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lsf_21

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questionaire for people that have never bowled before
« on: October 03, 2009, 11:00:28 AM »
so working the front desk at the bowling alley i all the time see people that have NO CLUE what bowling is and dont comprehend anything thats going on. So im putting together a shot 10 question questionaire to give first time customers that dont know what bowling is and decided to come bowl

1. How many pins are in a rack?
2. Whats a spare?
3. Whats a strike?
4. How many Frames are in a game?
5. Whats the shape of the ball? (i seriously think some people will miss this)

thats what ive got so far.... any suggestions?
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lsf_21

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Re: questionaire for people that have never bowled before
« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2009, 07:06:55 PM »
just thought of this, our 1st ball light is an amber color and the 2nd ball light is red... all the time people thinkt he red light means stop bowling

6. Whats the red light mean?
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Re: questionaire for people that have never bowled before
« Reply #2 on: October 03, 2009, 07:17:58 PM »
1. How far is it to the pins?
 2. What split is called "The Railroad"?
 3. Who was Earl Anthony?
 4. How much do bowling pins weigh?
 5. How wide are bowling lanes?
 6. What is the difference between a split and a washout?
 7. What's the advantage of using a hook ball?
 8. Is bowling a sport, or a game?
 9. Should bowling be in the Olympics?
10. What do the letters U.S.B.C. stand for?
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Re: questionaire for people that have never bowled before
« Reply #3 on: October 03, 2009, 07:19:07 PM »
quote:
1. How far is it to the pins?
 2. What split is called "The Railroad"?
 3. Who was Earl Anthony?
 4. How much do bowling pins weigh?
 5. How wide are bowling lanes?
 6. What is the difference between a split and a washout?
 7. What's the advantage of using a hook ball?
 8. Is bowling a sport, or a game?
 9. Should bowling be in the Olympics?
10. What do the letters U.S.B.C. stand for?
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i would put money that if you gave that to league bowlers they couldnt answer that.
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Re: questionaire for people that have never bowled before
« Reply #4 on: October 03, 2009, 07:59:05 PM »
what foot do you slide with.
what is a gutter
what is an approach
whats a backup ball
do you order by the glass or pitchers
how do you score
what is the score expressed in

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Re: questionaire for people that have never bowled before
« Reply #5 on: October 03, 2009, 08:06:41 PM »
I honestly don't care if they know anything about the game, so long as they are courteous and considerate of the bowlers around them.  Please teach them about lane courtesy first and foremost!

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Re: questionaire for people that have never bowled before
« Reply #6 on: October 03, 2009, 08:20:50 PM »
I did not care if people knew anything about bowling when they came in to open bowl. They were in there bowling spending money on soda, candy, beer, etc. They showed up to put money into the business that paid me. If they asked me questions about the game I would answer to the best of my ability.
As far as the color of lights not all centers are that way so you can't say that the first ball is amber and second is red. I have seen some places that both are amber or both are red. There are also some that have one light for first ball and two lights for second ball. Every place is different on that.
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Re: questionaire for people that have never bowled before
« Reply #7 on: October 03, 2009, 08:43:39 PM »
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I did not care if people knew anything about bowling when they came in to open bowl. They were in there bowling spending money on soda, candy, beer, etc. They showed up to put money into the business that paid me. If they asked me questions about the game I would answer to the best of my ability.
As far as the color of lights not all centers are that way so you can't say that the first ball is amber and second is red. I have seen some places that both are amber or both are red. There are also some that have one light for first ball and two lights for second ball. Every place is different on that.
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dont get me wrong, i dont care for people to come bowl, i know there out to have a good time, but there is a point that you should atleast have a decent idea as to what your going to be doing.

i know about the 1st and 2nd ball lights, i just think its funny when people  say red means stop.
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Re: questionaire for people that have never bowled before
« Reply #8 on: October 03, 2009, 11:31:44 PM »
I think this questionaire should be geared more toward what can we do to get you more involved as a league bowler. I want to do something like you are doing as a way to get high school aged kids involved.
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Re: questionaire for people that have never bowled before
« Reply #9 on: October 04, 2009, 08:52:19 AM »
quote:
I think this questionaire should be geared more toward what can we do to get you more involved as a league bowler. I want to do something like you are doing as a way to get high school aged kids involved.
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FAILURE IS FEEDBACK. AND FEEDBACK IS THE BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS THAT GOT DIGESTED!

Ten pin?????? Where?? I throw a BUZZSAW there is NUTTIN left on the deck...

Proud MEMBER of the FOS!!
Member of the FOS, if there happens to be a 9 pin standing just toss a saw and cut it down~~!


I would agree with this.
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