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From: jeffh@crchh317.BNR.CA (Jeff Hammond)
Subject: Re: Exercising to Bowl
Reply-To: jeffh@crchh317.BNR.CA (Jeff Hammond)
Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd.
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 01 Oct 1992 21:46:10 GMT

In article <35510@cbmvax.commodore.com>, bbaker@cbmvax.commodore.com
(Bob Baker) writes:
|>
|>About a year ago I would up purchasing a Nordic-Track cross country
|>skiing maching for exercising due to a medical condition and other
|>reasons. Last summer I had worked up to a pretty rigurious exercising
|>schedule and wound up bowling my highest game ever - 289 (9 pin in the 11th).
|>I broke a toe this summer and had to lay off for awhile and my average took
|>a definite nose dive. Now that things are sorta back to normal, and I'm 
|>exercising regularly again, my scores are going up again.
|>
|>What I've noticed with the Nordictrack is that the arm motion is very 
|>similar to a bowling aproach and armswing and it seems to improve my
|>overall timing tremendously.
|>
|>Another thing I've picked up is a set of the oriental medicine balls that
|>you rotate in your hand. This seems to strengthen and improve wrist motion
|>and is another thing that has seemed to help over time.
|>
|>Does anyone else workout to improve their game? I'd be interested in hearing
|>what else seems to work for others.
|>
|>By the way, past weeks scores went something like: 611, 580, 600
|>
|>  Bob Baker
                       
	Sure do! I notice the improvemnet mostly 3rd game or over all
on nights were I constantly need speed or crank.
	My workout's are upperbody weights 3 time a week, and running
or a stepmaster 3 times a week. By the way i'm all of 5' 10" and about
160lbs not a monster.

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From: js@machine.nowhere.edu (Joe Schmoe)
Newsgroups: alt.sport.bowling
Subject: Another weird night ...
Date: 30 Sep 92 14:56:04 GMT
Organization: None

Boy oh boy, are we having fun yet?

First game, started out rolling the ball _great_.  Good placement, good 
rotation until the 6th frame.  Chopped the 3 off of the 3-9.  No problem.  
Came back with 3 more marks.  Miss the 7 pin to the right (ball just skidded 
right past).  Filled the tenth.  Good start, I thought 179 with only 2 
opens (well, good for me, anyway ;-) )

Second game, ball doesnt come up into the 1-3 pocket and I leave the 1-2-4.  
No problem.  Slow the ball down, move 3 boards right, and an easy spare, 
right?  NOT!!!  On my last step, I stuck to the lane as though someone drove 
a staplegun through my left(slide) foot.  I fall on my face but pick up the 
spare (who says there's no justice in this game?)

I go back to the bench, take off my shoe and there is this black-ish, 
brown-ish substance on the perforated part of my _NEW_ Linds Classic PS 
shoes.  

At this point, I am livid.  Not only did this substance ruin the 
rest of my night, but I have no idea how to remove it from the sole.  The 
girl at the counter offered me some tru-slide which cleared up the problem 
for about 2 frames at a time.  It looks like some dried coca-cola or 
something.

Anyone have some hints on how to clean this?   HELP!!!

By the way, when I say ruined the rest of my night, I really mean it.  
Second and third games, I had a _total_ of 5 marks (1 strike each game).  
I'll leave the scores to your imaginations.

GRRRRRR!

TTFN

Walter
From: wperz@srg1.psych.pitt.edu (Walter Perz)
Newsgroups: alt.sport.bowling
Subject: PBA Schedule
Date: 30 Sep 92 20:31:28 GMT
Organization: Smoking Research Group

Hi!

Where can I find (or can someone post) a schedule for the PBA tour?
Specifically, where cities are on what dates, and what if any TV coverage 
there will be.

I'm interested in attending one of their events anytime soon.

Thanks.

BTW: thanks for the advice on the shoes, Aki, I'll try that tonight.

ttfn

Walter
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From: aki <aki@akidamme-233324.worldbank.org>
Subject: Re: Need a ball recommendation in a hurry
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X-Xxdate: Thu, 1 Oct 92 21:13:33 GMT
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Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 20:20:18 GMT

In article <1992Oct1.185908.20312@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> Mark Fujimoto,
c9a-az@po.berkeley.edu writes:
>About the purple Sumo -- it is plastic, so if you can't see yourself
>paying urethane prices for plastic, then this might not be best option.
>Also, AMF had problems keeping up the hardness of the purple Sumo -- 
>readings were in the low 70's, at first.  Maybe they have corrected 
>this, but check the hardness of the Sumo before you consider buying
>it.
>

AMF/Ebonite has recalled all of the soft Sumos...but make sure
if you do decide to buy it that you get a D-scale reading on it
just in case the pro shop got a bad one.  I don't think it will
be a problem tho because the manufacturer found out about
it from the pros before it was shipped out to the pro shops
and corrected the error (over 2,000 bad balls had to be returned!)

