TEN-PIN BOWLING |
Frequently Asked QuestionsTen pin bowling, eh?That about sums it up, really. We're a relatively small society that makes up for a lack of size with friendly, amiable members and the desire to, above other things, have a bit of a laugh. I've never bowled before. Is that bad?Well, you can turn up anyway. We won't laugh too much, and the more you turn up and watch people bowl, the better you will get. It's kind of hard to be consistently abysmal. Does that mean I can have the bumpers up?No. Fine. So I'm sort of interested in coming to try it out. Can I?Sure. Either meet us at Five Ways station at 5pm or Bowlplex at 5:30pm, give us money, get shoes and start chucking balls down. £6 will cover three games and shoe hire is basically free, but the £6 only covers you if you're a member. Non-members have to pay £7 if they really, really don't want to join the society for some reason. And how much is it to join?£5. Okay, that's cool. Do I have to wear anything special?Well, clothes are generally good. Maybe a coat if it's really cold, but the only special equipment you need are bowling shoes, and unless you decided to buy your own you can get them there. The majority of current members do, at any rate. And if you DID buy your own shoes you probably wouldn't be asking this question anyway. So I'm a paid-up member of the society now and I'm getting kind of good. Do you do competitions?Generally at the end of each term we have a mini-league amongst ourselves over three weeks, and generally the winners in various categories get chintzy little medals to keep for ever. The major competition we go to is the BUSA Ten-Pin Bowling Championships in Nottingham, which is normally held in February. Cool. How do you do selections?Ability and turnout, mainly. And then "whoever wants to go", and since over the two years that I've been with the society it has been small enough that the majority of people that want to go end up going. So even if you're crap, you're in for a chance. |