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Daytonstroker

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How long???
« on: January 16, 2005, 07:33:35 AM »
How long (years bowling) did it take for those with 300's???
I started bowling when I was 8 stopped when I was 16 to pursue baseball.  Took bowling back up summer 04.  Now I'm 25 and seem to get closer and closer each week to finally getting that perfecto.  Closest came last weds when I had front 8 but got heart broke in 9th with a ringing 10.  So what about you people???
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McDonaldBowling

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Re: How long???
« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2005, 04:50:21 PM »
Started bowling last year as a freshman, I have 2 300's since then.

deester69

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Re: How long???
« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2005, 05:01:37 PM »
I started bowling in 1985.  Had my first 300 in Dec. 1999.

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Re: How long???
« Reply #3 on: January 16, 2005, 05:07:58 PM »
started bowling in jr league when i was 7, so in 1979. I rolled my first 300 in 1991. now have 26 total
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Ernie McCracken

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Re: How long???
« Reply #4 on: January 16, 2005, 05:40:06 PM »
Started bowling in 1978 and had one in 1994.
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Re: How long???
« Reply #5 on: January 16, 2005, 05:43:08 PM »
I started bowling at age 20 in 1984. First 300 was in 1985 or 86.

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Re: How long???
« Reply #6 on: January 16, 2005, 07:07:55 PM »
started bowling in adult leagues in 1990, bowled very little before that and that was just some open bowling,fun stuff. hit my only 300 in march of 1998.

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Re: How long???
« Reply #7 on: January 17, 2005, 05:45:37 AM »
Is it me, or has the whole world gone CRAZY!!...

"Started bowling 2000, bowled first 300 2001 or 2002..". OMG!!
The 300 was the proverbial Mt Everest, maybe its just me, but after several of these posters happily proclaim their first 300 game, it seems as if the 300 has slipped a little, perhaps close to Mt Mickey Mouse or similar..

Perhaps I'm just green with envy, yes thats it, just plain envious. Well done anyone who can roll a 300. !!

I hope that one day, perhaps in another 5-10 years time, I'll scrape a 300 game together. Working hard on my game, picking up my spares.
Love your thoughts on this one
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Re: How long???
« Reply #8 on: January 17, 2005, 06:14:00 AM »
Started in a high school league in 1967 and it took until 1989 for my first one.  That's just twenty two short years.

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Re: How long???
« Reply #9 on: January 17, 2005, 06:26:43 AM »
25 years before my first.

Rick Wunder

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Re: How long???
« Reply #10 on: January 17, 2005, 10:42:21 AM »
I can only hope it won't take you 40 years (give or take a year) as it did for me.    It sure felt good once it finally came this past October, though!  
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Re: How long???
« Reply #11 on: May 17, 2005, 09:48:35 AM »
It took me about 4 years to do it. Then after I did it the 1st time, I did it again 3 months later. Weird, huh??
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Re: How long???
« Reply #12 on: May 17, 2005, 09:57:49 AM »
i started bowling in april of 99 and had my first 2  300 by october and november of 99      then quit fo a couple of years and this is my secind year back   since the 2 year stint i didnt bowl and ive got 4 299'2  2 7 pins 1 8 pin and 1 6 pin    1 298    2 more 300's and a 811 and 816
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DON DRAPER

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Re: How long???
« Reply #13 on: May 17, 2005, 10:36:42 AM »
i started bowling in 1995 when i was 35 years old and i shot my first 300 game six years later in 2001.

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Re: How long???
« Reply #14 on: May 17, 2005, 10:48:03 AM »
started bowling when I was 11, had my first 300 when I was 17