1st Annual Billy Hardwick Memorial ZDawg vs. Aslan Southern California Championship

[zdawg]

NICE FRICKEN JOB MIKE!! All Glory and honor is YOURS!!! If Iceman were there, in person, I would PLACE the Golden Crown of Victory upon your head!

Aslan,,, you did win one for the Gipper!! I am sure the Gipper would liked to have had a HIGHER score in his behalf!

Zguy,,,, Bowlingversaty, is what turned ICEMAN into the finely tuned Bowling Machine he is now, and always will be, AMEN!!
Zguy, you got youth on your side, so hang in there!!

Thanks for the memories guys!!! Iceman wishes he could have been there to video, and Q, and A!!!

P.S. The scores reflect one thing to Iceman,,, Girlie Guys in California, can't, and never will match up to the Cowboy, tuff as nails,((((( bowling arms like a drone guided missile, fed on wholesome Beef, and Corn, washed down with Yukon Jack 100 proof whiskey! We take our bowling, Women, Food, and whiskey serious as a heart beat!!
One day I will get together a couple Farm boys, and come to your Girlie City and show you where the Sun really rises.

No worries, I actually learned a lot from Mike yesterday, and while that was my worst performance in months I will not blame conditions or equipment, and just chalk it up to a great learning experience - we're already in preliminary talks for a rematch at some future date, so I guarantee I will be back better and perhaps a little wiser

[Mike White]

NICE FRICKEN JOB MIKE!! All Glory and honor is YOURS!!! If Iceman were there, in person, I would PLACE the Golden Crown of Victory upon your head!

Aslan,,, you did win one for the Gipper!! I am sure the Gipper would liked to have had a HIGHER score in his behalf!

Zguy,,,, Bowlingversaty, is what turned ICEMAN into the finely tuned Bowling Machine he is now, and always will be, AMEN!!
Zguy, you got youth on your side, so hang in there!!

Thanks for the memories guys!!! Iceman wishes he could have been there to video, and Q, and A!!!

P.S. The scores reflect one thing to Iceman,,, Girlie Guys in California, can't, and never will match up to the Cowboy, tuff as nails,((((( bowling arms like a drone guided missile, fed on wholesome Beef, and Corn, washed down with Yukon Jack 100 proof whiskey! We take our bowling, Women, Food, and whiskey serious as a heart beat!!
One day I will get together a couple Farm boys, and come to your Girlie City and show you where the Sun really rises.

Before you get too judgmental, I doubt in your short bowling life, you've ever bowled on a reverse block.

You did say you ran into a sport condition once, and it wasn't a fun experience.

Trust me, flat oil is much easier to deal with than flooded outsides, and dry insides.

[MICHAEL]

scratch score

[MICHAEL]

Before you get too judgmental, I doubt in your short bowling life, you've ever bowled on a reverse block.

You did say you ran into a sport condition once, and it wasn't a fun experience.

Trust me, flat oil is much easier to deal with than flooded outsides, and dry insides.

I understand MIKE... LOL.... looking forward to your video!! Hey,,, I had a hell of a time on the Fricken white pattern, but a year ago on the Turnpike, fresh Oil I had a 275,,, with my wife present. Not the first game, but my second attempt. Even had the lane drilling Pro next to me giving a bowling lesion on that pattern... LOL

I swear that white was even tougher for me!! I completely understand mike,,, and yes I do have a very short bowing history.... wish I would have got started in bowling back in my 50s.... LOL!!!

O well, just glad I found the sport......

[Mike White]

I understand MIKE... LOL.... looking forward to your video!! Hey,,, I had a hell of a time on the Fricken white pattern, but a year ago on the Turnpike, fresh Oil I had a 275,,, with my wife present. Not the first game, but my second attempt. Even had the lane drilling Pro next to me giving a bowling lesion on that pattern... LOL

I swear that white was even tougher for me!! I completely understand mike,,, and yes I do have a very short bowing history.... wish I would have got started in bowling back in my 50s.... LOL!!!

