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General Category => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: Rock77 on January 26, 2004, 08:32:22 PM

Title: How did you get here??
Post by: Rock77 on January 26, 2004, 08:32:22 PM

This is a spin-off topic of Bones' topic about us being the lucky ones. My question is, how did you come across this site?? How did you find this place of vast knowledge and wonderful people?? Did you stumble onto it randomly, was it referred to you?? Please share.

As for me, I stumbled upon this site a few years back in searching for some "ball reviews" on equipment I was about to purchase. I came here and never left!! I love it here!!

Thanks everyone for making this a wonderful place to be!!
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"I am the most consistent bowler in my house....

I consistently SUCK!!"

Title: Re: How did you get here??
Post by: BadShot on January 27, 2004, 11:34:15 AM

same thing . . . i was looking for a site that had ball reviews, and i liked this site alot more than bowlingballreviews.com . . .
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That which does not kill me makes me stronger . . .

Title: Re: How did you get here??
Post by: 9andaWiggle on January 27, 2004, 11:40:38 AM

Well, a long time ago my Mom got really drunk... 9 months later, I was born... and 28 years after that, my pro shop guy mentioned the site.  I looked it over, and have been here since.

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9~

Title: Re: How did you get here??
Post by: TwoFourEightNineNine on January 27, 2004, 11:41:00 AM

I've been a member of this site since it first started (I was 14 years old then... about 5 years ago now) when the background was dark blue and what not. Lefty Tester was a regular, among others. I actually found out about this site when the "Old" PBA had an advertisement for BallReviews.com, and I've been hooked ever since.

This site has been good to me, especially when Scott Scriver was running it. He happily sponsored my team in the Junior World Team Challenge by giving all of us a BallReviews.com shirt.
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-Jeremy Vitug

MFBSB!!!

"Guys, guys, guys... listen. I have a fever... and the only prescription is more cowbell!"

Title: Re: How did you get here??
Post by: Jeffrevs on January 27, 2004, 11:53:36 AM

Very similar to Leftsides story.........
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JEFF
Rebuilding Rome one 570 series at a time !!

Title: Re: How did you get here??
Post by: Ernie McCracken on January 27, 2004, 11:57:28 AM

A guy on my team told me to check it out.  I did and loved it.  I'm here all the time now asking for tips, advice, and such.  Thanks to all that have helped me out in my quest of becoming a better player.

Title: Re: How did you get here??
Post by: no1bucsfan on January 27, 2004, 11:59:17 AM

Yep. Got a chance to buy a cuda 2000 and wanted to find out about it. Did a search on ballreviews, and BAM. What's so bad is I was here two of three times reading reviews before I realized this forum section even existed.
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You can always hit em hard when you've got the balls

Lefties are the only people in their right minds.

no1bucsfan

Title: Re: How did you get here??
Post by: LuvThatWhiteDot on January 27, 2004, 12:11:02 PM

Google pointed me here when I typed in "ball reviews."
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White Dot
Queen of the Stone 8 Pin
http://faldo.atmos.uiuc.edu/FBL/mkting.html

Title: Re: How did you get here??
Post by: Smash49 on January 27, 2004, 12:17:17 PM

YA WHOOOOOOO!!!!!

Smash49
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Smash49
robert@bowlersslidesock.com
Bowler's Slide Sock:   If you are using something else this sock will make you throw the others away!!!
www.bowlersslidesock.com

Title: Re: How did you get here??
Post by: Ubik on January 27, 2004, 12:17:27 PM

Just found it by accident

Title: Re: How did you get here??
Post by: WiscBowler on January 27, 2004, 12:21:16 PM

Looking to buy a new ball...looking for reviews...stumbled onto the great forum here.

Title: Re: How did you get here??
Post by: REVOLUTIONS PS on January 27, 2004, 12:27:28 PM

It's funny you ask because I really can't remember...I think I was told about the site by a friend who thought I would like to write reviews.  I did like writing the reviews but I never seem to have enough time to get them done quickly anymore...by the time I review a ball it's been out for months and on one cares!

