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#1
04-01-2003, 04:31 PM
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Bowling, beeyatch...
Yes, 'tis a game, indeed.
Me, I like bowling, hell I really like bowling. It's a great game to just go and play with your friends. Admitted, I'm not the best at it, but it's just damn fun. Throwing the ball backwards, between your legs...etc. My highest score ever is only 154, but hey, I play maybe once every year. So, ya' know. Your thoughts? Any bowlers amongst us? 
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#2
04-01-2003, 04:50 PM
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Like Pool you have to respect any sport at which you get better the more you drink. I haven't been bowling in a long time, but it is a great night out on the town with friends.
I've even watched bowling a couple times lately on ESPN. The bowlers are taking on these crazy wrestling like personalities. Sometimes its almost funnier than the movie Kingpins.
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#3
04-01-2003, 05:00 PM
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It's been a while since I've bowled...but yeah, bowling is a blast!
I was in a summer league over a decade ago, and my average was only 131 or so. And the highest I've ever bowled was like a 237. I always wussed out on turkeys...the third frame would make me very nervous. But when I did manage to miraculously bowl a turkey, that was a very sweet feeling. I have the sudden urge to bowl again! 
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#5
04-01-2003, 06:53 PM
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I've gotten better at bowling from time to time. My highest score in 10 pin is 128, and my highest score in 5 pin is 171.
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#6
04-01-2003, 08:10 PM
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bowling kicks ass. it's one of my favorite things to do with my friends when we go out.
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#7
04-09-2003, 03:58 PM
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Bowling Owns
I do it as much as I can. Unlike a lot of sports, my game here is good. Usually around 180 in ten pin.
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#8
04-09-2003, 04:06 PM
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I havent bowled in over a year because my former teammate and I cant clear our schedules enough to be able to join a mens league. But, last year, when we were still in school, we were on a team and we got 2nd, only because one of our team mates crapped out during tournament time and it hurt us. My highest game ever is: dun dun dun da - 286. Oh yeah! Although my friend holds the record over me, with a 294. Bastard. A girl we bowled with, who is only 17 now, bowled a 300 last year. Shes very good. I miss bowling. I'd go everyonce in awhile if the games weren't $4 a piece.
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#9
04-10-2003, 06:41 AM
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I'm the awesomest bowler the world has seen. Sure, my highest score is only 130, but has this ever happened to you:
I was with my friend and his band or something's end of year thing, and they all went bowling. My group was on the end and it finally was my turn, mind you i hadn't bowled for months before hand, so i thought id start off with a loosener. I bowled the ball, it went through the air, bounced off the part that seperates one lane from another, into the next lane and got a strike in that lane. BOO YA try and beat that, it's a 100% true aswell.
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#10
04-11-2003, 04:10 PM
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I love bowling. It's gotta be one of the best activities for a Saturday night out there. A couple summers ago, our local bowling alley had a deal: pay 10 bucks and bowl for like 3 hours, while a band played. It was awesome, I hope they do it this summer.
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#11
04-11-2003, 05:41 PM
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I was in a high school bowling league. My team was the 'Bowling Bowlers'
We would cash bowls in my van before bowling inside. I had a not too shabby (but not too great either) 168 average 
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#13
05-01-2003, 07:59 PM
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fun when not takin seriously and with friends. highest score --> 57
only got 1 strike in my life, i suck...im a baseball person. also, the atmosphere sucks.ps - 57 w/ bumpers Last edited by Zombie; 05-01-2003 at 08:39 PM..
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#14
05-01-2003, 08:25 PM
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ha, went bowling two weeks ago with my High school on a field trip. Fun times. The first game i sucked, but on the second i was at about 114, then we had to leave, I still had a few turns left.
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#16
05-03-2003, 10:32 AM
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Bowling is lots of fun, but I rarely get to do it. Over break, a bunch of friends and I went, and I rolled the best of everyone, which was a pathetic 144. I wanted to get some friends to go bowling this weekend, but we went to see X2 instead...
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#17
05-03-2003, 11:44 AM
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Yeah, I dig bowling. I don't bowl all that often (actually, only a couple evenings with friends and during the holidays), and I'm pretty average at it, but it's good fun.
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#19
05-07-2003, 06:50 PM
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You da man.
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#20
11-29-2003, 11:12 PM
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I went bowling Tuesday for the first time in months (the last time I posted on this thread). Boy I suck, I scored a 115, and my friend beat my score by 1 point
 . At least I got an excuse to wear my suave Simpsons "Pin Pals" bowling shirt.
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#21
11-29-2003, 11:17 PM
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  Not a big bowler here, although I usually have a fun time on the rare occasions I do bowl. Maybe I'll keep track of my score next time and post it here to show-off. Or be ridiculed. Whichever.
