How often do you go bowling?
Four days a week during the winter (Nov.-Feb.), once or twice a year otherwise.
When’s the last time you went bowling?
Today, and I sucked. Sometimes I bowl poorly just to watch my the captain cringe. It’s relaxing to be able to do something I suck at so often.
Have you ever bowled competitively? Explain.
I am my school’s bowling team. Tomorrow’s our last game until next year, and it’s weighing on my mind. OTOH, no more worrying about new ball jokes. It’s very much same shit, different day after awhile.
My average is a 121, and honestly, I should be better, but I always drop my shoulder and I can’t pick up the 7 pin.
Have you or would you watch bowling on TV?
Once, at around two am, I was flipping through the channels and an old tornament from the 70’s was on ESPN. I considered watching it just to study their outfits, but decided sleeping was preferable.
1. How often do you go bowling?
Never, now. But I used to bowl all the time. One year I bowled five leagues (two on one day,) and practiced the other three days 2. When’s the last time you went bowling?
Three years ago.
3. Have you ever bowled competitively? Explain.
Yes - league of course. I’ve also bowled state and city tourneys, pro-ams and no-taps, a “queens” tourney for high average bowlers.
4. Have you or would you watch bowling on TV?
Sure! I’ve met quite a few of the bowlers, actually. My late husband used to be a professional bowler, in the regional circuit.
5. Top score/average:
I shot a 298 once. I choked so bad! The last three balls were yanked so hard Brooklyn, and I got very lucky. (I was hyperventilating!) My top book average I believe was 202. I have averaged higher in short summer leagues, I think around 208. My best three game series was 742.
I quit after my husband died, and actually found out there was life outside of bowling. It was all we did for so long, I was ready for a change.
I’ve been thinking about joining a league, but it seems like a lot of effort now. I’d have to relearn the game, and buy new equipment, and uh - practice. I hate practicing. I couldn’t go back to it with a 130 average or something - but the handicap might be fun!
These days, hardly ever, and it’s not for a lack of interest, but not having time and not having the extra money for it. Several years ago when I was more involved in it I went to the bowling alley about twice a month or so.
2. When’s the last time you went bowling?
About four years ago.
3. Have you ever bowled competitively? Explain.
I’ve been in a couple of bowling leagues, nothing serious, though.
4. Have you or would you watch bowling on TV?
Yes, I have. It’s one of few televised sports I will actually watch.
5. Top score/average:
My top score is 193. My average, however, hovers around 130-140. Someday I’ll break 200. My record for consectutive strikes is 5, which garnered me a score of 162 (perhaps this could be added as a sixth question).
How often do you go bowling?
Once a week now, on mondays.
When’s the last time you went bowling?
Monday. Shot 614(3 game series) average 191 for the year so far. Not bad for a scraping off rust season.
Have you ever bowled competitively? Explain.
Back in the eighties. I carried a PBA card. I bowled mostly regional tournaments and made a few bucks at the game. At the time I was bowling at LEAST 50 to a hundred games a week. I was possessed!
Have you or would you watch bowling on TV?
Lately yes a bit.
I took a hiatus from bowling for a while, about twenty years. The kids talked me into joining a league with them this winter. I was amazed the equipment had changed so much while I was gone! I was trying to keep up with those young kids with 20 year old equipment! Still averaged close to 190. Got back in and it’s cost me about 200 bucks to be able to listen to SIL chide me with over the hill pro jokes!
Clothahump I bet we crossed lanes a few times without even knowing!Back in our day, if a bowler carried a 190 average he was a HOSS… Now it seems all you need do is crank it like a lawnmower and let it roll, and shoot dueces without blinking an eye.
1. How often do you go bowling?
Very infrequently. Less than once a year. I used to bowl at least every week.
2. When’s the last time you went bowling?
About three years ago, I think.
3. Have you ever bowled competitively? Explain.
Not professionally, but I was in a league for a couple of seasons in between finishing college and moving to Japan.
4. Have you or would you watch bowling on TV?
No. A lot of variety shows here use bowling as part of their games, but beyond that I never see it. No real desire to, either.
Once a year, maybe? The kids sort of like it, but no one ever says, “Hey, let’s go bowling!”
Can’t remember. Maybe it was in France, a year and a half ago.
Nope.
I’ve watched it in the past, but I can’t imagine watching it these days.
And by the way, bowling around here is usually candlepin, because it gets you past the difficulty of finding a house ball that’s the right weight and has the finger holes in the right places. On the other hand, with candlepin it’s a lot harder to knock anything down, even with three tries. My scores usually seem to be in the 80s.
I go irregularly, but fairly often–it probably averages out to once every other week.
Last Friday night.
No, never bowled in a league.
Not often–bowling on TV is pretty dull. The only fun thing, for me, is that you can pick up trivia and drop it into the conversation while bowling, and sound like an expert.