Title: Re: How did you get here??
Post by: Berreez on January 27, 2004, 12:38:05 PM

Found this site like Bones did. I was a member of ETEAMZ after I retired from the Army in 99. Someone suggested this site and I've been here ever since.
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My wrist brace is just like my RADAR detector, I really don't need it but it sure makes me feel better when I have it on.

Title: Re: How did you get here??
Post by: LuckyLefty on January 27, 2004, 12:40:54 PM

My version is much like 9andaWiggle, unfortunately I have to add a lot of years!

REgards,

Luckylefty
Unfortunately for me, I use the site as a place to get ideas and concepts to go out and test just because I'm really not bowling competitively.  As my bowling is so interferred with that I haven't been in a tournament for two years!  Haven't improved a bit but I love this site.

Note, could improve!

Title: Re: How did you get here??
Post by: JOE FALCO on January 27, 2004, 01:09:32 PM

Time passes so fast .. don't know how long I've been here .. as someone mentioned before .. was here a long time before I ventured into FORUM .. Initially, I think someone told me about the site .. now it's the first place I go when signing on!
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Hit them light and watch them fight
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Title: Re: How did you get here??
Post by: jensm on January 27, 2004, 01:21:35 PM

Found a link on http://www.kolumbus.fi/bowwwling/ and liked what I found. I love this place.

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Regards,

jensm

Title: Re: How did you get here??
Post by: kendog on January 27, 2004, 03:23:29 PM

I came over from Eteamz when they started to fizzle. somebody there sent me here, don't remember who. Cool community, just hope to meet more members in the future.
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kendog
avoids spare shooting at all costs
'speshly 10 pins

Title: Re: How did you get here??
Post by: mumzie on January 27, 2004, 03:30:44 PM

I first got here via some kind of info regarding virtual tournaments. Don't remember, but I think it was probably BTM.
STarted out just entering the tournaments (remember those???), and participating in the chat room. Ended up spending all my time on the forum.

Still don't care as much for the ball reviews - seems there's no guidelines, no quality control. I'd like that part much better if there was a standard "form" to fill out asking the standard questions of all ball reviewers, followed by a comment section...

But the forum - just ask anyone. If I'm not bowling, I'm probably here. If I'm not here, check back in an hour.

Title: Re: How did you get here??
Post by: Platinum Bowler on January 27, 2004, 09:48:14 PM

I was told by a lot of my friends that a lot of trash talking had been going on on this website before the Junior World Team Challenge in the youth section. So I came and checked it out, and got hooked.
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B-Car

Title: Re: How did you get here??
Post by: Saw Mill on January 27, 2004, 10:03:35 PM

Well, you see there was this recruiter named Scott Scriver, and he offered me a Gold Membership if I checked his site out!  Once I checked it out, I was drafted, and sworn into membership; Gold that is, and the rest is as they say, HISTORY.  

I began as Stormfront, and then became Stormy Lane shortly after receiving my official Gold Member status.  Once I made the switch to Lane 1 completely, I then converted to the name you all affectionately know me as; Saw Mill. When Scott left, I almost chose to get out, but I decided to reenlist, and make a career out of being a Gold Member.  And now you know the "rest" of the story!!

Dave
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If You Are Not Using a BuzzSaw, All You Get is SAW-dusted!!

Title: Re: How did you get here??
Post by: tisker on January 27, 2004, 10:22:45 PM

When I stared bowling in 2000 I didn't know what the hell I was doing (not like now, of course ) so I looked to the web for info on how to bowl.  I stumbled onto the Eteamz board.  I came here when people like Sawbones, 10InThePit, and Mrs.Loco stopped posting there and came here.
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Tisker- Looks like Tarzan, bowls like Jane
Visionary Staff Member (not really)

Title: Re: How did you get here??
Post by: MSC2471 on January 27, 2004, 10:54:07 PM

I found out about this site when I was looking for ball reviews in the fall of 2003. I put a search through Google and up came this site. I love it and enjoy reading all the posts while I work through my overnights at the hospital switchboard...

