The Bowling Survey

[jab5325]

How old were you when you started bowling?: 5

Righty or lefty? Lefty

What's your average?: 185 (almost 186!)

Do you own your own ball?: Yes; Hammer Bad Intentions, Hammer Saw Blade, Storm Rocket, Hammer Black Urethane, Columbia WD Spare Ball

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

Do you bowl in a league? Which one(s)? Wednesday 5-man scratch; Thursday 4-man handicap; substitute in a sport shot trio on Monday

What's your favorite bowling alley? One with oiled lanes

How about your LEAST favorite?: One without oiled lanes

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

How about with music playing?: I don't like it, but it doesn't get to me

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

Have you ever made the 7-10 split? No but have came close

Have you ever bowled a 300 game?: No

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

Have you ever won a tournament?: Yes

Do you watch bowling on TV?: Nearly every week

Have you ever bowled on TV?: No

Any embarrassing moments happen while you were bowling?: I stuck and face planted on the lanes last season

What's the highest game you've ever bowled?: 277 (age 16)

The lowest?: I threw a 125 in a scratch house shot league this season

What is the highest three game set you ever bowled?: 715

Ever had a birthday party at a bowling alley? Several

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

Who won?: Almost always me

Can you hook the ball?: I struggle with NOT hooking the ball

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

Do you think it's easy to make the 10-pin (7-pin if you're lefthanded)?: No spare is easy

Lastly, wanna go bowling right now?: Sure, why not? It beats work.

[Jubalplow]

How old were you when you started bowling?: 8

Righty or lefty? Righty

What's your average?: 120

Do you own your own ball? Yes

Who's your favorite professional bowler of all time? Anthony or maybe Weber

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

What's your favorite bowling alley? Close to me

How about your LEAST favorite?: one thats far away

Do you like bowling with the "cosmic" lights? Meh

How about with music playing?: sure

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

Have you ever made the 7-10 split? Once, pretty lucky bounce of the pin

Have you ever bowled a 300 game?: No

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

Have you ever won a tournament?: no

Do you watch bowling on TV?: if I could I would

Have you ever bowled on TV?: No

Any embarrassing moments happen while you were bowling?: My arm cramped on my backswing causing the ball to go flying backwards

What's the highest game you've ever bowled?: 157

The lowest?: 89

What is the highest three game set you ever bowled?: 400

Ever had a birthday party at a bowling alley? Several

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

Who won?: tossup

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?: Nope

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

Lastly, wanna go bowling right now?: yeah buddy

[NotesOfC]

How old were you when you started bowling?: 6

Righty or lefty? Righty

What's your average?: 196

Do you own your own ball? Yes

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

Do you bowl in a league? Which one(s)? Wednesday night mixed 4 member teams (at least one male and one female), Thursday night business men's 5 man teams, sunday bi weekly men's travel league 5 man teams.

What's your favorite bowling alley? I really like the stadium in Reno, but as for my personal preference, showplace lanes in Euless, Texas.

How about your LEAST favorite?: Just the ****ty poorly kept ones that everyone encounters at some point.

Do you like bowling with the "cosmic" lights? Every now and then I use it to practice, it's something different, allows me to bowl in a way different setting and environment, and helps me deal with distractions during bowling. But overall, no I don't enjoy cosmic bowling.

How about with music playing?: sure, sometimes I suppose. There's something about league night with no music on, just the chatter and pins clattering about throughout 40 lanes. It's lovely, really.

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

Have you ever made the 7-10 split? Not yet, although twice in one night I picked up a 10 pin spare and would have picked up the 7 if it was there.

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

If not, have you seen someone else do it?: plenty of times, maybe 15-20

Have you ever won a tournament?: runner ups in state tournament once in youth bowling. Never won one, would be cool though.

Do you watch bowling on TV?: Sunday's are for bowling! (And football)

Have you ever bowled on TV?: No lol

Any embarrassing moments happen while you were bowling?: slipped and fell a half dozen times. Walked out onto the lane due to sticking and my momentum going forward. That was during practice and I bowled a 455 because I was nervous the whole night after that.

What's the highest game you've ever bowled?: 270

The lowest?: oh man lol I think the lowest since I've been a league bowler has been a 108

What is the highest three game set you ever bowled?: 731

Ever had a birthday party at a bowling alley? Several

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

Who won?: I was a bowler all my life. None of my friends were. I won nearly every time I guess.

