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    THE BOWLING SURVEY:

    The rules, copy and paste this to your notes, change the answers to reflect yours, tag a bunch of other people that bowl, and have fun...you get to find out more about your bowling friends!

    How old were you when you started bowling?: In leagues, 22. Messed around a bit before that

    Righty or lefty? Righty

    What's your average?: 185

    Do you own your own ball?: Yes, 4

    Who's your favorite professional bowler of all time? There are a bunch I like, I don't know if I have a "favorite".

    Do you bowl in a league? Which one(s)? Tuesday night men's league, THursday night mixed league.

    What's your favorite bowling alley? Silver Lanes, East Hartford CT

    How about your LEAST favorite?: Shaker Bowl in MA

    Do you like bowling with the "cosmic" lights? Not so much, can't see my marks.

    How about with music playing?: No problem at all

    Do you like to order food from the snack bar while you bowl? Sometimes. It's hard going to bowling straight from work without food - noonish to 9:30pm is a long time, and it usually smells great.

    Have you ever made the 7-10 split? Nope.

    Have you ever bowled a 300 game?: Not... yet?

    If not, have you seen someone else do it?: Lots.

    Have you ever won a tournament?: Never won, best finish was 9th in a big handicap one.

    Do you watch bowling on TV?: only if I notice it on.

    Have you ever bowled on TV?: Not that I know of.

    When you go bowling on a date, who usually wins?: When I was dating, I actively avoided first dates at alleys!

    Any embarrassing moments happen while you were bowling?: This most recent Tuesday, my ball slipped out of my thumb and went straight up in the air at the top of my backswing.

    What's the highest game you've ever bowled?: 278

    The lowest?: my second year in league I went 117-216-97 series. In that particular league that night, I had the highest and lowest scores for men.

    What is the highest three game set you ever bowled?: 699, twice.

    Ever had a birthday party at a bowling alley?: Not that I can remember

    Which of your Facebook friends have you went bowling with?: A few, some are in leagues too

    Who won?: no idea

    Can you hook the ball?: Yes

    Do you use a ball with a fingertip grip?: Yes

    Ever left without paying?: no

    Ever walk out while still wearing the bowling shoes?: no

    Do you think it's easy to make the 10-pin (7-pin if you're lefthanded)?: I'm better at the 10 pin than the 7 this year

    Lastly, wanna go bowling right now?: where?

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    How old were you when you started bowling?: 6

    Righty or lefty? Righty

    What's your average?: 160...for now. ;-)

    Do you own your own ball?: Yes - 4 Columbia300 Piranha C, Black U-dot, Yellow dot, White dot.

    Who's your favorite professional bowler of all time? Marshall Holman...I tried to copy his stuyle

    Do you bowl in a league? Which one(s)? Yes, Monday Maniacs

    What's your favorite bowling alley? Maplewood Lanes, Gainesville, GA

    How about your LEAST favorite?: Village Lanes Marietta- closed now...water pipes in the ceiling burst so the lanes were always in crappy condition.

    Do you like bowling with the "cosmic" lights? Doesn't bother me..helps a little as I don't rush my footwork in the dark

    How about with music playing?: Love it...I learned to bowl in youth bowling@ Tucker Bowling Center & a juke box was always playing

    Do you like to order food from the snack bar while you bowl? Not really.

    Have you ever made the 7-10 split? Nope...never really close.

    Have you ever bowled a 300 game?: 1 no tap...I know...doesn't count, but the last 3 were legit

    If not, have you seen someone else do it?: Yes. First 2 were teammates.

    Have you ever won a tournament?: a couple of local ones...nothing notable.

    Do you watch bowling on TV?: Yes

    Have you ever bowled on TV?: Nope

    When you go bowling on a date, who usually wins?: I do. It's still fun even if she wins.

    Any embarrassing moments happen while you were bowling?: My shoes stuck at the foul line & I landed on both knees. Somehow I let go of the ball in good shape, about 5 mph, & it took a minute to get down the lane...but struck! Looked like I was praying for the strike.

    What's the highest game you've ever bowled?: 280

    The lowest?: that I remember...1 0 something with 7 splits when I was trying out for GA Tech's bowling team. It was brutal.

    What is the highest three game set you ever bowled?: 681

    Ever had a birthday party at a bowling alley?: Yes. Don't remember exactly when.

    Which of your Facebook friends have you went bowling with?: Maybe a dozen

    Who won?: Usually....me!

    Can you hook the ball?: Um...yes! Back in the short oil days I had to Lustre King my Blue Dot to cut down the hook.

