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Title: Norm Duke...+29??..60th place??
Post by: 230-n-up-or-bust on February 10, 2005, 06:33:53 AM: Duke shoots lights out in Atlanta last week and is struggling mightily on pattern E with 1429. He's in 60th place(outta 64).
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Title: Re: Norm Duke...+29??..60th place??
Post by: DanH78 on February 10, 2005, 02:41:00 PM: This seems to happen a lot. A guy wins, has his exemption for next year, so his focus isn't quite there. Of course, that could be one of many possible situations.
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Title: Re: Norm Duke...+29??..60th place??
Post by: 230-n-up-or-bust on February 10, 2005, 02:44:16 PM: You're right. Plus, pattern E tends to favor a bowler with a fair amount of hand AND speed. Although Traber leading might dispel that notion...lol!
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Title: Re: Norm Duke...+29??..60th place??
Post by: tonybowls on February 10, 2005, 02:45:40 PM: Pattern E should suit Duke's game very well as he's quite capable of playing the gutter.
Title: Re: Norm Duke...+29??..60th place??
Post by: sdbowler on February 10, 2005, 04:03:11 PM: Speaking of playing the gutter WRW is not doing very well either in 44th.
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Title: Re: Norm Duke...+29??..60th place??
Post by: sdbowler on February 10, 2005, 04:53:17 PM: I have bowled on pattern E. No it is not easy. None of those patterns are. The point that I was trying to make was with WRW's past sucess I was surprised to see him as far down as he is. I would have to say when it comes to being able to controll the ball he is one of the best if not the best right now. ALL I WAS trying to say. Sorry to have upset you.
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Title: Re: Norm Duke...+29??..60th place??
Post by: BrunsNick on February 10, 2005, 05:17:25 PM: Doug Wilcox flew out there and is kicking butt straight out of the PTQ!

Go Dougie Fresh!
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Title: Re: Norm Duke...+29??..60th place??
Post by: 230-n-up-or-bust on February 10, 2005, 05:48:38 PM: yeah, if you call +391 after 10 games kicking butt...
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Title: Re: Norm Duke...+29??..60th place??
Post by: BowlingWolf on February 10, 2005, 06:21:18 PM: I'm rooting to see Pete Weber on the Show -- The Most Versatile Player Ever !
If it weren't for his youthful transgressions for so many seasons in the past when he was banned from bowling so often, who knows how many titles he would have amassed by now.
Title: Re: Norm Duke...+29??..60th place??
Post by: seadrive on February 11, 2005, 09:37:29 AM: quote:
I'm rooting to see Pete Weber on the Show -- The Most Versatile Player Ever !
If it weren't for his youthful transgressions for so many seasons in the past when he was banned from bowling so often, who knows how many titles he would have amassed by now.

I really don't think it has much to do with how often he's been suspended. It's more about his mental game, or lack thereof.

As a well-known bowling coach once told me, if Pete had Parker's mental game, he'd have 60+ titles.
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Title: Re: Norm Duke...+29??..60th place??
Post by: BowlingWolf on February 13, 2005, 09:10:11 AM: I really don't think it has much to do with how often he's been suspended. It's more about his mental game, or lack thereof.

As a well-known bowling coach once told me, if Pete had Parker's mental game, he'd have 60+ titles.
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Seadrive,
I agree with you; however, what I am saying is that even though Pete was not right upstairs in the years past (is he OK now?), he surely would have been able to acquire a few more titles had he been given the chance to compete, given the fact that his physical game was unparalleled when he was younger, thus the reason he a dominating force.
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