Can you hook the ball?: yes

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

Ever left without paying?: I did just last week because my center makes us pay afterward and there was 20 college kids in line due to spring break. I was not waiting as it was late already so I left. Ive known the people there for years and I am involved in both leagues I am a part of, so they were cool with me paying this week instead of waiting. Prob shouldn't have done it though but we have an understanding I guess.

Ever walk out while still wearing the bowling shoes?: Used to just wear my right shoe when I was smoking. Now I take my shoes off to step outside.

Do you think it's easy to make the 10-pin (7-pin if you're lefthanded)?: I don't think it's easy, but I don't find it difficult either. It's definitely not the 3 pin but I pick it up about 80% of the time.

Lastly, wanna go bowling right now?: big time. Bowled last night and practiced two games afterward, and I bowled really well in practice. League is again tonight so it's really been all I can think about today.

[ckelly02]

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?: 17

Righty or lefty? Righty

What's your average?: 210

Do you own your own ball?: 6 (Roto Grip Menace, Hywire, Rising Star, Riot, Brunswick C-System and a Spare Ball)

Who's your favorite professional bowler of all time? I like Bill O'Neil

Do you bowl in a league? Which one(s)? Tuesday Night Lilac Spares

What's your favorite bowling alley? Lilac Lanes, Spokane, WA

How about your LEAST favorite?: Never heard of a least favorite haha

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

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

Do you like to order food from the snack bar while you bowl? no, usually just something to drink

Have you ever made the 7-10 split? I've had the 10 back on the deck but never converted.

Have you ever bowled a 300 game?: 299 three times, the 300 still eludes me!!!

If not, have you seen someone else do it?: I've seen it alot.

Have you ever won a tournament? cashed in some locals, but nothing major

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?: Usually me, its tough to purposely try and bowl bad

Any embarrassing moments happen while you were bowling?: Once, I threw the ball about 25 mph at a single pin spare and it came off my hand wrong, popped out of the gutter into the pair next to me.

What's the highest game you've ever bowled?: 299 three times

The lowest?: Gosh I would have to say a 125? maybe?

What is the highest three game set you ever bowled?: 742

Ever had a birthday party at a bowling alley?: Yes, when I was 12.

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

Who won?: Depends on who bowled 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?: Yes, but with the houses permission.

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)?: After a lot of practice, I can proudly say, YES

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

[1VegasBowler]

This is a little thing going around Facebook right now...thought I'd put my survey here to have some fun. If you wish to participate, cut and paste into a reply, change the answers to be yours, and then we're off and running. Here we go:

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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?: 7

Righty or lefty? Righty

What's your average?: 186

Do you own your own ball?: 4 (DV8 #15 Ruckus Schizo, #12 Vandal, #12 Thug Unruly and Brunswick T Zone for spares)

Who's your favorite professional bowler of all time? Mark Roth, Marshall Holman, Guppy Troup, Norm Duke, WRW Jr, Parker Bohn III & Johnny Petraglia.

Do you bowl in a league? Which one(s)? Winter - Mondays/Saints & Sinners, Wednesdays/Original Drillers. Upcoming Summer - Mondays/Lucky 13, Wednesdays/PBA Challenge.

What's your favorite bowling alley? South Point, Sun Coast.

How about your LEAST favorite?: Silver Nugget, Gold Coast & Strike Zone when the humidity gets high.

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

How about with music playing?: Music doesn't bother me unless it's too loud.

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

Have you ever made the 7-10 split? Never.

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

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

Have you ever won a tournament?: Not yet, but I have cashed in a 9 Tap.

Do you watch bowling on TV?: Yes. but more so on the internet.

Have you ever bowled on TV?: No.

When you go bowling on a date, who usually wins?: I don't do bowling dates because wife doesn't bowl.

Any embarrassing moments happen while you were bowling?: When the ball hits my leg and ends up in the gutter.

What's the highest game you've ever bowled?: 268

The lowest?: 138 here on April 4th.

What is the highest three game set you ever bowled?: 652 last night (4/25)

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

Which of your Facebook friends have you went bowling with?: None

Who won?: N/A

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

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

Ever left without paying?: Never

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, with a plastic ball, I can make the 7-pin about 95 out of 100 times.