    Do you use a ball with a fingertip grip?: Yes

    Ever left without paying?: Never.

    Ever walk out while still wearing the bowling shoes?: Nope....but I did see someone do it one time. It started pouring rain & the guy at the control counter announced, "If you used to own a Cutlass Supreme convertible, you now own a swimming pool." I've never seen someone move so fast.

    Do you think it's easy to make the 10-pin (7-pin if you're lefthanded)?: Not yet, but lately it's getting better.

    Lastly, wanna go bowling right now?: Sure. The only problem with right now, 11:24 PM, is that all the places around here do cosmic bowling on Saturday night.

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    How old were you when you started bowling?: 22 (in a league)

    Righty or lefty? Lefty

    What's your average?: 185 (Tuesday) & 197 (Saturday)

    Do you own your own ball?: Yes

    Who's your favorite professional bowler of all time? Early Anthony

    Do you bowl in a league? Which one(s)? Tuesday St. Collette's Men's League, Saturday Novi Spirits Mixed League

    What's your favorite bowling alley? Novi Bowl

    How about your LEAST favorite?: Lucky's

    Do you like bowling with the "cosmic" lights? No

    How about with music playing?: Good with me - rock, classic rock, death metal, speed metal, preferably

    Do you like to order food from the snack bar while you bowl? Yes

    Have you ever made the 7-10 split? No

    Have you ever bowled a 300 game?: No

    If not, have you seen someone else do it?: Yes

    Have you ever won a tournament?: No

    Do you watch bowling on TV?: Yes

    Have you ever bowled on TV?: No

    When you go bowling on a date, who usually wins?: I do

    Any embarrassing moments happen while you were bowling?: None that I can remember

    What's the highest game you've ever bowled?: 298

    The lowest?: 105

    What is the highest three game set you ever bowled?: 779

    Ever had a birthday party at a bowling alley?: Yes - 30th birthday

    Which of your Facebook friends have you went bowling with?: Doug who is on my Tuesday league

    Who won?: Changes every week

    Can you hook the ball?: Yes

    Do you use a ball with a fingertip grip?: Yes

    Ever left without paying?: No

    Ever walk out while still wearing the bowling shoes?: No

    Do you think it's easy to make the 10-pin (7-pin if you're lefthanded)?: Yes - especially with the Hammer First Blood - it's like a 7 pin magnet

    Lastly, wanna go bowling right now?: Yes, you buying?

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    THE BOWLING SURVEY:

    The rules, copy and paste this to your notes, change the answers to reflect yours, tag a bunch of other people that bowl, and have fun...you get to find out more about your bowling friends!

    How old were you when you started bowling?: 15

    Righty or lefty? Righty

    What's your average?: 185

    Do you own your own ball?: 11

    Who's your favorite professional bowler of all time? Pete Weber, Parker Bohn III

    Do you bowl in a league? Which one(s)? 2

    What's your favorite bowling alley? Sheridan Lanes, Tulsa, OK

    How about your LEAST favorite?: Coffee Creek, Owasso, OK

    Do you like bowling with the "cosmic" lights? No, I cannot stand that.

    How about with music playing?: Music doesn't bother me as long as it is NOT country.

    Do you like to order food from the snack bar while you bowl? no, and I rarely eat before.

    Have you ever made the 7-10 split? No, but made the big 4, 4,6,7,10.

    Have you ever bowled a 300 game?: Not yet (unless 9pin not tap counts, LOL)

    If not, have you seen someone else do it?: I've seen countless people bowl 300 games.

    Have you ever won a tournament?: placed in locals but never won

    Do you watch bowling on TV?: Always

    Have you ever bowled on TV?: No, but always wanted to.

    When you go bowling on a date, who usually wins?: DATE??? married to a bowler.

    Any embarrassing moments happen while you were bowling?: Ball came off hand in backswing, did NOT hit any one, but sure made me turn red.

    What's the highest game you've ever bowled?: 267

    The lowest?: 104 since playing in OKahoma

    What is the highest three game set you ever bowled?: 699 ugh!

    Ever had a birthday party at a bowling alley?: NO, started too late in life

    Which of your Facebook friends have you went bowling with?: Facebook Friend, you mean you have friends?

    Who won?:

    Can you hook the ball?: I can hook the ball, and throw straight one if plastic.

    Do you use a ball with a fingertip grip?: Yes

    Ever left without paying?:Never

    Ever walk out while still wearing the bowling shoes?: Yes, drove home, oops, but they were mine, not the houses.

