
When they can step back and look at the worry, instead of wearing the worry like a poncho, the brain shifts from reacting to observing, and the feeling loses some of its grip.

That's what this drill does.
Picturing worry as a sparkler gives it a shape and an end point.
Asking how big it is and how fast it's burning turns a flood of feeling into something they can measure.
Putting it in a frame creates distance.
And every sparkler, no matter how bright, ALWAYS BURNS OUT.

Try this drill together in the car on the way to the center. Read the questions in Step 2 out loud and let your bowler answer them, eyes closed. You don't need to fix anything. Just ask and listen.

If your instinct is to make the worry go away for them, keep that instinct. (Read: You can't and don't need to save them from something that is otherwise safe).

It means you're paying attention.

This drill just gives it somewhere useful to go.
Tonight, try swapping "don't worry about it" for one question: *"How big is your sparkler right now?"*

💾 Save this for tournament week, and share it with a bowling parent who could use it too.

Bowlersnetwork PBA Junior RecruitUS Ashly Galante Dasha Kovalova PWBA Stefanie Johnson

10/05/2026

16 hours of training. 4 bowlers. 12 hours of travel. 2 days.

Chicago, thank you for a weekend of real work. 🎳

Every Intensive is 1-on-1. Each bowler gets my full, undivided attention for the whole session, because their game deserves that kind of focus.

Intensive trainings aren't easy. We spend 4 to 6 hours straight on the lanes bowling and talking through the game. We figure out what's unique about each bowler and which tendencies we need to target so their shot making gets more consistent.

We always start with the foundation: pins, fit, and shoe support. If the equipment is working against you, nothing after it holds up. From there, we get into the specifics of each bowler's personal game.

Every player made great progress this weekend. More importantly, every player left with tasks so they can keep this work going in their own practice. Progress doesn't stop when I get back in the car.

Proud of the effort each of you brought. Now let's go build on it.

Curious what an Intensive looks like? The details are in the comments. 👇

10/05/2026

We're feeling BOLD this morning. 💥

Parents, your bowler doesn't NEED YOU to make them feel like a champion.
They need you to let them chase what it takes to actually become one.

Here's the deal -
If everyone's a G.O.A.T., then nobody is.
And your bowler probably knows that already.

They can feel the difference between a compliment and a real acknowledgment of hard work. Between someone saying "you're great" and someone recognizing what they actually did to get there.

So what's your role in this?
Don't just celebrate who they are.
Don't allow them to feel like they're the best because they can win a world record for throwing shots.

Instead, 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲.

➡️ Give them permission to dream bigger than "good enough."
➡️ Support them in truly chasing what feels impossible.
➡️ Sit with the discomfort of growth with them, instead of rushing to make it feel better.

➡️ Ask the tough questions:

"What are you actually working toward?"
"What would it take to truly be the G.O.A.T?"
"What are you willing to do AND sacrifice to make that happen?"

It means not rescuing them from the struggle.
READ THAT AGAIN.
Not rescuing them from the struggle.

Because the struggle is where champions are actually built.

Real greatness isn't a compliment.
It's a choice. A commitment.
A thousand small decisions to keep going when it would be easier to stop.

Your bowler has that inside them.
Your job isn't to give them permission to dream.
They already have that. Y
our job is to stay out of the way of their pursuit.
To hold space for it.
To see it clearly and refuse to let them talk themselves small.

That's how you cultivate a G.O.A.T. 💜

Learn more at MyMindsetGear.com.

Ashlyn Henry Kailynn Melvin

10/01/2026

I ask my bowlers to put in the work, so I put in the work too.

Leg day this morning, straight from my Amplify My Training plan. A stable lower body means a more consistent finish position, better leverage, and more energy late in a long block.

Your game is built off the lanes as much as on them. What does your training look like this week?

Dasha Kovalova PWBA Verity Crawley Francois Lavoie

09/28/2026

"It takes a village." 🎳

Parker Bohn III "Official Fan Page" said it on the microphone this weekend when the power went out and the scoring system stopped keeping score. Then the bowling village in the center proved him right. Everyone came together to hand score a full round of match play, and it turned out to be the fastest scored round of the event.

That is what this community is all about.

Congratulations to our division champions:
🏆 Peyton Schley
🏆 Izzabella Dixon Bowling, Mindset Gear Ambassador
🏆 Arryn Odujebe, Mindset Gear Ambassador
🏆 Alyssa Randisi
🏆 Mehdi Mhira

Izzabella and Arryn, we are so proud of you. You showed up and competed with everything you have been building.

We were honored to be invited to present three completely different mental and emotional game workshops this weekend, and we loved meeting so many new bowlers, parents, and coaches. Coach Roger also got to do his first ever live commentary, calling the U15 finals show alongside Phil Brylow of $2 Phil & Ten On The Deck Productions. What a blast!

