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bigmac9931

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Bowling 5x a week bad for a 14 yr old?
« on: February 07, 2004, 07:23:57 AM »
Just curious to see what some of you have to say.This kid bowls about 5 times a week and he's only 14!He's a good bowler and still loves bowling every time he goes out,but won't he get burned out?I couldn't imagine doing that.I know they say you have to practice,practice,and then practice some more but at the age of 14?
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TheBowlingKid25

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Re: Bowling 5x a week bad for a 14 yr old?
« Reply #1 on: February 07, 2004, 10:28:59 PM »
Im only 15 and I try to bowl 10-15+ games a week
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TheBowlingKid25

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Re: Bowling 5x a week bad for a 14 yr old?
« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2004, 10:30:46 PM »
(add on to last post) unless he has a short attention span to things, he most likely wont get burnt out, like, physcially, he should be fine, its just mentally if the game stays interesting to him.
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janderson

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Re: Bowling 5x a week bad for a 14 yr old?
« Reply #3 on: February 07, 2004, 10:32:35 PM »
A resounding "heck no!!"  For a large part of my youth, I didn't have babysitters.  My parents would just drop my brother and I off at the lanes and the owners and employers (all friends of the family) would watch us.  It wasn't uncommon for me to throw 30-40 games a week back then, and I wasn't even 10 years old.  I still love the game and would bowl that many games a week if I didn't need to work.

If the kid likes it that much, he won't burn out.
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bigmac9931

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Re: Bowling 5x a week bad for a 14 yr old?
« Reply #4 on: February 07, 2004, 10:40:08 PM »
Okay,that's good to know.In case you were wondering,it was myself I was talking about.I've been bowling since I was 5 and my parents are making me cut down on it because they're "afraid" I will be burned out.I just got a new coach and I'm learning there is so many new aspects of bowling I've never seen before.It makes my love for the game increase(when it's already pretty high.)
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TheBowlingKid25

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Re: Bowling 5x a week bad for a 14 yr old?
« Reply #5 on: February 07, 2004, 10:42:04 PM »
In that case, if you really love the game, nahhhh, 10-15-20+ games a week wont hurt you, shoot, I've bowled that many in a matter of days before, no harm done, maybe a tired arm tho But nothing thats gonna make u hate the game, or make u not able to bowl.
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AM not A CHICK OF BOWLING but I wanted to be in Manda's clique
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