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General Category => PBA => Topic started by: Necromancer on March 28, 2007, 04:01:23 AM
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First of all, one of my favorites is back on the roster... ROBERT SMITH! Let's see what he has done in his time off. Hopefully we can see some great players on the telecast this Sunday (they are all great, but you know what I mean). Also, it is the longest pattern of the year - 50 feet. It almost looks like the US Open pattern but just 10 feet long on the backend. I know I couldn't do well on it.

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Storm X-Factor Vertigo
Hammer Black Widow
Lane #1 Cobalt Bomb Solid
Storm Trauma ER
Storm Recharge
Ebonite Vortex Afterburner
Columbia 300 Messenger Ti
Storm Hit Blue Pearl
Ebonite 14 Fun Ball
Total Season Average: 205.642
2007 Year Average: 212.861
2007 Tournament Average: 161.500
The Vertigo is the best ball Storm ever made. Find one if you can.
I might have the strongest drilled Black Widow in history.
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I think the pattern is challenging but the format is pretty silly to call this a major. Luck of the draw, and you only bowl 1 person in the event. I realize it's 4/7, but given the nature of bowling, you can't really get the best bowler this week or the best bowler on this pattern.
I love match play, and I realize that this somewhat of a reward, but I'd like to see Round Robin. I think different patterns in majors is great, just like different layouts in golf. But keep the format the same in the majors to test the most important skills - concentration and consistency.
That said, I hope we see a great show (and I wish ESPN could find a way to put some of the earlier rounds on TV, even if they are on tape)
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Just bowl!
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Smith vs. Mika!
Round of 32 set!
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Current Arsenal (http://"http://s132.photobucket.com/albums/q21/mikecart1/Bowling%20Arsenal/")
Storm X-Factor Vertigo
Hammer Black Widow
Lane #1 Cobalt Bomb Solid
Storm Trauma ER
Storm Recharge
Ebonite Vortex Afterburner
Columbia 300 Messenger Ti
Storm Hit Blue Pearl
Ebonite 14 Fun Ball
Total Season Average: 206.774
2007 Year Average: 214.744
2007 Tournament Average: 161.500
Black Widow Average: 248.571
The Vertigo is the best ball Storm ever made. Find one if you can.
I might have the strongest drilled Black Widow in history.
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I think, this being a "major" a round robin format would be the proper thing to do. Seeing that Walter Ray goes up against Pete Weber in the first round, and Patrick Allen vs. Wes Malot, I believe is not good for PBA Bowling. No disrespect to any of the competitors, but seeing two of the top bowlers getting knocked off in the first round, meerly by luck of the draw is a tough pill to swallow. This is the "TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS!" Give them the proper format and the cream will rise to the top.
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This format just drives me crazy. No qualifying at all to seed the players??? Just luck of the draw who you bowl against??? Isn't this supposed to be a major??? This all doesn't make sense to me. The format makes this tourney seem more like a joke than anything. Well, except the pattern looks nuts.
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Who needs a 300 or 800, when I have a 294 and a 295!?!?!
Edited on 3/30/2007 6:46 AM
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This format just drives me crazy. No qualifying at all to seed the players??? Just luck of the draw who you bowl against??? Isn't this supposed to be a major??? This all doesn't make sense to me. The format makes this tourney seem more like a joke than anything. Well, except the pattern looks nuts.
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Who needs a 300 or 800, when I have a 294 and a 295!?!?!
Edited on 3/30/2007 6:46 AM
That's for sure. I am curious to see how those that make the telecast play this lane. If any hand can hook out of this pattern, I want that hand. 
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Current Arsenal (http://"http://s132.photobucket.com/albums/q21/mikecart1/Bowling%20Arsenal/")
Storm X-Factor Vertigo
Hammer Black Widow
Lane #1 Cobalt Bomb Solid
Storm Trauma ER
Storm Recharge
Ebonite Vortex Afterburner
Columbia 300 Messenger Ti
Storm Hit Blue Pearl
Ebonite 14 Fun Ball
Total Season Average: 206.774
2007 Year Average: 214.744
2007 Tournament Average: 161.500
Black Widow Average: 248.571
The Vertigo is the best ball Storm ever made. Find one if you can.
I might have the strongest drilled Black Widow in history.
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I got to meet Robert Smith, shorter than I expected, but he is a really cool guy, with all that he has been through I hope the best for the guy this week!!
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I got to meet Robert Smith, shorter than I expected, but he is a really cool guy, with all that he has been through I hope the best for the guy this week!!
It would be awesome for him to make the telecast. It would be one of most entertaining shows of the year. So far, for me at least, the best show was the one Billy Oatman was on. Suspense, underdog, 10th frame, involved crowd. The shows with Pete Weber were decent too. But the PBA needs entertainment and personality. Go SMITH!!! 
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Current Arsenal (http://"http://s132.photobucket.com/albums/q21/mikecart1/Bowling%20Arsenal/")
Storm X-Factor Vertigo
Hammer Black Widow
Lane #1 Cobalt Bomb Solid
Storm Trauma ER
Storm Recharge
Ebonite Vortex Afterburner
Columbia 300 Messenger Ti
Storm Hit Blue Pearl
Ebonite 14 Fun Ball
Total Season Average: 206.774
2007 Year Average: 214.744
2007 Tournament Average: 161.500
Black Widow Average: 248.571
The Vertigo is the best ball Storm ever made. Find one if you can.
I might have the strongest drilled Black Widow in history.
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But the PBA needs entertainment and personality. Go SMITH!!! 
What is an entertaining personality is different for different people. I think they have a good mix of personalities in there right now. For example, I tend to shudder at the high-voiced "YEAH THAT'S RIGHT" young guns but other people are bored unless they are on there.
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Thunderstruck $olid
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Matches are going now. Looks like the clash of the titans. Too many to keep track of.
I am hoping Patrick Healey can make this one.
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Thunderstruck $olid
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Jaros is pretty impressive.
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Thunderstruck $olid
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Wow, Voss throws a 139 the first game!!!
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The man is back!
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This pattern doesn't play as hard as people think, it blows open quick with the low volume of oil they put out. Take a look at the scores last year on it. We've bowled on this pattern on a sport league before and the guys that knew how to play it averaged 220+ on it. We just knew how it was going to transition and let the people that didn't know how to play it take their 220 grit balls and throw it up the track to create our bump to the right. It's not a gutter shot at all and as anyone who's ever played on it will say, it's a nice fall back shot that forces you to hit your mark until they open up. All the revs in the world doesn't help if you don't know how to play it.
2 Years ago one of the local rev kings came in and about broke his wrist trying to rev it up so much to get the ball to move, was bringing it 15 balls all sanded until they were about white just trying to get the ball to move, watching him leave 5-7-10's was so damn funny. While the handfull of us that knew how to play it just used the burn that he created to bounce our 1000 grit balls off of at 45 feet.
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Wow, Voss throws a 139 the first game!!!
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The man is back!
I feel his pain. My low of the year is 117.
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Current Arsenal (http://"http://s132.photobucket.com/albums/q21/mikecart1/Bowling%20Arsenal/")
Storm X-Factor Vertigo
Hammer Black Widow
Lane #1 Cobalt Bomb Solid
Storm Trauma ER
Storm Recharge
Ebonite Vortex Afterburner
Columbia 300 Messenger Ti
Storm Hit Blue Pearl
Ebonite 14 Fun Ball
Total Season Average: 206.774
2007 Year Average: 214.744
2007 Tournament Average: 161.500
Black Widow Average: 248.571
The Vertigo is the best ball Storm ever made. Find one if you can.
I might have the strongest drilled Black Widow in history.
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http://www.pba.com/livescoring/LiveScoring.aspx
Notable results:
#1 Duke winning 2-0
#24 Voss going from 139 to 233 to make it 1-1
#25 Smith tied 1-1
#4 WRW destroying PW 2-0
#22 Rash 1-1
#14 Tommy Jones 1-1

