Post by: Rock77 on April 14, 2006, 01:25:27 AM
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Post by: Fatboy8 on April 14, 2006, 09:26:06 AM
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Post by: Iketown300 on April 14, 2006, 09:27:57 AM
not on tv until next sunday.
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Post by: Phoneman on April 14, 2006, 09:28:21 AM
Post by: LuckyLefty on April 14, 2006, 09:36:44 AM
Glad to see he's stopped slammin ball into the foul line on TV!
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Post by: chitown on April 14, 2006, 10:50:51 AM
When it's all said and done Barnes will end his carrear with more titels than any bowler in history. I personally feel he is the best bowler on tour.
Post by: Rock77 on April 14, 2006, 11:20:31 AM
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That's awesome. Chris Barnes is a great bowler and has some luck rolling his way.
When it's all said and done Barnes will end his carrear with more titels than any bowler in history. I personally feel he is the best bowler on tour.
As much as I'd like to see that happen, I think it is highly unlikely. Barnes had too many years of not winning to eventually win more titles than anyone. Even at this pace, if he wins 2-3 titles a year for the remainder of his career, he'll end up just over 30.
Now if you wanna talk about a guy who has the potential to overtake the record of most all time, I think Tommy Jones is the guy you need to consider.
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Post by: 802dave on April 14, 2006, 11:23:20 AM
Some drunks along the side of the lanes couldn't stay quiet and they caused Tommy Jones and Scroggins to make bad shots. Chris Barnes made the most good shots throughout the event; but the big money ball was perhaps his worst shot all evening... Scroggins had just made a bad shot due to the distraction and then Barney threw the bad ball and got the break he alluded to in the pre-final interview...
One middle-aged lady was so drunk she fell flat on her face right in front of us in the gutter - how appropriate! She dropped her beer and Von Krueger gives her another; whoops! That didn't work out too well for the bowlers...
Dave
Post by: 2hands836 on April 14, 2006, 11:28:20 AM
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Post by: BrunsMike on April 14, 2006, 11:32:31 AM
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It airs this Sunday but the results were posted on the front page of the PBA.com website without a spoiler warning...Guess they dont want anyone to watch...
I wasnt too happy when they did that. But oh well, at least I know who won it as im gonna be in Rock Island that weekend at the YABA IL State Tournament.
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Post by: icetink on April 14, 2006, 12:35:59 PM
The pattern they laid out was just a THS. Chris Barnes was the second person I saw to use the EPX-T1 (saw Del Warren use it the night before), and regardless of what ball he picked out of his bag, he just pounded the pocket shot after shot. Best bowler on a THS I've ever seen, lol!
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Post by: TheDude on April 14, 2006, 12:49:34 PM
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Post by: J_Mac on April 14, 2006, 01:15:20 PM
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Post by: DON DRAPER on April 14, 2006, 01:40:17 PM
Post by: LuckyLefty on April 14, 2006, 02:51:12 PM
My friend bowled on his pair during the US Open and he said"He's the best".
Had fun bowling with him too!
I asked about his dumps into foul line...he said didn't do any dumpin with me!
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Luckylefty
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Post by: DON DRAPER on April 14, 2006, 09:35:28 PM
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Edited on 4/15/2006 10:29 PM
Post by: LuckyLefty on April 15, 2006, 03:37:52 PM
Walter Ray on the other hand while not possessing traditional power possesses a tremendously long flat spot in his release with his ball projected very level to the lane and almost never in his career has not been able to drive hard and level to his break point. A more important fundamental under pressure.
In golf Greg Norman had a similar flaw. He was one of the worst short iron players 6 iron thru 9 iron on tour ...often fanning these clubs with slices off the green to the right. How one would ask when he was just about one of the best drivers in golf best fairway wood and long iron players in golf and then had a marvelous game all around the green with a variety of short shots. Why...a technical flaw...not choking did him in time after time. Yet because his driving was so incredible and his short game so great he was almost always in contention in his storied yet somewhat frustrating career because of his "flaw".
If Chris Barnes has really ironed out his TV slam the foul line shot out of his game (he didn't do it in Tourney of Champions) he is on his way to the career everyone thinks he can have.
REgards,
Luckylefty
PS another great stylist in bowling who has a career defining technical flaw is Paul Fleming...it is too bad...his game is so aesthetically pleasing.
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Post by: BrianCRX90 on April 16, 2006, 11:33:05 PM
After an endless battle for the race to six strikes against Mike Scroggins, Barnes was finnaly able to win 6-5 strikes with a Brooklyn strike.
In the first bracket round, Tommy Jones made one mistake against a hot Norm Duke, but closed well in the 6th. Duke Needed a double to win and struck on the first ball and split on the second to lose 1 pin. Jones would collapse against Mike Sroggins despite making a 2-4-10 conversion.
In the begining shootout round, Norm Duke was able to release his ball when a kid dropped an autographed pin down the stands (bang bang bang) Duke held on to the ball and Tommy Jones pretended to give the kid a 20 dollar bill. Walter Ray Williams wanted to take a rerack on one point but Weber told the officals not to give it to him. Weber lost on the first ball and was already out, then Williams jokingly asked why did he care.
When Weber went against Williams, Weber used perhaps the incorrect ball, a Diablo that had a pitiful reaction and Williams spanked him. Williams then would face Barnes but left a 4 pin with 3-4 ten pins. His carry was not there.
Post by: 802dave on April 17, 2006, 06:51:03 AM
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In the begining shootout round, Norm Duke was about to release his ball when a kid dropped an autographed pin down the stands (bang bang bang) Duke held on to the ball and Tommy Jones pretended to give the kid a 20 dollar bill.
That was funny. Weber then said, it's all he could afford (the $20); to which Tommy said, I'm not in the Hall of Fame...
Post by: JessN16 on April 24, 2006, 12:09:56 PM
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Spoilers!!
After an endless battle for the race to six strikes against Mike Scroggins, Barnes was finnaly able to win 6-5 strikes with a Brooklyn strike.
In the first bracket round, Tommy Jones made one mistake against a hot Norm Duke, but closed well in the 6th. Duke Needed a double to win and struck on the first ball and split on the second to lose 1 pin. Jones would collapse against Mike Sroggins despite making a 2-4-10 conversion.
In the begining shootout round, Norm Duke was able to release his ball when a kid dropped an autographed pin down the stands (bang bang bang) Duke held on to the ball and Tommy Jones pretended to give the kid a 20 dollar bill. Walter Ray Williams wanted to take a rerack on one point but Weber told the officals not to give it to him. Weber lost on the first ball and was already out, then Williams jokingly asked why did he care.
When Weber went against Williams, Weber used perhaps the incorrect ball, a Diablo that had a pitiful reaction and Williams spanked him. Williams then would face Barnes but left a 4 pin with 3-4 ten pins. His carry was not there.
Actually, Duke didn't even need a double. He needed a strike, then 9/ and would have won by one. A strike, then 8/ would have gotten him a tie. Picked the wrong time to pull his shot, though, and left the 4-6-7, got the 4-6 on the fill and lost by two.
I think Weber switched to the Passion looking for a milder down-lane reaction on purpose. He was throwing a Fired Up during the first round and was getting too much over/under. One of the fixes for that is get some surface in your hand and not turn it so much.
They advertised the pattern as a "Cheetah," but it was obviously either a very light-volume Cheetah or it was just a THC. Everyone was either using weak balls or weak drills.
Jess