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are there any bowlers here?

We just got back from bowling today my mom and dad, Brother his wife and dauther, My wife and myself....I bowled a avg. of 119 not to bad, I bowl maybe once a year if I'm lucky
 
I bowl every couple of years, lol. I use the power method rather than technique method. I just chuck a 16lb ball as hard as I can and hope for the best. :hehe:
 
Solid 165 bowler here. Can hit 200 if I get enough strikes. I went out and got my own balls which helped. And yes I mean bowling balls!
 
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I bowl a bit but can't ever seem to break 150. My girl friend on the other hand....averages 200-250...yea, she grew up in a bowling alley lol. And then you have my 76 year old grandmother, who consistently bowls with high scores, and even pulls a 300 out of her pocket from time to time. They may be alot better at it than I, but they can't touch me on a pool table. Billiards is my game, anyone wanna play for say...20 bucks a ball?
 
I used to work at a bowling alley when I was a teenager and bowled a lot before I got married.

I averaged around 190 when I quit bowling leagues and tourneys.

Funny thing is that it's like riding a bike. I can not bowl for years and still get out there with my old school bowling balls and shoes and still rip off a 200+ with ease. It's the consistency I lack nowadays.

I shoot stick as well.
 
I'm just lucky that I have 2 world class billiards players with 60 years combined experience teaching me. One of them is a champion 9 baller and the other is 9 ball and trick shot champion. Here is one of my mentors doing his most well known trickshot.

Spitball Charlie Darling's Shot

Enjoy!
 
I bowl in a local league, started league bowl this year for the first time. I'm in a high average league but I'm a low handicap due to many things. I used to bowl a 13lb ball straight at the 1/2 pocket (left and right handed), it was a plastic ball too. I would usually bowl 160-190 if I closed every frame and strung a few strikes together. I swapped to a fingertip ball, 15lb, with grip inserts. It made my game go to crap, but I'm slowly coming together. I love grabbing a few beers, get a little buzz, and make pins fly. We bowl for fun, but we do try to compete. My team usually gets 2nd or 3rd every year. Watched a guy blow a 300 game in the 10th frame 2 weeks ago, I think the pressure got to him, we were all just watching to see if he pulled it off. I think someone even said buy that guy a beer and someone did, hell of a payoff for a good night of bowling.

I have subbed for friends in another league. It was more laid back, friday night league. I bowled a 169, 145 and 144 series. In my league the guy I am filling shoes for though bowls 230 sanctioned average, and it shows. He takes it very serious, and filled when one of the other guys was out. My team averages 190-220, last week my USBC sanction average was 109, high game is 150, high series is just over 400. I just got my USBC patch for a 140 game. Sweet. Almost got a triple 115 series one night, so I guess I'm pretty consistent. My goal for end of year is to have my average around 150. I started out with an 85 average...I've made good progress and will probably get most improved average this year in our league.

Some of the guys in my league are going to Vegas for a tournament soon.
 
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When we lived closer to them, I used to bowl about once a week with my father-in-law. I throw the most inconsistent hook you have ever seen. Out of three games I'll bowl anywhere from 110 to 225. I'd love to start bowling again but there aren't any alleys close by anymore.
 
I bowled on are high school team, but was never great broke 200 a few times, probably avg. like 160....
 
Damn, I just may have to start Bowling to get better scores...We are going to Bowl again on Saturday afternoon, they call it cosmic bowl $7.99 with shoes as many games as you can bowl from 12-5pm
 
Sorry, I saw the word 'Bowlers' and though you meant:

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Bowling just isn't up my alley. For those that missed it.
Oh, spare me, spare me. Don't strike me, bro. I'll split now.

Now, TENNIS! THAT's my racket!
 
I like bowling. In my younger days I was on leagues 4-5 nights a week. The I got married, 2 nights week(bitch!), then my first kid and no nights week(f'ing bitch!). I was averaging in the 190's then. I was out of it for 15 yrs then a couple of years ago my wife(much better #2) and I started again on a mixed league. Averaged around 180, but now we've quit again(got r/cs to play with!).
 

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