New game!!!! You Know You're A Hardcore Bowler If...

[Rowdy]

You're a Hardcore Bowler if you watch the commercial for Scotch Brite toilet bowl pads and wonder what grit those blue things are.:eek:

[Rowdy]

You're a Hardcore Bowler if you hear someone talking about garbage in the alley and your first thought is about a PBA oil pattern.

[Thepainscoming]

U know ur a hardcore bowler if ur using the scotch-brite green scour pads from the local store as 600 grit on ur balls.

[Rowdy]

You know you're a Hardcore Bowler if you make all your kids have their birthday parties at the lanes so you can get in extra practice time.

[Thepainscoming]

You know your a hardcore bowler if u find out ur parents just bought your dog a ball that has holes in it with the span of ur hand, and your throwing it down the carpet hallway with revs and empty soda bottles at the end

(THIS IS TRUE FROM ME)

[JaraTo]

You know you're a hardcore bowler if you have your proshop owner/driller's personal cell and home phone number.

[Dave34]

You know you're a hardcore bowler when you start thinking about how you're going to play the Viper while in Statistics class. (Long lectures = drifting in and out)

[blistershurt]

You know you're a hardcore bowler if someone mentions a core and you immediately think of drilling up a ball.

Or

You know you're a hardcore bowler if you know all the names of the regulars at the local alley, plus the employees.

Or

You know you're a hardcore bowler if you have all of the driller's in town in your cell. (I practically do, I got 5 right now I think)

[blistershurt]

You know you're a hardcore bowler when you bowl all day, come home and go onto a message board where you talk bowling.

You know you're a hardcore bowler when you're up at 4am still thinking about bowling and looking up new concepts in ball drilling and bowling form. (this would apply to me right now...hmmm..)

[Street Racer]

You know you're a hardcore bowler when you bowl all day, come home and go onto a message board where you talk bowling.


woot:) i'm a hardcore bowler

[Street Racer]

You're a Hardcore Bowler if you dont go out because you are trying to save money for a bowling tournaments.......

(happeneing to me right now)

[knd]

You know your a hardcore bowler when you spend over $400 a month on bowling and only carry a 160 average

-OR-

You have all the local centers lane dressing schedules.

-OR-

Your local lanes call you to tell you that all lanes are empty and you should come down to bowl now.

[Rowdy]

You know you're a Hardcore Bowler if you make your wife/gf join a "Get A Ball" league so you can get the discount on a new ball.

[Rowdy]

You know you're a Hardcore Bowler when your wife/gf mentions buying new shoes and you tell her that you don't need any,you just got the slide shoe broke in just right.

[TenPinSniper]

You know you're a Hardcore Bowler when your wife/gf mentions buying new shoes and you tell her that you don't need any,you just got the slide shoe broke in just right.

LOL... especially since I just got a new pair of shoes...

You know your hard core if the have more than 5 alleys on speed dial, some that you hardly bowl at or would bowl there again.

You know your hard core if you still have Brian Graham's old Hammer emailed in your address book, along with Jeff Ussery's email... (Yeah I need to clean it out. :D )

You know your hard core if you beat your proshop operator to the shop.

You know your hard core if you have two email addresses for your proshop.

You know your hard core if you own any of the following....
Ball Spinner
Bevel Knife
Ebonite Workout Tool
Bevel Sander
Pitch Gauges
Span Gauge
Pro Sect
Atleast a Qt of Polish or multi-bottles
Have a stock of sanding media
Have atleast 4 colors of Scotch Brite (Does this mean 6 colors mean a problem? :D )
Grease Pencil(s)
Mill/Drill Press
And you don't run a Proshop.

[idlehourlegend]

You know your a hardcore bowler if you have all the area alleys memorized and when you call you know the person that answers by there first name no matter what day of the week it is.

You know your a hardcore bowler when you know everyone that works at the lanes work schedules.

