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Bowlers, any bowlers?
- Vaquero
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Bowlers, any bowlers?
Never been, but...
If I were this would be a fun one.
RP
If I were this would be a fun one.
RP
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Monte Walsh "You have No idea how little I care".
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Re: Bowlers, any bowlers?
haven't been in an alley in 50 some years but thinking back, I had some good times bowling in leagues and purely for recreation .... I well remember when the first colored bowling balls came on the scene but all of the ones I've ever owned were black .... my most colorful one had 3 white dots just above the finger holes .... who knows, I might walk into one just to look around and see how times have changed
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Re: Bowlers, any bowlers?
rarely. when I do it's to be sociable with someone who does.
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Re: Bowlers, any bowlers?
I don't know if that is good or bad, but I have an idea.
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Monte Walsh "You have No idea how little I care".
Ain't No Apologies for My Temperament
Si vis pacem, para bellum
H001, H006, H012
Ain't No Apologies for My Temperament
Si vis pacem, para bellum
H001, H006, H012
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Monte Walsh "You have No idea how little I care".
Ain't No Apologies for My Temperament
Si vis pacem, para bellum
H001, H006, H012
Ain't No Apologies for My Temperament
Si vis pacem, para bellum
H001, H006, H012
Re: Bowlers, any bowlers?
Kinda like how I golf - when asked I say I play in the 'low 80s'
If it's any warmer than that i don't play!
If it's any warmer than that i don't play!
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- Vaquero
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Re: Bowlers, any bowlers?
Pasture Pool another game I never played, but
man I worked fer a fella for about 10 yrs. he would'a rather played golf than eat.
RP
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Monte Walsh "You have No idea how little I care".
Ain't No Apologies for My Temperament
Si vis pacem, para bellum
H001, H006, H012
Ain't No Apologies for My Temperament
Si vis pacem, para bellum
H001, H006, H012
Re: Bowlers, any bowlers?
Major changes in bowling balls, with the coverstocks and weight blocks in the high end balls a high rev rate bowler can make a ball hook an incredible amount. Although he is exceptional, Jason Belmonte (one of the best pro bowlers has a rev rate of almost 600 rpm) under the right lane conditions he can throw the ball clear across the lane to almost the right gutter and when the ball hits the dry (usually the last 15-25 ft.) his ball will hook back to the pocket.JEBar wrote: ↑Tue Dec 03, 2019 11:09 pmhaven't been in an alley in 50 some years but thinking back, I had some good times bowling in leagues and purely for recreation .... I well remember when the first colored bowling balls came on the scene but all of the ones I've ever owned were black .... my most colorful one had 3 white dots just above the finger holes .... who knows, I might walk into one just to look around and see how times have changed
I wouldn't say league bowlers are any better than they used to be but with the new equipment on a house shot (most people don't realize that due to the way the lanes are oiled a league shot is much easier than a pro tour shot) one league I bowl on has several bowlers with 220+ averages, our best bowler is averaging 233 so far this year.
I'm just mediocre at best, used to be able to average mid 190s, now I'm in the low/mid 180's.
BTW, a drilled high end bowling ball is over $200 and over time they do lose some of their hook. Most of the pros are either getting their balls deeply discounted or free. A good TV tournament bowler will use many balls during a tournament, they're allowed 9 during qualifying and a unlimited number during match play, a top pro will be using all new balls at every tournament.
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