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Current Arsenal (http://"http://s132.photobucket.com/albums/q21/mikecart1/Bowling%20Arsenal/")
Storm X-Factor Vertigo
Hammer Black Widow
Lane #1 Cobalt Bomb Solid
Storm Trauma ER
Storm Recharge
Ebonite Vortex Afterburner
Columbia 300 Messenger Ti
Storm Hit Blue Pearl
Ebonite 14 Fun Ball
Total Season Average: 206.774
2007 Year Average: 214.744
2007 Tournament Average: 161.500
Black Widow Average: 248.571
The Vertigo is the best ball Storm ever made. Find one if you can.
I might have the strongest drilled Black Widow in history.
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#14 Tommy Jones 1-1
I thought Tommy Jones is down 0-2.
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Thunderstruck $olid
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quote:
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#14 Tommy Jones 1-1
I thought Tommy Jones is down 0-2.
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Thunderstruck $olid
Nope. He won 187-181 the first game. Don't count out the champ! 
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Current Arsenal (http://"http://s132.photobucket.com/albums/q21/mikecart1/Bowling%20Arsenal/")
Storm X-Factor Vertigo
Hammer Black Widow
Lane #1 Cobalt Bomb Solid
Storm Trauma ER
Storm Recharge
Ebonite Vortex Afterburner
Columbia 300 Messenger Ti
Storm Hit Blue Pearl
Ebonite 14 Fun Ball
Total Season Average: 206.774
2007 Year Average: 214.744
2007 Tournament Average: 161.500
Black Widow Average: 248.571
The Vertigo is the best ball Storm ever made. Find one if you can.
I might have the strongest drilled Black Widow in history.
Make it 2-1 now. Go JONES!!!
Edited on 3/30/2007 10:12 AM
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I'm behind Mitch Beasley 100%. He has a tough draw in TJ but is currently down 2-1. YOU CAN DO IT MITCH!
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Tim
Member of The Track Legion



R.I.P. Mom
Aug 29 1957 - Aug 3 2006
Edited on 3/30/2007 10:15 AM
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Couch just put a 299 on Bohn's 247

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Thunderstruck $olid
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Couch just put a 299 on Bohn's 247 
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Thunderstruck $olid
PA is ahead of Wes 3-0.
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I like when he talks to his ball on TV and takes shot clock penalties. I hate everything else about him and his TOTAL NV!!!
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Current Arsenal (http://"http://s132.photobucket.com/albums/q21/mikecart1/Bowling%20Arsenal/")
Storm X-Factor Vertigo
Hammer Black Widow
Lane #1 Cobalt Bomb Solid
Storm Trauma ER
Storm Recharge
Ebonite Vortex Afterburner
Columbia 300 Messenger Ti
Storm Hit Blue Pearl
Ebonite 14 Fun Ball
Total Season Average: 206.774
2007 Year Average: 214.744
2007 Tournament Average: 161.500
Black Widow Average: 248.571
The Vertigo is the best ball Storm ever made. Find one if you can.
I might have the strongest drilled Black Widow in history.
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Nope. He won 187-181 the first game. Don't count out the champ! 
Haha, I see that now. I thought since the beasley one was bolded that he won the first game.
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Thunderstruck $olid
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Smith down 2-1 to Mika!!!

