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matt smith

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update on my friend
« on: May 14, 2003, 11:44:39 AM »
remember the friend of mine that bowled back to back 300's? well its been 3 months roughly since that feat, and since then he has bowled 4, yes 4, more 300's! thats 6 300's in 3 or so months! 15 years old, never owned a brand new ball, back to back 300's, 4 other 300's, oh yea and he had a 299 in the middle of all of that. Young talent? i think so!

opinions? questions?

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matt
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Rock77

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Re: update on my friend
« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2003, 04:39:32 AM »
Sounds like we should all keep our eyes peeled over the next few years to see if anything comes of him. Hey, can I get his autograph now??

matt smith

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Re: update on my friend
« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2003, 05:23:40 AM »
his name is derek adams, i was talkin to him tonight, he was dissapointed in how he bowled, his high game for the night was only a 277 LOL, this guy can string strikes like no other i have seen. and what really Sxxx's me is that people are getging crazily jelous of him and starting to bag him and heckle him. Which he admits is getting to him. Im one of the only ppl that is happy for him, i was more then glad to hand on my shock trauma to him after i stopped bowling. Maybe he will get a perfecto with it, i had too many 279's for my liking haha.

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Rock77

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Re: update on my friend
« Reply #3 on: May 15, 2003, 07:16:12 AM »
That isnt right when people pick on him because he could whoop their butts in match play. He just needs to keep doing what he is doing and pursue taking his game to the next level. Good for him. I hope he shows the haters when he is on tour winning lots of cash!!

Leftyhi-trak

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Re: update on my friend
« Reply #4 on: May 15, 2003, 07:49:03 AM »
Oh great blocked lanes of china. LOL Great feat from a up and comer hope he doesn't burn out like most good young kids do. I would hope he would enter some big name junior tournaments so he can cash in on scholarship money though and also look at some real recognition. Tell your friend good luck.

matt smith

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Re: update on my friend
« Reply #5 on: May 15, 2003, 05:53:15 PM »
I agree rock, this guy has so much potentiol. Its the 'tall poppy' syndrome. Someone stands up and makes a name for themselves, so people get jelous and try to cut down the 'tall poppy'. Every time i talk to him and bowl with him i say, "every strike you throw silences one more critic. We both know your better then all of them, just do what u do best man" or something like that. He doesnt have a big shot by any sence of the word, hes s stroker, with good speed, not alot of ball turn.

The center he bowls at is Nerang (australian). i HATE bowling there, last time i bowled there i had a shocker. They resurfaced the lanes and the averages went up accross the board about 5 pins. No huge change, not a huge ball, put it out past 5, it wont come back. Not the easiest of shots, and even on the biggest walls, how many 15 year olds have you seen bowl 6 300's and a 299 in 3 months??

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matt
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Re: update on my friend
« Reply #6 on: May 15, 2003, 05:57:46 PM »
So he is a one alley bowler. Now if you told me he did this feat in more than one house okay. But in the same house, NO. There was a young kid who did this in new mexico and everyone thought damn he is going to be great. Send him some where else he didn't make it. That is why he is not on tour.

AdrianS

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Re: update on my friend
« Reply #7 on: May 15, 2003, 08:40:02 PM »
He's made his junior state team this year and the Aussie junior nationals are in my town(Melbourne) I'll certainly be going to see what all the fuss is about. He would have had to bowl in several different centres to qualify for the team so he's obviously no one-alley bowler, he just hasn't had a gazillion 300's in them yet.
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Re: update on my friend
« Reply #8 on: May 15, 2003, 10:27:29 PM »
Matt I read he used a 4D hammer for the back to back
300's. Do you know wich 4D it was ?.The reactive the
particle or the 4D tour ?. And did he use the same ball
for his other 300's ?

matt smith

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Re: update on my friend
« Reply #9 on: May 18, 2003, 01:52:56 AM »
Hammerfan, im not sure on which 4d it was, it was the blue one if that helps, im not up with hammer gear, his others were done with a messanger ti, mass chaos i think, and a couple of others.

adrian, dont worry you will not be the only person waiting to see what all the fuss is about. Enjoy the show hehe.

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matt
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