Lastly, wanna go bowling right now?: I always want to bowl, but my body doesn't always allow it.

[Greene3417]

How old were you when you started bowling?: Bowled as a kid, but taking it seriously, age 25

Righty or lefty? Righty

What's your average?: 160

Do you own your own ball?: Yes, 4

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

Do you bowl in a league? Which one(s)? Not now. I like Flex Leagues though

What's your favorite bowling alley? Brunswick Zone, Austell, GA

How about your LEAST favorite?: Various beach cities in Florida and South Carolina. They are usually old and not well maintained

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

How about with music playing?: Nothing loud

Do you like to order food from the snack bar while you bowl? If I'm hungry

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?: Yes

Have you ever bowled on TV?: No

When you go bowling on a date, who usually wins?: Never tried. My wife would hate for me to go on a date with someone else, but it would get me out of the house I guess.

Any embarrassing moments happen while you were bowling?: When bowling by myself, I get going to fast and hit the cross bar that clears the pins.

What's the highest game you've ever bowled?: 257

The lowest?: 87 or so

What is the highest three game set you ever bowled?: Not sure

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

Which of your Facebook friends have you went bowling with?: I don't have or like social media

Who won?: N/A

Can you hook the ball?: Yes, Reverse hook though

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

Ever left without paying?: No

Ever walk out while still wearing the bowling shoes?: Maybe as a kid...

Do you think it's easy to make the 10-pin (7-pin if you're lefthanded)?: Yes, just add speed and bowl straight at it

Lastly, wanna go bowling right now?: Ummmm, YES!

[Timmyb]

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?: 8

Righty or lefty? Righty

What's your average?: 203

Do you own your own ball?: 9 (IQ Nano, Storm Fight, Gemtek Gemstar, Icon 300, Melee Jab, Motiv Rebel tank, Tombstone, LT48 (original), Reaction Ricochet)

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

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

What's your favorite bowling alley? The Lanes on 20

How about your LEAST favorite?: AMF West

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

How about with music playing?: Music doesn't bother me unless it's too loud.

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

Have you ever made the 7-10 split? Never.

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

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

Have you ever won a tournament?: Yes

Do you watch bowling on TV?: Yes

Have you ever bowled on TV?: Yes*

When you go bowling on a date, who usually wins?: Me. I've unfortunately never dated anyone who could hang.

Any embarrassing moments happen while you were bowling?: My hip popped last year, sent me crashing to the ground, in the process spraining my ankle.

What's the highest game you've ever bowled?: 299

The lowest?: I would imagine there's a few sub-100 games from my childhood. I did bowl a 142 in league last year.

What is the highest three game set you ever bowled?: 752 (1999)

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

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

Who won?: Usually me. Ken does have his moments....

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

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

Ever left without paying?: Never

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, as long as my head is on straight that night.

Lastly, wanna go bowling right now?: Yep.

[jimgilmore]

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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?: about 8 or nine
Righty or lefty? righty

What's your average?: currently 159

Do you own your own ball?: 2 right now 10# ebonite mix as a spare ball and an 11# rhino the new one.

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

Do you bowl in a league? Which one(s)? Grandma's ad GrandPa'sonmonday morning and a practice league on friday mornings.

What's your favorite bowling alley? It was Norwood lanes in long islandcity, NY. But they are now gone.

How about your LEAST favorite? Not sure.

Do you like bowling with the "cosmic" lights? Maybe if I had some friends that just wanted t have some bowling fun.

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

Do you like to order food from the snack bar while you bowl? Yes, but the prices are too high for me. They sell a ccoffee for 86 cents but heck $6 plus for a cheap sandwich is kind of brutal. So they keep the snackbar closed because all the seniors won't or cannot pay those kind of prices.

Have you ever made the 7-10 split? Only in my dreams

Have you ever bowled a 300 game?: Not yet and doubt i even will
Have you ever won a tournament?: Best I ever did was a third place.
Do you watch bowling on TV?: Would if I could but My dish set up does not have it.

Have you ever bowled on TV?: Your joshing right ?

When you go bowling on a date, who usually wins?: What's a date ?

