Finally I've seen the light at the end of the tunnel.

[Aslan]

Going to have to pencil me out for at least a month or two.

I have a large bruise on the front of my bicep, and it's tight as hell.

Wuss. Okay, so you're scared...whatever.

I don't know if I can even throw a ball straight.

That was in question before the bruise.

Let me know the time, and I'll try to be there anyways.

11:00AM, Saturday March 1st, Temecula Lanes

If you're not bowling, you could maybe be our videographer and provide commentary. I'll even go so far as to say "expert commentary". But this is going on my Youtube account so don't do anything weird. If I go through the memory card and find pictures of your junk...I'm going to be highly unamused. Those type of things will be editied out and available by request (I'm sure Iceman will ask).

Or you can just sit in the audience section and cheer for zDawg. But NO COACHING!! Coaching DURING the match is highly prohibited under the USBC guidelines. Or at least the amendments I've made to them for this tournament.

Can swing by the casino afterwards and donate some $$ to the poker gods.

We might be done in time for the Saturday tournament. It'll be close though. I think Saturday poker tournaments generally start at 2PM. So if we start by 11:30, we should be done by 1:30...and get there in time. And I don't bother with the cash games because they have no table limits...so guys can just dominate the action by bringing a **** ton of money with them. They "might" have table limits on the $1/$3 table, but even there i think it's super high, like $1000. Unproportioned chip stacks are very dangerous in no-limit hold-em.

[Mike White]

I was starting to get a little paranoid.

It took a seeming long time for my score to show up on Bowl.com.

I shot mine on the 3rd, and someone I know had their score on the 15th show up sooner.

USBC 1560-11073

[Mike White]

In modern bowling, the solid 8 is no longer "the only true tap." It's caused by a ball that deflects off the head pin, but not quite enough to result in a weak 10.

What is your criteria for "modern" bowling?
The ball always deflects off the head pin. That is pure physics.
When it comes to the "true tap" you have to determine what happens to the head pin after it hits the 2 pin.
If it gets between the ball and the 5 pin, it can cause the 5 pin to move to the right a little before the ball contacts the 5 pin, and then the ball drives the 5 pin just to the right of the 8 pin.
If you have the opportunity to see some video of "old school" solid 8 pins, you will see the 5 pin is moved before the ball contacts it.

I found a video online that demonstrates exactly what I described above.

[Mike White]

Ok I guess I missed this post somehow.

Old school in equipment only.

The influences in my style (from PBA TV) were people like Mark Roth (the amount of energy put into the ball), Marshal Holman (fast feet, long slide, release during the slide), Mike Aulby (pure consistency), Steve Cook (high revs), John Gant (even higher revs).

Since there wasn't anyone inside of my line in the heads, and no one near my line at the break point, and I wasn't throwing a ball that absorbed oil, the shot stayed pretty much the same all 3 games.

Coincidence. Yesterday 3/17/14, I went to my distributor to pick up some merchandise, and there was someone there who looked familiar.
It was Steve Cook.
Seems the owner of the business wanted to retire, and sold it to Steve.

[Aslan]

Coincidence. Yesterday 3/17/14, I went to my distributor to pick up some merchandise, and there was someone there who looked familiar.
It was Steve Cook.
Seems the owner of the business wanted to retire, and sold it to Steve.

Did he ask you if you knew the 1st Annual Billy Hardwick Memorial Southern California Invitational Champion "Aslan"??? Did he ask where he finished in the ultimate fantasy bowling tournament that I ran recently

? I don't remember where he finished...but I think he made it out of the first round at least.

[Mike White]

Did he ask you if you knew the 1st Annual Billy Hardwick Memorial Southern California Invitational Champion "Aslan"??? Did he ask where he finished in the ultimate fantasy bowling tournament that I ran recently

? I don't remember where he finished...but I think he made it out of the first round at least.

For whatever reason, I don't think you were on his radar.

Time for you to hire a better publicist.

[Aslan]

For whatever reason, I don't think you were on his radar.

Time for you to hire a better publicist.

Well, if you see him again, let him know that he fell to Rhino Page in the Sweet 16:

MIDWEST REGION#14 Seed Rhino Page defeats #7 Seed Steve Cook 268-190

[Mike White]

Yes is was sanctioned.. I opted for the 300 Crystal trophy since I already have the gold/diamond ring that the ABC made available in 1990.

My goal now is to get the 11 in a row award before it goes away. And the 800, but I guess I should shoot at least a 700 this season first.

I shot a 299 on 3/5/90, the 10th Monday of the year, so maybe on 3/10/14 I'll hit the 11 in a row.

Less than a month before the 11 in a row award goes away, and on Sunday I find myself with a spare, and a ten bagger.

On the last shot I left a 4 pin for 289. Probably the most disappointing 9 count since I've come back to bowling.

At least I managed to shoot 700 this time.

[rv driver]

Less than a month before the 11 in a row award goes away, and on Sunday I find myself with a spare, and a ten bagger.

On the last shot I left a 4 pin for 289. Probably the most disappointing 9 count since I've come back to bowling.

At least I managed to shoot 700 this time.

That's great, Mike! Wow! The highest I've ever shot is 250. That was in 1984.

[Aslan]

Less than a month before the 11 in a row award goes away,

I KNOW!! And I really want one before it goes away. But I'll need to throw 8-in-a-row before I start worrying about 11. Nice shootin!