Post by: Big Jake on December 18, 2011, 05:42:40 AM
Summer arsenal: Now throwing ROTO-GRIP
Post by: Juggernaut on December 18, 2011, 03:44:30 PM
HOW was it better?
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Post by: Pat Patterson on December 18, 2011, 04:24:07 PM
My Directv DVR didn't catch it. Oh well..................
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Post by: Stickythumbhole on December 18, 2011, 10:17:05 PM
Post by: HAMBONE on December 19, 2011, 06:02:26 AM
You were lucky Pat......my dvr caught it.
I will give the PBA another chance, AFTER the WSOB.
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Post by: Spider Man on December 19, 2011, 04:22:23 PM
glad to see Shafer get a break.
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Post by: sevenpin63 on December 19, 2011, 04:57:41 PM
Ya he was really due for a good break.
Maybe he can actually win this thing. (And I don't know the ending and don't want to know)
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Post by: On Fire on December 20, 2011, 05:08:01 AM
Post by: LookingForALeftyWall on December 21, 2011, 12:14:41 PM
I thought Shafer's reaction was a little over the top...You react like that when you win making a good shot to close out an opponent. If an opponent still has a chance to beat you and can't seal the deal - you've gotten lucky...case in point - Duke Vs. Mika. Duke reacted correctly. Shafer, not so much...
As for the actual telecast, I think the "set" they're using needs to change. Bowling belongs in bowling alleys not on these built up made for tv sets. It just looks so generic and boring. I don't know, I just think it would ring more true to what the sport is all about.
Post by: Strider on December 21, 2011, 01:46:31 PM
To me it looked more like shock/surprise. Coming of the lanes after his last shot he said something like "that's how you give a tournament away". He knew he left the door wide open. His opponent only needed 9/X (I think) to win, so Ryan was relegated to thinking he was done. Even 8 on the first shot could have been a tie. I think after a second when he did the math on the 7 count he was genuinely surprised that he'd won.
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Post by: LookingForALeftyWall on December 21, 2011, 02:02:16 PM
He definitely was surprised, no doubt about it...My beef is the reaction AFTER sitting for 5 seconds and then acting like he won on a shot he just made instead of being handed the match by his opponent.
Post by: Strider on December 21, 2011, 02:26:22 PM
I understand what you mean by celebrating after throwing it great to shut someone out, but I would be just as happy (inside) knowing that I stole one after flubbing it. Like you said, maybe it would have been better if he kind of had that whew! reaction rather than what he did, but sometimes it's hard to control your reactions. Quite a few people here hate the PBA in general because they act like robots.
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Post by: stc067 on December 21, 2011, 09:09:10 PM
I thought it was nice to see some emotion for a change.
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Post by: actsbowler21 on December 23, 2011, 09:48:14 AM
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Post by: actsbowler21 on December 23, 2011, 09:52:15 AM
So Norm damn near in tears (again) is more honorable than Shafer getting excited..Really?? I guess you must really hate the Schlegel reaction to Pedersen
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Post by: LookingForALeftyWall on December 23, 2011, 10:31:07 AM
Yes, Schlegel's reaction was pure garbage.
I'm all for emotion in sports but I'm also for showing some class. I guess I was taught that there's a right way and a wrong way to act when winning. Also, in addition to that, I like honesty in my athletes - I don't want them to be robots. And I will admit, Shafer's reaction was honest in relation to how he was feeling. Doesn't mean that I thought it was classy though...and I'm glad that he admitted it might have been a little over the top.
Just as an add-on, many people keep complaining about the PBA going down the toilet because of a lack of emotion/personality in the players. When the PBA was at it's height, Earl Anthony was king and that man never reacted like Shafer did when he won...It's not the players bringing the PBA down.
Post by: Dave81644 on December 26, 2011, 04:09:04 PM
how are you supposed to act when you win your first major.
Geez, give the guy a break.
the right lane was tough and he bowled well enough to win...
I - for one, like to see the tougher lane conditions, it does not make for good TV, but most of the people watching are bowlers anyways.
So we aren't losing any more of the few people left watching.
Post by: Stickythumbhole on December 27, 2011, 06:33:01 PM
What are you talking about? He didn't win crap yet, he just made the show. He didn't "win a major".
That's a big part of the show, they never hardly mention what's at stake, and they CERTAINLY don't mention money. It just looks like 2 dudes bowling. Sucks.