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12XSECH

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usbc revokes lane certification
« on: March 21, 2016, 07:18:26 AM »
NOT! And the reason they never did or never will is because then you cant have a sanctioned league in that house. No sanctioned league means no sanction fees, no sanction fees means no money for the usbc. Revoking use of a ball cost them NOTHING...They actually (IMO) made some cash from this. See how this works? The usbc doesnt do whats good for the bowler, they do whats good for the usbc (their own pockets). IF they went around certifying every house I'm sure a few wouldnt pass BUT what a shock...100% of the houses passed! Back to the Jackals...I'm sure every ball thats made that is on the border of specs will have a certain number that will cross over that point BUT again...out of a million or so balls ONLY Motiv and Jackals were past the spec point? I find that hard to believe. If the usbc was really for the bowler, they would un certify some of these crappy houses, inspect the lanes and enforce some of their rules on the lanes. BUT this wont ever happen and it proves my point. Some people complain about the awards that are non existent...I dont care about the towel or key chains etc... BUT the beginner bowler or the 140 150 160 bowler that bowls 100 over avg or 75 over avg etc...get nothing. I'm talking about the Wednesday morning 11am bowler...The get nothing. A 60 or 70 year old bowler might actually appreciate the friggen towel or key chain...BUT that will cost the usbc money and it it cost them money, thats less money for them.

 

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Re: usbc revokes lane certification
« Reply #16 on: March 26, 2016, 02:02:17 AM »
Thunderbird Lanes in Troy, MI. passed certification every year. And every year, we bowled at the same pins being off spot on the exact same lanes. I even asked the local associations of they checked pin spots during certification. They said yes, but I find that hard to believe.

The house is now closed. They never took care of their lanes and pinsetters and the bowlers left in droves it's last few years of existence.

Chuck Walby's old place?

Even though that was the closest bowling center to where I used to live, I don't think I ever bowled a league there.



I know that he owned Thunderbird and Red Run and ran both into the ground. Thunderbird I can attest to, Red Run was before my time. Although I heard some interesting stories about the Times tournament that was held there.


I remember Red Run, bowled there a couple of times in a travel league.  Was across the street from a mall, I believe, with a golf course with the same name nearby?  Similar to Salt River and Sunnybrook who had both bowling lanes and golf courses near each other.

Walby was the host of a bowling show for awhile too, wasn't he?


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