Any embarrassing moments happen while you were bowling?: Besides tearing my pants down the inseam?

What's the highest game you've ever bowled?: I do not do drugs.....if you mean score It is around 234.

The lowest?: I think the first game I ever remember bowling was an 8.

What is the highest three game set you ever bowled?: do not believe i have gotten above 590 yet.

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

Which of your Facebook friends have you went bowling with?: None that I can remember.

Who won?: ?

Can you hook the ball?: My ball does hook

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

Ever left without paying?: Why would I do that.

Ever walk out while still wearing the bowling shoes?: Yess and I had to take a train to get back to the bowling alley to get my shoes back.

Do you think it's easy to make the 10-pin (7-pin if you're lefthanded)?: I make it about 40% of the time what do you think?

Lastly, wanna go bowling right now?: I was bowling n hour ago so No.

[Wherearemyballs]

How old were you when you started bowling?: 8

Righty or lefty? Righty

What's your average?: 178

Do you own your own ball?: when they don't disappear after spring cleaning

Who's your favorite professional bowler of all time? Liz and Walter Ray

Do you bowl in a league? Which one(s)? upcoming next month

What's your favorite bowling alley? Harford Lanes, Aberdeen Md

How about your LEAST favorite?: Bel Air Bowl , thank fully went under.

Do you like bowling with the "cosmic" lights? Avoid lt at all costs.

How about with music playing? Even worse

Do you like to order food from the snack bar while you bowl? Try not to eat while bowling.

Have you ever made the 7-10 split? 3 times

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?: Yes

Have you ever bowled on TV?: No

When you go bowling on a date, who usually wins?: Natural born showoff??

Any embarrassing moments happen while you were bowling?: dry rotted pants, but I finished anyway!!!

What's the highest game you've ever bowled?: 277

The lowest?: As a child , 60

What is the highest three game set you ever bowled?: 708

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

Which of your Facebook friends have you went bowling with?: Most of the local ones and family

Who won?: Really?

Can you hook the ball?: Yes

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

Ever left without paying?: been close to the door

Ever walk out while still wearing the bowling shoes?: Yes

Do you think it's easy to make the 10-pin (7-pin if you're lefthanded)?: as any other

Lastly, wanna go bowling right now?: Quarter a pin ?

[okfoz]

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?: 8
Righty or lefty? Righty
What's your average?: 197 Officially

Do you own your own ball?: 6 (Brunswick Loaded Revolver, Rotogrip Haywire, Rotogrip Wrecker, Hammer Viral, Storm Super Natural, Columbia 300 White Dot & A 1985 Brunswick Black Beauty)

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

Do you bowl in a league? Which one(s)? Monday Night Owls

What's your favorite bowling alley? Anything that has open Lanes.

How about your LEAST favorite?: Anything that has NO open lanes.

Do you like bowling with the "cosmic" lights? Sure, Helps Focus

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

Do you like to order food from the snack bar while you bowl? Nope, Eating Gluten Free keeps me away from Snack Bars

Have you ever made the 7-10 split? Nope

Have you ever bowled a 300 game?: Nope, But I had the Andy Veripapa 300, I had 14 consecutive strikes between 2 games.

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

Have you ever won a tournament?: nope, only been in a few

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

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

When you go bowling on a date, who usually wins?: No Dating for me, Married for 14 Blissful years

Any embarrassing moments happen while you were bowling?: I stuck, then went over the line, skidding a little ways...

What's the highest game you've ever bowled?: 287

The lowest?: 28 (when I was 6, first time bowling ever, that was before the advent of bumpers)

What is the highest three game set you ever bowled?: 779 (Practice) - 701 (League)

Ever had a birthday party at a bowling alley?: Yes, when I was young, at Colonial Lanes

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

Who won?: Depends on who bowled better

Can you hook the ball?: Yes

Do you use a ball with a fingertip grip?: Yes, Pretty hard to hook a ball with a conventional grip.

Ever left without paying?: Nope, too honest, I once forgot to pay for Gas in my car, I went back the next day and paid for it, the attendant was surprised and said nobody has ever done that.

Ever walk out while still wearing the bowling shoes?: Once when I was about 10.

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 10-pin about 9 out of 10 times.

Lastly, wanna go bowling right now?: What else is there to do?