Brunswick Tech said:I don't need any links to form an opinion on what I have seen with my own eyes.................bowling as a legitimate sport is a joke.............however I will concede that I made a mistake with my original post, and that is...............it's only my opinon..............bowling as a sport fas gone to the dogs!
Name another sport where a perfect game is a every day event??
Brunswick Tech said:Nothing aginst Adam personally, but talk of a 300 game is............yawn..........boring..............there is just so many bowled that it is hardly even a noteworthy subject.
I can remember when bowling a 300 was truly news, the local paper(s) and maybe even the major state papert(s) would report the accomplishment, pictures would be taken and interviews conducted. The centre itself would handsomely reward the bowler, I can remember on one occassion, the 300 bowler recieving a brand new car!!!
Seems the big challenge for todays bowlers is to shoot 900, wonder how long it is before bowling a 900 is as common as a 300, what next, 1200 series? Bowling has lost it's respect with me, it was once considered the 2nd hardest game in the world to score a perfect game, right behind golf .........now it is just a joke!!
Tenpin bowling has lost all it's integrity due to the over inflated scores which is a by product of dead easy lane conditions brought on by computer controlled lane maintenance equipment. The biggest challenge in bowling these days has more to do with the centre mechanic maintaining the lane machines.
The bowling ball has also had some major and dramatic effects on the game, making it so much easier to produce pin action, the ball doesn't even have to hit the pocket for pin action to cause all the pins to topple, bowlers can virtually buy a higher average by purchasing a ball that will create it's own momentum and enertia with very little effort on their behalf.
Accuracy and consistency which was the name of game plays only a small part in high scoring these days and the bowler has a huge margin for error, unfortunately bowling is not even considered a legitimate sport, hence it's non-inclusion in the oylmpics.
IMO lawn bowls is a much more challenging and exciting game than tenpin bowling................cheaper too!!
My comments may upset the odd person or 2, however, they are based on my personal veiws obtained from working in the Tenpin bowling industry over a 20 year span, not to mention 12 years bowling in a social league.
Tenpin Bowling as a legitimate sport................RIP
How am I expected to know that this thread was for the exclusive use to congradulate Adam on his 300................look at the thread title......what does it say?, I posted my opinion and I even said nothing personal against Adam.......so what is your problem?. Has Adam voiced his disapproval of my veiws? he is the only one who has the right to post an objection................you people who are unable to tolerate other peoples opinions should not be discussing subjects on a public discussion forum!!blackwidow said:It never ceases to amaze me how a thread originally posted as nothing more than a way of simply saying congratulations to someone can become a mud slinging match. First off congratulations Adam on once again achieving something that the majority of us can only dream about well done. Regardless of whether it was a pre bowl or not it was still an outstanding feat that deserves recognition.
Secondly Brunswick Tech I am sure that nobody would disagree that you are entitled to an opinion after all it is a free country, or so we are led to believe.
However if you wanted so much to voice your opinion on how "boring" 300 games are maybe you should have started your own thread and called it Does anyone else find 300 games boring. That would have given people the oportunity to discuss you views with you and not turned Adams achievement into what I said a mud sling match. There is a place for everything but I don't believe that this thread was the place.
We have a wonderful sport that is advancing with technology, as it should, but that doesn't detract from the talent that we see on display each and everyday, and it is talent born out of alot of dedication and hard work.
I guess I for one wouldn't want to see all our top bowlers bowling on hand oil lanes as they did 20 years ago, or bowling with old grey or yellow angles or pearl blue or red hammers as they did 20 years ago. If our sport is to grow stronger it needs to advance and it is.
So Adam and all those other bowlers that have the talent to throw a 300 game keep it up.
Wendy
Oh......I get it now...............be sure to read all previous posts to a thread to discern the topic of conversation before posting my opinion or veiw on the subject.......................you have got to be kidding!!blackwidow said:Do I believe you don't have the right to an opinion... no I don't believe I said that in fact I believe I said everyone was entitled to an opinion, thats what makes life so interesting. Did I inult you or call you names, imply that you were uneducated in any way...again no I don't believe so.
I think maybe if you had looked at or indeed taken any notice of the 11 or so postings in this tread before yours you will see that they all, even the one by hammer say CONGRATULATIONS to Adam which should have given you some indication that this was a thread started with the first and foremost thought of congratulating Adam. From viewing most of the posts you submit to this site one gets the distinct impression that you only post threads to try to start an argument or create some type of controversy so maybe everyone should take your advise and skip or scroll through your posts unread...
Brunswick Tech said:I've already recieved private mail from one of the administartors of this site, who said they had no problems with what I posted, welcomed me to the site and thanked me for posting my opinions and thoughts!
If you have any further complaints regarding my posts here in this forum or elsewhere on this site, PLEASE make your complaint directly to the administrators of this site!
Ace Rimmer said:Im curious Brunswick Tech how many 300 games have you seen bowled.
Im not arguing with your opinion but to find a 300 boring you must have seen a lot of them.
As I said Im just curious because where I work there have been quite a few but I myself have only seen 2 so to me there still a big thing to see.
P.S Well don Adam keep it up.