Was not fun...I had to return two of them (D-scale was 68 and 71
respectively)...nice break on them honkers tho!

-Aki
The Worldbank Wash. D.C.
E-mail: aki@akidamme-233324.worldbank.org
(202)458-1112
DoD 0628
PBA 2294
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From: ashley@oasis.gtefsd.com (Bob Ashley)
Subject: Re: Schedule question
Reply-To: ashley@oasis.gtefsd.com
Organization: GTE Federal Systems Division
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 13:27:07 GMT

In article 25395@porthos.cc.bellcore.com, mdc2@sns.ctt.bellcore.com (Mike Connelly) writes:
>Hi!  I am seeking help in creating part of a schedule for an 18 team bowling
>league.  The specific question is: is there a way to schedule 18 teams over
>9 weeks so that
>  * every team bowls on every lane pair exactly once
>  * no team bowls any other team twice?
>
>Note: I already have the ABC schedule and it does not address this
>particular question.
>
>Any solutions, including software to generate such a schedule, would be
>greatly appreciated.


I sense that most products advertised in the various publications include the
standard rotations that ABC/WIBC include with your league packets.

The standard rotation should cover your second request ... you might consider
extrapolating (sp?) a nine week segment, then change the lane assignments where
needed.

The whole idea itself will not be easy ... good luck and let us know how things
went.


Bob - the algorithm for this would be quite interesting ...

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Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 17:02:57 EDT
From: Mark K. Miller <MAX@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: alt.sport.bowling
Subject: Re: Cleaning bowling balls
 <1992Sep22.222508.16680@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU>
 <1992Sep23.141305.26032@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu>
 <1992Sep23.144019.19730@worldbank.org> <ENDRES.92Oct1231707@fermium.edu>

In article <ENDRES.92Oct1231707@fermium.edu>, endres@fermium.edu (David Mack
Endres) says:
>
>My experience coaching novices in our high-turn over league is that the the
>fear of shooting cross-lane stems from failure to align the body (shoulders
>and
>hips) with the target. I've seen soooo many people square up on the 1 board
>and
>then throw across their body to roll "cross-lane" on a 7-pin.

Hmmmm...  so this is what I'm doing wrong!  No wonder I make 7's and 10's
with ease.  I line up and stay square with the line for both of them.
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From: aki <aki@akidamme-233324.worldbank.org>
Subject: Re: Straight ball for spares?
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Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 12:48:23 GMT

In article <1992Sep29.022934.17509@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> Mark Fujimoto,
c9a-az@po.berkeley.edu writes:
>The money for incentives is heftier with high visibility items like
>the ball and shirts than with wristers.  I have heard of incentives in
>the $500-2000 range for the use of wristers, while Gene Stus can tell
>you of the financial bennies for wearing the "right" shirt and using 
>the "right" ball.

As a matter of fact, the big promotional item on the tour is the
black and white striped wrist band.  You've probably seen alot of
the bowlers on T.V. use them.  They get a thousand bucks for wearing
it on T.V. regardless if they come in first or not.  The guts have been
removed so the only thing they are really wearing is decoration.
Common practice in the PBA for years.

-Aki
The Worldbank Wash. D.C.
E-mail: aki@akidamme-233324.worldbank.org
(202)458-1112
DoD 0628
PBA 2294
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From: gregw@hspice.portal.com ()
Subject: Statistically speaking
Organization: Meta-Software Inc., Campbell, CA
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 16:41:26 GMT


The following was taken from a special edition of Bowling 
Magazine (the one with the Simpsons on the cover) and 
naturally, is reproduced without permission :-)

THINK BOWLING A 300 IS HARD?

In 1991-92, the ABC sanctioned 15,425 perfect 300 games, of 
which 13,111 members bowled just one 300, and 2,314 were 
"repeat offenders".

In contrast, just 6,800 members bowled 299 games, and 3,300 
bowled 298 games.

