To me the legion is more then just a group of guys on a bowling forum. To me the Legion is a family of guys who accept each other and know that every member is there to help any other member if they need our help. It doesn’t matter how much you know or how little you know, in the legion every little amount of info you can give to anyone is accepted.  When I think of all the info I have gained from everyone in the legion I can’t understand how I could ever keep it all in my head. So as I see it the legion is not a just a group of people who like to use a companies products. I feel that we are more of a family like most guys on here like to say. I have even had the ability to meet a few of the guys from the legion. They have all thought me something or showed me something even if the levels of knowledge of the person was lower or even greater then my own. This just shows that what I said about everyone is able to contribute to the knowledge of the group is very true.

When I think of everything I know about the game. I would have to give credit to Carl for about 85% of it all. I have known him for over five years. In those five years I have learned a vast amount about the game. Such things include how to alter my axis rotation to help achieve a different reaction without even having to change equipment. The biggest thing I have learned from him is everything I understand about layouts, core strengths, and the vast amount of knowledge he has given me to help me understand the many kinds of cover stocks. That knowledge is something I regard as the best because that is what I like most about the game. I find the many ways you can alter a cover stock compelling. I also know that everything I know about them is mainly from the information Carl gave me. I knew a lot about covers before I met Carl. Yet at that time I only knew about the basic types, Reactive, Pearl, and Particle. I had no clue that there were such things as Particle Pearls, Solid Pearl Hybrids, and all the degrees of the Particle loads. So for all this I am grateful to Carl. I credit Rick with helping me understanding Oil Abosbtion rates. I really credit them both with taking there time with someone of my age. Many people in this sport feel that you have to be an older player of the game to be able to understand the parts of the game that they understand. Yet they and the Legion have given time to help all comers legion member or not, old school player to the young guns of the game. I feel that with Carl, Rick, the Legion, and the people that ebonite places as the heads of the company, we will have one heck of a run for a long time.

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Mark "scoot" Trgovac
C-G Pro Shop
Offical "Spokesman"
Youngstown, Ohio

Finishing THS book ave: 196
Finishing PBA Experence ave: 180

Scoot- "Wait Carl, so you say the ball hit him right in the back of the head."

Carl- "Yes and it left a thumb hole imprint on the back of his head. HAHAHA."

Scoot- "How didnt he die from it.... o wait it was 14lbs wasn't it?"

Carl- "Yes it was ricks ball."

Scoot- "Well that is how he lived. See it is good to have a 14lb ball sometimes."

Tag Team Coaching Success Story.

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Carl Hurd
C-G Pro Shop (owner/operator)
with locations in:
Youngstown Ohio (West Side Lanes)
and
Boardman Ohio (Camelot Lanes)


Tag Team Member #1

TAG TEAM COACHING!!!!!!/Co-Founder

www.trackbowling.com

First of all, I would like to thank everyone here who shares his/her experience and knowledge in the community, while I can collect all kinds of information and become more knowledgeable .I started bowling like 11 years ago for about 2 years, then stopped until 2 years ago. A bowler friend of mine introduced me to Rick while I needed a new ball after I picked up bowling again. The first impression that I got from Rick was, this guy is so knowledgeable, and he would try to explain all the theories so simple for me to understand. Whenever I have any question to him, although it might sound stupid to him, he would just try to explain it so detail, but yet, so simple to understand, and he would never give me that feeling that I am bugging him with something stupid. After been dealing with him for a while, I know this guy runs the Pro Shop not because of doing business, but he just has the passion in it. I feel so much luckier than lots of people here, since I can bug at Rick in person, while he's just 15 minutes away from where I live. Rick, you are the man!! Thanks so much for being so patient in educating me everything about bowling. Sorry Carl, I don't have much to say about you, but I know you are the one of a kind of cool guy just like Rick with the passion.

Hi everybody, i was a big poster on the track forum. I am very glad it is back up and running, but back on the topic. On the track forum, i learned so much. I was never afraid to post something that i didn't know, even if it seemed obvious. I learned all about different layouts and how big of a difference where the pin was or how long the pin is in reference to your PAP. I also learned a bunch about different types of covers and how much difference little adjustments in the covers can make on your reaction and carry percentage. Overall, the legion is like a family, and i know, my next ball, will be a track, from ebonite, or not, they are all good.