I've bowled about 5 times the past 5 years from coworkers asking to friend's parties.  I've been just using the house equipment and not taking things serious.  When you are away from bowling for so long, you realize how different the lanes look.  Every time in the past I have gone away for long periods of time, I have returned better than before.  I'm not sure if I will return again as I'm interested in other things.  Still bodybuilding.  Learning to play golf.

Anyways in the game that count yesterday, I bowled a 164 with 6 strikes.  Used a 15lbs house ball and my hand hurts bad now.

Haven't seen the PBA on TV much anymore.  The bowling alley I went to with coworkers was completely empty.  I guess bowling is fading away unless you are in a league.  People staying inside and playing bowling on their iPhones and video game systems.

Anyways, let me know if you are one of the originals from the mid-2000s in here.

Peace.

Necromancer, the Original (and for the meantime still retired from bowling)

 

I've bowled about 5 times the past 5 years from coworkers asking to friend's parties.  I've been just using the house equipment and not taking things serious.  When you are away from bowling for so long, you realize how different the lanes look.  Every time in the past I have gone away for long periods of time, I have returned better than before.  I'm not sure if I will return again as I'm interested in other things.  Still bodybuilding.  Learning to play golf.

Anyways in the game that count yesterday, I bowled a 164 with 6 strikes.  Used a 15lbs house ball and my hand hurts bad now.

Haven't seen the PBA on TV much anymore.  The bowling alley I went to with coworkers was completely empty.  I guess bowling is fading away unless you are in a league.  People staying inside and playing bowling on their iPhones and video game systems.

Anyways, let me know if you are one of the originals from the mid-2000s in here.

Peace.

Necromancer, the Original (and for the meantime still retired from bowling)

 

There still are people like Me that are on this site. I love this Site. It is good that all the freaks left. Bowling does not have to fade. For example why are You golfing? Thats more expensive than Bowling. And of course Your hand hurt after using a House Ball.

And cbb

I guess there's a few of us left, but not like it used to be.

 Not nearly.

It is a shame. Bowlers complain about not getting awards. I can understand not getting 300 Rings. But getting upset for not getting a Patch? Only a portion of the $20 Sanction Fee goes to USBC. The Local assns in My Areas SUCK. People should stop worrying about getting Bowling in the Olympics. We need Our Leagues to prosper. We need to get people off their Phones and into an Alley. Thats right an Alley. Not a Family Fun Center.

Still here just don't post that much...haven't bowled in league in three years man I miss it financially don't have the cash...but like to be in the know what's new coming out..

I still read, not daily. I too took about a 4 year break from bowling. Tried to come back last year and broke my hand. After surgery and therapy I bowled two handed for half a season because the ball was too heavy. Now I'm about to join a short season have a ball league and I'm committing myself to giving bowling another shot competitively. Starting back literally at zero and averaging 168 for 12 weeks was so humbling. There's so many things I do wrong physically, but I feel like there's so many things that I see right as far as reading the lanes. Physically, my game, I feel is completely different from what it used to be, is a more positive way. My speed and revrate are higher, and my release is more inside out than ever. If only I could hit a mark and make a multiple pin spare. :sigh:.

I do agree that a lot of people are still around, they just don't post as much. Also this site, look, and brand hasn't evolved since the mid 2000s. I actually like it a little for that reason, but this site and brand, if managed right, could be so much bigger and more valuable in the sport if it would have evolved like every other "brand" on the internet.

Cool replies.  Yeah it's crazy how long I've been here.  I think this site was one of the first message boards I joined ever.  14+ years now I think.  Time went by fast and it's kind of depressing how fast everything goes now. 

I think I might try going once a week or couple times a month to the bowling alley and practicing and see if I like it and see if my wrist and arm can take it.  My wrist is still in a ton of pain from bowling 2 days ago.  I might have to try to go down to 14lbs.  I used 15-16lbs during my "prime" in the mid-2000s. 

I'm only in my 30's but I also don't want my wrist/hand to get to the point where simple tasks like writing or eating become a problem.  Bowling 20+ years does a lot of damage I guess - at least for me it did.  I've been through 3 chiropractors now and still see one monthly for an upper back/neck injury that was partly the result of bowling injury years ago.

I might check out AllBowling out later this weekend.

I'm golfing now because coworkers introduced me and I'm kind of interested in it on a physics level - similarly to why I liked bowling so much.  I'm also seeing a lot of progress with golf.  When I quit bowling, progress was down to a halt.  I bowled 290 several times and 279 several times.  Never hit 300.  But I'm satisfied overall.  It's just a lot harder to go up from 210-220 average than it is to go from not being able to hit a golf ball to driving the ball 300 yards.

The industry overall is exactly where I predicted it would be.  Industry makes bowlers think they need the newest and greatest.  However, neither are true.  The newest balls are no better than older ones IMO.  In fact, golf equipment I've noticed has much longer longevity.  I don't need to worry about how many games a golf club will last before it is "soaked" in oil.

I think this site is a microcosm of bowling in general; people just seem to find other things to occupy their time. Bowlingballexchange is even worse. That place is a ghost town of epic proportions.