[ek11sx]

you know your a hardcore bowler when you don't laugh at jokes about balls anymore

[Rowdy]

You know you're a Hardcore Bowler when you have stop and think about the choice between going to the dealership and buying a new car or going to the pro shop and buy a new ball. You can only do one of these things in a given day. Mustang??? MoRich??? Choices,choices.

[BubbaRay]

U know you are hardcore bowler when you take your wife out to dinner at the snack bar at the lanes .

[JaraTo]

You know you're a hardcore bowler when despite a 10 game session of practice, you get your workout from just hauling your arsenal from and to the car.

[BigDog]

You know you're a hardcore bowler when you take the family to the bowling center, get one lane for yourself, and the other lane for everyone else so you can work on 10-pin and 7-pin shooting :o

[BigDog]

U know you are hardcore bowler when you take your wife out to dinner at the snack bar at the lanes .

I'd end up in the doghouse on that - and I don't even have a dog...

[TenPinSniper]

U know you are hardcore bowler when you take your wife out to dinner at the snack bar at the lanes .

What about those alley's with true resturants?

You know your a Hardcore Bowler when your kids, wife and parents buy GiftCards to your Proshop.

[can-ham]

You secretly take up poker to fund your new ball purchase, with out the wife finding out
You skip a round of Golf on your vacation so you can afford to have a ball re-drilled
There are saved PBA broadcasts on your PVR
You've emailed Brian and Jeffery
You've received bulk micro-fiber cloths as a gift
Your right gun is bigger than your left (or vice versa)
The nicest pair of shoes you own have velcro removable slide soles

[Thepainscoming]

Can, 3 of them go to me. lol.

[Ray1010]

you know your a hardcore bowler when you remember the date the black widow venom comes out meanwhile u forget your wife/gf's birthday

...oh so true

[Rowdy]

U know you are hardcore bowler when you take your wife out to dinner at the snack bar at the lanes .

Our house actually has good grub in the snack bar. Tink and I have stopped in and had dinner there many a time.

[Rowdy]

You know you're a Hardcore Bowler when you pace the house like an expectant father while your new ball is being drilled. Then you bring it out of the pro shop and show it off to everyone there,just like a new kid.

[TenPinSniper]

You know you're a Hardcore Bowler when you pace the house like an expectant father while your new ball is being drilled. Then you bring it out of the pro shop and show it off to everyone there,just like a new kid.

Yeah, heck I've taken some of the new stuff I got from another proshop to the proshop where I bowl... they don't always get the new right off.

It bad I've got 3G Tour Ultra's and SST5 Comforts.

[TenPinSniper]

You know your a hardcore bowler if you have a supply drawer dedicated to Microfiber Towel.

You know your a hardcore bowler if you have a supply drawer dedicated to Scotch Brite, Sand Paper and Abralon.

You know your a hardcore bowler if you buy rolls of paper towels, are to be used only for bowling.

You know your a hardcore bowler if you mark your microfiber towels, so you don't confused which ones for Energizer, Power Wash or Clean and Dull.

You know your a hardcore bowler if everytime you go into Stores your on the look out for anything that can be used for bowling.

[Cashbowl Matt1103]

You know your a hardcore bowler if you care more about the life of your bowling balls then the lives of other douchebags out there!! haha. Some idiots in this world arent even worth as much as my bowling balls.

[Nor Cal Bowler]

You know you are a hardcore Bowler when...

You have a ball spinner, NIB bowling balls, bowling bags, and other stuff in the living room of your apartment but no furniture...

[Rowdy]

Or you have furniture,but it all has something bowling related used in the construction of it. I used to have a coffee table that had four used pins as the legs.

[Nor Cal Bowler]

Or you have furniture,but it all has something bowling related used in the construction of it. I used to have a coffee table that had four used pins as the legs.

Lol!! Well my spinner is in a rubbermaid tub on a shelf so i dont have to hunch over, so does that count? ;)

[Rowdy]

You know you're a Hardcore Bowler when you'll only consider new houses that have enough space in the laundry room for a ball spinner and drill press.

