The Bowling Survey

[Hendu71]

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?: For the first time? Jeeze I can't even remember. Very young. With any kind of seriousness, (own equipment) 42. I just turned 43.

Righty or lefty? Right.

What's your average?: Haven't kept track since I'm mainly focusing on technique right now. Probably 110.

Do you own your own ball?: Yes. Ebonite Crush/r (new kind), and Ebonite Maxim for spares.

Who's your favorite professional bowler of all time? Dick Weber. Love that guy, RIP.

Do you bowl in a league? Which one(s)? Not yet.

What's your favorite bowling alley? Mid County Lanes. Farther, but worth it.

How about your LEAST favorite?: Price lanes. Way too expensive.

Do you like bowling with the "cosmic" lights? Hell no, but I actually like black lights.

How about with music playing?: Music doesn't bother me as long as the speaker isn't right in front of me.

Do you like to order food from the snack bar while you bowl? Food sometimes, drink only if I'm bowling more than 3 games at a time.

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

Have you ever bowled a 300 game?: Hah, no.

If not, have you seen someone else do it?: Not in person.

Have you ever won a tournament?: Nope.

Do you watch bowling on TV?: Nope, but I've watched tons of youtube videos.

Have you ever bowled on TV?: No.

When you go bowling on a date, who usually wins?: Lately it's been pretty even but my high score is better.

Any embarrassing moments happen while you were bowling?: I fell on my *** once.

What's the highest game you've ever bowled?: Recently, 161. I think I bowled 180ish once as a teen, just starting to get back in the groove now.

The lowest?: in recent memory, somewhere in the eighties. Not really keeping track of scores while I'm practicing (though i DO notice high scores, lol).

What is the highest three game set you ever bowled?: Haven't kept track yet.

Ever had a birthday party at a bowling alley?: No, but I've been to one.

Which of your Facebook friends have you went bowling with?: My wife, lol.

Who won?: Depends.

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?: No. All the bowling alleys I go to take credit cards or cash up front.

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 really. I'd say it's 50-50.

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

[John Anderson]

How old were you when you started bowling?: For the first time? I was 13 when I got a T-zone. Almost 15 when I got a reactive ball with fingertip drilling.

Righty or lefty? Right.

What's your average?: 180s.

Do you own your own ball?: Just gave away my old balls. Buying new, but yes I have used my own stuff.

Who's your favorite professional bowler of all time? Probably Norm Duke.

Do you bowl in a league? Which one(s)? Not right now. Will be on a college club team though hopefully.

What's your favorite bowling alley? No real preference. Anything with newer synthetic lanes and modern computer scoring is good assuming its all clean and works.

How about your LEAST favorite?: Can't remember the name, but some place I went for a fundraiser that didn't have automatic scoring.

Do you like bowling with the "cosmic" lights? If I am with friends just to have fun, yes. If I want to bowl well, no.

How about with music playing?: I really don't care one way or another. I don't need it to be quiet.

Do you like to order food from the snack bar while you bowl? Never.

Have you ever made the 7-10 split? No.

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

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

Have you ever won a tournament?: No.

Do you watch bowling on TV?: No.
Have you ever bowled on TV?: No.

When you go bowling on a date, who usually wins?: I would be guaranteed to win every time. I don't do bowling dates.

Any embarrassing moments happen while you were bowling?: Not that I remember.

What's the highest game you've ever bowled?: 266

The lowest?: No idea. Probably a 95 or there about.

What is the highest three game set you ever bowled?: 660 I believe.

Ever had a birthday party at a bowling alley?: No.

Which of your Facebook friends have you went bowling with?: I don't use Facebook.

Who won?: I win because my friends aren't good bowlers.

Can you hook the ball?: middle arrow to the gutter to the pocket if lanes are dry.

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

Ever left without paying?: No. I wouldn't do that.

Ever walk out while still wearing the bowling shoes?: No. I'm careful with my own shoes.

Do you think it's easy to make the 10-pin (7-pin if you're lefthanded)?: It's easy. Leave enough of them and you learn to pick them up consistently.