Shafer down 3-0!!! 
Rash up 2-1!!! 
Jaros up 2-1!!! 
Amleto up 3-0!!! 
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Current Arsenal (http://"http://s132.photobucket.com/albums/q21/mikecart1/Bowling%20Arsenal/")
Storm X-Factor Vertigo
Hammer Black Widow
Lane #1 Cobalt Bomb Solid
Storm Trauma ER
Storm Recharge
Ebonite Vortex Afterburner
Columbia 300 Messenger Ti
Storm Hit Blue Pearl
Ebonite 14 Fun Ball
Total Season Average: 206.774
2007 Year Average: 214.744
2007 Tournament Average: 161.500
Black Widow Average: 248.571
The Vertigo is the best ball Storm ever made. Find one if you can.
I might have the strongest drilled Black Widow in history.
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Has anyone noticed how the lefties are doing? Other than Bohn vs. Couch, no lefty has lost a game yet.....
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Has anyone noticed how the lefties are doing? Other than Bohn vs. Couch, no lefty has lost a game yet.....
That's why the show is turning into garbage already, except if PA is on, at least I am entertained. PA also has highest pin total so far. Damn Ebonite!!!
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Current Arsenal (http://"http://s132.photobucket.com/albums/q21/mikecart1/Bowling%20Arsenal/")
Storm X-Factor Vertigo
Hammer Black Widow
Lane #1 Cobalt Bomb Solid
Storm Trauma ER
Storm Recharge
Ebonite Vortex Afterburner
Columbia 300 Messenger Ti
Storm Hit Blue Pearl
Ebonite 14 Fun Ball
Total Season Average: 206.774
2007 Year Average: 214.744
2007 Tournament Average: 161.500
Black Widow Average: 248.571
The Vertigo is the best ball Storm ever made. Find one if you can.
I might have the strongest drilled Black Widow in history.
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Has anyone noticed how the lefties are doing? Other than Bohn vs. Couch, no lefty has lost a game yet.....
That's why the show is turning into garbage already, except if PA is on, at least I am entertained. PA also has highest pin total so far. Damn Ebonite!!!
I can't stand watching PA, but if he makes it I would live unless the show was loaded up with TJ and JC. Then I may have to skip it unless someone like Norm Duke is on there.
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Thunderstruck $olid
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barnes 0-3 down to lawrence

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Current Arsenal:
- Action Attack
- Action Attack
- Big Shot
- Big Shot
- Wrath SF
- Jinx
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Scroggins advanced 4 - 0?
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Thunderstruck $olid
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barnes 0-3 down to lawrence 
He needs to quickly do the math and win more money than anyone else bla bla bla.
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Thunderstruck $olid
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2 Lefties have swept already. PA bowled like 4 straight 250+ games. This is ridiculous. If those 2 make the show, I will be furious.
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Current Arsenal (http://"http://s132.photobucket.com/albums/q21/mikecart1/Bowling%20Arsenal/")
Storm X-Factor Vertigo
Hammer Black Widow
Lane #1 Cobalt Bomb Solid
Storm Trauma ER
Storm Recharge
Ebonite Vortex Afterburner
Columbia 300 Messenger Ti
Storm Hit Blue Pearl
Ebonite 14 Fun Ball
Total Season Average: 206.774
2007 Year Average: 214.744
2007 Tournament Average: 161.500
Black Widow Average: 248.571
The Vertigo is the best ball Storm ever made. Find one if you can.
I might have the strongest drilled Black Widow in history.
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There will be no Machuga... Bummer. This is turning out to be a heartbreaker.
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Thunderstruck $olid
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Hey WRW nails PDW with a 300. I guess that won't be good for their rivalry?
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Thunderstruck $olid
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Hey WRW nails PDW with a 300. I guess that won't be good for their rivalry?
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Thunderstruck $olid
18 strikes of last 19 shots. WRW really needs to work on his game LOL. 
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Current Arsenal (http://"http://s132.photobucket.com/albums/q21/mikecart1/Bowling%20Arsenal/")
Storm X-Factor Vertigo
Hammer Black Widow
Lane #1 Cobalt Bomb Solid
Storm Trauma ER
Storm Recharge
Ebonite Vortex Afterburner
Columbia 300 Messenger Ti
Storm Hit Blue Pearl
Ebonite 14 Fun Ball
Total Season Average: 206.774
2007 Year Average: 214.744
2007 Tournament Average: 161.500
Black Widow Average: 248.571
The Vertigo is the best ball Storm ever made. Find one if you can.
I might have the strongest drilled Black Widow in history.
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Beasley has tied it up 2-2!! GO MITCH!
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Tim
Member of The Track Legion



R.I.P. Mom
Aug 29 1957 - Aug 3 2006
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Beasley has tied it up 2-2!! GO MITCH!
Agreed.
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Thunderstruck $olid
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Beasley has tied it up 2-2!! GO MITCH!
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Tim
Member of The Track Legion



