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2012 OC: Mark Williams, Kevin Croucher, co.

mrbowling300 — Sun, 20 May 2012 18:36:21 GMT

Some of the best PBA Senior Tour players hit the lanes at the Baton Rouge River Center. Hookin' Bob Handley! Alvin Lou! Mark Williams!

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Bowl TV, 3:30pm ET, 5/20/12

mrbowling300 — Sun, 20 May 2012 18:19:01 GMT

Liz's Johnson's team will be featured on Bowl TV in Baton Rouge.

http://www.youtube.com/user/BowlTV?feature=g-all-lss&v=GcwVuR4FDt8

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Fingertip Insterts

champ — Sun, 20 May 2012 04:40:00 GMT

Just curious, when did fingertip inserts first hit the scene/become popular? I'm trying to remember what I saw through the yeras, but I'm drawing a blank.

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Bowling on the US Open Pattern

mrbowling300 — Sat, 19 May 2012 16:40:04 GMT

Mark (hailmaizeandblue) and myself went yesterday to Bowling IQ to try out luck out on the US Open Pattern. The pattern was 40' flat, gutter to gutter. Very tough, and it takes a lot of concentration and precision. If you have not experienced this type of bowling, I highly recommend it, even if it's just for the fun of it. I posted my scores in the "what did you bowl last night" thread, and here is some of the action.

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Does your center do anything special for your 300 games?

froggiemlm — Sat, 19 May 2012 14:23:54 GMT

I ask cause the place i bowl at the most does a cool thing. for 300's and 800's you get a jacket. on said jacket it is embroidered with your name on one side and on the other it has some pins being struck by a ball w/ the "300 / 800 / or both" over the pins and the centers name underneath the pins. I thought this was a cool gesture by the center.

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Funny card

BowlingOldies — Sat, 19 May 2012 00:27:12 GMT

So a neighbor friend of mine who knows I love dogs and knows I recently got bitten once again by the bowling bug slipped this greeting card through the crack in my front door. I had to scan it and share it. I thought it was hysterical.

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Dayton Classic PBA Senior Open

mrbowling300 — Fri, 18 May 2012 00:46:48 GMT

Congratulations PBA Hall of Famer Johnny Petraglia on your 8th career PBA Senior Tour title May 17 at the 2012 PBA Senior Dayton Classic. Petraglia becomes the first player in PBA history to earn a national title in each of 6 decades. (60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s, 10s)

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Giant's bowling

mrbowling300 — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:48:10 GMT

We had a thunderstorm this morning....reminds me of when I was young, like 4 years old that my parents explanation for the thunder was that giant's were bowling....and I probably bought into that. Was anyone else told this? Has anyone told this to their own kids?

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PABCON Champion of Champions

mrbowling300 — Fri, 11 May 2012 14:29:51 GMT

Check out the live action.....Liz Johnson, Andres Gomez, Dan McClelland, Amleto Monacelli all bowling.

http://www.youtube.com/user/BowlTV?feature=g-all-lsb&v=ViTsMIQvFDc

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Looking for a new ball

brick — Fri, 11 May 2012 01:58:24 GMT

Hey guys, just signed up here and looking for a little advice on a new ball. I bowled league back throughout highschool and college and had a mid 180s average so not an awesome bowler by any means but didnt suck either. Havent bowled for a while, maybe two or three times a year but want to get back into it again. I throw a slight hook, thumb about 10 ocklock on my release. Back in the day threw a 14lb ball i believe. Any suggestions? Now that im getting back into it should i try to reinvent my approach and hook?

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Bob Learn Jr. Wins PBA Senior Mooresville Classic For First Senior Tour Title by Jerry Schneider May 9, 2012 14:23

mrbowling300 — Thur, 10 May 2012 18:17:17 GMT

MOORESVILLE, N.C. In only his third tournament on the PBA Senior Tour, Bob Learn Jr. of Erie, Pa., won the Senior Mooresville Classic presented by Columbia Wednesday for his first Senior Tour title.

Learn, who won five PBA Tour titles including the 1999 U.S. Open in a 15-year PBA Tour career, defeated Ron Profitt of Brookville, Ohio, 203-196, in the championship match at George Pappas Victory Lanes.

After starting the match with two strikes, Profitt ran into trouble early with a split and a washout in the third and fourth frames, respectively, which he failed to convert and was not able to recover from later in the match.

When he threw the split and the washout it definitely changed the tone of the match, said the 50-year-old Learn. Even though I didnt have a good look on the pair either, from that point on I was able to bowl just good enough to stay ahead of him.

In his two previous Senior Tour tournaments this season Learn finished ninth in both the Senior Sun Bowl In The Villages and Senior Don Carter Memorial Open.

