In 1909 5 pin bowling was born and 99 years later it is still going strong. Every city has bowling leagues that range in various ages from children to seniors. It is a past time of the ages.
Last weekend about 40 of us from APC went bowling. It was great! Of course you have to do the crazy bowling first which is anything from spinning 3 times before you throw the ball to bowling with your eyes closed. I have to add that crazy bowling is slightly dangerous with people who have too much fun with it. At one point we had to bowl through the legs of everyone on our team standing in a row with legs spread apart. As I stood my turn in the row I waited to feel the ball hit my ankles, you could feel it coming, hear it rolling and breathed a sigh as you heard it go past your feet. Nothing like trying to explain a foot injury that was caused by some crazy person bowling through your legs!!
It is such a simple game and yet people take it very seriously in striving for the highest score or some will even see how many gutter balls they can throw.
My grandparents bowl......they have for as long as I can remember. They are getting older now and I hope they have years left of bowling. Something they started when they were younger and maybe now it can help keep them young.
Who would have thought this game would last this many years?
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