The Bohn family has been running the Parker Bohn III Scholarship Tournament for 27 years, and with the help of Bowl4Life Foundation this year they had their single best scholarship payout ever: over $30,000 paid out with just over 200 entries. That is an incredible investment in the future of youth bowling.

Thank you to Parker, Leslie, Justin, Brandon, and Sydney Bohn for a well run event and for letting us be part of it. We would recommend this event to any youth bowler and family, and we look forward to coming back!

09/27/2026

For the parent who just got handed the high school team...

because your child is the only "bowler" - this one's for you.

You said yes because somebody had to.
You know bowling well enough, and maybe you bowl a league yourself.
But what no one gave you with your new title was a plan for the moment a bowler comes apart mid-game and looks straight at you.

The Pressure Practice was built for exactly that coach.

Every activity tells you what you need
⏲️ how long it takes
💬 what to say
💡 and what to ask after.

No sport psychology background required. You open it and you run it.

It's printed and saddle stitched, so it's easy to run through a copy machine again and again.

Team-focused bowling coaches, this is your season mental game training in one booklet. Thoughtfully prepared by someone who knows bowling inside and out AND how to develop meaningful, workable curriculum.

𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘱 𝘤𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨? I love a good origin story. 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄.

Know someone who just said yes to coaching? Share this with them.

09/26/2026

Bowling parent, you might have said this when the frames started to crumble. One open turned into three.

"𝘠𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴."

You meant it as belief.
You were telling them you know what they're capable of.

Here's what they heard: 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳.

Now your disappointment is sitting on top of theirs, and a tough game just got heavier.

Hear us loud and clear 📣
That's NOT a parenting failure.
It's a translation problem.

For the ultra self-critical bowlers who hold themselves to high expectations, this belief said right after a string of tough frames can land in their hearts first as a verdict.

Try this instead: "𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥. 𝘐 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘪𝘵."
Then let them be quiet.

The rest belongs at practice, with their team, where the skill of working through a bad string actually gets trained.

Coaches hear a lot from parents after a rough game or match, and most of it is a problem handed across the counter. This is a solution.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 is a printed book of ready-to-run mental game activities for bowling teams.
Every activity tells a coach
✅ what they need
✅ how long it takes
✅ what to say
✅ and what to ask after
so your bowler's next practice can train the exact skill that slipped today.

Offer it to your bowler's coach as a resource, not a critique.
Something like: "I found this and thought it could help the whole team."

What's the hardest thing to say after a rough game? Tell us in a comment. 💬

09/26/2026

🍴 Self-proclaimed foodies on another adventure…

After joining the Bohn Legacy crew for the 27th Annual PB3 Tournament , we had to make a stop at Brownstone Pancake Factory — and WOW. 🤯

From the second we walked through the door, it was obvious this place was going to be FUN. 🎠

A working carousel? ✔️
Monkeys swinging from the lights? 🐒
A menu so ridiculously full of delicious options that choosing just ONE thing felt impossible? ✔️✔️✔️

We finally landed on the perfect sweet + savory combo… and let’s just say the foodie committee has spoken. 😂

10/10 recommend adding this place to your list!

📍 Brownstone Pancake Factory
🎳 Bowling + food adventures = our kind of day.

Brownstone Pancake Factory

09/25/2026

Final Friday #1 is here, and here's mine.

The drill is called the Intentional Sprinkler. In bowling, calling someone a sprinkler is not a compliment. It means they're all over the lane. This drill asks you to do it on purpose.

The rules: you can't move left or right, and you can't change balls. You have to strike from as many different boards at the arrows as you can, using only rotation, tilt, rev rate, speed, and loft.

I like it because it's a PR chase, so it's actually fun, but what it's really teaching is a harder lesson. Most bowlers' first instinct when the lane stops giving them anything is to move or reach for a different ball. Sometimes neither one is available, and the ones who panic in that moment are the ones who never learned how many other answers they had.

My PR is 11. Give the intentional sprinkler a try and post the video or post your favorite drill and tag three bowlers who need to be part of this.

09/24/2026

"I don't have access to the equipment to work out."

We hear this from young bowlers all the time. So Roger sat down with our partner Andy Sykes, owner and operator of Amplify My Training here in Wichita, to get his answer.

Andy's answer: that's not a problem at all. You always have your own body weight, and that's enough to train a lot of different parts of the game.

Where should you start? Body weight lunges.

Bowling is so much about a lunge. Every time you deliver the ball, you're lunging at the release point. Train that position and you're building strength where your game needs it.

Amplify works with bowlers around the world on strength, conditioning and rehab. Mindset Gear works on the mental and emotional side of competing. Together we train the whole bowler.

Roger is proud to be an Amplify ambassador, and Mindset Gear is proud to call Amplify a partner. 🎳 Parents, send this to your bowler. The first rep takes no gym at all.

👉 Follow Amplify My Training for more ways to train at home
👉 Follow Mindset Gear for the mental side of the game

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