    Do you think it's easy to make the 10-pin (7-pin if you're lefthanded)?: Easy, NO, about 75% of time.

    Lastly, wanna go bowling right now?: I always wanna go bowling.

    Jerry 'Jeral999ok' - USBC #8738-16145 - Current Arsenal 14lbs: 1st: Brunswick Mastermind Genius, Aura (org), Hammer Purple Taboo, Blue/Silver Taboo, Brunswick Maxxed Out, Brunswick Meanstreak Brawler, 900 Global Hook Pearl, Spare: Dv8 Zombie - Current Averages: 187 in Sheridan, 182 Traveling League.

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    How old were you when you started bowling?: 14

    Righty or lefty? righty

    What's your average?: 185

    Do you own your own ball?: yes.

    Who's your favorite professional bowler of all time? Amletto monicelli

    Do you bowl in a league? Which one(s)? Yes, both mixed

    What's your favorite bowling alley? Any with an open lane

    How about your LEAST favorite?: duckpins...lol

    Do you like bowling with the "cosmic" lights? Eh...

    How about with music playing?: as long as it's not super loud, why not.

    Do you like to order food from the snack bar while you bowl? Sometimes.

    Have you ever made the 7-10 split? Newp

    Have you ever bowled a 300 game?: no

    If not, have you seen someone else do it?: yes

    Have you ever won a tournament?: Won 3rd in a big 9 pin no-tap tourney last year.

    Do you watch bowling on TV?: yeah

    Have you ever bowled on TV?: no, tried qualifying a few times for a local cable access bowling show.

    When you go bowling on a date, who usually wins?: me. Shivelry is dead.

    Any embarrassing moments happen while you were bowling?: Walking backwards watching my ball reaction I tripped and flipped backwards over the ball return. Struck though!

    What's the highest game you've ever bowled?: 298

    The lowest?: sanctioned 32 game. Wayyy back...

    What is the highest three game set you ever bowled?: 720

    Ever had a birthday party at a bowling alley?: no

    Which of your Facebook friends have you went bowling with?: a couple

    Who won?: usually me

    Can you hook the ball?: A little

    Do you use a ball with a fingertip grip?: Yes

    Ever left without paying?: no

    Ever walk out while still wearing the bowling shoes?: No

    Do you think it's easy to make the 10-pin (7-pin if you're lefthanded)?: It is easy, I'm just horrible at it...

    Lastly, wanna go bowling right now?: F' it dude. Let's go bowling.

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    How old were you when you started bowling?: 19

    Righty or lefty? Righty

    What's your average?: 168 It's on a decline lately

    Do you own your own ball?: 4 in rotation (Pursuit S, Amforce2, blue Hammer(new version), white dot), Out of commission: Thunder Road, TPC Shooter

    Who's your favorite professional bowler of all time? P Dub, Mark Roth

    Do you bowl in a league? Which one(s)? Monday night Bowling Believers

    What's your favorite bowling alley? NIU Den, many good times was in there.

    How about your LEAST favorite?: Toss up between Skyway and Crete Bowling Lanes. They didn't keep up with conditioning the lanes. I could hook my white dot like my strike ball

    Do you like bowling with the "cosmic" lights? Nope!

    How about with music playing?: Love it

    Do you like to order food from the snack bar while you bowl? Depends on the situation

    Have you ever made the 7-10 split? Nope!

    Have you ever bowled a 300 game?: Still hacking away at it.

    If not, have you seen someone else do it?: 1 time

    Have you ever won a tournament?: Transitioning to tournament play very soon.

    Do you watch bowling on TV?: YEP!! DVR and YouTube it, if I missed it.

    Have you ever bowled on TV?: No, but always wanted to.

    When you go bowling on a date, who usually wins?: yeah, usually

    Any embarrassing moments happen while you were bowling?: Split my pants, MAJOR SPLIT

    What's the highest game you've ever bowled?: Refer to the "Have you ever bowled a 300 game?" question above 266

    The lowest?: I think when I started I was happy to break 100

    What is the highest three game set you ever bowled?: 658 scratch, 736 handicap

    Ever had a birthday party at a bowling alley?: Always someone elses

    Which of your Facebook friends have you went bowling with?: Quite a few

    Who won?: Depends on who bowled better - or in reality - carried better

    Can you hook the ball?: I can hook the ball, and throw straight if I have to.

    Do you use a ball with a fingertip grip?: Yes

    Ever left without paying?: In high school, I'm ashamed to say I have, many, many times.