For example, I might be hacking my way to a 135, when all of a sudden I say “They’re using lighter pins these days, which makes it easier to carry past the nine pin”, or “To pick up a wash-out, you’ve got to keep the pins low.” Then people forget about my lousy game and look at me like I’ve beamed down from another planet. Of course, people look at me like that a lot anyway.
Average 150, high score 247–and what a thrill it was!
I used to go about once a year, then in October I went, and I realized, “you know, I always really like bowling. I should do this more often”. With that in mind. . .
How often: About twice a week
Last time: last night
Competitively: in a league
Watch on TV: I watch almost any sport on TV. It would have to be a LOT worse than bowling for me not to watch it. It’s not a bad TV sport anyway, except everything on TV is single game elimination. Ouch.
My average is 159. My high game is 221. High set is 565. My games are still all over the place, but I’m getting more consistent. Last night, I rolled a 118 followed by a 181. 118 is terrible for me.
At a bowling forum, a guy has a signature: “give a man a lane, and he’ll bowl for an hour. Teach a man to bowl, and he’ll bowl for a lifetime.”
I’ve taken several lessons. A bowling “shot” is like a golf swing. . .it requires timing, balance, coordination, repeatability, the proper grip. Putting together a decent bowling stroke has increased my enjoyment incredibly.
I was introduced to an older woman with the words “… and she owns the Maple Bowl on Main Street”. I was really cheery, “That’s super. I used to be in a league.” She got livid and said “I hate to hear that”, and turned away from me. She told our mutual friend, lound enough for me to hear, “They always say used to bowl, like that matters when I’m going under.”
I bowled in leagues, tournaments, and in college. I gave up bowling in leagues 20 years ago when I got a job where I rotated shifts. Bowling for fun wasn’t as enjoyable as bowling competatively, so I quit.
4. Have you or would you watch bowling on TV?
I have… but only when there was nothing else on.
My highest game ever was 289, highest set 718, and the highest average I ever carried was 193. My brother averaged over 200 for several years after I quit and I got quite a kick out of beating him fairly soundly while using his bowling ball even though I’m left handed while he is right handed.
They say (in this case “they” is my FIL who does liquor licensing and isn’t just talking out his ass) that it’s sort of like running a restaurant. If you could get the Friday and Saturday numbers on Tuesday and Wednesday too, you’d make a fortune.
I figure the land has to be expensive. That’s a lot of real-estate, and parking for a bowling alley. As far as I know, there’s not a single tenpin house located within the city limits of Baltimore. There’s duckpin, and one of those has two stories.
The upkeep of the pin-setting equipment, keeping the house clean, keeping the computers running. . you need to have a competent, hard-working staff at a bowling alley because there’s always something going wrong.
When’s the last time you went bowling?
About a year ago
Have you ever bowled competitively? Explain.
I was in a candlepin league when I was younger in Massachusetts. Got me two trophies - High single (121 IIRC) and High Average (93 or something >> remember, this candlepins, and I was a kid).
Have you or would you watch bowling on TV?
Yes to both
I don’t have a cite for this, but I read somewhere once that it costs an average of $11 million to buy the land and build a new center here in the states. I think that was supposed to be for a 24-lane center.
The bowling alley I frequent now once gave a tour to league officers so we could go around back and see all the equipment. We were told that the rack/ball-return machines, which were purchased used from Brunswick, cost $250,000 each. My recollection is that new ones run about $400K, but I could be remembering that incorrectly.
I go bowling apparently once in a lifetime. Usually it is on my 50th birthday. My score is 11. You see, I have no depth perception. I scored those eleven points when I surrendered “style” to the old between-the-legs-and-down-the-middle technique.
I plan to thoroughly humiliate myself again the next time I turn 50.
Yes, I watched it on TV for years before I went. It looked like such fun!
1. How often do you go bowling?
For fun maybe once a year.
2. When’s the last time you went bowling?
In the league, last Summer (??)
3. Have you ever bowled competitively? Explain.
I was in a lady’s league for 3 seasons. I started as the worst bowler in the league and ended as almost-the-worst bowler. I joined because my best friend (who is the league’s best bowler) was the secretary and I wanted an excuse to hang out with her and she needed more bowlers.
I was the youngest bowler, other than my friend, by about 20 years. I really sucked and midway through the second season I injured my shoulder in karate so not only did I suck but I was in pain.
The other bowlers were nice and I had a decent time but it was too expensive, too time-consuming and too boring for me to continue. I honestly am not used to being crappy at sports and I didn’t have the time, money or willingness to get better.
4. Have you or would you watch bowling on TV?
I’d watch anything that TV showed me. But I wouldn’t specifically tune to it, no.
5. What’s your average/high score?
My avg was I think 117 when I left. My highest game was something seriously flukey like 230.