Bowlin!

[TheOriginalJames]

So I went bowling friday night with a few friends and their youth group thing. Anyway, I broke 100 once out of the three games we played with a 102.

I know, I suck. But I knew I could do better, so I went bowling again last night.

I bowled 7 games with two personal bests. 3 games I didn't even break 100, so I'm not going to talk about those. But then I bowled a 119, 120, 137 and a 143.

The 120 game I actually beat a league bowler by 8 pins but she wasn't having a good game.

The 143 game she beat me by ONE pin with a 144. If I had gotten the spare I could and pulled ahead of her, but nope. I completely missed.

I think I finally found my niche with bowling. Control over power.

 

[redsMULLT1]

I used to be able to bowl a 160-170 game, but now I doubt I could break 100. I haven't bowled in a long time.

 

[TheOriginalJames]

These past two nights are the first time I've bowling in at least 2 years. I was just trying to play catch up with this lady through my last 3 games.

She then bowled a strike in frame 9, and THREE strikes in a row in frame 10. She pwnt me.

 

[dt3]

I got a 182 once. Usually I can get 130-140. Once me and a friend bowled 20 games straight, I love bowling, it's lots of fun.

 

[OUZBnd]

i dont bowl often, but when i do i usually get around 90-120. My gf's dad is really good, he averages in the 240-50 range i believe. One of my friends mom actually won 25k in bowling back in the day (like 20 years ago)... so apparently she is pretty good to. I should go bowling more often, usually its fun, for some reason i just never go

 

[TheOriginalJames]

I think I might go later tonight again. See what I can do by myself.

I work with a guy that's bowled a 300 a few times. Bowls in a league every Thursday... for the past 5 years or so.

 

[PhillyBlunt474]

I usually average 100-120, my max ive ever bowled was like 220 something

I usually use the big heavy balls for the first throw to go for strikes, tehn i use contorl and a lighter ball for spares

 

[TheOriginalJames]

I bowl with a 10 lb ball regardless. I tend to throw too hard with less control until I realize what I'm doing wrong.

I might have to try to lob a 12 lber down the lanes.

 

[BaggedSplash]

i think i bowled a 160 once. hell i bowl around 100-120. im usually in the zone by the 3rd game. btw, what pound ball do you use? i usually use a 10 or 12 pound

 

[BaggedSplash]

ahh hell. you replied when i replied regarding the bowling ball weight.

 

[BaggedSplash]

oh...i took bowling in college as a P.E class. was fun as hell and learned alot. only thing that sucked was having to get up and be at the bowling alley at 8am.

 

[TheOriginalJames]

haha oh darn, not get up and go play a game at 8 am. oh the horror. lol

 

[BaggedSplash]

we only had an hour for the class so we got maybe 1 game in. the instructor taught techniques, scoring and whatever else. hell that was damn near 10 years ago when i took it...lol

 

[Haus]

i think my highest was a around 230. of course that was with the bumbers :tard i have absolutley have no controll when i bowl. im lucky if i even get 80 or 90. i havent bowled in years tho. i like to go to the pool halls instead

 

[artisan00]

2000si, you are right on the money with your control over power comment. yeah some people crank it and do well, but generally the better consistent bowlers throw a slightly heavier ball, slower. the ball can carry through the pocket by itself and take the pins down without much 'helicoptering'. of the ball. i havent bowled in a while but my average is now about 148 or so, since ive been trying some new stuff so my scores have been a little erratic lately.

throwing a 10lb ball is probably too light for you - you can proably take a 12 or even a 14 if you throw it correctly. i was throwing a 14 and moved up to a 16, once you get used to it its not as heavy as it seems. one of the keys that make it hard for people to throw heavier balls is that they try to 'muscle' the ball. a much smoother and easier way (and dont worry the pins will still fall if you hit the right spot, and with a hook even better) is when you do the initial pushaway (when you take the first few steps and you push the ball forward), just let the ball fall back (making sure it swings back in a pretty straight arc so the ball doesnt cross your body) like a pendulum. if you do that, the ball will swing forward in the same stright path it went back on (physics for you) and it will seem a lot easier, even with a heavier ball. rule of thumb, if you shoulder drops when the ball is coming forward and you cant do anything about it, the ball is heavy.

i can babble on about bowling forever so ill stop now...

 

[TheOriginalJames]

I've done 12 pounders and I seem to be able to control the ball better if it's a 10 pound ball. I'm gonna try to bowl every saturday night 9.95 for unlimited games and 3 for shoe rental. Once I start to find my niche I'll work my way up.

Brian and I went bowling earlier and I got a 130, beating him by 5 pins.

 

[BaggedSplash]

yeah. i had fun bowling today. too bad i suck at it...lol. i did however get pissed at the people at the lane beside us. they had no bowling etiquete what-so-ever. i ended up putting alot more power behind the ball more than normal cause i was so mad at them. ahh well. i cant wait to bowl again. maybe i will do alot better

 

[MiDaPh]

170-200 avg here.

 

[artisan00]

yeah etiquette is a big probem when youre not league bowling. people just dont understand. its pretty simple actually - two guys come upm same time? let the guy on the right go. at least one lane courtesy. sometimes 2 lanes if people need to concentrate. instead these peolpe just run up and toss a ball when youre trying to make a spare and it f's up your game.

if youre gonna go every week then you'll move up naturally in the weights i guess. when the ball starts feeling like its too easy, just jump up

 

[BaggedSplash]

yeah the 3 guys that were next to me and James were frickin douches. the older gentleman was showing this younger guy (18-20s?) some tips. well when i go up to do my thing, they are still standing on the alley and the old bastard is showing the kid something. i damn near lost my cool. ask James. i was just gently lobing the balla few games before but when they showed up and pissed me off, i was slinging that sumbitch down the alley like it was nothing. oh and i was throwing a 12lb ball. get off the damn alley after you throw the ball down the alley you assholes!!!