mrbowling300
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12 years ago today - Pete Weber delivered the best bowling moment of all time.
One of the most iconic moments in bowling was 12 years ago, producing the most iconic quote too!
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mrbowling300
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this is 100% correct. He was irritated the entire day, heckling into the crowd, not really directing his anger at anyone.
mrbowling300
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Yeah, this guy was plucked from a bowling tournament (US Open) during qualifying, while waiting for his ball to come back after knocking down 7 pins. US Marshalls took him away, while in his bowling shoes, etc without fanfare. He still cashed in the tournament, $1500, but I doubt he will ever bowl in another professional event again.
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winkyduck
TYVM Morgan William!!!
The look on his wife's face............if looks could kill he would have died seconds later
The guy's a little crazy.
But it's a good crazy.
But it's a good crazy.
I've been bowling about once a week here in Costa Rica.
They call it boliche here.
I'm in the neighborhood of 170-180 with a house ball.
Don't fully understand the finer points of the game, though I am aware of the game's important nuances.
Need to get my "rev rate" up.
That's critical for pin action.
I don't "play the arrows" nor do I have a consistent strike ball.
I do cover most every single-pin spare.
One realization: House balls don't grip the lane like a higher-quality ball does.
Realization #2: If you're not recording consecutive strikes, you'll never average 200+.
They call it boliche here.
I'm in the neighborhood of 170-180 with a house ball.
Don't fully understand the finer points of the game, though I am aware of the game's important nuances.
Need to get my "rev rate" up.
That's critical for pin action.
I don't "play the arrows" nor do I have a consistent strike ball.
I do cover most every single-pin spare.
One realization: House balls don't grip the lane like a higher-quality ball does.
Realization #2: If you're not recording consecutive strikes, you'll never average 200+.
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Bowling, for me, is the definition of a game, not a sport.
You cannot defend your opponent mano a mano.
In my world, the lack of defense classifies bowling as a shot-making game similar to golf or darts.
Still, however, have a lot of respect for bowlers, golfers and dart-throwers.
You cannot defend your opponent mano a mano.
In my world, the lack of defense classifies bowling as a shot-making game similar to golf or darts.
Still, however, have a lot of respect for bowlers, golfers and dart-throwers.
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winkyduck
TYVM Morgan William!!!
If you alternate every frame a Strike and a 9/Spare, the highest you can bowl is: 200.
I think. I know MB300 will let me know if I am wrong
mrbowling300
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That is correct WD......and that type of game is called a "Dutch 200" lol
mrbowling300
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JK, the defense in bowling, especially in high stakes action matches is trash talking and mind games.
mrbowling300
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Bowling is all about the rev rate.....the top pros can exceed 500 RPM, and that destroys the pins. Jason Belmonte, EJ Tackett routinely exceed 500. I'm probably in the lower 300s. Using a house ball and trying to score well is like a hockey player playing with a puck that has spikes on it.
Not much of a trash talker.
But I get your point, 300.
In a sense, your score is your defense.
Your offense is your defense.
When did bowling take the turn from a respectful gentleman's game to today's contrived trash-talking seemingly made for television?
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mrbowling300
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Coincidently, Pete Weber may have started it all with the croch chip and bad boy image that the PBA cultivated back in the early 2000s when they were on the brink of bankruptcy. That opened the door to a new image of the PBA that was marketed to ESPN, etc. Many others latched on, it became almost like the wild west, i.e., Chris Rash, Belmonte, etc. Plus the new age millennials have an entirely different outlook on life, and life on the lanes, like Anthony Simonson, resides locally in LV at the mansion of professional poker player Chris “Huni” Hunichen, which is referred to as the compound. He has 2 bowling lanes in the mansion that Simonson practices at.
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mrbowling300
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JK, you are correct in that the type of gamesmanship you see going on today, you never saw back in the day of Earl Anthony, Mark Roth, Marshall Holman, Dick Weber, etc.
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mrbowling300
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He is. He has competed in some pro events during his off season. He had some respectable showings, even bowling a perfect 300 game at one event.
Jerome Bettis was also a very good bowler.
Larry Foote Sr. bowls in my league. His son of course played a great career for Pittsburgh and I believe he is on TB's coaching staff.
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Viejo Dinosaur
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Pete Weber had all the vices as a kid…his life story is amazing….
mrbowling300
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When he made his first TV appearance at age 17, he was already a father and married.
mrbowling300
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These days, it's all about the revolutions you get on a bowling ball. When you lose that, you start to lose pin carry, and you leave corner pins, ie 10 pins, etc. Pete got to the point where he couldn't compete with the young guns anymore. Age is a terrible thing. They have a PBA50 tour and PBA60 I believe as well.
I'll look for some videos to demonstrate the point.
mrbowling300
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This video shows various rev rates from 400 RPM's to 200 RPM....the top pros can get 550, like EJ Tacket, Belmonte, etc. These days, PDW's rev rate is probably low 300s. In the video, you can see the effect 400 revs has with the ball and how it "grabs" the lane, vs 200 rev rate, where the ball kind of just slides because you don't have physics working for you.
The 400 rev rate strikes, but the 350 rev rate doesn't have enough on it, so a 10 pin was left....that's what Pete Weber started experiencing at the end of his career on the PBA.
Like you said Heim, same as a pitcher with decreasing spin rate. On a side note, they have a bowling machine, called the "throw-bot" that can duplicate shots, and you can set it for different angles, etc. They use it to test bowling ball reactions on different lane patterns, etc.
The 400 rev rate strikes, but the 350 rev rate doesn't have enough on it, so a 10 pin was left....that's what Pete Weber started experiencing at the end of his career on the PBA.
Like you said Heim, same as a pitcher with decreasing spin rate. On a side note, they have a bowling machine, called the "throw-bot" that can duplicate shots, and you can set it for different angles, etc. They use it to test bowling ball reactions on different lane patterns, etc.