Lastly, wanna go bowling right now?: No. I'm working on some computer stuff at the moment. I'll be bowling every day in a month or so.

[Jessiewoodard57]

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?: For the first time? 19. till about 23 the back at it at 57
Righty or lefty? Right.

What's your average?: 150

Do you own your own ball?: Yes.too many Storm Crux, Storm Ride, Brunswick Gold Rhino, Hammer Taboo Spare Hammer First Blood and a Radical Score

Who's your favorite professional bowler of all time? Walter Ray Williams Jr a local guy to me

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

What's your favorite bowling alley? AMF Leesburg Florida

How about your LEAST favorite?: none

Do you like bowling with the "cosmic" lights? hate it!

How about with music playing?: Music doesn't bother me.

Do you like to order food from the snack bar while you bowl? Sometime soda always.

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?: Not in person.

Have you ever won a tournament?: Nope.

Do you watch bowling on TV?: yes.

Have you ever bowled on TV?: No.

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

Any embarrassing moments happen while you were bowling?: no.

What's the highest game you've ever bowled?: 233.

The lowest?: 90s

What is the highest three game set you ever bowled?: Haven't kept track yet.

Ever had a birthday party at a bowling alley?: No.

Which of your Facebook friends have you went bowling with?: church members.

Who won?: both.

Can you hook the ball?: oh yah.

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)?: now, yes

Lastly, wanna go bowling right now?: league to night leave in an hour.

[jlwonderley]

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?: 24, other than occasional birthday party or whatnot

Righty or lefty? Righty

What's your average?: Don't know. Estimate maybe 160-170?

Do you own your own ball?: Columbia 300 Scout

Who's your favorite professional bowler of all time? Walter Ray Williams Jr., Norm Duke, Pete Weber

Do you bowl in a league? No

What's your favorite bowling alley? None, all the ones around here have horrible lane maintenance.

How about your LEAST favorite?: See above

Do you like bowling with the "cosmic" lights? Sometimes if I feel like fooling around but not usually

How about with music playing?: Yeah if I can still hear to talk.

Do you like to order food from the snack bar while you bowl? No, too much money

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?: Not in person, no. Saw 299

Have you ever won a tournament?: N/A

Do you watch bowling on TV?: If you mean youtube

Have you ever bowled on TV?: No

When you go bowling on a date, who usually wins?: I would need to go on dates first

Any embarrassing moments happen while you were bowling?: Thew ball into lane beside me more than once in same game.

What's the highest game you've ever bowled?: 243

The lowest?: Recently? not sure, have had an occasional 100-ish game.

What is the highest three game set you ever bowled?: Don't know

Ever had a birthday party at a bowling alley?: Yeah, many times growing up

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

Who won?:

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?: Only to go smoke

Do you think it's easy to make the 10-pin (7-pin if you're lefthanded)?: Usually I can throw my same strike ball with a straight release and get it.

Lastly, wanna go bowling right now?: Yes

[fordman1]

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?: 11

Righty or lefty? Right
What's your average?: 200

Do you own your own ball?: yes
Who's your favorite professional bowler of all time? Roth, Holman & Duke

Do you bowl in a league? Which one(s)? yes two
What's your favorite bowling alley? Ford Lanes Dearborn Hgts

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

How about with music playing?: NO
Do you like to order food from the snack bar while you bowl? sometimes before
Have you ever made the 7-10 split? NO.

Have you ever bowled a 300 game?: Yes
If not, have you seen someone else do it?: Last Weel.

Have you ever won a tournament?: No

Do you watch bowling on TV?: Always

Have you ever bowled on TV?: No

When you go bowling on a date, who usually wins?: Last date was 50 yrs ago

Any embarrassing moments happen while you were bowling?: Mostly sticking and going across the foul line and falling flat!

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

The lowest?: In the last 20 years, Probably around 120

What is the highest three game set you ever bowled?: 788

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

Any Facebook friends have you went bowling with?: Never

Who won?:

Can you hook the ball?: yes

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 Beer can make you do some dumb things.