O well, just glad I found the sport......

lane drilling Pro?????

[Aslan]

Aslan bowling 1st - 129, MWhite bowling 2nd - 127, ZDawg bowling 3rd - 105.

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Aslan bowling 1st - 151, MWhite bowling 2nd - 173, ZDawg bowling 3rd - 107.

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Aslan bowling 1st - 174, MWhite bowling 2nd - 193, ZDawg bowling 3rd - 160.

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I think Mike may have misinterpreted the results posted. While I'm hoping we can still get the full video up for all to see….the official standings for the 1st Annual Billy Hardwick Memorial Southern California Invitational ARE:

1st: ASLAN: 532
2nd: ZDAWG: 522
3rd: MWHITE: 493

While Mr. White WAS able to defeat me scratch, this is a HANDICAP tournament per the agreed upon rules…thus MWHITE finished THIRD in the standings. Not sure how that affects the Burger King crown that Iceman made…but yes folks, Aslan pulled off a narrow victory.



I DO hope the video will be up shortly. The tournament actually came down to the LAST FRAME as ZDawg put up a strike in the 9th and 10th and had a chance if he closed out with a second strike in the 10th and then got 7 pins or more on that final ball.

Now, Mike was VERY impressive in games 2 and 3; but for him, he was kinda dead in the water after a real rough Game 1. I'm sure Rob would say (and I teased Mike about this on the video) that he "could" have pulled off the victory had he turned that string of 6 spares in Game 2 into strikes…had he "made that ball change". By the way, Mike responded that he DID make a LOT of adjustments…he was just struggling to figure out that challenging oil pattern…and I agree.

[zdawg]

I DO hope the video will be up shortly. The tournament actually came down to the LAST FRAME as ZDawg put up a strike in the 9th and 10th and had a chance if he closed out with a second strike in the 10th and then got 7 pins or more on that final ball.

Yep, definitely made that final frame interesting, I'm gonna have to work on my performance under pressure for the rematch

[MICHAEL]

lane drilling Pro?????

Its a guy that drills lanes here in Kansas City to make them more of a challenge!! LOL

Ok, Trent, the mgr. of the Pro Shop at NKC AMF bowling alley! OK... LOL

[MICHAEL]

1st: ASLAN: 532
2nd: ZDAWG: 522
3rd: MWHITE: 493

Wow,,, that's correct, it was agreed upon that a fair handicap would be part of the ... tournament!

congrat's Aslan,,,, you are the Champ!!! LONG live the CHAMP!!! I think I predicted that you would win....maybe.. I think.... LOL



this is my prize to you,,, I sent him this morning, should be at your door step in 3 days!!

[Mike White]

I understand MIKE... LOL.... looking forward to your video!! Hey,,, I had a hell of a time on the Fricken white pattern, but a year ago on the Turnpike, fresh Oil I had a 275,,, with my wife present. Not the first game, but my second attempt. Even had the lane drilling Pro next to me giving a bowling lesion on that pattern... LOL

I swear that white was even tougher for me!! I completely understand mike,,, and yes I do have a very short bowing history.... wish I would have got started in bowling back in my 50s.... LOL!!!

O well, just glad I found the sport......

Looking at the specs for the Turnpike, they apply oil 2 to 2 for the first 12 feet, then buff the oil remaining on the brush down to 41 feet.
On the way back they buff the same from 41' to 32' depending on the capabilities of the machine.

At 32' the begin building the christmas tree pattern from 12 to 12 for 5', then 11 to 11 for another 5', 10 to 10 for 4', 9 to 9 for 4', 8 to 8 for 4', that gets you about 10' from the foul line.
There they go back to 2 to 2 for 4', and buff the first 6 feet of the lane.

Based on the description, Turnpike isn't designed to be difficult other than the ratio of 2.25:1 compared to as much as 10:1 for a THS.