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Found my bowling ball a few years back...My Dad let his new wife and friends use it ...I was pissed.. How could he let that wench use my ball? ...So i took it ...

Well its been sitting in my shed for 4 years ...I got this ball as a kid about 12 y.o.... Damn thing is like 13 lbs , a grown mans ball...

I was living in Topeka and lived so close to bowling alley that parents bought me a ball ...Spent alot of time bowling ..It was so cheap like a $1 per game..Remember watching Eric Dickerson rush for like 200 yard vs.Redskins in playoff game while i was at bowling alley .

Anyway ...I`m going to start bowling again ...It was fun as a kid .Why not now ? Maybe join a league ? I never learned how to throw a curve ...I don`t believe its to late to learn how to do it ?
 
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When i was real young in the late 1978-81 ...Me and my Mom watched bowling on ABC saturday afternoons...Mark Roth ,Marshall Holmen, Earl Anthony it was great stuff...At about that time my Mom also invented Nachos...Yep I`m pretty sure she invented that awesome dish...She just never capitalized on the craze ..Oh well
 
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Wow ...What? You dont like Bowling? Heck im getting older now and i want to still kick some ass ..Thinking the lanes can do it for me.
 
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Maybe a redrill ? Thumb hole to tight to sink in but fingers OK..Thumb /Fingers just using tips to hold ball they say is ok. Cup the ball dont get deep let thumb release first with ease ...:00hour
 
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Hell with golf outings for Madjackers, maybe we get a completely different group of guys/gals if we have a bowling outing over a weekend by a casino? Guys like Rich would flock from all over the country. Nole would have flight itineraries covered :popcorn2. There could be 100 or so easily. We could handicap it also because it seems about 85 or 90 of those Madjackers have already rolled a 300 game, if not several in their lives. Dunclock would come because he still doesn't have to touch a golf club which has been 10 years by now? What do you all think?

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I prefer feather bowling. :0074
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Origins
The game originally was a Belgian pastime akin to horseshoes and Bocci. These games have many similarities amongst them. Though little is known about the exact origin of the game, it is probable that the resemblance of the balls to wheels of cheese is no mistake.

The Cadieux Cafe is proud to be the only home of Featherbowling in the United States. The game is rarely played in Belgium, and visitors from the old country are often astonished to see the game preserved as it is here.

The Game
The game can be played by any number of participants. Once this is settled, divide the players into two teams, a red team and a green team. If there are more than three people on a team, players may have to stay on opposite ends of the lane from their teammates. When the teams are set, a coin flip is used to determine which color starts. This team then rolls all six of its balls, attempting to place them as close as possible to the feather protruding from the lane approximately sixty feet away.

A common strategy is to place three balls close to the feather and then lay blockers with the remaining balls, attempting to prevent the opponent from having an easy path to the feather. After the first team rolls all of its balls, the second team chooses to either skillfully roll their balls closer or to "shoot" the other team's balls away from the feather.

Scoring the "end" after all twelve balls are rolled is determined by which color is closest to the feather. The number of points is determined by the number of balls that the scoring team has closer to the feather than the opposing team's closest ball. There is a one point minimum and a six point maximum per end. Balls that touched the backdrop behind each lane are disqualified and should be removed before rolling the next ball.

The game is over when one of the teams reaches ten points or more (winning by two points is not required). An average game takes about forty-five minutes.

Public Play
League play currently occupies two nights a week (Tuesday after 8:00 pm and Thursday after 7:00 pm). The remaining nights are open for public rental of the lanes. The current cost for lane rental is $25 per hour per lane Sunday-Thursday and $40 per hour per lane on Friday and Saturday. Call 313 882 8560 for more details.
 
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The Boys said:
Origins
The game originally was a Belgian pastime akin to horseshoes and Bocci. These games have many similarities amongst them. Though little is known about the exact origin of the game, it is probable that the resemblance of the balls to wheels of cheese is no mistake.

The Cadieux Cafe is proud to be the only home of Featherbowling in the United States. The game is rarely played in Belgium, and visitors from the old country are often astonished to see the game preserved as it is here.

The Game
The game can be played by any number of participants. Once this is settled, divide the players into two teams, a red team and a green team. If there are more than three people on a team, players may have to stay on opposite ends of the lane from their teammates. When the teams are set, a coin flip is used to determine which color starts. This team then rolls all six of its balls, attempting to place them as close as possible to the feather protruding from the lane approximately sixty feet away.

A common strategy is to place three balls close to the feather and then lay blockers with the remaining balls, attempting to prevent the opponent from having an easy path to the feather. After the first team rolls all of its balls, the second team chooses to either skillfully roll their balls closer or to "shoot" the other team's balls away from the feather.

Scoring the "end" after all twelve balls are rolled is determined by which color is closest to the feather. The number of points is determined by the number of balls that the scoring team has closer to the feather than the opposing team's closest ball. There is a one point minimum and a six point maximum per end. Balls that touched the backdrop behind each lane are disqualified and should be removed before rolling the next ball.

The game is over when one of the teams reaches ten points or more (winning by two points is not required). An average game takes about forty-five minutes.

Public Play
League play currently occupies two nights a week (Tuesday after 8:00 pm and Thursday after 7:00 pm). The remaining nights are open for public rental of the lanes. The current cost for lane rental is $25 per hour per lane Sunday-Thursday and $40 per hour per lane on Friday and Saturday. Call 313 882 8560 for more details.
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No one really cares, nor read this

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