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bowling rocks. My arm and my, um, lower cheeks ache. That is all.

You and AJ, except I don't think AJ was sore. Well done!

Golf is very difficult. That is all.

You and AJ, except I don't think AJ was sore. Well done!

Yes, well, he wasn't defending an unbeaten streak. With special 'rules.' I remain undefeated. Even by the under 6 set.


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Rexer25 wrote:Golf is very difficult. That is all.

Seconded, although I like the drives. They made me feel powerful.

I am a decent putter in real life but could not get the hang of the remote.

Tennis game is great, and baseball and bowling. But I have not played any of them since I got the Fit. That thing kills me, in a good way.

Link and Zelda!!

Though for BD and friends, Super Mario Kart!

I agree about the bowling. It is very fun.

I tried the golf but that is going to take some more practice to get to the enjoyable part of it.

Tennis and baseball were OK. Boxing was boring.

We also played Mario Kart. That was a lot of fun. I got hammered by my nieces and nephews but I steadily improved. The kids had some other game that they played but I don't know the name.

I've been trying and trying to find Mario Kart, but no success yet. I got the steering wheel for it, but can't find the game here. I haven't tried the other games, but I got my dad a system, and he absolutely loves the fishing game he got for it.

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tlynn78 wrote:I've been trying and trying to find Mario Kart, but no success yet. I got the steering wheel for it, but can't find the game here. I haven't tried the other games, but I got my dad a system, and he absolutely loves the fishing game he got for it.

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At one time, we had the opposite issue. We had Mario Kart, but one of my nephews apparently pilfered the steering wheel. I had to go buy another wheel.

My son currently is enjoying Mario Slugger, which he got from "Santa Claus", and a Star Wars light saber game that was a gift from my MIL, along with the sabers into which we place the Wii controllers for a two-person duel.

I am guessing that we now have between 15-20 games for the Wii, and only a few have been related to "never play" status.

Wii Sports and Wii Play maybe get played once a month. My son started to get interested in my Tiger Woods Golf, right until he had a terrible putting hole.

tlynn78 wrote:bowling rocks. My arm and my, um, lower cheeks ache. That is all.

Glad I'm not the only one who gets sore from this. I get more out of this and tennis than the Fit.

Hubby is now addicted to Guitar Hero, so I'm lucky to get any Wii time at all.

tlynn78 wrote:bowling rocks. My arm and my, um, lower cheeks ache. That is all.

The arm, I understand. But, I am confused about the "lower body" issue.

You do not need to move anything but your arm to bowl on the Wii. In fact, as my daughter has demonstrated, minimizing movement seems to allow for the best chance to achieve a repetitive strike motion.

You do not need to move anything but your arm to bowl on the Wii. In fact, as my daughter has demonstrated, minimizing movement seems to allow for the best chance to achieve a repetitive strike motion.

True, but my goal is to move more, whatever I'm doing. That, and one of our rules for that particular "tournament" at my house this weekend was to actually do the approach, etc. and another was I had to throw every other 'ball' with my left arm.


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tlynn78 wrote:

You do not need to move anything but your arm to bowl on the Wii. In fact, as my daughter has demonstrated, minimizing movement seems to allow for the best chance to achieve a repetitive strike motion.

True, but my goal is to move more, whatever I'm doing. That, and one of our rules for that particular "tournament" at my house this weekend was to actually do the approach, etc. and another was I had to throw every other 'ball' with my left arm.


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I love the left(off)-handed idea!

My brother is ammbidextrous, and can bowl equally well from either side, which makes some of those spares relatively easy.

I love the left(off)-handed idea!

My brother is ammbidextrous, and can bowl equally well from either side, which makes some of those spares relatively easy.

It was fun, but it wasn't purdy.


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I watch my kids play Wii from afar.

The last time I wii bowled I dislocated my right collarbone. Seriously.

Appa23 wrote:

tlynn78 wrote:bowling rocks. My arm and my, um, lower cheeks ache. That is all.

The arm, I understand. But, I am confused about the "lower body" issue.

You do not need to move anything but your arm to bowl on the Wii. In fact, as my daughter has demonstrated, minimizing movement seems to allow for the best chance to achieve a repetitive strike motion.

Right or wrong, when I bowl I make a lunging motion just before releasing the ball. This results in the thigh and bun action.

I got talked into getting the Guitar Hero World Tour bundle (aka, the Rock Band knockoff) with the microphone and drum kit. I never realized exactly how uncoordinated I am, but the drumming has done a great job of proving it to me.

Right or wrong, when I bowl I make a lunging motion just before releasing the ball. This results in the thigh and bun action.

Exactly!


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Appa23 wrote:

tlynn78 wrote:bowling rocks. My arm and my, um, lower cheeks ache. That is all.

The arm, I understand. But, I am confused about the "lower body" issue.

You do not need to move anything but your arm to bowl on the Wii. In fact, as my daughter has demonstrated, minimizing movement seems to allow for the best chance to achieve a repetitive strike motion.

You have to understand-when tlynn even walks-the phrase "Jello on Springs" comes to mind.

When you look in the dictionary under "Undulate"-it says "See T-Girls Hips."

IOW-Tgirl-wiggles her butt.

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Appa23 wrote:

tlynn78 wrote:bowling rocks. My arm and my, um, lower cheeks ache. That is all.

The arm, I understand. But, I am confused about the "lower body" issue.

You do not need to move anything but your arm to bowl on the Wii. In fact, as my daughter has demonstrated, minimizing movement seems to allow for the best chance to achieve a repetitive strike motion.

You have to understand-when tlynn even walks-the phrase "Jello on Springs" comes to mind.

When you look in the dictionary under "Undulate"-it says "See T-Girls Hips."

IOW-Tgirl-wiggles her butt.

Is that anything like "two cats fighting in a sack"?

I like the Wii Balance Board.

There is a program where you can pretend to walk across a tightrope. I always deliberately jump off the tightrope and it freaks my kids out.

You have to understand-when tlynn even walks-the phrase "Jello on Springs" comes to mind

LOL - truer words wre never spoken!

I like the Wii Balance Board.

There is a program where you can pretend to walk across a tightrope. I always deliberately jump off the tightrope and it freaks my kids out.

I look forward to making more Wii discoveries. I'm pretty sure this is the means for sneaking more activity into my life without me noticing I'm doing it.


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Have you guys tried the Training section?

The tennis volleying game is addictive.

As is the bowling where they add a full back row every round. (You must roll at 91 pins in Round 10- I've actually gotten them all once!)

The Fit is eerie. It wished me a Happy New Year on Jan 1. It also chided me for missing a day. (Since I didnt do it today, Im afraid what it's gonna say to me tomorrow!)

I have lost 1.5 pounds in 11 days, however!

tlynn78 wrote:

I love the left(off)-handed idea!

My brother is ammbidextrous, and can bowl equally well from either side, which makes some of those spares relatively easy.

It was fun, but it wasn't purdy.


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The not purdy part is what makes it so fun, I am sure.

Does anyone know if there is a kickboxing for Wii? If there isn't, they should get on that right away.


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