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What is a respectable bowling score ?
Posted on 8/27/16 at 6:33 pm
Posted on 8/27/16 at 6:33 pm
I bowled in the 150-170 range last night. I tried breaking the 200 mark but was unsuccessful. Is that OK for someone who goes twice a year?
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Posted on 8/27/16 at 6:35 pm to austin2015
Hell I'm lucky to break 100 as a casual bowler. Is this a subtle brag thread or are you genuinely curious?
Posted on 8/27/16 at 6:40 pm to TheWalrus
If I'm being honest 150 was my median. I hit some highs but also hit 130 my first round.
Posted on 8/27/16 at 7:02 pm to austin2015
Bowling is for pussies that can't play real sports.
Posted on 8/27/16 at 7:09 pm to austin2015
Yeah that's a good score. Anything over 150 for an amateur is really good.
Posted on 8/27/16 at 7:11 pm to austin2015
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This post was edited on 8/14/25 at 11:18 am
Posted on 8/27/16 at 7:15 pm to austin2015
My scores are usually around 120-160. I broke 200 one time. I doubt it'll ever, ever happen again. That's when I was bowling at least once a week.
120+ Seems good watching most around me not break into the 100s. I have zero form at all. I just try to bowl straight. It's kinda like with pool. If I'm sober I'm OK. Buzzed, I feel like a god. Drunk, I will be an embarrassment.
120+ Seems good watching most around me not break into the 100s. I have zero form at all. I just try to bowl straight. It's kinda like with pool. If I'm sober I'm OK. Buzzed, I feel like a god. Drunk, I will be an embarrassment.
Posted on 8/27/16 at 7:29 pm to austin2015
To be considered a professional bowler, you need to average 200+. So as an amateur, anything in the 150+ range is plenty solid.
Posted on 8/27/16 at 7:38 pm to austin2015
quote:
I bowled in the 150-170 range last night. I tried breaking the 200 mark but was unsuccessful. Is that OK for someone who goes twice a year?
I presume you are trolling, or seeking attention, but you might learn one of the keys to sports.
you either make a strike or you don't. you either pick up the spare or you don't.
you can't choose to bowl 200.
in baseball, you can't hit 300. you either get a hit or you don't. one at bat at a time.
bowling is the same. you make a strike or not. you only look back later and see you bowled 170.
Posted on 8/27/16 at 7:40 pm to austin2015
300
Posted on 8/27/16 at 7:41 pm to CelticDog
quote:
I presume you are trolling, or seeking attention, but you might learn one of the keys to sports.
you either make a strike or you don't. you either pick up the spare or you don't.
you can't choose to bowl 200.
in baseball, you can't hit 300. you either get a hit or you don't. one at bat at a time.
I feel like you thought you were making some deep sports point but really you just sounded weird
Posted on 8/27/16 at 8:08 pm to austin2015
My best is 180 and average about 130. I may bowl a few times per year. Your best amateurs are averaging 180-200. I would say respectable is 125-150 based on the average Joe. When you start failing to hit 100, that is when I feel embarrassed...and it happens. 
Posted on 8/27/16 at 8:12 pm to rpg37
Sometimes I kill it and hit 120-140, other times I hit like frickin 60 and shite
I have no form, and just kind of forget how to bowl until I do it for a couple games
I have no form, and just kind of forget how to bowl until I do it for a couple games
Posted on 8/27/16 at 8:13 pm to wildtigercat93
175 and higher
Posted on 8/27/16 at 8:20 pm to austin2015
200-300: PBA level
180-200: Semipro
140-180: Top amateur
120-150: Friday night league
Below 120: Novice
180-200: Semipro
140-180: Top amateur
120-150: Friday night league
Below 120: Novice
This post was edited on 8/27/16 at 8:23 pm
Posted on 8/27/16 at 9:11 pm to austin2015
quote:
150-170 range
quote:
OK for someone who goes twice a year?
Hell yea it is...
Breaking 200 is all about stringing strikes together and closing out frames... open frames are your enemy for high scores...
If you focus on a consistent pocket entry, your score will shoot up 20-30 pins...
Close out frames, and you will be tough to beat
Posted on 8/27/16 at 9:12 pm to austin2015
About the same as my golf score, 120.
Posted on 8/27/16 at 9:23 pm to Dr Rosenrosen
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200-300: PBA level
180-200: Semipro
140-180: Top amateur
120-150: Friday night league
Below 120: Novice
If you are talking bowling average, you are way off here. 180-200 is not semipro. You can find a ton of recreational bowlers at All Star who average above 180. 140-180 is about what most league bowlers will be so "top amateur" is off too. If a League bowler averages 120, they are just terrible. A better assessment would be:
PBA-210-300(nobody comes close to averaging 300 btw)
Good league bowlers-190-210
Average league bowlers- 150-190
Anything below 150 sucks
Posted on 8/27/16 at 9:27 pm to austin2015
300
Posted on 8/27/16 at 9:28 pm to Andy Bernard
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Andy Bernard
Ill take you and all of Here Comes Treble to the wood shed at All Star.
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