any bowlers out there?

fireshoes
fireshoes Posts: 3,167
edited April 2024 in Clubhouse Archives
I've barely bowled in the last few years, but my roommate wanted to be on her team for league play. So I hit the lanes for five games to practive up some. I scored between 114 and 142. *ouch* Time to practice some more. I've just been throwing straight balls, and managed some marks but a lot of splits too. I figure I'm going to have to learn the "proper technique" to make much improvement. To get things started, I ordered some new gear. New shoes and a ball have to make me better right?! :D I got a Brunswick Intense Inferno ball on sale for $69 (MSRP $239; $129 most places online) and some Etonic "fireshoes" too. They are wild. Pics below!

Ball: http://www.bowlingball.com/Ball-3636/intense_inferno_blowout_12lb.html

Shoes: http://www.bowlingball.com/Shoe-2574/esl_flame_red_white_men_s.html
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited September 2005
    ROFL Look at those shoes!! That's awesome!!

    Yeah, I've played a few rounds before. My score is usually about right where yours is, currently, lol.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited September 2005
    Mine's usually much lower than that... I'll be lucky to break 100.

    The other day I actually went Candlepin bowling - a New England specialty, I guess... anyone ever tried it? For years in my childhood I thought it was the only way to bowl.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • fireshoes
    fireshoes Posts: 3,167
    edited September 2005
    What the heck is that?
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited September 2005
    It's bowling with... a small ball. Almost completely different r ules.

    Here, found an explanation here :

    What makes this game different from other forms of bowling is the shape of the pins and the size of the balls. The pins stand 15 3/4 inches tall with a taper on both ends giving them the appearance of candles hence the name candlepins. The balls are 4 1/2 inches with a maximum weight of 2.7 pounds (with no finger holes). The game consist of ten frames or boxes in which three balls are rolled down a 60 foot maple bowling lane at 10 pins. All pins knocked down remain where they fall until that frame is completed enabling the bowler to use fallen pins (wood) which are still on the playing area to knock down other standing pins. This creates a whole new game with an endless number of shots. Unlike other forms of bowling, Candlepins have never had a perfect game, the highest sanctioned score to date is a 245.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited September 2005
    Cadnlepins..hmm....that's definitely interesting.
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  • Normanality
    Normanality Posts: 297
    edited September 2005
    Ahh, you're bringing back lots of old memories.
    Was a big time bowler back in the late 80's and early 90's.
    I used to lug 6 different bowling balls and 2 pairs of shoes every week to league and tournaments.
    Those high-tech urethane and active resin bowling balls cost around $200ea back then. It was a hobby that in the end, costed almost as much as a good audio setup.

    We had candlepin bowling in Iowa back then too. Lots of fun. They switched
    over to moonlight bowling using regular equipment and just turning the lights off (except the pin decks and the foul line) and had a red, blue and gold pin. If you got a strike with one of them in the headpin position, it was worth free drinks or food. Usually started about 10pm at night. I don't think they have it anymore :confused:
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  • fireshoes
    fireshoes Posts: 3,167
    edited September 2005
    They still do the late night bowling with regular equipment. They use blacklights and play loud music too lol. Where I'm bowling for league, they also have a red pin in the set. If it's the headpin and you get a strike, you win a free game.
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  • Normanality
    Normanality Posts: 297
    edited September 2005
    I see you're from one of the bowling hotspots in the US.
    Home of Mr Bowling, Dick Weber.
    Is it still as popular there as it was years back?

    Around Chicago, bowling houses are being torn down for strip malls.
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  • fireshoes
    fireshoes Posts: 3,167
    edited September 2005
    I don't know. I'm from Des Moines, IA. I just live in St. Louis. ;)
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