Third times the charm I guess, said Learn. Im qualifying well but you have to get some breaks in the match play rounds and it kind of made up for some bad breaks I had in the first two tournaments.

Profitt was trying for his first win in six seasons on the Senior Tour. He had a long road to the championship match winning three best-of-five matches, a best-of-three match and the semifinal. His runnerup finish was a career best with fourth being his best previous finish.

In the semifinal matches, Learn defeated Mike Henry of Brunswick, Ohio, 201-189, and Profitt defeated last weeks Senior Don Carter Memorial winner Walter Ray Williams Jr., 248-206.

The next stop for the PBA Senior Tour will be the Senior Dayton Classic presented by Roto Grip May 14-17 at Capri Lanes in Kettering, Ohio. The tournament will be streamed live in its entirety on pba.coms online bowling channel Xtra Frame. For Xtra Frame subscription information click on the Xtra Frame logo on the pba.com homepage.

PBA SENIOR MOORESVILLE CLASSIC PRESENTED BY COLUMBIA

George Pappas Victory Lanes, Mooresville, N.C., Wednesday

Final Results

Championship Match

Bob Learn Jr., Erie, Pa. ($8,000) def. Ron Profitt, Brookville, Ohio ($4,500), 203-196.

Semifinal Round (one-game matches, losers earn $3,000)

Profitt def. Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 248-206.

Learn def. Mike Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 201-189.

Round of 8 (best-of-three games, losers eliminated, $1,700 each)

Profitt def. Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 2-0.

W.R. Williams def. Ricky Beck, Box Elder, S.D., 2-0.

Henry def. Roger Kossert, Lithia, Fla., 2-0.

Learn def. Johnny Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., 2-0.

Round of 16 (best-of-five games, losers eliminated, $1,300 each)

M. Williams def. Wayne Webb, Columbus, Ohio, 3-0.

Profitt def. Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, 3-1.

W.R. Williams def. Jeff Schrum, Cherryville, N.C., 3-0.

Beck def. Charlie Tapp, Kalamazoo, Mich., 3-2.

Henry def. Steve Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 3-1.

Kossert def. Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 3-2.

Petraglia def. Tom Baker, King, N.C., 3-2.

Learn def. Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., 3-2.

Round of 24 (best-of-five games, losers eliminated, $1,100 each)

M. Williams def. Brent Hunter, Glenville, Pa., 3-2.

Profitt def. Dave Sill, Titusville, Fla., 3-0.

Schrum def. Kerry Fulford, Brownwood, Texas, 3-1.

Ferraro def. Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., 3-0.

Kossert def. Joel Carlson, Omaha, Neb., 3-0.

Petraglia def. Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Twp., Mich., 3-0.

Gonzalez def. Gary Shultis, Levittown, N.Y., 3-0.

Beck def. Sammy Ventura, Syracuse, N.Y., 3-2.

Round of 32 (best-of-five games, losers eliminated, $1,050 each)

Hunter def. Brian Gottry, Wilmington, N.C., 3-2.

Profitt def. Bob Handley, Winter Park, Fla., 3-0.

Schrum def. Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn., 3-2.

Beck def. Al Brooks, Bluefield, W. Va., 3-0.

Ferraro def. Ron Glick, Morganville, N.J., 3-0.

Carlson def. Peter Knopp, Germany, 3-2.

Petraglia def. Peter King, Yankton, S.D., 3-2.

Gonzalez def. Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill. 3-2.

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2012 USBC Queens - A Look Back

mrbowling300 — Wed, 09 May 2012 15:29:32 GMT

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team or individual h\c?

Fordman — Wed, 09 May 2012 14:19:40 GMT

Both of my leagues use team h\c but I read of many leagues using individual h\c. What are the advantages and disadvantages?

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Bowling Oldies

mrbowling300 — Wed, 09 May 2012 01:48:21 GMT

Bowling Oldies (Randy) did a recent video that I wanted to post. It's about himself, how he got away from bowling, and how he got back into the sport. I was very impressed, and he did a wonderful job. Please take a look when you get a moment:

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Revolution rate question

brian1969 — Mon, 07 May 2012 16:15:50 GMT

Hey everyone.

I'm not up to speed on how they calculate the rev rates these days, so quick question if anyone can answer it.

Watching one of my old videos (from the early 90s), I figured up that I had around 15 or more revolutions on the ball from the time it made contact with the lane until it hit the head pin (I might have missed a revolution or two, my body was in the way of the shot when it touched the lane).

How does that convert into the modern world of bowling? I hear people talk about RPMs and such, and I have no idea how they're getting those numbers.

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