Do you think it's easy to make the 10-pin (7-pin if you're lefthanded)?: Not at all

Lastly, wanna go bowling right now?: 5 P.M. tonight

[JasonNJ]

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?: 10
Righty or lefty? Righty

What's your average?: 216
Do you own your own ball?: Yes - Storm Crux Pearl, Storm Pitch Black, C300 Blur Pearl (Current Favorite), Storm Mix for Spares.

Who's your favorite professional bowler of all time? Walter Ray Williams JR

Do you bowl in a league? Which one(s)? Wednesday Night Mix

What's your favorite bowling alley? Brunswick Zone.

How about your LEAST favorite?: Island Bowling Cape May NJ, Old wood lanes and they only oil every 3 weeks.

Do you like bowling with the "cosmic" lights? I'm ok with it.

How about with music playing?: Music doesn't bother me.

Do you like to order food from the snack bar while you bowl? Sometimes if I haven't had a chance to eat before.

Have you ever made the 7-10 split? Never but came close once, I hit the 10 pin across really hard and it bounced behind the 7, hit the sidewall and then bounced around in front of the 7 and landed in the right gutter 25 ft away from the pin deck.

Have you ever bowled a 300 game?: Never

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

Have you ever won a tournament?: Never bowled in a tournament.

Do you watch bowling on TV?: If I happen to find it on TV

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?: Can't think of any.


What's the highest game you've ever bowled?: 258

The lowest?: 119

What is the highest three game set you ever bowled?: 670

Ever had a birthday party at a bowling alley?: Never.

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

Who won?: Won some lost some

Can you hook the ball?: I'm mostly a stroker and play down and in.

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

Ever left without paying?: Yes, my local alley lets me bowl for free after my league.

Ever walk out while still wearing the bowling shoes?: Only to grab something from my car.

Do you think it's easy to make the 10-pin (7-pin if you're lefthanded)?: Yes with my spare ball.

Lastly, wanna go bowling right now?: Of course.

[NYMIKE]

How old were you when you started bowling?: 13, joined the league at 34

Righty or lefty? Lefty

What's your average?: 147

Do you own your own ball?: Yes A shock

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

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

What's your favorite bowling alley? Astoria Lanes

How about your LEAST favorite?: I don't hate any

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

How about with music playing?:Prefer quiet

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

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?:No

Have you ever won a tournament?: No

Do you watch bowling on TV?: O have extra frame

Have you ever bowled on TV?: No

When you go bowling on a date, who usually wins?: I'm married, no dates for me

Any embarrassing moments happen while you were bowling?: I once bowled sub 300 over 3 games in a league

What's the highest game you've ever bowled?: 220

The lowest?: In the 80s

What is the highest three game set you ever bowled?: In a league 515, in practice 598

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

Which of your Facebook friends have you went bowling with?: I bowled with one friend before I joined the league, he kicked my ***, I would turn the table on him today.

Who won?: He did

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?: 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)?: Work in progress went 5/9 today

Lastly, wanna go bowling right now?: I already bowled 13 games today

[SAbowler]

I figure this is a good place for my first post on the forum, so here goes:


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?: for fun? in my early 20's. Seriously (leagues)? Began my first league in 2008, so I would have been 37.

Righty or lefty? Righty

What's your average?: 175

Do you own your own ball?: 5 currently (Crux, Deadly Aim, Guru, Mamba Hybrid, Super natural)

Who's your favorite professional bowler of all time? Didn't really start following PBA until a few years ago, so I'd probably go with Belmo or Wes Mallott.

Do you bowl in a league? Which one(s)? Currently 3 leagues. Radical All Stars (Astro Super Bowl), St Matthews Mixed (University Bowl) and TCBA Travel League.

What's your favorite bowling alley? Probably Astro Super Bowl in San Antonio.

How about your LEAST favorite?: Ponderosa Bowl

Do you like bowling with the "cosmic" lights? Hate it!

How about with music playing?: Music doesn't bother me.

Do you like to order food from the snack bar while you bowl? depends on where I'm bowling. Some snack bars are way better than others.

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?: Yes. Many Times. I've seen my son shoot three himself.

Have you ever won a tournament?: no. third place is the best.

