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TheBowlingKid25

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Saw my first 300 thrown today!
« on: August 17, 2004, 08:55:07 AM »
Me and a_ak57 went to Frankie Mays pro shop, and both got a ball drilled. We wanted to try them so we got a lane. I didnt bowl well but thats not the point. There was a guy next to us, high rev high speed full out cranker, but he was a good cranker, he had control. It was funny because he was done the game in like 10 minutes, seemed like it happened too fast. On the last frame, he look over at me and andy and said, "ever seen one thrown?" and I said, "nope". He proceeded to throw the last strike for a 300 game. I was kind of in awe, to just see someone throw a 300 like its nothing!!! Oh well. Also, finally got to meet frankie may, great guy, SO nice! Great pro shop operator, took time to measure our spans and pitches and everything, asked if I wanted anything special done, all that. Great prices too, if you ever get a chance to stop by his pro shop, even if he's not there, I would stop by!
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And why would I "saw" pins in half, THATS A WASTE OF PINS!
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smash8-10split

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Re: Saw my first 300 thrown today!
« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2004, 05:00:18 PM »
the average person takes 7 minutes to complete one game of bowling.
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TheBowlingKid25

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Re: Saw my first 300 thrown today!
« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2004, 05:27:57 PM »
me?
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DP3

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Re: Saw my first 300 thrown today!
« Reply #3 on: August 17, 2004, 07:51:22 PM »
I heard Rudy "Revs" Kasamakis shot 170 in a scratch tournament then went 5-1 odds with like anyone in the building that he'd shoot 300 the next game.  12 strikes later...he was a pretty rich man, this is no myht.  I've had 3 guys tell me the same story who were in attendance
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BowlingDude300

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Re: Saw my first 300 thrown today!
« Reply #4 on: August 17, 2004, 08:10:59 PM »
The only 300 i have ever seen shot was a guy at state that bowls left handed. He has one arm too! It was pretty amazing. He was a college bowler and i heard he had shot several of them...



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Re: Saw my first 300 thrown today!
« Reply #5 on: August 17, 2004, 08:44:12 PM »
Glad to see you guys took my advice and went to May's. Well worth the trip. I was just there on Saturday too.
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a_ak57

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Re: Saw my first 300 thrown today!
« Reply #6 on: August 17, 2004, 09:50:53 PM »
He's definitely a good driller.  I've never been able to release so cleanly.  I can actually say with confidence now that I plan to average at least 170 this upcoming season. (this will be my second sanctioned league)

If your wondering, I got a power groove drilled, and proceeded to shoot 600 "out of the box".  Wow.
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LuckyLefty

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Re: Saw my first 300 thrown today!
« Reply #7 on: August 17, 2004, 09:57:32 PM »
We are not all from Pennsylvania, where is it?

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a_ak57

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Re: Saw my first 300 thrown today!
« Reply #8 on: August 17, 2004, 09:59:17 PM »
It's in a town/city called Reading, PA in the bowling alley called Berks Lanes.  The alley is pretty nice, well kept.

He has a website, though he doesn't update it much (ball selection is different)...

www.frankiemayproshop.com

EDIT:  All you visionary people will love this shop, since it has the full visionary arsenal.  Also good for people curious to try something new.
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Edited on 8/17/2004 9:54 PM
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TheBowlingKid25

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Re: Saw my first 300 thrown today!
« Reply #9 on: August 17, 2004, 10:11:17 PM »
swishing8-10, Im not kyle, so you know. Thats BowlingDude300.
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Edited on 8/17/2004 10:05 PM
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DP3

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Re: Saw my first 300 thrown today!
« Reply #10 on: August 18, 2004, 12:21:03 AM »
ATTENTION ALL!!  BERKS LANES IS PIE!!!  lol.  Not as Pie as bowlarama in Reading but I remember a ton of JBT cuts being +75 to +100 and higher back in the day
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a_ak57

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Re: Saw my first 300 thrown today!
« Reply #11 on: August 18, 2004, 12:23:51 AM »
Of course, they're both house shots.  Not like the crap at the palace....
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a_ak57

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Re: Saw my first 300 thrown today!
« Reply #12 on: August 18, 2004, 12:53:26 AM »
Well, not literally the lanes (though they are old beat up wood), but the oil pattern....
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TheBowlingKid25

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Re: Saw my first 300 thrown today!
« Reply #13 on: August 18, 2004, 01:02:45 PM »
I WOULD TRY TO EXPLAIN THIS IN PERSON, but she wouldnt listen to me anyways, so I wont even try.
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And why would I "saw" pins in half, THATS A WASTE OF PINS!
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Re: Saw my first 300 thrown today!
« Reply #14 on: August 18, 2004, 01:16:34 PM »
quote:
It's in a town/city called Reading, PA in the bowling alley called Berks Lanes.  The alley is pretty nice, well kept.

He has a website, though he doesn't update it much (ball selection is different)...

www.frankiemayproshop.com

EDIT:  All you visionary people will love this shop, since it has the full visionary arsenal.  Also good for people curious to try something new.
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Edited on 8/17/2004 9:54 PM


Had a chance to meet him in Reno.  Real nice guy, I have been thinking about driving over to the shop myself.
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