R.I.P. Mom
Aug 29 1957 - Aug 3 2006
So has Smith!!! 2-2. There is justice afterall. He should be up 3-1 against that Mika. Smith gave 1 of the early games away after leading by like 40 pins. 
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Current Arsenal (http://"http://s132.photobucket.com/albums/q21/mikecart1/Bowling%20Arsenal/")
Storm X-Factor Vertigo
Hammer Black Widow
Lane #1 Cobalt Bomb Solid
Storm Trauma ER
Storm Recharge
Ebonite Vortex Afterburner
Columbia 300 Messenger Ti
Storm Hit Blue Pearl
Ebonite 14 Fun Ball
Total Season Average: 206.774
2007 Year Average: 214.744
2007 Tournament Average: 161.500
Black Widow Average: 248.571
The Vertigo is the best ball Storm ever made. Find one if you can.
I might have the strongest drilled Black Widow in history.
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buh bye Malott...PA is en fuego with the NV if that is what he is throwing. No Shafer either as Scroggins snufs him out. And what a shame no PDW...Barnes came back with a win to make it 3-1.
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What is going on??? Smith opens 2nd and 4th game of game 5! (9 -) WTF! NO!!!!!!
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Current Arsenal (http://"http://s132.photobucket.com/albums/q21/mikecart1/Bowling%20Arsenal/")
Storm X-Factor Vertigo
Hammer Black Widow
Lane #1 Cobalt Bomb Solid
Storm Trauma ER
Storm Recharge
Ebonite Vortex Afterburner
Columbia 300 Messenger Ti
Storm Hit Blue Pearl
Ebonite 14 Fun Ball
Total Season Average: 206.774
2007 Year Average: 214.744
2007 Tournament Average: 161.500
Black Widow Average: 248.571
The Vertigo is the best ball Storm ever made. Find one if you can.
I might have the strongest drilled Black Widow in history.
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Yes! Patrick Healey moves on. Finally a bowler that I like wins one.
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Thunderstruck $olid
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This is clearly Smith's week!!! After missing 1 pin spares twice, he comes back and strikes out and wins 5th game 236 to 235!!! GO SMITH!!!

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Current Arsenal (http://"http://s132.photobucket.com/albums/q21/mikecart1/Bowling%20Arsenal/")
Storm X-Factor Vertigo
Hammer Black Widow
Lane #1 Cobalt Bomb Solid
Storm Trauma ER
Storm Recharge
Ebonite Vortex Afterburner
Columbia 300 Messenger Ti
Storm Hit Blue Pearl
Ebonite 14 Fun Ball
Total Season Average: 206.774
2007 Year Average: 214.744
2007 Tournament Average: 161.500
Black Widow Average: 248.571
The Vertigo is the best ball Storm ever made. Find one if you can.
I might have the strongest drilled Black Widow in history.
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Go Smith!!! After his injury I'd love to see him have some success this season.
D@mn PA mopped the floor with Malott
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Just another bowling fool
Edited on 3/30/2007 11:05 AM
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Looks like Barnes found his mark...starting to roar back to life...
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Mitch is down 3-2 and looks to have lost carry. TJ has caught fire and has Mitch on the ropes. Dig in bud you still have a shot!
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Tim
Member of The Track Legion



R.I.P. Mom
Aug 29 1957 - Aug 3 2006
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Houston, we have a Duke!
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Thunderstruck $olid
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WooHoo!!! Smith won!! Keep going
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Just another bowling fool
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Mitch is down 3-2 and looks to have lost carry. TJ has caught fire and has Mitch on the ropes. Dig in bud you still have a shot!
Wow, it looked like he had a chance in the 10th but had an open. Oh well...
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Thunderstruck $olid
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Only two matches left...Barnes in game seven tied 3-3 and Couch/Bohn III in game six with Bohn III up 3-2.
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TJ advances 4-2 against Beasley. No matter what Mitch I'm proud of you bro. Now I'm going to sleep. I'm headed out on a mission in 6 hours..lol
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Tim
Member of The Track Legion