    Ever walk out while still wearing the bowling shoes?: I always had my own shows, so I was careful always to take them off before I left.

    Do you think it's easy to make the 10-pin (7-pin if you're lefthanded)?: Yes, with a plastic ball, I can make the 7-pin about 99 out of 100 times.

    Lastly, wanna go bowling right now?: I always wanna go bowling.

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    Hi I am new here so I decided to do this.

    How old were you when you started bowling?: 10

    Righty or lefty? Righty

    What's your average?: 188 but it has been about 10 years since my last league. Just starting back up again

    Do you own your own ball?: Hammer Arson, Brunswick Command Zone ARC

    Who's your favorite professional bowler of all time? -

    Do you bowl in a league? Currently I do not but I plan on Joining a Fall League as I missed my local summer leagues

    What's your favorite bowling alley? Fishkill Bowl

    How about your LEAST favorite?: Holiday Bowl

    Do you like bowling with the "cosmic" lights? Sure it is a good time

    How about with music playing?: Love it

    Do you like to order food from the snack bar while you bowl? I usually order fries or mozzarella sticks

    Have you ever made the 7-10 split? Not yet

    Have you ever bowled a 300 game?: Almost

    If not, have you seen someone else do it?: To many times to count

    Have you ever won a tournament?: I did win a youth tournament when I was about 13

    Do you watch bowling on TV?: Sadly no

    Have you ever bowled on TV?: No

    When you go bowling on a date, who usually wins?: I have let my girlfriend win a few times

    Any embarrassing moments happen while you were bowling?: I just got done eating fries and I forgot to clean my hands. Needless to say my ball ended up behind me.

    What's the highest game you've ever bowled?: 298 during league play

    The lowest?: I cant remember, when I first started I probably bowled a 50

    What is the highest three game set you ever bowled?: I do not remember

    Ever had a birthday party at a bowling alley?: When I was very young. I lost the pin they gave me though

    Which of your Facebook friends have you went bowling with?: Quite a few

    Who won?: Sometimes me and sometimes my friend Ryan

    Can you hook the ball?: I can hook the ball

    Do you use a ball with a fingertip grip?: Yes

    Ever left without paying?: No

    Ever walk out while still wearing the bowling shoes?: I always had my own shows

    Do you think it's easy to make the 10-pin (7-pin if you're lefthanded)?: I do not have any problems making the 10pin

    Lastly, wanna go bowling right now?: Absolutely

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    How old were you when you started bowling?: 16


    Righty or lefty? Righty


    What's your average?: 187..but determined to break the 190 mark this year.


    Do you own your own ball?: 6..... Optimus, Jet Black Taboo, VG Nano, Muntant Cell, Black Widow Pearl & plastic spare ball


    Who's your favorite professional bowler of all time? Wes Mallot


    Do you bowl in a league? Which one(s)? Wed night


    What's your favorite bowling alley? Don't have one


    How about your LEAST favorite?: Don't have one


    Do you like bowling with the "cosmic" lights? NO


    How about with music playing?: Doesn't bother me


    Do you like to order food from the snack bar while you bowl? NO


    Have you ever made the 7-10 split? No


    Have you ever bowled a 300 game?: Yes. One.


    If not, have you seen someone else do it?: Yes


    Have you ever won a tournament?: No


    Do you watch bowling on TV?: Yes whenever I catch it.


    Have you ever bowled on TV?: No


    When you go bowling on a date, who usually wins?: Married and wife doesn't bowl.


    Any embarrassing moments happen while you were bowling?: I punched the ball return while bowling in my younger days. I came back, sat down huffing and puffing only to have 2 guys say, HEY, you want to clean up the lanes?? I look up and there's blood droplets all over the lane with a trail leading back to me. My hands were so dry that night, when I punched the return, my hand split open like a watermelon. I spent a good 20 minutes cleaning up my mess.


    What's the highest game you've ever bowled?: 300


    The lowest?: Sub 100 when first started bowling


    What is the highest three game set you ever bowled?: 726


    Ever had a birthday party at a bowling alley?: Not mine but been to a few


    Which of your Facebook friends have you went bowling with?: A couple


    Who won?: Varies


    Can you hook the ball?: Yes


    Do you use a ball with a fingertip grip?: Yes


    Ever left without paying?: Probably in High school


    Ever walk out while still wearing the bowling shoes?: No


    Do you think it's easy to make the 10-pin (7-pin if you're lefthanded)?: Not in the past but have gotten a lot better at the plastic ball.


