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Gary Beck is probably bowling's greatest independent promoter since the war - at least since Eddie Elias [founder of the PBA]. Beck has been around a while and has unquestioned credibility - he has his detractors of course - mostly those that can't see the woods for the trees. Beck is also a...

Rob [CHIN] - FYI patterns at Opening Ceremonies of new centres are irrelevant - what's relevant is how often the drink waiter comes by your table. Wal - I'd advise against the 2 handed switch - I'd say your back will lose out. Terry, an on the mark summary - the industry and the entity...

Granto Firstly I doubt you've ever seen me bowl - I've probably bowled about 50-60 balls in the past 25 years - and almost all of those were a single shot at a new bowling centre somewhere in the world when I was part of the Opening Ceremony party. Beyond that I bowled about half a game at...

Jimmy 900 ....Bowling's Credibility - zero!

Steve - well argued - and certainly you are in the best position to form a balanced judgement having seen every game, analysed most of the players closely and combine that with 50 years of experience [well if it's not 50 - it's damned close]. I would however suggest that my point of view is...

The comparison with golf is a good one - golf certainly has done many things over recent years to try and slow down the significant scoring issues it has had [and it's had plenty] - making many major courses longer is one such development more recently. The players in golf - as the players at...

Brenton - your point is well made - although I will take issue with your final word - "appropriate". The scoring, in light of what you say - may well have been "relevant" - I'm not sure scoring of this level is ever "appropriate"[more below]. But then I digress into semantics. Jim - your...

Roysa, You're right of course - everyone should just kick back and relax - after all it IS only bowling - and with scores like this, who could possibly take the game seriously any more. Happy Easter.

Mark - some quality people have passed on their thoughts to your question in this thread. There is one point of relevance that has [I think] not been raised however - and that is the advancement of the bowler - the human factor. This particular factor could be an extensive topic - but I'll keep...

I believe the evolution of the sport should have stopped with wood and lacquer finished lanes [I would have suggested liquid shellac - but then no business could afford the fire insurance premiums]- and rubber bowling balls - but then I am also of the view that the minute they unbuckled the...

Jim, Whilst I am well removed from these sorts of things these days the explanation [and I stress "may" this is just a guess] may well be as follows. Unless the TBA has welcomed on board recently someone or some entity with the miracle gift of financial wizardry it is probable that the...

That's not true Lovell - the reason you only take two balls is because you are cheap! Anyway I saw what you packed the last time you flew with bowling equipment - one was an Amflite 3 dotter the other was the green Manhattan Rubber [you know the one you couldn't buy unless you averaged at least...

John, I cant add much to the compliments already noted in this thread - I'd agree with them all - particularly the one about how well Joe looks and how it brings back great memories to see the clip. I would add to Terry's note - and that was the competitor in Joe. I'd say Joe and Richard...

Brenton....let's see the 3 Stooges - Dopey...NO...Rudolf...NO.....Bashful... NO sorry .............strike 3 mate!!......... a hint - he had a name sake that used to race Porches a long time ago!! It's a vague and very long bow I grant you - but well - as I say - we don't have enough money to pay...

Jason - you will NOT lift the quality and intellect of this Forum with highbrow threads such as this no matter how hard you may try - some of us like it in the "gutter" [sorry]! I have one - it is the instantly recognisable odour that wafted into a room every time a particular senior US based...

Nicely put Rob - for the sake of underscoring your points even more here are just a few percentage increases [rounded out] impacting the CPI in the September QUARTER 2011..........Electricity UP 8%.......Water & Sewage up 9%.......Rates [aahhh don't you just love local Government - what is IT...

I couldn't possibly imagine that there is anyone this side of the equator - and very likely north of it either who has more knowledge about this sport than Eric Jang. What a unique [sorry Eric - meant in the nicest possible way of course] resource he is - I witnessed first hand his subtle...

Rob - I always knew you were extremely clever - I just didn't appreciate until now how clever you actually are - but please answer me this, just to slightly alter the direction of this thread - how is it that guys on the left get so much of an advantage [with the possible exception of one J...

Despite the fact that there is now - what is it, just 3 or 4 pin manufacturers around the world [and at least one of those makes rubbish] - with Ebonite's acquisition last year of Diamond D's plant in Mexico [Ebonite shut that facility down and rerouted manufacturing to their US plant - this...

John/Steve - a worthy cause indeed. But something got in the way of my continuing with the concept - sometimes good intentions hit a bump in the road now and again - and as a result I have had to change some priorities. So the concept is still there it just needs someone else to push it forward...

Roysa - Gary Player once wisely said that "all publicity is good publicity" - right name or wrong it all works as you know. Lynn - many thing in life happen by sheer luck [there's a sign in fact on Pit Lane at the Indianapolis Speedway that says something like "no amount of planning will ever...

Jason - [sort of] well and busy is good - hitting it long and straight is the other life quality I aspire to...sadly it will never happen - well at least not often enough for me. Brian and his father before him are/were very wise. In this case the "politics' were corporate and were played...

Hi Jason - trust you are well and busy - your point is well made based on the past history of the IOC and how certain negotiations were "done".......... there are of course a few books available on the subject of both summer and winter games "lobbying" procedures - even if 50% of the content of...

John - just a quick response to your point about adding bowling as a Winter Olympics sport. It was attempted [or at least discussed at length] some time ago. One of the avenues considered was that bowling would try and enter as a medal sport by association with [as a "discipline"] Curling which...

George.............here's some news from mid November [Press Release IBAF]............my understanding is the relationship whilst cool between the two parties is NOT so cold that it will stop then uniting this weekend - if that's the case given the money and power both hold globally I'd say that...