Do you watch bowling on TV?: Used to when I had cable. Now I catch it on Youtube.

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?: Probably throwing a double gutter when bowling anchor and needing only one pin to win the point. UGH!!!!

What's the highest game you've ever bowled?: I've bowled a 278 a couple of times.

The lowest?: don't recall for sure, I try not to remember the really bad games.

What is the highest three game set you ever bowled?: 718

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

Which of your Facebook friends have you went bowling with?: A lot of them.

Who won?: varies

Can you hook the ball?: yes, but I am by no means a "cranker".

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

Ever left without paying?: Yes, but not intentionally.

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 if I just trust the ball and just let it go.

Lastly, wanna go bowling right now?: I wouldn't be opposed to it.

[ScoopyLemons]

Hi, this is my first post here on bowling boards!

How old were you when you started bowling?: I joined my first league at 16 (I am now 17, still pretty new)

Righty or lefty? Righty

What's your average?: 162

Do you own your own ball?: 2, Brunswick Meanstreak Beatdown + Ebonite Polyester

Who's your favorite professional bowler of all time? Mika Koivuniemi

Do you bowl in a league? Which one(s)? Saturday morning youth league. During the summer I bowl in a casual league.

What's your favorite bowling alley? Helen Newman at Cornell University

How about your LEAST favorite?: Owego Bowl

Do you like bowling with the "cosmic" lights? I used to think it was funny, but now that I use the on lane targets I find it annoying.

How about with music playing?: Good music is great....but people usually don't pick good music.

Do you like to order food from the snack bar while you bowl? I don't like the food at my regular spot. I also don't like greasy fingers!

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?: no

Have you ever won a tournament?: I've made third but never won.

Do you watch bowling on TV?: I don't get ESPN on my TV, but I watch tons of bowling online.

Have you ever bowled on TV?: no

Any embarrassing moments happen while you were bowling?: In the middle of a tournament, right after a turkey my thumb got stuck and I threw a double gutter. Then I got another turkey afterwards!

What's the highest game you've ever bowled?: 229

The lowest?: 80 maybe?

What is the highest three game set you ever bowled?: Around 560 - 570 I think.

Ever had a birthday party at a bowling alley?: Yes.

Which of your Facebook friends have you went bowling with?: I use to bowl my buddies all the time, but now I just bowl with my brother.

Who won?: Depends.

Can you hook the ball?: Yes.

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

Ever left without paying?: Once the guy wasn't at the counter so i just left the money on the counter.

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 have about a 50/50 chance. I am getting better.

Lastly, wanna go bowling right now?: I am always ready for some bowling.

[AlecV]

How old were you when you started bowling?: Peewee League at 5 (now 17)

Righty or lefty? Right

What's your average?: 191

Do you own your own ball?: 4 IQ Tour Pearls, IQ Tour 30, Hyper Cell, Brunswick Nirvana, a couple Pyramid Plastics, and just yesterday ordered a Joyride

Who's your favorite professional bowler of all time? Chris Barnes

Do you bowl in a league? Which one(s)? Monday Night (Saturday Morning extras, too full), Red, White, and Blue (Sport Shots), High School Team, 2 or 3 annual scholarship tournaments, and a Junior Travel League that goes to houses around Iowa.

What's your favorite bowling alley? Leisure Lanes

How about your LEAST favorite?: Timber Lanes

Do you like bowling with the "cosmic" lights? I do better with these lights for some odd reason.

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

Do you like to order food from the snack bar while you bowl? No snack bar at regular house, just vending machines.

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, placed 2nd

Do you watch bowling on TV?: Always

Have you ever bowled on TV?: No

Any embarrassing moments happen while you were bowling?: The front 8, then opened in foundation frame and ended with 256.

What's the highest game you've ever bowled?: 279

The lowest?: When I was 5 I likely bowled 40-50 frequently

What is the highest three game set you ever bowled?: 667, 7-10 in 10th most likely ruined the 700.

Ever had a birthday party at a bowling alley?: Yes, multiple

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

Who won?: Depends

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, around 80% of the time I hit it.

Lastly, wanna go bowling right now?: Of course