Night Owl Chatterboxes - Part XL!
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got pizza stick on the bowling balls?Originally posted by jetta:Cosmic night rocks man. The local bowling centre comes up with all sorts of things. Like in the summer, there is a lock-in for kids. Bowling from 11pm to 7am, pizza included. Bowl until siao.
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got a lot of blind like us to lead youOriginally posted by Celtic Knot:any bowling alley got "helpful" staff to coach blur-blur newbie like me?
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Come over. Our local alley has no shortage of coaches. Free some more.Originally posted by Celtic Knot:any bowling alley got "helpful" staff to coach blur-blur newbie like me?
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nope.. if you get the technique right, it's not much...
even less if you use a light ball like a 10lbOriginally posted by jetta:You siao ah! 10 games??!?!
And you wonder why you have a bad back. 
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ya the 1st game is terrible.not used to the lane. duno which arrow to follow.Originally posted by bluejuice:still say u want to get tips from me?
i think i should get tips from u
2nd was more presentable. -
think of it... darts is cheaper to play....can practice my counting...
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spinning negates lane conditionsOriginally posted by stellazio:ya the 1st game is terrible.not used to the lane. duno which arrow to follow.
2nd was more presentable. -
wah i used to go there to play.. when i was with my ex company..Originally posted by the Bear:i work around there.. both gone...
if they have not changed, the cheapest is around West Coast Rec Centre.. you can go buy games before 6pm.. 10 games for $20
and held our 1st bowling competition there too.. -
Once I had the ball in my hand....Originally posted by the Bear:got a lot of blind like us to lead you
I swung the ball back....
... and it flew back away from my fingers and almost hit one of my friends. -
wow.....sounds cool........but erm, past my bedtimeOriginally posted by jetta:Cosmic night rocks man. The local bowling centre comes up with all sorts of things. Like in the summer, there is a lock-in for kids. Bowling from 11pm to 7am, pizza included. Bowl until siao. 
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where is it? i would liike to try..but dun laugh hor..there is a tendency the ball will drop onto the floor before it gets swing out..Originally posted by jetta:Come over. Our local alley has no shortage of coaches. Free some more. -
and u get a bad wrist as a result.Originally posted by the Bear:spinning negates lane conditions -
it's all technique.. you'll get used to it with practice
everyone has to start somewhere
when i started spinning, damned near broke my wrist
hook, left gutter, right gutter until i controlled the hook -
So you're telling me I don't have the right technique? Game on!Originally posted by the Bear:nope.. if you get the technique right, it's not much...
even less if you use a light ball like a 10lb -
Originally posted by fudgester:Once I had the ball in my hand....
I swung the ball back....
... and it flew back away from my fingers and almost hit one of my friends.
scary..
*take note not to stand behind fugester when he is bowling* -
erh? spin?
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not really.. don't use the 12lb.. the thing about spin is that you need RPMs and forward speed more than weight..Originally posted by stellazio:and u get a bad wrist as a result.
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I enjoy darts too. Love it so much, we bought a dart board. We used to play once a week but now... Again, another vicious cycle.Originally posted by Celtic Knot:think of it... darts is cheaper to play....can practice my counting... -
Nobody loves me.Originally posted by bluejuice:
scary..
*take note not to stand behind fugester when he is bowling*
*me walks away in tears in the pouring rain* -
?????? ...RPM ..speed ??? weight??? i thought just throw ball forward and let it roll?Originally posted by the Bear:not really.. don't use the 12lb.. the thing about spin is that you need RPMs and forward speed more than weight.. -
For kids lah. I think you long past kid age.Originally posted by littlestream:wow.....sounds cool........but erm, past my bedtime *siams* -
i can't even lift 12lb ball..Originally posted by the Bear:not really.. don't use the 12lb.. the thing about spin is that you need RPMs and forward speed more than weight..
at most 8-9lb onli
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Originally posted by Celtic Knot:where is it? i would liike to try..but dun laugh hor..there is a tendency the ball will drop onto the floor before it gets swing out..
i shouldn't laugh. it happened to me but the ball rolled backwards. -
well, for darts, i have stopped playing for 4 years...used to play regularly...I love the bull's eye.. my fav..Originally posted by jetta:I enjoy darts too. Love it so much, we bought a dart board. We used to play once a week but now... Again, another vicious cycle. -
Easy. First you head for Changi Airport. Then you tong lwee can buy ticket to LAX. Then hor, you take bus down to San Diego. I'll be there to pick you up.Originally posted by Celtic Knot:where is it? i would liike to try..but dun laugh hor..there is a tendency the ball will drop onto the floor before it gets swing out..