It sure looks like when you're on a roll - you're on a roll!  
A 300 is bowled 1.5 times more often than 298 AND 299 combined.

Another 12,675 members strung out 11 in a row, only to score 
seven or fewer pins on that final ball.  This also includes 
those who struck in the last eleven frames and not the first.

WHAT ABOUT AN 800?

800 series were achieved 3,200 times in 1991-92, with 3,136 
members performing it once, and 64 repeating.

OTHER AWARDS

Award                          Number
-------------------------------------
Century Award                  48,900
7-10 split                      4,013
Big Four                        4,206
Triplicate                     22,980
All Spare game                 14,939
Dutch 200                       5,698
700 series                     85,818

See - bowling's just a game of numbers :-)

-- Greg

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From: aki <aki@akidamme-233324.worldbank.org>
Subject: PBA schedule for 1992 Fall Tour...
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Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 14:01:29 GMT

The following is the 1992 Fall/Winter 1993 tour schedule...
keep in mind that this schedule can change without prior notice...

Jan 5-9       Torrance Ca
Jan 12-16   Phoenix Az
Jan 17-23   Las Vegas Nev
Jan 26-30   Grand Prairie Tx
Feb   2-6     Peoria Ill
Feb   9-13   St Louis Mo
Feb  16-20  Cleveland Oh
Feb   21-27 Toledo Oh
Mar    2-6     Erie Pa
Mar   9-13    Balitimore Md
Mar  16-20   No. Brunswick NJ
Mar   23-27  Sayville L.I. NY
Mar 30-Apr 3 Windsor Locks Conn
Apr 4-10      Canandaigue NY
Apr 13-17  Toronto Ontario Canada
Apr 20-24  Akron Ohio


-Aki
The Worldbank Wash. D.C.
E-mail: aki@akidamme-233324.worldbank.org
(202)458-1112
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PBA 2294
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From: aki <aki@akidamme-233324.worldbank.org>
Subject: Re: Crazy series
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Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 15:36:56 GMT

In article <1as679INNrra@travis.csd.harris.com> Joel Horn,
joel@ada1.ssd.csd.harris.com writes:
>I thought I would tell you about a strange night of bowling yesterday. 
I had
>a 199-212-224=635 series (173 ave.), which was my best ever, but the
strange
>part is that I had no pocket strikes!  There were two or three light
hits, a
>couple nose hits, and the rest were crossovers.  It also helped to make
all
>my spares except for a 9-10 split.  What was also wild (actually,
unfortunate
>for me) was that my opponent had a 200-258-218=676 (197 ave.) and only
won one
>point.  Who knows what will happen if I hit the pocket!
>-- 

hm.....sounds even stranger than last thurs nite for me (242-141-233)..
like I said (for me anyway), the 2nd game is always the worst game
I bowl...



-Aki
The Worldbank Wash. D.C.
E-mail: aki@akidamme-233324.worldbank.org
(202)458-1112
DoD 0628
PBA 2294
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From: aki <aki@akidamme-233324.worldbank.org>
Subject: Re: Another weird night ...
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Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 16:58:42 GMT

In article <js.59.0@machine.nowhere.edu> Joe Schmoe,
js@machine.nowhere.edu writes:
>Anyone have some hints on how to clean this?   HELP!!!

You got brownish-blackish crap on your new LINDS!  GAD! That's
like running a key down the side of your new Ferrari!  

Try this...

Take an ordinary wire brush, dip the ends of the bristles in 
a bowl with alcohol in it  and _gently_ brush the crud off.
The alcohol will loosen up the crud and the bristles will
scrub it off.  The alcohol will completely evaporate leaving
no residue.

Here's a tip I learned a few years ago that has help me out
more than once...

Keep an old athletic sock in your bag.  If your shoe gets really
trashed (like yours did), slip the sock over the toe of your
sliding shoe and use the sock as a sliding surface.  What I
did was cut the heel and top (ankle) part of the sock off so
that all I have is a little "boot" that just covers the toe.
That little trick has saved me literally hundreds of lost
pins in tournaments.  Watch out tho, depending on the
sock you use, you will _really_ slide.  Experiment with
different types of old socks until you find one that slides
_just_right_.  I know of a friend who uses one of his
wifes old nylon stockings for the same purpose.  He says
the slide almost exactly duplicates the slide he gets from
his shoe.  Oh BTW...once you find a sock that works just
right, try not to wash it very often, the extra dirt/dust/etc
that accumiliates on the bottom of the sock helps increase
the friction so you don't slide like you're on ice...=8-0

Note:  check your local laws tho...being caught wearing your
socks OUTSIDE of your shoes could get you arrested in some
states...;-)....

