898 video - last 3 shots

[GeorgeF]

Poor guy, lets it go sweet too

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQKfa9zXHAQ"]YouTube - eddie williams 898[/ame]

 

[xballs]

What would expect he is a lefty after all. More than likely a ditch on that side, as usual.

 

[JWhitty]

That's the same clip posted by tonx last week...

http://www.totalbowling.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=18329

 

[timmyg13]

Damm that would have to piss you off. But for anyone that can bowl a 898 i'l love to shake their hand

 

[((( Hinton )))]

ya mate..im afraid tonx beat you to it.

 

[Matt H]

poor bloke but nice series

 

[double_d]

who cares who put the link up first really

would have loved to see it in person

daniel d

 

[jason_doust]

Gimme a break! He either yanked it right at the bottom of the swing or his launch angle was very suspect! That ball never got near the break point. We've all done it... but not on a 35 bagger! Poor bugger!

 

[Easy Tiger]

You mean he didn't have 15 boards area? Please tell me it isn't so.

Still a great effort - 35 in a row..

 

[Brenton_Davy]

If I had to be critical of the last shot, it looked to me like he got a bit careful with it, never got the full extension he got on the previous couple and as a result the speed was down a bit so it never got the breakpoint.

Still, its hard to be critical. The sphincter muscles would probably have been in spasm at that point. Further I would have gladly seen a 900 by him certified as opposed to multiple pre-bowled 900's by some kid in NY state who has no credibility at all.

 

[emmtee83]

first two shots looked teriffic.....898 a great effort.

not sure i've ever left 4/8 (or 6/9 for righties) of a head high shot..... lucky not to be left with greek church.

The sphincter muscles would probably have been in spasm at that point.

Absolute classic statement there. ROFL

 

[double_d]

Still, its hard to be critical. The sphincter muscles would probably have been in spasm at that point.

when that happens i call it 5 cent 50 cent 5 cent 50 cent

daniel d

 

[matty_123]

Wholy Jingles! i would have liked that series!

 

[mongoliantreesloth]

Dunno whether to feel pleased for him for a terrific series or sorry for him that he didn't make that last shot.

Ebonite ball by the sound of it. I wonder which one.

 

[J.Drew]

Dunno whether to feel pleased for him for a terrific series or sorry for him that he didn't make that last shot.
Ebonite ball by the sound of it. I wonder which one.

Looks like a Total NV...

 

[Tiger]

2nd March 2007: Fast Break - Spokane Bowler Rolls Amazing 898
Link

Eddie Williams didn't really feel like bowling.
The general manager of Lilac Lanes isn't usually in that mood. He bowled professionally before moving to Spokane from Van Nuys, Calif., a year ago.
So coming two pins away from perfection Wednesday night was a bit of a surprise. Williams bowled 35 consecutive strikes, scoring two perfect games and carrying a third into the final frame. He finished with an 898 series.

"I can't say that I ever thought there was something special going on," Williams said. "I think, maybe, two or three times through the whole series I felt a little nervous, only because you could tell people were waiting to see what was going to happen. When I got to the 36th shot, and that feels funny to even say, I thought to myself, 'I have a shot at that ring!' "

Rolling one perfect game gets you noticed. Roll two back-to-back and you draw a crowd. Keep it up and the atmosphere turns electric.
"It was so huge – people were crying and screaming," said Shari Cawley. "I'm his best friend and by the last frame I was bawling my eyes out."
Not that Williams noticed.
"I didn't even look back. I shot the second (300) and I saw there was a crowd gathering, but after the third shot of the third game, I didn't bother looking back at all. You could tell everyone was sitting there, waiting," he said, ever the general manager. "I said to one of my teammates, 'If I just miss once, everyone can go back to buying drinks and having food.' "