What type of bowler are you?

**ArtVandelay** · 12-31-2012, 07:31 PM

Sometimes I read posts that make me realize I dont take bowling very seriously... Perhaps its odd Im on this forum. But I enjoy bowling, i like reading most of what everyone has to say about bowling, and I DO want to get better at bowling, I just never want it to lose its fun.

If a time comes when I become to serious to have fun, I think I will quit. I dont see that happening, but Im interested to know:

Are you a serious bowler, or purely recreational?

I tried to submit a poll, but couldnt get it to work...

**Zothen** · 12-31-2012, 07:34 PM

I leagues i'm a serious bowler and always want to win,but,I have learned to try and have some fun as well.

Zothen

**SouthpawTRK** · 12-31-2012, 07:43 PM

I feel that I'm a mixture of a serious bowler and a recreational bowler.

Part of me is a serious bowler in the sense that I want to have some type of foundation to become a better bowler. I want to know what type of ball will work for me and the lanes that I'm bowling on.

The other part of me wants to have fun; whether it's bowling in a social league, winning small bets against my friends and shooting high numbers.

I feel that it would be difficult just to be either a serious bowler or just a recreational bowler; to me there has to be a balance between the two.

**billf** · 12-31-2012, 08:25 PM

I always have fun. At work I even sing, crack jokes, etc.
I'm serious about being a better bowler and coach. One thing I stress though is, ALWAYS HAVE FUN. I enjoy this forum. For me it is fun. Practice is fun. Analyzing video is fun. Maybe it's because I like the challenges or I'm just too stupid to know any better. I've been that way with any sport I've participated in. If it seems like too much work, then it's time for a break.
I can also be caught singing to myself on the approach. Life is too short to not enjoy as much of it as you can.

**Rdmonster** · 12-31-2012, 08:38 PM

I gotta say I do it for fun but I like to be the best I can be.....I take that part kinda seriously....the learning and reading about technique. At league or with friends I am having fun.

**Hammer** · 12-31-2012, 09:09 PM

I am both. I am a serious bowler to the point that I try to do the best I can that night. I practice to try and improve myself on any weak points in my game. I don't go nuts though and practice every day of the week. If I have a bad night, which happens to all of us now and then, I don't start throwing my ball on the floor and get mad and stop talking to people. If I do bowl bad I usually make jokes about it which relaxes me. I talk to members of the team we bowl against and sometimes we talk about our games if we are bowling good or bad. I have seen people on our league get mad and throw their ball on the floor or swear. This makes the people on the team you are bowling against and your team members plus the folks bowling on either side of you uncomfortable. HELLO! You are not doing this for a living so lighten up. Just to keep things light if I am bowling lousy my team member Trish will tell me hey Stan, you suck. You have to know Trish. She is a nice lady and funny. When she tells me this I laugh and say I sure do. So I like to be a serious bowler but I also want to have fun on league night even if I can't bowl worth a darn. Sometimes you have it and sometimes you don't. That's life. Every day in our life is not a good one but we get over it. So it should be in our bowling.

**MisterSinister** · 12-31-2012, 09:31 PM

I am serious enough to try to improve every week, but don;t take it so serious that it drives me nuts. I want to have fun, but I want to win. In the end, I would have to say more fun, recreational, than serious. If your not a pro, it should be more fun than serious.