R.I.P. Mom
Aug 29 1957 - Aug 3 2006
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Barnes is back to even.....one game left.
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"It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up."
-Vince Lombardi
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Only two matches left...Barnes in game seven tied 3-3 and Couch/Bohn III in game six with Bohn III up 3-2.
All the players I want to win are losing so I need Bohn to win so I can have a few to pull for.
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Thunderstruck $olid
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Bohn III/Couch going to tenth with Bohn III down 6 pins...Couch could push match to seventh game.
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Gah! I can't watch anymore...
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Thunderstruck $olid
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Couch wins, going to game 7...Barnes up in the 7th
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Barnes is back to even.....one game left.
I'm rooting for Ricky "Revs". Gonna put the smack down on Barnes. Barnes knows this ain't no six-figure payday, he's not going to show up.
SH
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2nd open frame for Lawrence...he hung in tough, but Barnes will move on I think.
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256 for Barnes...moving on...
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Bohn III has front 4 to open game 7
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Couch opened...Bohn III with the advantage in the 7th
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Barnes and Bohn won
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Just another bowling fool
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Bohn III moves on throws 267 to win game 7
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well done by barnes. he did the math =) and kudos to PBIII
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Current Arsenal:
- Action Attack
- Action Attack
- Big Shot
- Big Shot
- Wrath SF
- Jinx
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Matchups for Round of 16
Duke vs. Monacelli
Collins vs. R. Smith
Scroggins vs. Reyes
R. Allen vs. WRW Jr.
Barnes vs. Healey Jr.
P. Allen vs. M. Wolfe
Bohn III vs. Rash
T. Jones vs. D. Kent
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Sweet 16:
Duke 
Barnes 
Amleto 
Healey
Collins
Wolfe
Smith 
Allen 
Scroggins
Bohn 
Reyes
Rash 
Allen
Jones 
WRW
Kent
Looks good to me
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Current Arsenal (http://"http://s132.photobucket.com/albums/q21/mikecart1/Bowling%20Arsenal/")
Storm X-Factor Vertigo
Hammer Black Widow
Lane #1 Cobalt Bomb Solid
Storm Trauma ER
Storm Recharge
Ebonite Vortex Afterburner
Columbia 300 Messenger Ti
Storm Hit Blue Pearl
Ebonite 14 Fun Ball
Total Season Average: 206.774
2007 Year Average: 214.744
2007 Tournament Average: 161.500
Black Widow Average: 248.571
The Vertigo is the best ball Storm ever made. Find one if you can.
I might have the strongest drilled Black Widow in history.
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Matchups for Round of 16
Duke vs. Monacelli
Collins vs. R. Smith
Scroggins vs. Reyes
R. Allen vs. WRW Jr.
Barnes vs. Healey Jr.
P. Allen vs. M. Wolfe
Bohn III vs. Rash
T. Jones vs. D. Kent
This is awesome. My picks to win:
-Monacelli
-Smith
-uhh neither?
-WRW
-Barnes
-P. Allen
-Rash
-Tommy Jones
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Current Arsenal (http://"http://s132.photobucket.com/albums/q21/mikecart1/Bowling%20Arsenal/")
Storm X-Factor Vertigo
Hammer Black Widow
Lane #1 Cobalt Bomb Solid
Storm Trauma ER
Storm Recharge
Ebonite Vortex Afterburner
Columbia 300 Messenger Ti
Storm Hit Blue Pearl
Ebonite 14 Fun Ball
Total Season Average: 206.774
2007 Year Average: 214.744
2007 Tournament Average: 161.500
Black Widow Average: 248.571
The Vertigo is the best ball Storm ever made. Find one if you can.
I might have the strongest drilled Black Widow in history.
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Bohn made it? Sweet!
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Thunderstruck $olid
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No offense to Barnes but I hope Healey rocks his world. That guy is just solid. I don't know though because Barnes must have the momentum going for him.
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Thunderstruck $olid
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wow way to end PDW with a 300
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When a house bowler misses the mark, misses the break point and strike, for many ppl its called a wallshot. When a pro does that its call adjustment 
When a house bowler gets his finger stuck in the ball and fall on the lanes, for many ppl its called lame bowler. When a pro does that its called the Machuga flop! ha i like this one.
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How are the bowlers seeded?
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How are the bowlers seeded?
There was a draw party last night. The MC drew one name out of a hat, that guy drew a name out of a hat to be his opponent, and the opponent drew their lane assignments/seeding out of a different hat. The "PDW vs WRW" article on the PBA site explains it.
SH
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Yeah, never mind my argument of old format vs. new format. Drawing names out of a hat is definitely the best way to influence who gets on the show.
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Thunderstruck $olid
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And the round of 16 has begun...stay tuned for updates.
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Sweet. Here we go again...
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Thunderstruck $olid
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BIII wins the first match against Rash up 1-0
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1st games are finishing guys up 1-0 are:
Bohn III
Kent
Wolfe
Scroggins
Williams
Barnes
Monacelli
Collins
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PA opens up with a 154 after not shooting under 250 in the round 32!
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Keep it up PA!
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Thunderstruck $olid
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PA with two opens through 5 frames of 2nd game...doesn't like this pair as well as the AM pair.
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This is the tournament of sadness!
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Thunderstruck $olid
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Up 2-0 --
Scroggins
Bohn III
Williams Jr.
Wolfe
Barnes
Monacelli
Tied 1-1 --
Kent/Jones
Smith/Collins
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How is Doug Kent doing this game?
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Doug bringin the pain.
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Thunderstruck $olid
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Up 3-0:
Williams JR (269-258 last game)
Wolfe (PA is sucking majorly 176 last game)
Up 2-1:
Bohn III (Rash won 225-219)
Monacelli (Duke won 226-210)
Barnes (Healey Jr won 269-233)
Kent (229-213 over Jones last game)
Scroggins (Reyes won 213-178 last game)
Smith (Smith won 260-206 last game)
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Duke's gotta come back!!! go DUUUUUUUUUUUKE
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sorry...Rash was 224-219 over BIII last game misstyped in prior msg
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somebody took Scroggins strike ball...not really but he is sucking right now...two out of three opens to start game four.
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two straight opens for Healey late in game four...Barnes will be up 3-1
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two straight opens for Healey late in game four...Barnes will be up 3-1
Wow, bummer...
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Thunderstruck $olid
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Parker 0wn! Keep it up Parker.
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Thunderstruck $olid
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Swept
Wolfe (PA goes home 248-210 last game)
Up 3-1
Kent (won 258-217 last game)
Williams (R. Allen won 266-256)
Barnes (won 239-187 last game)
Smith (won 226-169 last game)
Bohn III (won 245-224)
Tied 2-2
Reyes/Scroggins (Reyes won 202-
Duke/Monacelli (Duke 238-200)
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Scroggins shot 177 last game vs. Reyes
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wow...Healey Jr. comes out with two straight opens against Barnes in game five...not looking too good for him at the moment.
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wow...Healey Jr. comes out with two straight opens against Barnes in game five...not looking too good for him at the moment.
No... I was really hoping he could win but I figured Barnes would do the math.
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Thunderstruck $olid
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Looks like Richie Allen found his line. Threw a couple of sub-200 games and then threw 2 big games (WRW beat one of them).
I wish Duke and Monacelli faced off on TV.
My vote is for Duke to win this thing!
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---Ryan
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Duke wins 4-2. Go Norm.
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My picks for the final four are and champion:
Robert Smith
Tony Reyes
Robert Smith
Mike Wolfe
