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hotwire13

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oh the JOY of AMF lanes
« on: July 08, 2004, 10:26:13 AM »
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is it me, or is there no sweeter sound than that of a newly installed AMF ball return making that beautiful loud humming sound?

or how about those pinsetters...i dont know about you, but i can always use those 3 or 4 extra minutes to figure out how to shoot my spare while the machine resets...and the 5 or 6 minutes it takes to load the full rack definitely helps read the lanes better.

how about all the racks without the 7 or 10 pin coming down?...better yet, the ones where one pin gets jammed and they all go down like dominoes?

and i just cant get enough of those corporate AMF center prices...bowling is definitely worth $5 a game...wouldnt you agree?


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htotheizzo3561

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Re: oh the JOY of AMF lanes
« Reply #16 on: July 09, 2004, 12:25:29 PM »
The bulk of the AMF houses in Illinois cost in peak, 3.50-3.75.  Off peak, a dollar less.  If everyone were to complain about prices why not join the PBA. However, PBA members don't get a discount at Brunswick Zones, even-though brunswick is under contract with the PBA.
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Re: oh the JOY of AMF lanes
« Reply #17 on: July 09, 2004, 12:45:37 PM »
When in Denver you must take time to experience AMF Aurora which is also called "The Barber Shop College of Bowling Alleys".  

-Lanes are upslope to the arrows and then downslope to the pins.  
-Manager announces practice then goes in the back without actually turning on the machines...ten minutes wasted with no one at the counter.
-Unsanctioned league with inhouse secretary; makeups were not posted to standings.  Wrong two teams bowling for championship.

hell, yes, i'm bitter....
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hotwire13

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Re: oh the JOY of AMF lanes
« Reply #18 on: July 09, 2004, 03:31:36 PM »
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hotwire - i agree, the shot at country is ridciulous. i'd bet anything that 90% of the 220+ averages at country wouldnt average 180 on program 3 at my house, very challenging shot.

btw, what part of SI are you in? i noticed one of your posts said you can go to jersey and bowl which is 5 minutes away right over the bridge, so you must be all the way at the @$$-end of the island.
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v12's description is pretty accurate.  coming from the goethals bridge, i live off the richmond avenue exit on the staten island expressway(country lanes is off the clove road exit, a few miles past richmond).  jersey lanes is just over the goethals bridge, right off of bayway avenue in elizabeth, nj.  go to www.jerseylanes.com to get the exact address...its a fairly simple shot, but its usually fresh and extremely caring for equipment.  linden lanes is right off of route 1 south, turning right at stiles street.  these 2 places are both 100 times better than country lanes, where a 300 game is like getting front 6 anywhere else.  they actually had abc investigate the scoring a few years back(2002?), and they changed the shot for about 3 months before going back to the funnel it is today.  i went there after not bowling for a month, and shot 279 my first game without practice throwing the ball all over the place.
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Re: oh the JOY of AMF lanes
« Reply #19 on: July 09, 2004, 08:27:35 PM »
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...when we practice there you average like 259

no place is comparable to country lanes, and no people are comparable to the "country lane groupies" who waste there life in there....
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how true...how true...

after i left country, i moved over to another house on staten island that recently closed down, victory lanes.  it was 10 wood lanes, old and worn, and i bowled in a junior league with leftover oil from friday night.  i was the only kid on the entire island that was able to average 200+ there, and it was absolutely hilarious watching the kids from country come and try to bowl...a 180 average was a great day for any of them.  when i went back to country, my scores skyrocketed.  if you ever want to screw up your game and boost your ego to the point of no return, go to country lanes and bowl.  the new showplace is looking to be the same way as far as the shot goes...fresh christmas tree 37' with forgiveness all over the place...and if youre lucky enough to get no 7 and 10 pins in the rack like amf is known for, you can easily average 260.
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