Real Bowling, Not Wii
On a whim, my coworker Dave decided to sign us up with a few of his friends for bowling lessons. That's right, bowling lessons. Mostly he just wanted a night to hang out and have a couple of beers, but he also found us a great deal at Palo Alto Bowl. For $40, we got four lessons, a custom bowling ball, and a bag...a steal at twice the price!
The lessons consisted mostly of bowling a bunch of games and having the instructor walk around and give tips. I now bowl with a slight spin, which is pretty inconsistent, though during my best stretch, I bowled six strikes in a row, halfway to 300. :)
Tonight was our last lesson, and our first with the new balls, which took some getting used to, though some of us adjusted faster than others. In his first game with his red and black Tornado, Dave bowled his first ever 200, sparing and striking in the tenth for a 201! Talk about clutch. He even got a printout of his historic achievement. Such hubris demanded punishment.
His next game, he was still glowing from his previous score and ended up bowling a pathetic 109, so we stealthily switched his 201 printout with his 109 printout. Near the end of the day, we got one of the alley workers we knew to come by and say he didn't believe that Dave had bowled a 200, so Dave proudly produced the 109 printout and said, "I have the printout to prove it. Who's your daddy! Wait...what the hell?" Our team motto is now, "Who's your Daddy! 109!"
I'm averaging about 150 and usually bowl around that score, which means that when I'm down in SoCal, I'm ready to carry my weight for the ECAR 600 (ECAR being the order in which Eddy, Alan, Russell, and I always bowled, and 600 being the target score we always set for ourselves as a group but rarely hit).
This is my pretty new ball, the black Tornado (selling for $67.99 on bowling.com!). Yes, I know, it's a bit sparkly.
Now that we have a bowling group and our own equipment, we're thinking of joining a weekly league, with shirts and shoes and everything! Sounds ridiculous, I know, but I'm sure it'll be entertaining. I can't wait to report on our thrilling tales of athletic competition.
The lessons consisted mostly of bowling a bunch of games and having the instructor walk around and give tips. I now bowl with a slight spin, which is pretty inconsistent, though during my best stretch, I bowled six strikes in a row, halfway to 300. :)
Tonight was our last lesson, and our first with the new balls, which took some getting used to, though some of us adjusted faster than others. In his first game with his red and black Tornado, Dave bowled his first ever 200, sparing and striking in the tenth for a 201! Talk about clutch. He even got a printout of his historic achievement. Such hubris demanded punishment.
His next game, he was still glowing from his previous score and ended up bowling a pathetic 109, so we stealthily switched his 201 printout with his 109 printout. Near the end of the day, we got one of the alley workers we knew to come by and say he didn't believe that Dave had bowled a 200, so Dave proudly produced the 109 printout and said, "I have the printout to prove it. Who's your daddy! Wait...what the hell?" Our team motto is now, "Who's your Daddy! 109!"
I'm averaging about 150 and usually bowl around that score, which means that when I'm down in SoCal, I'm ready to carry my weight for the ECAR 600 (ECAR being the order in which Eddy, Alan, Russell, and I always bowled, and 600 being the target score we always set for ourselves as a group but rarely hit).
This is my pretty new ball, the black Tornado (selling for $67.99 on bowling.com!). Yes, I know, it's a bit sparkly.
Now that we have a bowling group and our own equipment, we're thinking of joining a weekly league, with shirts and shoes and everything! Sounds ridiculous, I know, but I'm sure it'll be entertaining. I can't wait to report on our thrilling tales of athletic competition.
posted by Chang Kim at Monday, April 23, 2007
4 Comments:
the real question is whether your wii bowling improved as a result since video games are all that really matter.
Dave says his form works on Wii bowling. I don't know if it goes both ways (i.e. practicing on Wii = better results in real life). That would be the sign of a truly great video game.
have you guys beaten that tank game yet?
We haven't played since. Who's to say it can be beaten?
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