Parker Bohn WINNER and CHAMPION = ROBERT SMITH
Mike Wolfe
Robert Smith is finally healthy and his game is back.
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my guess on the top four:
Duke
Reyes (yes over WRW)
Barnes
Jones
and the winner will be..........NORM DUKE!! JMO
Matt
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Great Show = Robert vs. Tony
and Barnes vs. Jones
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Mason Sherman
Hammer Amateur Staff
Turbo 2-In-1 Grips Staff
"Nothing Hits Like A Hammer."
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This show has the potential to be legendary:
Smith vs. WRW (new school vs. old school)
Barnes vs. Jones (straight vs. power)
Let's hope this comes true! 
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Storm X-Factor Vertigo
Hammer Black Widow
Lane #1 Cobalt Bomb Solid
Storm Trauma ER
Storm Recharge
Ebonite Vortex Afterburner
Columbia 300 Messenger Ti
Storm Hit Blue Pearl
Ebonite 14 Fun Ball
Total Season Average: 206.774
2007 Year Average: 214.744
2007 Tournament Average: 161.500
Black Widow Average: 248.571
The Vertigo is the best ball Storm ever made. Find one if you can.
I might have the strongest drilled Black Widow in history.
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PBA.com just posted the story about the round of 8... and only mentioned Walter Ray and Barnes and how Barnes is searching to go back to back... how bout mentioning how Tony Reyes might be making back to back Major Shows... or how Robert Smith just back from injury is in the hunt for the show or how Duke is looking for his 4th title and Player of the Year... i think they should have written a bit more in the article and discussed more of the top 8... because focusing on 2 of 8 doesn't seem fair in my eyes, when there is plenty more good stuff to write about as well....
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Mason Sherman
Hammer Amateur Staff
Turbo 2-In-1 Grips Staff
"Nothing Hits Like A Hammer."
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Barnes vs. Jones (straight vs. power)
I wouldn't call Barnes a straight, non-power player by any stretch. Ricky Revs, maybe, but Revs lost in seven games.
SH
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i too am not crazy about the format of this tournament. a better format would be the "old" tournament of champions format----24 games of qualifying and then 24 games of matchplay. players would play each opponent in matchplay.
one positive note from this tournament: walter ray williams, jr., crushed pete weber by an average of 67 pins per game in winning 4 games to 1.
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i too am not crazy about the format of this tournament. a better format would be the "old" tournament of champions format----24 games of qualifying and then 24 games of matchplay. players would play each opponent in matchplay.
That'd be difficult to pull off with only 32 bowlers. 24 games to cut eight guys? You could argue that the ToC roster could be expanded further back in time, but that gives people who don't necessarily compete full time (or, like Goebel last year, really at all) the opportunity to come from out of nowhere to win and be exempt. If that's not a crapshoot, I don't know what is.
Of course, those guys would most likely finish lower in the standings than the current exempt field and it wouldn't matter anyway. It would, however, cost a lot more to have a larger field.
If you gotta have RR match play, just do 32 games for the current 32-man field. No one goes home early, no one is eliminated by a guy who hasn't been on tour for four years, and you get that "cream rises to the top" thing that everyone loves about RR.
SH
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go Robert Smith!!!!!
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Mainzerpower
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I have to agree with the idea that RR allows more of the better players to get to later rounds, but I think best of 7 matches are long enough to keep most freakish upsets from happening.
Looking at the final 8, I don't see a single player I wouldn't enjoy seeing on TV.
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Round of 8
Robert Smith Vs Norm Duke (SICK MATCH)
Tony Reyes Vs Walter Ray
Chris Barnes Vs Mike Wolfe
PB3 Vs Tommy Jones ( LETS GO TOMMY)
MY DREAM SHOW
Robert Smith ( He is awsome really pullin for him)
Tony Reyes
Mike Wolfe ( I Hate Chris Barnes)
Tommy Jones ( I need to see a TJ Vs Robert Smith MATCH!!!!)
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Chris
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TJ vs. Robert Smith final would be show of the year in my opinion
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Mason Sherman
Hammer Amateur Staff
Turbo 2-In-1 Grips Staff
"Nothing Hits Like A Hammer."
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TJ vs. Robert Smith final would be show of the year in my opinion
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Mason Sherman
Hammer Amateur Staff
Turbo 2-In-1 Grips Staff
"Nothing Hits Like A Hammer."
co-sign
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\m/ Viva La Metal Militia!! \m/
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hey guys, sorry for the newbie question, but is the final match for the ToC just best of 1 game? or best out of 7 like matchplay?
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Glad to see I am the only one pulling for PB3.
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Thunderstruck $olid
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No Fluff...you are not!
REgards,
Luckylefty
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Open the door...see what's possible...and just walk right on through...that's how easy success feels..
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This sucks! I'm 0 for 2 in who I wanted on TV.
Duke beats Smith 4-2
Reyes beats WRW 4-1
If Barnes and Jones don't win, this show will be a disaster. 
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Storm X-Factor Vertigo
Hammer Black Widow
Lane #1 Cobalt Bomb Solid
Storm Trauma ER
Storm Recharge
Ebonite Vortex Afterburner
Columbia 300 Messenger Ti
Storm Hit Blue Pearl
Ebonite 14 Fun Ball
Total Season Average: 206.774
2007 Year Average: 214.744
2007 Tournament Average: 161.500
Black Widow Average: 248.571
The Vertigo is the best ball Storm ever made. Find one if you can.
I might have the strongest drilled Black Widow in history.
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You are outta there!!!!!!!!Duke beats Smith 4-2
J/K Necro
I wanted Smith and Walter to win too...Go Tommy!
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Wayne Saunders: AH-HUUUUUHHHHH KACE YOU SHOT 300 AH-HUUUUHHHHHHHH!!!
Janeen Hall: Congratulations Baby.
Tommy B: I'm proud of you.....
Mike Hall: I yelled the last shot in there....
K.C. White II:
And I did it My Way Hooking the lane with a high-end piece, Take that Mr. Slater...I did it my way
I got what I came for.
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Team Member Of
Hoss Central Inc. Win
or go Home
"Don't preach if you won't teach."-KDW
"You don't get a ring for bowling all spares
-KDW
"I bowl for the tournament cashes/wins and I bowl for the honor score rings, but most importantly I bowl for the Love of the game"-KDW
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im another one pulling for PB3
go parker!
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When a house bowler misses the mark, misses the break point and strike, for many ppl its called a wallshot. When a pro does that its call adjustment 
When a house bowler gets his finger stuck in the ball and fall on the lanes, for many ppl its called lame bowler. When a pro does that its called the Machuga flop! ha i like this one.
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Barnes up 3-0!
Jones up 2-1!
This show may be saved afterall! If they are going to put Duke (straight ball) and Reyes (nasty ball), then need Mr. Technical Barnes and Mr. Power Jones! 
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Storm X-Factor Vertigo
Hammer Black Widow
Lane #1 Cobalt Bomb Solid
Storm Trauma ER
Storm Recharge
Ebonite Vortex Afterburner
Columbia 300 Messenger Ti
Storm Hit Blue Pearl
Ebonite 14 Fun Ball
Total Season Average: 206.774
2007 Year Average: 214.744
2007 Tournament Average: 161.500
Black Widow Average: 248.571
The Vertigo is the best ball Storm ever made. Find one if you can.
I might have the strongest drilled Black Widow in history.
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necro Parker is not out yet
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When a house bowler misses the mark, misses the break point and strike, for many ppl its called a wallshot. When a pro does that its call adjustment 
When a house bowler gets his finger stuck in the ball and fall on the lanes, for many ppl its called lame bowler. When a pro does that its called the Machuga flop! ha i like this one.
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:'( now he is
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When a house bowler misses the mark, misses the break point and strike, for many ppl its called a wallshot. When a pro does that its call adjustment 
When a house bowler gets his finger stuck in the ball and fall on the lanes, for many ppl its called lame bowler. When a pro does that its called the Machuga flop! ha i like this one.
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Finally!!!
TV Finals:
Duke vs. Reyes (hopefully Duke can win, I can't stand Reyes's game)
Barnes vs. Jones (doesn't matter, as long as I get to see one game of Jones for once this year; either one is worthy of a win; Technical Master vs. Hook King)
I will NOT BE missing this show!

