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punkrawk77

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Help me convince my friend to buy his own ball.
« on: January 16, 2004, 04:19:17 AM »
Me and a friend of mine go bowling once a week usually, sometimes twice.  He always tries to beat me, but comes up short.  If he does win, its because i shot a terribly low score, not that he shot a really high score.

I want to make things fair and equal. I keep telling him to get his own ball, shoes, bag, etc, but he won't listen to me.  He bowls frequently enough that he might as well sink some money to get some equipment.  He isn't short on money, so finances aren't to blame for getting his own equipment.

What can I tell him to convince him to get more serious about bowling?

He really tries to beat me, but seems kinda down when he doesn't. I figure if he has his own ball he will improve tremendously. I told him the last time we bowled, "I can show you how to throw a hook, but you can't do it with a plastic house ball. You need your own equipment."  I told him that and he kinda shrugged it off.

Oh, what do i do?


 

punkrawk77

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Re: Help me convince my friend to buy his own ball.
« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2004, 07:55:45 PM »
I offered him my old bag and i think he took offense to that like he didn't want to feel like a charity case or something.

Maybe if I keep on beating him he'll take the hint and buy a ball.

DavidKSNK

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Re: Help me convince my friend to buy his own ball.
« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2004, 08:44:43 PM »
I would suggest just letting him come around to it.

Some people are content just going to the lanes once a week and bowling but have no desire to become more serious about it.

Or you could just keep on him and maybe he will give in.

no1bucsfan

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Re: Help me convince my friend to buy his own ball.
« Reply #3 on: January 17, 2004, 10:02:33 AM »
tell him about the foot fungus that can be caught from house shoes, and the finger fungus that got from house balls. Think of the germs that are in house balls, when the guy that used it before him was sitting there picking his nose, or changing his babies dirty diapers, or maybe he didn't wash his hands after going to the bathroom. Gross him out, if that doesn't work, nothing will.
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