YOUR thoughts on the Ease of Bowling 300 Games

[GoodGravy]

I can only wish at some time in the future I can hit 300.....I'd be happy with consistant 200's....

[Brother_jd]

How many games were bowled back then compared to how many are bowled today?

[TCJ]

I think it's too easy these days to shoot a 300. It seems that every other week someone shoots one on my league. I've also had about ten games that were one strike shy of a 300 and I didn't even feel that I threw the ball that well most of those times. If I can get that close to one then you know it's too easy!

[MICHAEL]

hey,, I am almst 65,,, and I did one,,,, like you I have had dozen's and dozen's of ALMOST,,,, a number of 289/290's,,, many 278's One 298,,,, but remember now...... I just started bowling when I was 61,,,, so it hasen't been that long! I plan on getting another one this summer,,, just to show how easy it is!

I am a broken down old Iron Worker, broke my back once, neck a few years after that,,, very little feeling in my left foot, RA, High Blood pressure, losing my ability to see, smell and taste,,, about the only thing I am not losing is my good looks!! Every time I look in the mirror, I take a deep swallow, and say,,, Thank You Jesus!!

Yes I will prove it this summer with my 2nd 300 game.... maybe 825..... the technology is making it way to easy!

1. golf, would be like making the cup 1 ft across, or men hitting from the Red Tee's!!

2. baseball,,, would be like throwing the ball the size of a watermelon! or a bat that's flat and 12 inches across!!

3. Basketball,,, would be like lowering the basket to 8 feet, and the hoop about one foot wider...

They have made it so easy that even me,,, I can hardly walk,,, (can bowl a 300, and many, many close one's), like many of you out there.

It doesn't detract from the game, but I do wish it was a bit harder!

I bowled the last game of the seniors league the other day, UP SIDE DOWN, and between my legs, backwards!! THE WHOLE GAME,,, My goal was to get one Strike, and one spare, and break 100!I did!! LOL,,,, The other seniors think I am weird,,, and you know,,,, their not half wrong!!! (two strikes, and 3 spares... one in the 10 th,,, and I needed it got the 100,,,,, score was 104.....

I think with a little practice I could do 200 that way!! Most of the seniors were saying things like,,," I just wish I could get down and look between my legs!!" LOL....

[Bendial]

Hehe I can't really speak on the topic since I'm still barely able to throw strikes lol ... in a good game I'll have maybe 3-4 strikes.

[Bendial]

The more 300's the better in my opinion, who wants to play a game thats so hard you can never get the best score possible? That's like constantly studying for a test you're never going to get an A on, no thank you!

[MICHAEL]

The more 300's the better in my opinion, who wants to play a game thats so hard you can never get the best score possible? That's like constantly studying for a test you're never going to get an A on, no thank you!

But,,,,but ,,,, ,,, What fun would it be if everyone got A's on test?? If every baseball player hit a home run,,,,, If every golfer ,,,, pared all the holes.... If every basketball player could dunk the ball, (maybe not a good one ,,,lol,,, I think they all can)!

My point being if something is to achieve ,,, doesn't it diminish the glory??

The fact that I bowled one,,, at my age, makes me think I am really damn good,,,, or,,,,OR It's sorta easy!!?? If I bowl one this summer,,,, 12 weeks,,,, I will say,,,, Yes,,,,YES its way to easy,,,, ((((you know what they say about things happening in 3's!!!)))) Could number 2 sanctioned 300 happen this summer!?! We shall see!! ( I am almost 65!) LOL

The numbers are not peculiar to a bowling alley on Sunrise Highway. The American Bowling Congress, the governing body of the sport, reports that in the 1968-69 season, it recorded 905 perfect games in league and tournament matches; in the 1998-99 season, it recorded 34,470.
That figure represents about a 3,700 percent increase in 30 years. (( With Less people bowling now days))

[Hammer]

Let's face it, perfect 300 games are not done by everyone. If someone puts in a lot of practice and really gets into his game big time then getting a 300 game would probably be easy. But not everyone really gets into their game to get to a high standard. Some folks are just happy to be where they are and bowl the best they can for the fun of it in a house league. They just like the atmosphere of being with other folks that are there for the fun of it. I admit that I got into it pretty good at one time and bowled pretty good. Sometimes I would bowl all three games over 200 and would bowl a few scratch series over 600 a year. I even hit a scratch series of three games of 710. That was the best I could do at that time. I didn't even know as much about bowling balls like I do now. So on my league I was one of the better bowlers at that time. Now because of age or whatever I am not really into it like before. So as far as THS being easy I would say that it is easy for some folks. I am on a league where averages go from lows to a high of maybe 186. So evidently 300 games are not easy for our folks so THS patterns are good for them because they can't get a high scoring game even on the so called easy THS pattern. If a guy is putting in a lot of practice and has a ball arsenal then maybe that is why he has a high average on a THS pattern. You have to remember though that not everyone is serious about their game. Some are on league for the fun of it and not because they want to be so serious that they are trying for a 250 average and go on to a sport pattern. Folks on THS patterns for the most part are there for the fun of it. They maybe use a house ball and never practice so they need help from a THS pattern. I guess when you reach a point where getting 300 games are easy then you can look down on the folks below you and say they are bowling on easy patterns. It all depends on how far you want to go in bowling.

[billf]

The science hehind bowling today is also diffrent than in the 60s, 70s, 80s and even the 90s. There is so much more knowledge about covers, technique, etc. that comparing different eras isn't fair (just like in other sports). It use to be that there was only way to bowl to get a strike with little room for variation. Not anymore. Any style can now strike and the day of the "cookie cutter" bowler is over. At least for now.

[MICHAEL]

I looked at the figures, and noticed that a lOT MORE are being thrown. The early part of this tread gives the details, and there is no getting around that. They say bowling lanes are hurting, and that there are less bowlers now then back then,,, 70, 80, 90! AMF went bankrupt a while back, because of the low numbers, and yet look at how many 300 games are happening now compared to in the 80s and 90s when there were more bowlers.

I have many physical injuries, form a hard life working Iron! Broken back, neck,,, RA,,, on and on!! It hurt's bowling evey time I go out, but I don't give up, and play through the pain... I wish I had good health at my age 64, but I deal with what I got,,, and guess what 300 two weeks ago! lol

I had a good 702 series tonight with right knee sharp pain,,,, 214, 276, and a 212!! I am one tough old burnt out Iron worker, who LOVES TO BOWL!!! DAMN,, I LOVE THE SPORT,,,, wish I would have discovered it before I turned 61~~~ (

I feel better each year since my start 3 1/2 years ago ... I think the life style and supplements I am taking WORK! EACH YEAR, since my start at the ripe age of 62, My strength, endurance, and pain have gotten MUCH better. I now take NO pain medication at all! I actually feel great! 300 times better then last year even!! lol