Matt

Title: Re: How did you get here??
Post by: RSalas on January 27, 2004, 11:53:08 PM

Same way I learned about Bowling This Month Magazine...from the alt.sport.bowling newsgroup.

Title: Re: How did you get here??
Post by: ThongPrincess on January 28, 2004, 12:09:24 AM

I don't really remember.  I probably had one too many Diet Cokes and decided to look for bowling information and found this place.  

I have been to a few gatherings and met several of the posters from here.  A great group of people who have given me excuses to get out of CA and travel.  Of course with bowling balls in tow
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To err is human to be thonged is divine

Title: Re: How did you get here??
Post by: hello10pin on January 28, 2004, 02:32:38 AM

i was told about this site by one of my dads teammates. we were talking about bowling one night and he mentioned this site. i checked it out and took a look at some of the reviews. that was about 3-4 years ago. i read posts on the forum on and off until about a year ago, when i finally decided to register and post. i havent really had the much free time to post until recently though. all i can say is i'm hooked.

Title: Re: How did you get here??
Post by: agroves on January 28, 2004, 02:36:39 AM

phatdon told me to ck it out....I came, I saw and i stayed.

I have made a bunch of friends on this site, even though I have never met them.  In fact, I have only met SrKegler and I wish i spent more time getting to know that man.  I regret that....

andrew
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FUFU
HIT 'EM WEAK AND WATCH 'EM FREAK

Title: Re: How did you get here??
Post by: arakasi on January 28, 2004, 04:21:30 AM

I also came across this site from a link on the old hammer website FABALL.COM.
I,ve been here almost 2 years.

Title: Re: How did you get here??
Post by: tenpinspro on January 28, 2004, 05:24:34 AM

Friends and customers told me I could be helpful to others on ballreviews so I came to check it out and likewise...It's GREAT to hear so many different opinions and share info with so many GREAT people...thanks Ball Reviews.  
Unlike 9andaWiggle...My parents only considered drinking AFTER I was born...

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Rick Leong
Ten Pins Pro Shop
Track Pro Shop Staff
Vise Grip Staff

Title: Re: How did you get here??
Post by: MichiganBowling on January 28, 2004, 05:36:43 PM

It was all part of a government sting operation...
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Brian
MichiganBowling.com
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Famous Last Words of a Pot Bowler--"Ok, but this is my last game!"

Title: Re: How did you get here??
Post by: debs130 on January 28, 2004, 05:53:44 PM

I don't remember how I got here, but it was probably from some type of bowling search.  I had returned to bowling in 2001 after a 13-year absence, and was looking for tips on equipment, technique, etc.  I put this site into my favorites, and have been visiting it daily ever since.

Debbie

Title: Re: How did you get here??
Post by: star on January 30, 2004, 10:07:51 AM

How did I get here? What I want to know is how do I get out?
I am certainly one of the lucky ones that Bones talks about.
I started bowling Sept 2002. I was looking for a ball to buy and thought theres got to be a place on the net that gives you an idea of what to get.
Found this site while looking and Ive never looked back.
Where I bowl people say it takes you many years to improve how much Ive improved over that time.
I feel that I can compete with most people in my county and outside now after this short time. A lot of it thanks to the knowledge gleaned from this site and to my coach.
Also where else can you find such a nice bunch of people.
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Happy go lucky bowler from the UK.
   Did someone say tough luck

Title: Re: How did you get here??
Post by: xyz on January 30, 2004, 11:25:10 AM

Found it through the courtesy of good old buddy
in the Navy...NICANOR.. (Barry Brown)... am sure lot of you know him really well. He is retiring from active duty and only him knows what he's going to do...

Thanks to him..  this is a great site..and have enjoyed reading posts on this site ever since..best of luck..NICANOR..
"Fair winds, following seas"..
XYZ


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Saves The Best For Last..  XXX or Nothing

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Title: Re: How did you get here??
Post by: janderson on January 30, 2004, 05:30:41 PM

I honestly don't remember.  What pin placement works best with senility again?
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