This one is true for me. Tink and I are looking for a new house and it's the first thing I look for!:)

And SHE'S the one that brought it up!!!

[slap]

You know you are a hardcore Bowler when...

You have a ball spinner, NIB bowling balls, bowling bags, and other stuff in the living room of your apartment but no furniture...

eventually you reach a point when your balls become part of your decor.

[Rowdy]

eventually you reach a point when your balls become part of your decor.

Lamps,bookends and coffee tables are personal favorites of mine.........

[Nor Cal Bowler]

well i have three cases of bowling balls my living room. does that count? :p
eventually you reach a point when your balls become part of your decor.

[idlehourlegend]

3 cases? So your saying theres 12 undrilled balls in your living room?well i have three cases of bowling balls my living room. does that count? :p

[Rowdy]

You know you're a Hardcore Bowler when the first place you drive your new car isn't to show it off to your buddies,it's to go to the Pro Shop.

[stretchmike]

you r a hardcore bowler if you call an alley not just for an open lane but to know when it was oiled last and if its synthetic or wood lanes.

you r a hardcore bowler if you work at an alley just to bowl free and have a reg full time job already.

you r a hardcore bowler if you bought an alley so you could practice as much as u want.

you r a hardcore bowler if you start being a bowling ball/equipment seller just to get things wholesale.

you r a hardcore bowler if anything to do with bowling is your only request for b-days/christmas etc.

you r a hardcore bowler if your only friends/wife or husband are also bowlers.

you r a hardcore bowler if all you read/watch have to do with bowling.

you r a hardcore bowler if you go into chat rooms that are for all sorts of things sex/sports/sewing/childcare/anti-bowling etc looking for more bowlers to practice or join league(s) you r in lololol.:eek: :eek: :eek:

[JaraTo]

...if you've added to this thread.

...if you stay logged on throughout the day and refresh every 20 mins

[Rowdy]

...if you've added to this thread.

...if you stay logged on throughout the day and refresh every 20 mins

20 minutes??? You wait that long??? Every five minutes would be more like it.:)

[Old Scratch]

... you think a viper is something other than a snake.

... you think having oil in your diesel is a bad thing.

... the thought of bathing a stacked widow doesn't get you excited.

... you refuse to help flood victims because you don't want to be accused of sandbagging.

... you have more blades in your bowling bag than in the average Swiss army knife.

... to you, getting rowdy means going after some guy on a message board.

... you can come up with more than 5 responses for this thread.

[TenPinSniper]

You know your hardcore if you call 3M to see if your missing out on any good abrasive or scotch brite colors/grits that could be useful.

[BubbaRay]

You know you are a hardcore bowler if you go to shave and you go and pick up yhour Razyr

[can-ham]

If you day dream about bowling in the clubhouse after a round of golf.

If you take the family on vacation and hit three differnt lanes in other time zones. (extra points if you bring your equipment on a family vacation)

[idlehourlegend]

You know you are a hardcore bowler if you think a bowling ball is hot/sexy/damn good looking.:)

[Crusher279757]

You know your a hardcore bowler if you have 20+ balls in your arsenal. :D

[HCSBowler267643]

you know your a hardcore bowler when you think getting some head, means hitting a good pocket shot

[can-ham]

you know your a hardcore bowler when you think getting some head, means hitting a good pocket shot

<cough> in that case I am not a hardcore bowler...

[HCSBowler267643]

you cant see it right now but after that i am on the floor laughing my ass off!!!

[idlehourlegend]

you cant see it right now but after that i am on the floor laughing my ass off!!!

typing from the floor huh?:rolleyes:

[Thepainscoming]

wireless keyboard son

[HCSBowler267643]

I am magical .... now i just have to find a "magical" way to break open a 300 game!


oh and...

you know your a hardcore bowler if on your wedding day you wear your bowling shirt!