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#22
11-29-2003, 11:38 PM
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Seriously though, if I bowled 115 after not bowling for a very, very long time, I'd be quite happy. It's not that bad. Last edited by Morgana; 11-30-2003 at 01:41 AM..
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#23
11-30-2003, 12:29 PM
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I've been in Monday Night Mens League for 12 weeks now, and we have 18 weeks left in this season. We were in second, but our league is riddled with Sandbaggers and we are now tied for 3rd. My average has pretty much stayed the same, ranging from 132-138. My high game so far this season has only been a 169. Im more consistant than anyone on the league though. If I dont get my average, for some reason, Im usually only a couple pins off.
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#24
11-30-2003, 06:06 PM
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For someone who doesn't swing the ball in (just straight at the head-pin, a little off-centre) I'm damn proud of my 229 high. I've scored over 200 heaps of times, and in one game I hit 7 strikes in a row. When I'm not back in my seat after one roll, my brother calls me The Garbologist, because I always collect the spare. I'd prefer him call me The Stud because I always pick-up the spare, but he's not comfortable with that.
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#25
11-30-2003, 07:47 PM
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It's great you can get a good score without doing any fancy moves in bowling.
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#26
11-30-2003, 07:59 PM
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I do the same. Straight down the middle of the lane. The bowling alley where I bowl keeps track of how fast you throw the ball. I have the league high: 23mph. I use a 15lb ball. So just imagine, a 15 pound bowling ball going straight for the head pin, it knocks a lot down. My downfall is spares. Sometimes I get em sometimes I dont, it varies everytime I bowl. Thats why my average is so low. Throwing the ball like I do, I get a maximum of 3 pins left standing, but then, if im having an off day, I cant pick em up. Like I mentioned before, if games didnt cost so much I'd go and practice.
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#27
11-30-2003, 08:12 PM
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Spares...with me it depended on the configuration that was left standing. I would do okay with the more clustered spares, but I knew when just the 7 and 10-pin were left standing I was SCREWED.
Anyone here ever get the 7 - 10? The best I could figure was to try to whack the 7 or the 10 as hard as possible and hope it would fling through the air and hit the other pin. Unfortunately, my strategy never really worked in practice.
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#28
11-30-2003, 09:15 PM
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I've gotten quite a few 7-10's before. I just aim for one or the other. No sense trying to pick it up, cause it'll never happen. I have picked up an 8-10 and a 6-10 before, and those made me feel good. Of course it was in shadow bowling, and regular bowling hadnt started yet. Dammit.
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#29
11-30-2003, 09:19 PM
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You gotta have the spin to flick pin seven to into seven-ten heaven. Last edited by Shakamaker; 11-30-2003 at 09:21 PM..
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#30
12-01-2003, 11:55 AM
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I find that if I put a good back spin on the ball, pins go everywhere. Instead of bowling the normal way, underhanded, try holding the ball with your wrist relaxed, then flick your wrist like The Floater Pitch in Rookie of the Year. It puts an amazing backspin on the ball and for me, almost always results in a strike or 1 pin left. Never had a split when doing that either.
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#31
12-01-2003, 08:05 PM
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#32
12-01-2003, 10:17 PM
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105 148 115 ------ 368 total Worst series I've had all season. Serves me right for coming in this topic and talking about bowling. I done jinxed myself!
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#33
12-01-2003, 10:29 PM
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lol! Yes ma'am, I'll be heading back to the alleys hopefully this weekend. And Sev, come on man. This shirt is too cool for school! 
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#35
12-09-2003, 02:47 PM
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4 Games.
Total score... 397. *hangs head shamefully and quietly picks up things and walks out of thread, slowly*
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#36
12-09-2003, 09:24 PM
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Well we (my team) did pretty damn good last night. I had a 424 series, and boosted my average a couple pins (I was 9 over for the night) and another person on my team had a 447 series and the 3 other guys all had over 500.
My games were: 122, 140, 162. Best night I've had all season, bout time too. We won all of our games last night, and are now back in 3rd place!!
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#37
12-10-2003, 07:06 PM
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#38
12-10-2003, 07:11 PM
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My highest score was 134 a week ago. What angers me is most of the time the ball goes down the middle the centre pin. It's either that or the gutter most times. I do end up getting the odd strike and spare at times though
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#39
12-10-2003, 07:32 PM
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*Que music*: Dun dun dun dundundun, dun dun dun dundundund Under pressure........
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#40
12-10-2003, 10:13 PM
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Wow! That's the best musical rendition I've seen since I coined the rim shot! "Ba-dump tss"!
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