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a_ak57

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Sundays final four (3-6-05)
« on: March 04, 2005, 12:04:58 PM »
Looks like we'll be seeing Jim Pratt, Danny Wiseman, Tony Reyes for the 80th time the past month, and Mika Koivuneimi.  Predictions?  BTW, what does Jim use, same with wiseman.  Is Tony still throwing brunswick?
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Re: Sundays final four (3-6-05)
« Reply #1 on: March 04, 2005, 08:06:04 PM »
Jim Dynothane Tony Brunswick and Danny MoRich i think thats what he used in the masters
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Re: Sundays final four (3-6-05)
« Reply #2 on: March 04, 2005, 08:06:52 PM »
Well I'm not sure about tony, because people said that he had used a WMB and columbia or something early in the week?
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Re: Sundays final four (3-6-05)
« Reply #3 on: March 04, 2005, 08:57:49 PM »
According to the article now up at the PBA site, Pratt throws with no thumb in the ball.  I'm looking forward to seeing how that works for him since the last person I saw doing that was Palermaa in last year's US Open.  I always like seeing different, non-traditional methods on TV.

Probably Dave Ryan will make a big deal of it:  "How about that. No <very slight pause> thumb.  That really helps him get revs on those high friction bowling balls, eh Randy?"

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Re: Sundays final four (3-6-05)
« Reply #4 on: March 04, 2005, 09:45:40 PM »
Palermma uses a thumb he just throws two handed. Last person I know to make a PBA telecast was Mike Miller. Wow what kind of career would Miller have had if reactive never came out! Without the technology he had power to burn.
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Re: Sundays final four (3-6-05)
« Reply #5 on: March 04, 2005, 10:19:39 PM »
Reyes will own this week...He's hungry and due.
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Re: Sundays final four (3-6-05)
« Reply #6 on: March 05, 2005, 10:07:01 PM »
GO TONY REYES!!!  LONG OVERDUE... I THINK HE REALLY WANTS THIS ONE!!!  LET'S SEND HIM SO POSITIVE ENERGY!!!


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Re: Sundays final four (3-6-05)
« Reply #7 on: March 06, 2005, 10:14:29 AM »
Guys,remember that Reyes also had two bad knees last week along with a bad ankle. Sounds as if they healed enough to make the show,but I think that he needs to take a week off to let them heal back up to as close to 100% as possible.
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Re: Sundays final four (3-6-05)
« Reply #8 on: March 06, 2005, 05:45:34 PM »
Its nice to see a NOTHUMBer make the show. It is possible for us to be accurate---while not necessarily probable.
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Re: Sundays final four (3-6-05)
« Reply #9 on: March 06, 2005, 05:50:03 PM »
Most nothumbers I've seen look so out of control and inconsistant with their speed, timing, etc but for Pratt it just looks so effortless and natural.  Definately something you have to be naturally gifted in and not trained to do.
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Re: Sundays final four (3-6-05)
« Reply #10 on: March 06, 2005, 05:54:34 PM »
DP3---hit the nail on the head with that one. Some NOTHUMBers are absolutely all over the place. However, you'd say the same thing about me if you watched me throw thumbin. NOTHUMB is just easier and more comfortable for me. Probably is and has been for Pratt too.
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Re: Sundays final four (3-6-05)
« Reply #11 on: March 06, 2005, 08:15:13 PM »
I'm just glad he didn't win. Can't stand no thuming the ball.
Terrible way to bowl.
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Re: Sundays final four (3-6-05)
« Reply #12 on: March 06, 2005, 09:00:54 PM »
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I'm just glad he didn't win. Can't stand no thuming the ball.
Terrible way to bowl.
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Sorry you feel that way.  I thought the name of the game was to knock down pins, regardless of how your "book" says to.

Pratt outbowled Mika, that was pretty obvious to me.  Mika carried some slop and Pratt made fewer mistakes.  I never like it when the better performer doesn't win.

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Re: Sundays final four (3-6-05)
« Reply #13 on: March 06, 2005, 09:07:11 PM »
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I'm just glad he didn't win. Can't stand no thuming the ball.
Terrible way to bowl.
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Sorry you feel that way.  I thought the name of the game was to knock down pins, regardless of how your "book" says to.

Pratt outbowled Mika, that was pretty obvious to me.  Mika carried some slop and Pratt made fewer mistakes.  I never like it when the better performer doesn't win.

Tony


How do you figure Mika carried some slop? For one Wiseman should have beaten Pratt, Pratt went through the nose several times to leave easy single pin spares, where wiseman's carry was horrid. And in the match vs Mika, sure mika carried a bad shot or two at the end but what about the stone tens he left? Those didn't look like slop to me. In the end it all balanced out. I'm very happy for Mika and if he gets himself a major coming up I think we got another name on the POY ballot....
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Re: Sundays final four (3-6-05)
« Reply #14 on: March 06, 2005, 09:54:21 PM »
Wiseman hit the pocket, but his ball hit like a jelly donut.  He was playing in Pratt's oil carrydown, which was a mistake.  A mistake that Mika didn't make.

Mika carried some critical shots.  The difference is when he got a break he struck.  When Pratt got missed he broke up a split.  

Mika is pure talent, but he didn't break 200 in the first match and was still moving on the lanes during the title match, trying to find the right line.  Pratt had to bury his shots to strike, and Mika tripped out some slop.  Reactive wins over plastic.

That's the way I saw it anyways.
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