    Lastly, wanna go bowling right now?: What time should I be there?
    Last edited by bubba809; 08-21-2014 at 11:19 AM.

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    Just wanted to throw this out there.

    How old were you when you started bowling?: My parents always bowled in league, so probably as soon as I could hold a ball.

    Righty or lefty? Righty

    What's your average?: 170 give or take

    Do you own your own ball?: Brunswick Slingshot

    Who's your favorite professional bowler of all time? -

    Do you bowl in a league? Nope. I like to go whenever I feel like.

    What's your favorite bowling alley? Arapahoe Bowling Center (Just the one near my place)

    How about your LEAST favorite?: -

    Do you like bowling with the "cosmic" lights? Yes I do.

    How about with music playing?: Yep, love that too.

    Do you like to order food from the snack bar while you bowl? Only the 3 cookies for a dollar deal!

    Have you ever made the 7-10 split? Nope

    Have you ever bowled a 300 game?: Nope

    If not, have you seen someone else do it?: Once

    Have you ever won a tournament?: No

    Do you watch bowling on TV?: On rare occasion. I do enjoy watching trick-shot bowling though!

    Have you ever bowled on TV?: No

    When you go bowling on a date, who usually wins?: Me

    Any embarrassing moments happen while you were bowling?: I've fallen down a few times, but never thrown the ball backwards or anything.

    What's the highest game you've ever bowled?: 240

    The lowest?: In recent past, a 129

    What is the highest three game set you ever bowled?: 592

    Ever had a birthday party at a bowling alley?: Yes, last year (28th bday)

    Which of your Facebook friends have you went bowling with?: Most of them

    Who won?: Me probably 95% of the time.

    Can you hook the ball?: Yes

    Do you use a ball with a fingertip grip?: No

    Ever left without paying?: No

    Ever walk out while still wearing the bowling shoes?: No, but I had a friend that did it every time.

    Do you think it's easy to make the 10-pin (7-pin if you're lefthanded)?: Sometimes. I throw a big sweeping lefty hook at the 10-in (I know, illegal being a righty at all)

    Lastly, wanna go bowling right now?: Absolutely
    Ball - Brunswick Slingshot | Speed - 15.25mph | Throw - Right
    High Game - 240
    High Series - 617 (210, 189, 218)

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    THE BOWLING SURVEY:

    The rules, copy and paste this to your notes, change the answers to reflect yours, tag a bunch of other people that bowl, and have fun...you get to find out more about your bowling friends!

    How old were you when you started bowling?: I've been bowling my entire life, but started bowling on leagues when I was 12

    Righty or lefty? Righty

    What's your average?: PBA Experience average is 158, Fall League house shot 213

    Do you own your own ball?: yes

    Who's your favorite professional bowler of all time? Bill O'Neill

    Do you bowl in a league? Which one(s)? PBA experience, and Thursday 5 man

    What's your favorite bowling alley? Marshall Bowl, Marshall IL

    How about your LEAST favorite?: Mike N Debies Paris Bowl, Paris IL

    Do you like bowling with the "cosmic" lights? doesn't bother me much

    How about with music playing?: love music

    Do you like to order food from the snack bar while you bowl? I never eat while I'm bowling.

    Have you ever made the 7-10 split? nope

    Have you ever bowled a 300 game?: yes but it was unsanctioned

    If not, have you seen someone else do it?: yes

    Have you ever won a tournament?: only non sanctioned tournaments

    Do you watch bowling on TV?: yes

    Have you ever bowled on TV?: nope

    When you go bowling on a date, who usually wins?: me

    Any embarrassing moments happen while you were bowling?: stepped in some easy slide and fell straight on my butt on the approach, still struck and didn't foul

    What's the highest game you've ever bowled?: 300

    The lowest?: 98 (US Open pattern)

    What is the highest three game set you ever bowled?:726

    Ever had a birthday party at a bowling alley?: Yep

    Which of your Facebook friends have you went bowling with?: about 10%

    Who won?: i always win

    Can you hook the ball?: duh

    Do you use a ball with a fingertip grip?: Yes

    Ever left without paying?: nah, gotta keep the lights on somehow

    Ever walk out while still wearing the bowling shoes?: yes, but they were mine and i had my shoe covers on

    do you think it's easy to make the 10-pin (7-pin if you're lefthanded)?: Yes

    Lastly, wanna go bowling right now?: that's a dumb question
    "watching pros throw countless strikes in a you tube video, is like watching
    super models in bikini's eating cheeseburgers on the hood of a pickup. sex sells"

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