#bowling — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #bowling, aggregated by home.social.
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What do we need to do to bring back #Bowling to #Boston
I used to live in a neighborhood that had candlepin bowling (if you know you know) but now where I live used to have one but it is now a dispensary, which I am not excited about, I mean glad it is legal but we kind of have to many dispensaries now and bowling, come on!
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Beneath the ruins of Schauenforst Castle, a knight spends eternity with playing bowling as an ironic punishment.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #bowling #ghost #ghoststory
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Golden_Bowling_Game_(Schauenforst) -
Darn, I missed National Bowling Day yesterday.
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@grickle
For some reason that makes me think of the movie sorority babes in the slime bowl bowl-o-ramahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorority_Babes_in_the_Slimeball_Bowl-O-Rama
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Puh Mittwoch Pro Bowl Sport Pattern Challenge 49' Ölung WTF. #Bowling 🎳
https://www.bowling-turniere.de/images/PDFFiles/Oilpattern/MMB_2026_-_49ft.pdf
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“Why are bowling alleys across America replacing 2,000-pound mechanical pinsetters with nylon strings? I climbed on top of a 1960s Brunswick A2 free-fall pinsetter at Century Lanes in Hampton, Virginia, to understand why independent bowling alley owners are fighting to keep these 60-year-old machines alive. As the bowling industry undergoes a massive technological shift toward string pinsetters (string pins), I explore the engineering history, the physics of pin carry, and the secret mechanical transition happening inside your local #bowling alley.”
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I went BOWLING today!
The first time in fifteen years.
Haha, I had to figure out how to do it all over again. I've been in leagues twice in my life, the last time around 2010.
I think my average back then was around 175. Today, I got a 79 and a 115. Hahahaha, but I had a smile on my face.
A simple pastime. Next time, I'll be better.
Big place. Sixty lanes! 🎳
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Why is free fall bowling better? Because a free fall strike is beautiful. It's very human.
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#enshittification of #bowling. Everything being squeezed and warped to sell us something else. Fucking sad. https://youtu.be/vhjp--rA9ho?is=5ppSDxnCW6MC8MRp
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There is no system better than capitalism at tearing the foundations of a culture and country apart; the atomization of the western populace.
I'm glad that in Canada there are still lots of independent bowling alleys owned and run by people who want to serve their community.
Be glad you are not a 10-pin bowler in the US:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nC8hnkUs3fM
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So this is how you bowl
#meme #dankmemes #funny #humor #commentsbelow #bowling #football
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R.I.P. Garry Sobers (1936-2026)
I just heard the very sad news of the death at the age of 89 of cricketing legend Sir Garfield (“Garry”) Sobers. He was a superb player, a genuine all-rounder. With the bat he was an extraordinary attacking strokeplayer, being the first to hit six sixes in an over (for his adopted county, Nottinghamshire, against Glamorgan in 1968.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgLfVjwCC0w
I know there’s more than a suspicion that the dropped catch off the 5th ball might have been deliberate, but still…
When I lived in Nottingham my next door neighbour had many memories of Garry Sobers. He was fond of the nightlife, and also liked to bet on the horses. As a captain Sobers was also a bit of a gambler, often making very generous declarations. It didn’t always come off, but it sure made for exciting cricket.
Sobers’s maiden test century against Pakistan turned into a mammoth 365 not out. His batting average in 93 test matches was 57.78, a number that a specialist bat would be proud of. But he was also a superb bowler with the knack of getting good batsmen out, usually with his fast left-arm inswingers bowled over the wicket. Here is an example of him getting Geoffrey Boycott out. He always seemed to enjoy doing that. It’s a low resolution clip, but just look at the swing!
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rkhomSl7L0g
Of that delivery, which got him out lbw, Boycott later said “It was missing off, missing leg, and hitting middle halfway up”. You can tell he knew he was out. (When I played cricket at school I never figured out to bat aginst left-arm over the wicket bowlers even if they didn’t swing…). Sobers was also an adept left-arm spin bowler, who could bowl orthodox but was also adept at the Chinaman (a term for left-arm wrist spin that has fallen into disuse in recent years, but was common in my youth). I should also mention that he was an exceptional fielder too at a time before one-day cricket increased the general level of fielding.
I genuine all-rounder who reaches the level of international excellence at both batting and bowling is very rare in cricket. Most all-rounders are either bowlers who can bat a bit or batters who can bowl a bit. Sobers was the only one in his generation who was great at both. Cricket was fortunate later, from the late 70s to the 80s, to have three at the same time: Ian Botham (England), Kapil Dev (India) and Imran Kahn (Pakistan). But Sobers was probably the greatest of them all.
R.I.P. Garry Sobers (1936-2026). Pure legend.
#allRounder #batting #bowling #GarrySobers #GeoffreyBoycott #Nottinghamshire #SirGarfieldSobers -
There was me wondering why the chargers were off at London Gateway services. That's because two are laying down in the middle of the car park.
Someone been #bowling?
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🎳 An abandoned kegelbahn nine-pin bowling alley in East Germany. It closed in the late 1980s. Today, the wooden floor rots and splinters. Sapling trees have found a cosy home in the old lanes.
#EastGermany #History #Bowling #Abandoned #Urbex #UrbanExploration
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I accomplished one of my bowling goals tonight: instead of the guy on the next lane offering me unsolicited advice (often without even knowing what I was working on at that moment), tonight the guy on the next lane watched me absolutely nail four strikes in a row and then jokingly said that I was making him look bad.
This is still not ideal because he was also jokingly *pouty* about it, but it's a distinct improvement. :)
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overheard at league bowling tonight (wife to husband): “Don’t have a heart attack NOW! You’re on a roll!!” #Bowling 💥🎳🤣
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Once, a herder watching over his herd near Hohnstein Castle assisted twelve mysterious spirits with playing a game of bowling.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #bowling
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Bowling_Game_Beneath_the_Hohnstein -
Underarm Bowling Incident of 1981
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underarm_bowling_incident_of_1981
#HackerNews #Underarm #Bowling #Incident #1981 #Sports #History #Controversy #Cricket
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New York Times: The Ageless and Undefeated Champs of Tulsa’s Wii Bowling League. This link goes to a gift article. “When the Okies first joined the city league more than a decade ago, they didn’t win a single match, said Cecelia Basarich, 83, a former University Village resident and player. They began studying the techniques of more successful teams and practiced on dusty Wii consoles […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/21/new-york-times-the-ageless-and-undefeated-champs-of-tulsas-wii-bowling-league-gift-article/ -
You had me at Wii Bowling League, NYT.
> In introducing Wii bowling to their residents nearly 20 years ago, staff at senior communities in Tulsa saw an opportunity to create a league that would bring people together.
> “There are some things I do where I feel ageless,” Ms. Giles, 75, said. She added: “It’s like I could just as well be 13 standing up there. It’s fun to have those things.”
