Bowling

• bigdaddy2003

  

  Does anyone on here like to go bowling and if so how good are you?
• thavoice

  Bowl 1-2 a year.
  Not very good....anywhere from 110-160.
• McFly1955

  

  I haven't bowled in about 4-5 years ---- was pretty good growing up -- averaged around 200 a few years, High game 279 a few times.
• Manhattan Buckeye

  Mediocre to decent when I was in school and we'd go twice a week in the summer. I probably topped off at averaging 180 and I'm fairly sure my high is 229 getting lucky a lot that game. I doubt I could bowl 150 now.
• Flash

  

  Where's Mr. 300 when you need him.
• Fab4Runner

  

  I love bowling...but I'm pretty terrible.
• brutus161

  

  Flash;877412 wrote:Where's Mr. 300 when you need him.

  Staring at the girls in the fat gifs thread. The 300 in his name has nothing to do with bowling.
• GoChiefs

  

  No.
• Iliketurtles

  

  I love to go bowling. Normally go at least once a month. My high game is 276.
• bigdaddy2003

  

  I'm not great at all. High game so far has been a 121. I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong as of yet.
• Fab4Runner

  

  bigdaddy2003;877449 wrote:I'm not great at all. High game so far has been a 121. I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong as of yet.

  Hey that's worse than me. Well sometimes. I'll bowl a 140sih and then a 110 the next game. I don't really try to get better, though. I just drink beer and go up there and throw the ball.
• 4cards

  

  ...I bowled in a league for years & when I quit I carried a 190+ avg.
  
  High game?...can't remember for sure but was in the 280+ area.
• bigdaddy2003

  

  Fab4Runner;877454 wrote:Hey that's worse than me. Well sometimes. I'll bowl a 140sih and then a 110 the next game. I don't really try to get better, though. I just drink beer and go up there and throw the ball.

  Haha I think my problem partly stems from not picking the best ball for me. I go up there with a 15 lb ball and I don't throw it hard enough to pick up spares. I'm close to bowling much better than I currently do. I just need to pick out a better ball. As for the drinking part I have drove every time I have went lately so I haven't been able to drink.
• gport_tennis

  I use to bowl a lot. my high games 268. my highest series is 702. I averaged anywhere between 190 200. my bowling equipment got stolen shortly after high school and I have not bowled much since
• McFly1955

  

  gport_tennis;877462 wrote:I use to bowl a lot. my high games 268. my highest series is 702. I averaged anywhere between 190 200. my bowling equipment got stolen shortly after high school and I have not bowled much since

  Dude, someone jacked all my bowling stuff!! Eff it...I quit.
• gport_tennis

  McFly1955;877471 wrote:Dude, someone jacked all my bowling stuff!! Eff it...I quit.

  
  haha pretty much.when you get use to custom bowling equipment you can't use regular bowling alley stuff. I haven't felt like dropping 300 or 400 dollars on bowling equipment that I would only use 2 or 3 times a year
  
  
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• se-alum

  

  Haven't bowled in a couple years. Bowled a 200 once, but usually right around 150.
• bigdaddy2003

  

  Any tips on throwing the ball?
• HitsRus

  

  Hand straight to your target, both on the approach and thru your follow thru.
• McFly1955

  

  gport_tennis;877480 wrote:haha pretty much.when you get use to custom bowling equipment you can't use regular bowling alley stuff. I haven't felt like dropping 300 or 400 dollars on bowling equipment that I would only use 2 or 3 times a year
  
  
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  I hear ya.
  
  I still have my 3-4 balls that at the time were like 200+ with drilling...Probably worth like $20 a piece now.
  
  My dad is nuts and has the latest and greatest ball every other month it seems...
  
  It can be an expensive game.
• McFly1955

  

  bigdaddy2003;877490 wrote:Any tips on throwing the ball?

  If you are serious about getting better and possibly playing in leagues or bowling often -- get your own ball. 16lbs.
  
  Take your time, do the same thing every time with your approach.
  
  Concentrate on your target and follow through.
• karen lotz

  

  I bowl in a league during the winter. Average around 170 with a high game of 265. Followed up the 265 with something like 115. Beer usually cuts into the effectiveness.
  
  
  bigdaddy, if you really want to get better get fitted for your own ball like McFly said. Most pro shop guys will give you a quick lesson on how to throw the ball once you are fitted. Throwing the ball straight at the head pin isn't the best way to do it, gotta put a little curve on it. Aiming at the arrows on the lanes a few feet in front of you is easier than trying to aim at a certain pin as well.
• bigdaddy2003

  

  Thanks for the tips guys. I'm going tonight and I plan on trying a few different things out.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  Watch the Big Lebowski, really helped my game.
• ts1227

  

  Commander of Awesome;877590 wrote:Watch the Big Lebowski, really helped my game.

  
  Yeah, well, you know, that's just like, your opinion man.