Contest Nov 25, 2013 to Dec 01, 2013 - Brunswick Melee

[BowlingBoards.com]

We are giving away a Brunswick Melee for a random poster from Nov 25, 2013 through Dec 01, 2013.

== General Giveaway Rules

Every post made on BowlingBoards during the dates listed above will be considered an entry. Drawing will be done the first business day following the contest period. Winner will be contacted via email and through BowlingBoards.com.

BowlingBoards is a moderated site and reserves the right to delete any post deemed illegitimate, automatic, or just plain off topic.

The goal of BowlingBoards is to bring more people into our community. Participate in the conversations happening here. And while you are at it, you will be earning entries into our drawing.

IMPORTANT NOTICE! -- We reserve the right to redraw a winner if the winning post is not of quality content. Quality content is at the sole discretion of the BowlingBoards.com administrators. This means that one word posts will not qualify. Repeating what someone else has said does not qualify.

Just participate in the conversation instead of \"trying to win\" a drawing. The more you participate, the better your chances.

[e-tank]

reaction vid for the brunswick melee


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX9QbbXDCT0

goodluck everyone

[bbgamer884]

I would love to win a 2nd Brunswick ball. My Beatdown is very lonely among my Storm and Ebonite balls. If I won, I wouldn't have to sell two of my balls.

[STRYKER]

havent had a brunswick ball since my old monster.but this ball looks pretty good

[dnhoffman]

Every reaction video should just be titled "In a Perfect World"

[manke]

Ive heard a lot of good things about the new melee wouldnt mind trying one .

[tr33frog]

Looks like a nice ball, would be fun to try!

[e-tank]

Every reaction video should just be titled "In a Perfect World"

meh if the vid was in a perfect world, youd have a bowler who throws exactly like you do

[Bunny]

I like this ball. The Hubby says it looks like a house ball. True, but I like it!

Perfect Birthday/Christmas pres for me!!

1089

[jynyc]

Never owned a Brunswick, wouldn't mind trying this one out.

[Whiteshadow]

Just learning this sport. Need a good ball.

[BadJerk]

I've tried Ebonite, Hammer, Storm, and like them all, but never Brunswick. Why do some people have favorite bowling ball brands anyway?

[mike_thomas93]

Certainly a nice complement to the versa max. Just as predictable

[PauL757]

Would be a great add to my bag!

[Doogie]

I've tried Ebonite, Hammer, Storm, and like them all, but never Brunswick. Why do some people have favorite bowling ball brands anyway?

It's all a matter of what works for them. I have always had good luck rolling Ebonite and Hammer so I tend to stick with them. I have tried a couple of demo days for other brands and not liked what I rolled at those events.

[bigjimbo316]

Would love to win this!

[BadJerk]

I'm kinda jealous that you have demos in your bowling centers. I haven't witnessed a demo at the bowling center I go to yet.

[mike_thomas93]

There have been demo days at my local bowling alley, as well. Recently there was one for the AMF/900 Global stuff.

[Aslan]

1) This ball is red so I think it could really help my game.

2) I hope I win it because I really need a ball…my dog ate my last one.

[MICHAEL]

My wife's favorite color is RED! Would be a nice Christmas present under the tree! She is really coming into her own in regards to bowling, some great 200 plus here lately, and a hand full of 500 plus! It won't be long and she will have that first 600 series!

[ragstormfan]

Ball looked great at the WSOB, would really love to throw one!

[e-tank]

My fav color is red and melee is my preferred method of defense, i just opened up a space in my 12 ball bag to carry this red devil

[striker12]

was watching my one buddy at bowling yesterday throw this ball and it did not have that much control it would other hook/underhook or he could even throw it as a spare ball if he moved enough right (hes a lefty)

[mike_thomas93]

Saw Parker throw it today in the final match on ESPN. Felt bad the way he lost. Not to mention he remains winless against Wes on TV. Definitely looks like a good ball with good reaction. I still congrats Wes on the title. Would've been nice if he dropped that 300 in the semifinal match. Darn 10 pin :pp

[circlecity]

Saw Parker throw it today in the final match on ESPN. Felt bad the way he lost. Not to mention he remains winless against Wes on TV. Definitely looks like a good ball with good reaction. I still congrats Wes on the title. Would've been nice if he dropped that 300 in the semifinal match. Darn 10 pin :pp

Yeah it looked nice. Too bad they don't show more bowling on regular channels and ESPN. I'm sure it helps sell a lot of balls.