[TenPinSniper]

If you take the family on vacation and hit three differnt lanes in other time zones. (extra points if you bring your equipment on a family vacation)

+1

You know your a hardcore bowler if you have 20+ balls in your arsenal. :D

Not even gonna touch that one! :D

[TenPinSniper]

...if you consider a bowling tournament a vacation or try to pass it off as one. " Remember when we went to "said out of town Bowling Tournament". Ending without how we should do that again!

[Rowdy]

you know your a hardcore bowler if on your wedding day you wear your bowling shirt!

Been there,done that. I'm trying to figure out how to bring my gear to Disney World next month....it's supposed to be Tink and my long awaited,(19 years),honeymoon. "Sorry Darling,that extra suitcase of yours will just have to stay home so I can have the room for the roller bag." Ewww,don't think that one is going to fly very far.

[daniel275]

You know you are a hardcore bowler when your wife is in labor and while you are coaching her to PUSSSSSSHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! you think of your ball going a little bit further down the lane to carry before it hooks early in the nose.:)

[can-ham]

If you call the center (in the summer) and ask the lane man to lay down a "hard heavy" pattern because your getting your heavy oil ball redrilled and need to throw it in a real environment...

[Rowdy]

You know you're a Hardcore Bowler when you can get home from vacation at 6pm and still make your 7pm league the same night.:)

[Curacao_Dejavu]

you are a hard core bowler if after a date your friends asked if you striked out (as if it was a good date)

[sawmaster]

You know you're a Hardcore Bowler when you can get home from vacation at 6pm and still make your 7pm league the same night.:)

happened to me last year in september
but
i made it home...well i didnt go home i went str8 to the bowling alley and arrived at 8:30 for my league that starts at 8:15

[TenPinSniper]

... your excited about the new kitchen sink you installed, because it will hold two bowling balls at once. Think of the time savings on hot water baths!:D

[Lefty]

I got my driller's cell number

[Curacao_Dejavu]

If you go with your bowling ball to the driller's home address and ask him to drill the ball there and now.

[TraPStaR]

you know your a hardcore bowler, when you read this whole thread from start to finish and think to yourself... "wow... i think i have a problem".

[Jermarace Miller]

You Know You're A Hardcore Bowler If you go to sleep and wake up with your bowling gear right by your side.

[Walkin Kamikaze]

You know you're a hard core bowler if u break your toe after getting a solid 8 on the 11th ball of your almost 300 game by kicking a chair. (not me)

[Cobberz]

you know your a hardcore bowler if you drive an hour in a snow storm after getting 2 feet of snow just to bowl in a sport league tournament cuz u have nothing better to do on a sunday afternoon;)

[Flessan]

... When you go visit friends in different areas/states, the first thing you do is look up the local alleys.
... When you go on a business trip you still bring your gear even if you know you won't have time to bowl.
... Your arm inexplicably starts swinging with your hand cupped.
... You can't remember birthdays, bank accounts, and forget the password to your e-mail account, but you can list off the last 21 games of bowling.
... You call your girlfriend by the wrong name but never mistake an oil pattern.

[Harris]

You know you're a hardcore bowler if...

You've read through this thread and can admit to 75% of the things mentioned you've done.

Especially since I'm leaving for Vacation in 3 days and I'm trying to guage whether or not the misses will get mad for me leaving all the equipment in the back of the truck knowing it will make space for the suitcases "kind of" tight and everything might not fit.... LOL. (The balls are coming either way.....)

[Dave34]

When you hear your coworkers talking about going cosmic bowling for a party you cringe and start cursing about how the centers don't care about league bowlers anymore.

[Shifter]

How about...

If you remember when a Firebolt SO and a "Slate" U-dot where the most aggressive balls in your bag....
OR:
You have an original Columbia Blue dot drilled leverage weight...


Here's one:
Growing up they had the "Red head pin" and if you threw a strike, you got a free game...but you had to tell the person at the desk before you threw it.
I spent so much time at the bowling alley, people would tell ME instead of the person at the desk!!