I am new here. I have lurked for a while. I am just curious as to your bowling motives.

Me. I bowl for fun and fellowship. I like to win, but as I get older that is less likely nowadays. I enjoy the exercise and the challenge. I enjoy talking with friends in the classic league about sports and such. I no longer compete in tournaments, but I still love the game and anyone who asks about the game I am more than happy to share information about our sport which is very misunderstood by most people. Once at work I was talking with a guy and he had no idea what a lane condition was.

I actually enjoy watching the young guns shoot 750 every week when 570 is a good night for me. If I can maintain 190, I am happy. There are a lot of SASBA guys in their late fifties and early sixties averaging 220 and that is fun to watch the older guys still shoot high especially when they bowl the team of young guns.

We have a great sport, but I don't like the party mixed leagues. Too much alcohol for me to be around. Those days are over for me! That was the late 1970's and early 1980's for me!

Tux

my parents used to bowl with friends and I went to a league when i was younger one time and watched, everyone was having a great time and I thaught it looked like fun. I only bowl for the fun in it, if it stopped being enjoyable i would stop bowling.

I was always a highly competitive person. When I was younger, I played many sports, but only bowled occasionally.

 When I graduated high school, friends (read team mates) drifted apart and work took much of my time. I got married at 19, and had to earn a living, so not much time or money for sports. Then, one night we went bowling just to get out of the house for a bit. Before we left the center, we had joined a casual league and began to bowl on a regular basis. Since then, I have never looked back.

 When I say highly competitive, I mean totally, obsessively, completely self-involved competitive. All other things lost their validity in the quest to be the best at whatever I am doing, and bowling was no different.

  Bowling filled an empty spot that other sports had once filled. It fired my competitive juices, challenged me both mentally and physically to perform at a higher level than my competitors, and I LOVED it. I still do.

 I'm no longer 25, I'm 49. And I'm no longer the best, but I'm still O.K.. Time, and age, have taken their toll on me. Things that I still remember HOW to do, my body refuses to cooperate. My legs hurt, my fingers hurt, and I don't have the money, time, or incentive to practice anymore. I'm tired of chasing the game, but I still love it. I love to do it, I love to teach it, I love to study it and learn all that there is. I've been at it 26 years and have had to re-learn bowling three times because of technological advantages, but that's part of why I love it. It is always challenging both mentally and physically.

 You'd be amazed at what old farts have floating around in their heads.
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"The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits."
Albert Einstein

It's addicting.
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Justin
Bowling Boards

Real reason is the fun I have with my fellow bowlers, also, it is a night out with boy's and the wife doesn't give me grive about being bowling with them, as much as hanging out in a bar
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Dale Williams
Columbia 300 Utah Amateur Staff

When I was 10 my dad was helping out a youth leauge as a coach. I happened to be there one morning when I was asked if I would be willing to bowl as a pacer for a team. Since I had been watching the previous few week's I decided to bowl. I had a lot of fun bowling that day, 20 year's later I'm still at it.

I bowl now for the social life I have at the center. I know a lot people at just about every house I goto. I enjoy battling another team when the scoring is tight to win. I enjoy battling against another bowler for high game. I enjoy bowling against someone with a big ego then watch as their ego shatter's if I beat them. I enjoy losing a good fought match, as long as I was bowling at my best.

I don't enjoy bowling badly though, I'm sure that most of you will agree with that.
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Mike Zadler
"When in doubt, Pull out" - Rob Stone
Below, my stats from previous seasons:
http://members.bowl.com/SearchUSBC/ViewMember.aspx?prefix=552&suffix=12886

Uptheboards?

Have memories of my grandmother "baby sitting" me at her bowling league.
Then there was my parents going on tournaments using an rv.  Some of my better childhood memories (as long as i didn't ask for anything while they were bowling).  Parents then bought a bowling alley (only to have it ripped out from under them due to sellers hidden back taxes).

I now use bowling as something to keep me sane. wish i could do the whole tournament trip thing (get 1 or 2 a yr).

Growing up in/around a bowling alley wish i paid more attention to the technique (shake hands with the ball). I might be a little better but o-well i'll be sure to keep it fun for my kids and not force a certain release on them.