Reply With QuoteThis guy was literally my hero growing up. I emulated much of my style around his, and some of it is still present today, like the short-step footwork. To say I lost a hero and role model would be an understatement....
Mark Roth RIP
Wife texted me that Mark Roth has passed? That sucks. He ran a local center here for a short time when I ran the youth bowling league back around 2002. Being the internet was so new I didn't know enough about Mark to appreciate the times I got to bowl with him. Great guy!
Arsenal "15# Global Eternity Pi-45x4.5x40" "15# 900 Global Xponent-60x4.5x40" "15# 900 Global Zen Soul-60x4.5x40" "15# Roto Grip Idol Helios-90 x 2.25 x 45" "15# 900 Global Altered Reality-50x3.625x30" "15# Brunswick Uppercut-80x3.625x35" "15# Brunswick Igniter-70x5.5x35" "15# Raw Hammer Pearl 45x5.75x40" "15# Brunswick T-Zone"
Rev Rate about 270 @ about 15.5 MPH at the pins* High Game: 290 - High Series: 733. PAP: 5 1/8"x1" up; tilt 20*, rotation 75*. YTD highs - 290-733
Oh, and LEFTY!!!
This guy was literally my hero growing up. I emulated much of my style around his, and some of it is still present today, like the short-step footwork. To say I lost a hero and role model would be an understatement....
Old guy with power (15.5-16; 325). Current arsenal--Storm Summit, RotoGrip Idol Helios, Storm Phaze III, Storm SureLock (retired), Storm IQ Tour Nano and Motiv Rebel tank (spare/dry). High sanctioned game - 300 (5). High sanctioned series - 856. A.V. 300-s - 8. Longest string - 25.
2024/2025 YTD highs--High game-288; high series-736
Wow. That is a real shocker. I don't watch the news anymore so I have no idea if any of the news shows talked about it. I saw him and his wife on a video of a 2021 pro bowl tournament. He didn't look bad. I remember watching him on TV when they had the bowling tournaments on. Sometimes I watch videos of him bowling in the 70s and 80s. That is a sad bit of news for sure.
Arsenal: Raw Hammer Orange/Black Hybrid 14lbs, Blue Hammer urethane 14lbs, Columbia 300 Lava Ball Plastic 14lbs, Highest scratch series 710 Bowling 38 years Never hit that 300 game. Highest game 276, had 11 strikes and one spare in the middle of that game.
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