[zdawg]

Yeah it looked nice. Too bad they don't show more bowling on regular channels and ESPN. I'm sure it helps sell a lot of balls.

Funny, I could swear they used to show bowling when I was a kid in the 80's a lot, even in the 90's if I recall correctly. But to be fair, I never watched much of it other than maybe a few frames, mainly because I bowled for fun once every couple years and I don't think people that don't bowl regularly really get into watching it on TV.

Case in point, I can't watch golf for the life of me, you couldn't pay me enough - although since I moved to San Diego (where you can pretty much golf year round, I don't miss you at all east coast winter!) I'm looking to start up with lessons and I suspect once I get into it I will want to watch it more (of course there is PLENTY of golf on TV LOL).

[dnhoffman]

They did show it a lot in the 80s when you were a kid!

Check out this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_Bowlers_Tour

[bowl1820]

Funny, I could swear they used to show bowling when I was a kid in the 80's a lot, even in the 90's if I recall correctly.

They use to show bowling on Saturday afternoons on ABC, it had one of the high ratings for it's time spot. But they dropped it in the 90's because they wanted to target a younger demographic for the commercials (Not because of low ratings). Chris Schenkel, was a great commentator along with Nelson Burton Jr.

[zdawg]

LOL, thanks dnhoffman and bowl1820 for pointing out that I'm not remembering things crazy. Well, hopefully this new broadcast of the world series of bowling with the dyed oil helps bring new people into the sport, and more importantly helps them garner more people that are interested in watching on TV.

It is funny though, I grew up and lived most of my life in DC and while we have alleys around there (Bowl America where 1000's cheer!) they stopped advertising right around the early 90's or so, in fact I think several alleys shut down. But now that I live out here in SoCal the lanes I go to seem to be doing pretty well, in fact I went for a practice session today and the place was packed. I think its time for a bowling revival!

As a side note, I would have never considered ever bowling as a hobby had one of my friends out here not been an avid league bowler and convinced me that it was a good way to build a new social network and have some fun - LOL, little did he know how competitive I am and how quickly I would become obsessed with this game :cool:

[mike_thomas93]

That's big red for you :p Big Wes defeats Big Red ;p

[mike_thomas93]

That was well before my time. And I was born in the early 90s. Although I did see a few clips of bowling events on youtube around that time when it used to air on ABC.

[Aslan]

My wife's favorite color is RED! Would be a nice Christmas present under the tree!

When they were giving away the Hy Road her favorite color was purple and it was her birthday. :confused:

At some point she's gonna run out of favorite colors and gift giving occasions.

Next up...giving away a Storm Byte...and Iceman's wife's favorite color is blue and it's just in time for their wedding anniversary!!! ;)

[e-tank]

FB won this week surprisingly

[dnhoffman]

FB won this week surprisingly

Facebook post says they're giving away 2 balls here just at bob.com this week as well! Pretty cool of them I'd say, good luck all.

[striker12]

Facebook post says they're giving away 2 balls here just at bob.com this week as well! Pretty cool of them I'd say, good luck all.

yeah the 2 bowling balls was 1 the weekly winner then a randomly picked bowler and on bowlingboards it was just the weekly winner no other random picks

[dnhoffman]

The post said three balls. Two here, and one on FB.

[e-tank]

The post said three balls. Two here, and one on FB.

oh snap. All melee's?

[dnhoffman]

oh snap. All melee's?

No clue, didn't say, and haven't seen any supermod around to clarify (or announce winners!)

[dnhoffman]

Meh, looks like they meant giving two on bowlingball.com's fb page and 1 on bowlingboards Facebook page. So Facebookers won all three this week... Shameful. :(

[e-tank]

Meh, looks like they meant giving two on bowlingball.com's fb page and 1 on bowlingboards Facebook page. So Facebookers won all three this week... Shameful. :(

lol fb-3 bb-0

we gotta regroup and get a win this week!

[manke]

Facebook always wins!!!!