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Current Arsenal (http://"http://s132.photobucket.com/albums/q21/mikecart1/Bowling%20Arsenal/")
Storm X-Factor Vertigo
Hammer Black Widow
Lane #1 Cobalt Bomb Solid
Storm Trauma ER
Storm Recharge
Ebonite Vortex Afterburner
Columbia 300 Messenger Ti
Storm Hit Blue Pearl
Ebonite 14 Fun Ball
Total Season Average: 206.774
2007 Year Average: 214.744
2007 Tournament Average: 161.500
Black Widow Average: 248.571
The Vertigo is the best ball Storm ever made. Find one if you can.
I might have the strongest drilled Black Widow in history.
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my guess on the top four:
Duke
Reyes (yes over WRW)
Barnes
Jones
and the winner will be..........NORM DUKE!! JMO
Matt
damn i'm good...lol
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Except you made the winner be Duke instead of Tommy Jones. It isn't even a competition tomorrow. Jones will win!

quote:
quote:
my guess on the top four:
Duke
Reyes (yes over WRW)
Barnes
Jones
and the winner will be..........NORM DUKE!! JMO
Matt
damn i'm good...lol
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Current Arsenal (http://"http://s132.photobucket.com/albums/q21/mikecart1/Bowling%20Arsenal/")
Storm X-Factor Vertigo
Hammer Black Widow
Lane #1 Cobalt Bomb Solid
Storm Trauma ER
Storm Recharge
Ebonite Vortex Afterburner
Columbia 300 Messenger Ti
Storm Hit Blue Pearl
Ebonite 14 Fun Ball
Total Season Average: 206.774
2007 Year Average: 214.744
2007 Tournament Average: 161.500
Black Widow Average: 248.571
The Vertigo is the best ball Storm ever made. Find one if you can.
I might have the strongest drilled Black Widow in history.
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haha! that's the great thing about bowling...there are NO sure things.
Matt
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The lanes look really oily. Norm can hook it just 2 boards!!! 50 Feet ain't no joke!

