BallReviews

General Category => PBA => Topic started by: CHILLX on February 25, 2010, 06:06:09 AM

Title: Tommy Jones
Post by: CHILLX on February 25, 2010, 06:06:09 AM
Has he left Ebonite and Turbo? according to his profile now he is with VISE and Dexter only...
--------------------
Clarke Hill
King Pin Pro Shop


Title: Re: Tommy Jones
Post by: kcbruns300 on February 25, 2010, 03:48:12 PM
He left Turbo during or right after the WSOB. Still think he's throwing Ebonite International products exclusively though.
--------------------
Brunswick Pro Shop Staff Member
www.bowlingballdiscounts.com
www.bowlers-connection.com
Bowler's Connection Pro Shop
Title: Re: Tommy Jones
Post by: themachine300 on February 25, 2010, 05:55:08 PM
He''s able to throw all 4 ebonite brands on the national tour.  He has to use ebonite on a show if he makes it and whenever he bowls here at home, he has to use ebonite also.  He told me the 505A and FS are his favorite pieces right now.
--------------------
www.bowlingsolutions.com

Bowl to win!!!

Move left, hook it more.....

Tommy Jones and Kenny Simard are Gamecock fans...are you???

Edited on 2/25/2010 6:56 PM
Title: Re: Tommy Jones
Post by: Russell on February 26, 2010, 09:30:36 PM
quote:
What in the world happened to this guy?  Thought he was going to absolutely dominate the tour for years.


If I recall he had some pretty serious wrist issues a couple of years ago...he bowled through it but it ruined a full season for him.  I believe the next couple of years they had altered the volumes on the patterns and he had a tougher time matching up consistently.

Im going on complete heresay so I could be way off...the oil pattern thing kinda makes sense.  You look at how much some guys will dominate one season and then barely make a peep the next year (Wes Mallott last year vs. this year).
--------------------
Little known fact:  In Russian "Hope" and "Change" translate to "Tax" and "Spend"
Title: Re: Tommy Jones
Post by: APheLion on February 26, 2010, 09:45:32 PM
i think TJ had some neck issues
--------------------
When a house bowler misses the mark, misses the break point and strike, for many ppl its called a wallshot. When a pro does that its call adjustment

When a house bowler gets his finger stuck in the ball and fall on the lanes, for many ppl its called lame bowler. When a pro does that its called the Machuga flop! ha i like this one.
Title: Re: Tommy Jones
Post by: JessN16 on February 26, 2010, 10:44:03 PM
Lane patterns and the Olympics have no connection. What kept bowling out of consideration for a long time was the split governance between the ABC and WIBC. Bowling was told to consolidate and did under the USBC banner, but then more roadblocks were thrown up in the path. I guess the IOC didn't think U.S. bowlers would ever vote to merge but they did, and so the IOC had to invent other hoops to jump through.

Anything the United States does well will be met with incredible resistance at the IOC level -- witness the saga of baseball. Seeing the addition of the stunt-type skiing and snowboard events in the winter games constitutes one of the biggest shocks of my life. It's especially tough for a sport without a worldwide overseeing body to get approved. But I don't know if there is enough support for a global rulemaking body to oversee bowling both U.S. and abroad. I also think given how bowlers were baited and switched on the USBC issue, U.S. bowlers would never opt to give up control to a global organization.

However, the lane patterns have nothing to do with it. All the IOC has to do is mandate a single pattern for all Olympic play and everyone would gladly adhere to it. What happens outside Olympic play is irrelevant -- just because regional skiing events aren't conducted under Olympic conditions, for instance, has no bearing on their inclusion into the Games.

Jess
Title: Re: Tommy Jones
Post by: themachine300 on February 27, 2010, 01:57:10 PM
TJ's looking good w/ 8 to go.  Been throwing the 715c alot, seems he likes the new track stuff a bunch.  He said he hasn't thrown an ebonite ball since the end of the world series of bowling except the mission, if you look at his finishes since then he's been near the top 10 almost every week.  It's all about matchups.
--------------------
www.bowlingsolutions.com

Bowl to win!!!

Move left, hook it more.....

Tommy Jones and Kenny Simard are Gamecock fans...are you???