Author Topic: Any bowling superstitions you've had through the years? (Read 835 times)

MSC2471 · « **on:** January 23, 2005, 05:59:49 PM »

Some athletes have superstitutions relating to food, time, weather, etc. when it comes to their sport. Do you have any bowling superstitutions that you've had through the years that you still keep up with? The only one that I can think of would be the desire before league/tournament play to get to the bowling center at least a half hour before my scheduled time- sometimes as early as an hour before I'm ready to bowl. I find that I need to get acclimated to the center (especially if I've been driving in my car for 3 plus hours to get there)...

Matt

imjouster · « **Reply #1 on:** January 24, 2005, 03:03:13 AM »

This is gonna sound pretty weird, but about 2 years ago me and a friend won a big blue dog at the Idaho State Fair. We gave him a very... unique name, Blue. Ever since we won him we have taken him to every bowling tournament we go to. He has actually become very popular. We tell people to believe in the power of BLUE! It seems like every time we either leave him at home or in the car, every one of Blue's "followers" bowl bad.

Don't believe me that he's a good dog? The last tournament we went to we had Blue down on our pair of lanes. A girl we know came down and wanted blue because she was bowling badly. she has about a 180 average, and had rolled 2 games of 140 and 150. she was in about 23rd place out of 30 people (handicap tournament). we tell her to wait until we were done with our game which had like 2 frames left, because we were bowling good, then she could take him. Me and my friend end up punching out. me for 240+ him for 220+. So we bring blue down to her. she was just getting ready to roll a shot when we brought him down, she never saw him but absolutely CRUSHED the pocket. we come back after the 4th and final game of qualifying to find out she went 230 and 268 her last 2 games. she went from being 100 pins behind me to just 4 pins. she qualifies for the next round, and rolls another 220. next round she wins again with a 230. finally for her last 3 games she just kills her opponents and rolls a 245,a 269, and a 235 for a 749 series. She missed her 7 pin the the 11th frame or she would have had 750. And all because of Blue.

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Conversation between me and my girlfriend.

Her(what I hear):Blah blah blah blah blah BOWLING blah blah.
Me: What did you say about bowling?
Her: I didn't say bowling I said, DRIVING, I'm tired of driving.
Me: Ohhh. Nevermind.

guzmand19 · « **Reply #2 on:** January 24, 2005, 05:22:39 AM »

BLUE!!! YOUR MY BOY BLUE!!!

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Overhand · « **Reply #3 on:** January 24, 2005, 09:30:35 AM »

i find that if i walk through the doors of a bowling establishment, it invariably brings me bad luck.

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mrteach3 · « **Reply #4 on:** January 24, 2005, 09:40:03 AM »

I know this is pretty nasty if you think about it. I had the same Puff Ball for going on 11 years until it totally fell apart a few weeks ago. It had no more drying agent in it and I had actually put cotton balls in it and sewed it up last year to see if I could get it to last longer. I know have it in a baseball holder for prosperity sake. My friends called it my "woobie." The funny part is after I retired it, I had a 2 week slump. I think it was haunting me.

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mumzie · « **Reply #5 on:** January 24, 2005, 10:59:38 AM »

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i find that if i walk through the doors of a bowling establishment, it invariably brings me bad luck.

Well said.
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Daytonstroker · « **Reply #6 on:** January 24, 2005, 03:26:40 PM »

My big one is I have to fold my towel a certain way before I get the ball return. Also I wipe my ball with the same colored side for the whole game, I have have a bad game then I switch sides and use the other color!!!
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Ragnar · « **Reply #7 on:** January 24, 2005, 03:35:27 PM »

I won't get on the approach if there are either: 1) people below 4' 2", with orange hair and purple or green shoes on my left, OR 2) Alligators, komodo dragons or albino martial artists on my right. Nor do I like to bowl unless the bar wench is lissome and young. I also prefer not to bowl if it is snowing on lanes 12 thru 18. That about covers it - oh, wait, one more. If my shoes are turned inside out I must leave, correct the shoes, and re-enter the bowling alley.
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Author Topic: Any bowling superstitions you've had through the years? (Read 835 times)

MSC2471

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Overhand

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