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Current Arsenal (http://"http://s132.photobucket.com/albums/q21/mikecart1/Bowling%20Arsenal/")
Brunswick Fury
Storm X-Factor Vertigo
Hammer Black Widow x 2
Lane #1 Cobalt Bomb Solid
Storm Trauma ER
Storm El Nino X-IT
Brunswick Quantum Helix
Brunswick Quantum Double Helix
Storm Recharge
Columbia 300 Messenger Ti
Ebonite Vortex Afterburner
Storm Hit Blue Pearl
Ebonite 14 Fun Ball
Total Season Average: 206.774
2007 Year Average: 214.744
2007 Tournament Average: 161.500
Black Widow Average: 248.571
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Who wants to say "Necro, you're right Jones Rules" haha. Front 6 and on his way to a 300 game on TV.

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Brunswick Fury
Storm X-Factor Vertigo
Hammer Black Widow x 2
Lane #1 Cobalt Bomb Solid
Storm Trauma ER
Storm El Nino X-IT
Brunswick Quantum Helix
Brunswick Quantum Double Helix
Storm Recharge
Columbia 300 Messenger Ti
Ebonite Vortex Afterburner
Storm Hit Blue Pearl
Ebonite 14 Fun Ball
Total Season Average: 206.774
2007 Year Average: 214.744
2007 Tournament Average: 161.500
Black Widow Average: 248.571
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One more for the crankers.........
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Wayne Saunders: AH-HUUUUUHHHHH KACE YOU SHOT 300 AH-HUUUUHHHHHHHH!!!
Janeen Hall: Congratulations Baby.
Tommy B: I'm proud of you.....
Mike Hall: I yelled the last shot in there....
K.C. White II:
And I did it My Way Hooking the lane with a high-end piece, Take that Mr. Slater...I did it my way
I got what I came for.
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Team Member Of
Hoss Central Inc. Win
or go Home
"Don't preach if you won't teach."-KDW
"You don't get a ring for bowling all spares
-KDW
"I bowl for the tournament cashes/wins and I bowl for the honor score rings, but most importantly I bowl for the Love of the game"-KDW
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Tommy IS the premier player on tour. After 10 titles w/2 majors he's already bound for the hall of fame and definite potential for being the best player of the decade. Three years ago I said he's going to be the next Mark Roth of the PBA, even with the parity of the game today he still can dominate. He's done so much in 3 seasons it's been unbelieveable. He will be the frontrunner for POY next season. Despite some of the downside of the second half of the season he still ended up in top 10 in points and had a pretty good season overall.
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Brian, I agree with everything you said. He's the best player ever on TV as he proved it again today. Next year he will win POY again.
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If he would just shut his mouth maybe I could stand him. Possibly one of the most annoying high pitched voices. Oh and watching all those junky strikes wasn't exactly entertaining.
Whenever they say power wins over finesse I cringe. Oh well. I guess that's the flaw with bowling these days.
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Thunderstruck $olid
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If he would just shut his mouth maybe I could stand him. Possibly one of the most annoying high pitched voices. Oh and watching all those junky strikes wasn't exactly entertaining.
Whenever they say power wins over finesse I cringe. Oh well. I guess that's the flaw with bowling these days.
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Thunderstruck $olid
Just admit it, you like Tommy Jones, you envy his NV, you love his machine like hook into the pocket, your ears love "come ON!" and "yEAHHH!" and "Let's GO!". The master is back and he isn't looking back. 2008 is the year of the Jones.
Just kidding, but no seriously, TJ is God. 
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Current Arsenal (http://"http://s132.photobucket.com/albums/q21/mikecart1/Bowling%20Arsenal/")
Brunswick Fury
Storm X-Factor Vertigo
Hammer Black Widow x 2
Lane #1 Cobalt Bomb Solid
Storm Trauma ER
Storm El Nino X-IT
Brunswick Quantum Helix
Brunswick Quantum Double Helix
Storm Recharge
Columbia 300 Messenger Ti
Ebonite Vortex Afterburner
Storm Hit Blue Pearl
Ebonite 14 Fun Ball
Total Season Average: 206.774
2007 Year Average: 214.744
2007 Tournament Average: 161.500
Black Widow Average: 248.571
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I'm just a bit concerned because I really like bowling but I really thought this was one of the most boring shows of the year...
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Thunderstruck $olid
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I'm just a bit concerned because I really like bowling but I really thought this was one of the most boring shows of the year...
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Thunderstruck $olid
Boring? I watched every second. It was one of the greatest exhibitions of perfect bowling of the season. Tommy Jones had like 7 straight both games he bowled and had like 535 for 2 games. That is insane on a 50 ft pattern. 
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Current Arsenal (http://"http://s132.photobucket.com/albums/q21/mikecart1/Bowling%20Arsenal/")
Brunswick Fury
Storm X-Factor Vertigo
Hammer Black Widow x 2
Lane #1 Cobalt Bomb Solid
Storm Trauma ER
Storm El Nino X-IT
Brunswick Quantum Helix
Brunswick Quantum Double Helix
Storm Recharge
Columbia 300 Messenger Ti
Ebonite Vortex Afterburner
Storm Hit Blue Pearl
Ebonite 14 Fun Ball
Total Season Average: 206.774
2007 Year Average: 214.744
2007 Tournament Average: 161.500
Black Widow Average: 248.571
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It's all good, I'll think a show is really good and then someone will say it was boring.
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Thunderstruck $olid
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Did anybody go to the early rounds at Bradley Bowl? Did the pattern play differently there? It looked like the straighter guys really struggled on the show, yet they put up some big scores at Bradley Bowl. Thanks.