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AMF does it again - SnS NJ
« on: July 26, 2008, 02:15:07 AM »
This week the pro shop at Strike n Spare Lanes (Greenbrook NJ) received a letter from AMF Corp telling them they had 30 days to pack their s... and get out.  Someone made them a better offer (Tony C - Big Daddy's).  They didn't even have the courtesy to have the center manager tell them what was going on, why, were there any issues with them, etc.  Pretty classless.

On another note, the head mechanic from AMF Strathmore came up about a week or so ago and programmed the "Strathmore" shot into the machine.  When you can find a lane that has oil on it the shot is pretty nice.  Speaking of oil, getting a lane with it is still a crapshoot and it hasn't sunk into the managers brain that he has to oil the lanes so they don't get burned.  Last week 2 of the counties best junior bowlers (230+ averages) came up.  The lanes they had were so dry that the score in the 4th frame was a 1.  Yes, that's right 1!  They could not get the ball to stay on the lane.  The new lanes should be in great shape for the start of leagues.  Pretty sad.

 

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Re: AMF does it again - SnS NJ
« Reply #1 on: July 26, 2008, 11:05:12 AM »
John,

Again, this is just not a place you want to be.

Big Daddy's got the pro shop??
I have yet to hear one person say they do a good job.

What is it that this house and its managers don't understand about oil before for their sake, the owner's sake, to protect the lane surface, not the bowler's sake??

The only reason they stay in business is the lack of competition. Say, that's the Answer: AMF is the new Chrysler. The government must be paying them!
Cause they sure don't know squat about business, any business!

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Re: AMF does it again - SnS NJ
« Reply #2 on: July 26, 2008, 11:17:56 AM »
I've never heard of Big Daddy's.  Where are they now?

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Re: AMF does it again - SnS NJ
« Reply #3 on: July 26, 2008, 12:37:57 PM »
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I've never heard of Big Daddy's.  Where are they now?


Check the yellow pages:
Big Daddy's Professional Shop
89 Newman Springs Road East, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
and another he runs out of his house not too far from Strike and Spare:
92 Stony Brook Road, Somerville, NJ 08876
Now he'll have one in SnS.

As I said, I have only heard people criticize their work. He has sponsored several teams at SnS leagues.

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Re: AMF does it again - SnS NJ
« Reply #4 on: July 26, 2008, 11:46:18 PM »
The Strathmore shot isn't bad at all.  I bowl there, and usually have a good time.  It can get patchy at times, but I think that's more the nature of Strathmore Lanes than anything else.
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Re: AMF does it again - SnS NJ
« Reply #5 on: July 27, 2008, 08:14:03 AM »
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The Strathmore shot isn't bad at all.  I bowl there, and usually have a good time.  It can get patchy at times, but I think that's more the nature of Strathmore Lanes than anything else.
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Steve,

It's a matter of which shot they put down it's a mater of putting down ANY shot or pattern. Read JS's original note again. They don't even oil all the lanes. It's almost arbitrary which ones they oil, IF AT ALL.

Actually, The Strathmore shot is one of the highest scoring patterns in the whole state or it used to be.
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Re: AMF does it again - SnS NJ
« Reply #6 on: July 27, 2008, 04:15:14 PM »
Yeah, I was just commenting on the shot.  It's pretty high scoring over there.  I'm going to be trying to get into a league there for winter, I hear they have a lot of money floating around on their Sunday Morning league.
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Re: AMF does it again - SnS NJ
« Reply #7 on: July 27, 2008, 07:23:42 PM »
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Yeah, I was just commenting on the shot.  It's pretty high scoring over there.  I'm going to be trying to get into a league there for winter, I hear they have a lot of money floating around on their Sunday Morning league.
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There's a Summer doubles league that's very high scoring. Not sure if it's still there (Tues or Wed or Thrus). Check it out. You're close enough to drop by, no?
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Re: AMF does it again - SnS NJ
« Reply #8 on: July 28, 2008, 10:43:53 AM »
I actually live like, 10 minutes from there tops.  I'm in a good spot for bowling:  I'm 10 minutes from Strathmore, 15 from Hazlet, Harmony, and Howell 20 from Carolier, Stelton (maybe 25 with traffic).  Manalapan's close too.  I'm near where Route 9 meets Route 520 which almost meets Route 18.  It makes traveling so easy.
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Re: AMF does it again - SnS NJ
« Reply #9 on: July 28, 2008, 12:48:43 PM »
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I actually live like, 10 minutes from there tops.  I'm in a good spot for bowling:  I'm 10 minutes from Strathmore, 15 from Hazlet, Harmony, and Howell 20 from Carolier, Stelton (maybe 25 with traffic).  Manalapan's close too.  I'm near where Route 9 meets Route 520 which almost meets Route 18.  It makes traveling so easy.
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I'm 35 minutes from any center! and, of course, closest to Manville's hell hole, TenPin Lanes, and, 2nd choice, Strike and Spare.

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Re: AMF does it again - SnS NJ
« Reply #10 on: July 30, 2008, 09:13:17 AM »
Big daddy got the shop at SNS...Wow didnt know the shop was up for sale.hmmmm
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