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'm just logging back in myself.  Been away from bowling for 7 or 8 years.  Created my 1st account on here in 1999 I think.

Cool. Glad to have You back. Are You Bowling Again?

I love bowling ... I hate Golf ... I hate Tennis also.

Good to hear. Are You Bowling this Year?

Quote from: IL Bowler on November 03, 2015, 06:14:14 PM

I'm just logging back in myself.  Been away from bowling for 7 or 8 years.  Created my 1st account on here in 1999 I think.

Cool. Glad to have You back. Are You Bowling Again?

I am.  Just 1 league for fun right now, but getting the itch for more.

Wow, been logging in the past week.  I've been away for a long time, but activity on this site has died.  I remember the day when there would be as much activity on this site in 15-20 minutes that is now seen daily.  Really disappointing. 

I still check the site about once a month, but I've given up the game at least for now.  Injuries and some other issues have put me on the shelf.  Glad to read that most everyone is doing well. 

Here.  But not that often anymore.  No other bowling sites either.  Been a little on face book, mostly on the iPhone to check in w/old friends & out of town family.  Now that baseball season is over, I'll check up on the hot stove league.

Good to see you back, Necromancer.  I remember the ***_____ (fill in the blank) who mocked you.  Glad to see you can laugh at it.

Haha.  I've been watching a lot of videos of this bowler named Cortez Schenck and some others.  It seems like these are the future PBA stars if there is a PBA in a few years. 

Yeah, it was funny because reading my past posts, it seems like a completely different person.  Some posters on here actually have seen me in real life at tournaments so they know I'm pretty nice.  Trash heap I think used to bowl at some tournaments I was in years ago.

Anyways, I think if I go through with a 'comeback' of any sort, I'm going to go with a 3 or 4 ball set up.  I think I screwed myself years ago by getting more and more equipment.  Almost to the point where I didn't even know how some even reacted to lanes.  I would have a bad game and just switch balls for no reason.

I'm also leaning towards a 14lbs ball.  I'm not sure why I went to 16lbs when I was younger and then 15lbs.  I had this idea that weight created strikes.  But as I'm watching Cortez and a few others bowl, there is no way they are using 16lbs balls.  Also they are only rolling the ball around 14mph which I had trouble doing if I tried when I bowled.  I usually was around 20mph.  And on spares, higher. 

Interesting thread.  I see a few familiar names from the old days. 

I am only bowling one night a week.  Averaging about 10 or so pins less than 4 or 5 years ago.  Don't put as much into it anymore.  Our team won a league last year but I missed about a third of the nights because of various injuries (plantar fasciitis, particularly was hard to get rid of).

I play better golf these days than I ever have because I am putting more time into it.  I threaten to break 80 a lot and do so about 4 times a year. 

I have only bought one new ball (a Thug Unruly to go to El Paso in June) in 4 or 5 years. Used to buy 2 or 3 a year.  Down to about 8 in my inventory from nearly 20. 

I do still visit here every month or so to kind of keep up on the newest Storm and Roto stuff, see what people are talking about regarding Nats and visit the Misc. forum and check on messages from others who used to battle the Toad who single handedly caused the demise of the Misc/ non bowling forum.  Otherwise, too many other things to do.    

Who is the toad that ruined this Forum?