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charlest

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Shark show
« on: December 26, 2010, 04:22:36 AM »
Sucked.

Not bad bowling, but horrendous, abysmal conditions.
Survival of the luckiest - where's the skill involved to win?
Pathetic.
can't imagine a non-bowler trying to find entertainment value in this.
Small wonder bowling is doomed.
PBA board of directors - Wake the bleep up!
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T C 300

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Re: Shark show
« Reply #16 on: December 26, 2010, 04:53:03 PM »
i liked this one...... and was lookn foward to see it!!
knew it was gona rough. pba needs to start moving pairs like they used to..

charlst sounds like a biitchy house hack...  haha
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T C 300

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Re: Shark show
« Reply #17 on: December 26, 2010, 04:54:09 PM »
o and fyi...what show has been "F'n awsome..cant miss!!"

i mean really..?
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Re: Shark show
« Reply #18 on: December 26, 2010, 05:52:12 PM »
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Smallwood told me the 2 handers burned up the middle on purpose. That is why it became so over under and it turned in to a grind. Tom skipped most of the practice and shot a few spares to try and conserve what head oil that was left.


that is part of lane management
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Re: Shark show
« Reply #19 on: December 26, 2010, 05:53:20 PM »
For me it has been less about the bowling, because personally I learn more from watching the pro's attempt to grind out a game. However, what has killed the telecasts is the poor production and complete lack of audience presence. Today was perhaps the worst in terms of fans. It really makes the show look amateurish to have no one show up. Personally, I don't care if you gave to put pro bowlers in those seats, but if I'm Tom Clark that place is filled and buzzing.

I still think the best bowling events I watch every year on television are the Weber Cup and World Ten Pin Masters.
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Re: Shark show
« Reply #20 on: December 26, 2010, 07:13:09 PM »
Does anyone know how to get a hold of Tom Clark, I think having and open forum to discuss ideas would be the perfect venue to see what actual interested people would like to see on the telecasts.
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Re: Shark show
« Reply #21 on: December 26, 2010, 07:30:51 PM »
How about my local IN GROUND cable network can't handle wind apparently...watching DVR and 30 minutes in I've seen about 4 shots that weren't broken up and fuzzy.

f**k you Monroe Utilities Network....tired of this s**t.
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Re: Shark show
« Reply #22 on: December 26, 2010, 07:54:46 PM »
anyone see the trophy osku got? Just saw the pic on storm. Is the PBA serious, that trophy looks like it came off the shelf at a department store. If you are not going to give big prize funds at least have the dignity to give the winners a trophy they can be proud of. I have a nicer trophy for winning my race car derby in the Cub Scouts.
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Pat Patterson

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Re: Shark show
« Reply #23 on: December 26, 2010, 09:56:15 PM »
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Does anyone know how to get a hold of Tom Clark, I think having and open forum to discuss ideas would be the perfect venue to see what actual interested people would like to see on the telecasts.
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If you go the PBA website and view their forum, Mike J. Laneside has started a topic about the PBA Shark show.

Link:
http://pbaforum.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=910166#Post910166
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Dan Belcher

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Re: Shark show
« Reply #24 on: December 27, 2010, 05:09:08 AM »
It's not the PBA's fault the bowlers can't break the lanes down properly. In the interview after the final match, even Osku admitted the left lane was so brutal because all the power players just destroyed the front part of the lane.

Less practice time on the TV pair to keep the oil fresher would probably help some, but I don't know how much.
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Re: Shark show
« Reply #25 on: December 27, 2010, 05:59:44 AM »
Yup. The answer to this is simple. A separate practice pair and limited shots before your match on the TV pair.
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86camaroman

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Re: Shark show
« Reply #26 on: December 27, 2010, 06:26:43 AM »
I liked it I dont like seeing high scores. If I wanted to see that I would go bowl a game on a house shot. Rather see a tough grind. Battle of the brain.
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Re: Shark show
« Reply #27 on: December 27, 2010, 06:27:26 AM »
I thought the show was fine. Would you rather them strike every time? That is more about "survival of the luckiest" than this show was about (who can carry?). This was grind out bowling, the way it should be.

They just need to get rid of all the extra stuff. Show bowling, that''s why I am watching. That is great that these pros have all these other hobbies, but I want to see bowling. Another annoying thing is Mike J. Laneside giving cheesy nicknames for the bowlers. "The Big O", are you serious? I''m sure the bowlers hate the concept, you can tell by the look on their faces. There is no way I can imagine the days of Nelson Burton Jr. & Chris Schenkel with Mike J in the background saying all that stuff, let alone cutting in and out of matches. Oh yea, that was when the PBA was about the bowlers, and the shows were about actual bowling.

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T C 300

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Re: Shark show
« Reply #28 on: December 27, 2010, 07:10:39 AM »
i also think the guys are taken this "breaking the lanes down" thing to the xtreme....
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Pozz

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Re: Shark show
« Reply #29 on: December 27, 2010, 08:47:51 AM »
I totally agree with Charlest.  If a non-avid bowler were flipping through the channels and happened to stop and watched that, I am sure they were very bored.  I know that we bowlers can appreciate how tough the Shark pattern is, but to try to get somebody who isn't a bowler to want to bowl after watching that is beyond me.  

Also it seems to me that towards the end of the telecast that perhaps throwing a spare ball straight and staying clean may have been the way to go.  Wow it looked tough out there.
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ImBackInTheGame

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Re: Shark show
« Reply #30 on: December 27, 2010, 09:01:12 AM »
Battle of the brains is great, but apparently the brains still couldn't find a way to get to the pocket.  All you could do is chuck it as hard as you can and hope for a makable spare leave.

I still enjoyed the show, just wish Fagan would have made it further.  I really enjoy watching him bowl.
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