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Post by 235guy on Dec 17, 2017 15:30:42 GMT -5
Anybody go bowling or enjoy it?
I only went a few times growing up but got into going once a week lately. Getting pretty good at it to.
Best single game score ever was 212 and 3 game total was 484..
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Quazimoto
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Post by Quazimoto on Dec 17, 2017 17:02:02 GMT -5
I used to bowl a lot. Like, two or three times a week. Was actually my goal to go pro eventually. At my peak, I was averaging around 220 or so. Got hit by a car when biking one day... mess me up for a while. Then life got in the way and whatnot. Haven't been bowling in years now. Actually miss it a lot.
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Post by ClashOfStyles on Dec 17, 2017 17:02:55 GMT -5
I’ll usually go every week during the summer, and once every 2-3 months during the rest of the year. I enjoy going whenever I do. I think my best score is a 196.
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Post by GBGav on Dec 17, 2017 17:49:38 GMT -5
I went bowling for the first time in about 17 years a few weeks ago. And only for my second time ever. So you can probably tell that I was gonna be pretty crap. Think I scored about 50 and was just beaten by my date. She was rubbish too but not as much as me. At least we were equally matched so it was still fun.
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Post by vampiroporvida on Dec 17, 2017 20:08:01 GMT -5
Used to go quite a bit. Bought my own shoes and ball, even. Life and lane prices got crazy, so I haven't been in years. I think I bowled a 256 years ago, it was 250 something for sure, but that was an abbaration and was done on a house ball.
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Post by snatch on Dec 17, 2017 20:56:52 GMT -5
I’ll go every few weeks with friends, but we only go on a cosmic night.
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Post by Kollector_Kombat on Dec 17, 2017 21:42:00 GMT -5
Live right down the street from a bowling alley and love it. Haven't gone in a while but it's fun just to go. I average around the 180-190 range.
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Post by ~*Young $ Money*~ on Dec 17, 2017 21:54:17 GMT -5
I haven’t been bowling in like a year. I have a bowling alley right around the corner but don’t go. I do enjoy it when I do go though.
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Post by TurboEddie on Dec 18, 2017 3:22:04 GMT -5
I love bowling. My best friends and I go once a year. I’d like to go more often.
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Post by 235guy on Dec 18, 2017 7:27:07 GMT -5
Cool everybody. Where I live has a bowling alley. I bought my ball and bag from there. I just use the shoes there, I go on days that they have $1 specials. Everything is a dollar- shoes, lane, food.. They have really good food there. I go with a bunch of people and some aren't very good but they still enjoy it anyway. How do you throw the ball? I think everyone bowls different. I kinda run into it and try to throw it straight down the center. A lot of people just stand at the line and swing their arm back and forth which for me you don't know where its going to go. I know the people on espn bowling do some crazy stuff.
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Post by Halloween King on Dec 18, 2017 8:04:35 GMT -5
I enjoy bowling. I don't think I'm any good at it. I take the ball and roll it down. I see though that most people can make the ball spin and curve so I must be doing it wrong or the old fashioned way.
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Post by Stuart? on Dec 18, 2017 8:40:50 GMT -5
I go with my friends a lot, we all suck so it's pretty funny watching how terrible we all are.
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Post by vampiroporvida on Dec 18, 2017 8:54:08 GMT -5
Cool everybody. Where I live has a bowling alley. I bought my ball and bag from there. I just use the shoes there, I go on days that they have $1 specials. Everything is a dollar- shoes, lane, food.. They have really good food there. I go with a bunch of people and some aren't very good but they still enjoy it anyway. How do you throw the ball? I think everyone bowls different. I kinda run into it and try to throw it straight down the center. A lot of people just stand at the line and swing their arm back and forth which for me you don't know where its going to go. I know the people on espn bowling do some crazy stuff. Usually a 3 step with windup and follow through. House balls can't spin, at least the ones here can't, it needs to be a specific ball to do that. With that kind of ball, on the third step, bring arm forward, throw the ball like tossing a football in a spiral underhand (after release bring the hand to the face like drinking from a cup). Old bowling teacher showed us that. The arrows on the lane are big to aiming correctly for the spin. I can't remember exactly, I think for right handers, aim 2 1/2 arrows to the right to head for right pocket with head pin...strike ball if all conditions are right.
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Post by King Richius on Dec 18, 2017 11:01:28 GMT -5
Back in college I worked at a bowling alley for a few months. I learned a lot from watching others bowl and listen to their tips and tricks, both the good and the bad. I bowled a lot of free games and got my average up to around 220ish with a high game of around 270. If I went bowling today I'd like to think I could still get in the 150s but that's probably wishful thinking. vampiroporvida gave some great advice, particularly the drinking motion follow through and using the arrows as targets. As far as my shot, I used a three step approach with my hand to the side of the ball so I could get a lot of spin and curve the ball for maximum pin action. The key was a good hard upwards snap of the wrist as I released the ball. I only used a straight shot with my hand directly behind the ball when trying to pick up a tricky spare. How much curve you can get really depends on the condition of your ball and more importantly the lane itself. The bowling alley I worked at didn't exactly maintain the lanes well - Ie.: didn't wax them as often as they should. You could get some insane spin on the ball as a result.
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Post by J'Dinkalage Morgoone on Dec 18, 2017 11:31:19 GMT -5
I love bowling, I dont go often but I'm pretty good
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Post by Grumpyoldman on Dec 18, 2017 12:41:24 GMT -5
I have a bowling ball that looks like a giant eye ball. I bought it over 2 years ago but haven't had the opportunity to use it yet. Anyone else use "Ass" or "Poo" for the 3 initial names on the electronic scorecard?
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Post by Mark Martin on Dec 18, 2017 13:45:41 GMT -5
In High School/few years after High School I bowled a lot with friends in our hometown. Now it's maybe once or twice a year.
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Post by Mongo Bears on Dec 18, 2017 15:42:11 GMT -5
I love bowling, I dont go often but I'm pretty good Same for me I was in a candlepin bowling league for little kids growing up.
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Post by Rated [R] NinJa on Dec 18, 2017 21:16:39 GMT -5
I went the other month after years and couldn’t get a strike to save my life, only spares. I think I’ll stick to Tekken Bowl instead though lol
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Post by TheSystem 1.5 on Dec 18, 2017 21:20:35 GMT -5
I used to like it a lot when I was younger. Haven't gone in a long time
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