-Aki
The Worldbank Wash. D.C.
E-mail: aki@akidamme-233324.worldbank.org
(202)458-1112
DoD 0628
PBA 2294
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From: mdc2@sns.ctt.bellcore.com (Mike Connelly)
Subject: Answer to schedule question
Organization: Bell Communications Research, Inc.
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 92 23:31:30 GMT

Fellow Bowlers,

Hi!  Erstwhile readers of this newsgroup will recall that I was seeking
the solution to a scheduling problem for an 18-team league, to wit:
: is there a way to schedule 18 teams over 9 weeks so that
:   * every team bowls on every lane pair exactly once
:   * no team bowls any other team twice?

Well, I managed to solve the problem, and the solution was surprisingly
simple.  Like many of my best ideas, this one came to me in the car on
the way home from work. :-)

Just assign your 18 teams letters from A to R in any manner (randomly,
in numerical order, whatever) and then follow this pattern:

Week  1   AA-JJ  BB-KK  CC-LL  DD-MM  EE-NN  FF-OO  GG-PP  HH-QQ  II-RR
Week  2   KK-II  LL-AA  MM-BB  NN-CC  OO-DD  PP-EE  QQ-FF  RR-GG  JJ-HH
Week  3   HH-LL  II-MM  AA-NN  BB-OO  CC-PP  DD-QQ  EE-RR  FF-JJ  GG-KK
Week  4   MM-GG  NN-HH  OO-II  PP-AA  QQ-BB  RR-CC  JJ-DD  KK-EE  LL-FF
Week  5   FF-NN  GG-OO  HH-PP  II-QQ  AA-RR  BB-JJ  CC-KK  DD-LL  EE-MM
Week  6   OO-EE  PP-FF  QQ-GG  RR-HH  JJ-II  KK-AA  LL-BB  MM-CC  NN-DD
Week  7   DD-PP  EE-QQ  FF-RR  GG-JJ  HH-KK  II-LL  AA-MM  BB-NN  CC-OO
Week  8   QQ-CC  RR-DD  JJ-EE  KK-FF  LL-GG  MM-HH  NN-II  OO-AA  PP-BB
Week  9   BB-RR  CC-JJ  DD-KK  EE-LL  FF-MM  GG-NN  HH-OO  II-PP  AA-QQ

Teams A through I start out in order on Week 1 and shift right with wrap-
around each week.  Likewise for J through R, but shift left.  This only
works because there are an odd number of lane pairs, otherwise teams
would bowl each other twice in this span.  I don't know the solution for,
say, 16 teams (and am not particularly interested in pursuing it :-) ).

Of course, the order of the weeks could (probably should) be changed
without affecting the result.
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From: aki <aki@akidamme-233324.worldbank.org>
Subject: Re: Names on bowling balls
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Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 18:32:46 GMT

In article <1992Oct1.154627.15649@hspice.portal.com> ,
gregw@hspice.portal.com writes:
>The name "Heap of Shit" also comes to mind, 'cause that's
>what I usually call it at least once per night :-)


the only ball I can remember in the past several years that I actually
engraved was a Black Knight...I called it "No Tap" since that ball
almost always left the ten pin on me.!

Besides that I don't usually engrave it.  The pro shops that I trade in
my balls to don't like it for one thing.  It's just more to plug when they
want to resell it..


-Aki
The Worldbank Wash. D.C.
E-mail: aki@akidamme-233324.worldbank.org
(202)458-1112
DoD 0628
PBA 2294
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From: aki <aki@akidamme-233324.worldbank.org>
Subject: Casual observations...
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Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 17:14:17 GMT

Ya know.....

Ever since I messed up my shoulder I've noticed two things...

Strangely enough..

My average has increased  ...and..
I hardly _ever_ miss a spare.

Before I messed up my shoulder, I was averaging just around the
200 mark...now in four leagues...197,208,211,224  (ok..ok the 197
is beer induced!)....

The only thing I can attribute to all of this is that since I *used*
(pre shoulder war wound days)..to be a heavy cranker (e.g. stand far
left swing it out to the 5 board, ride it out to the 2 board and snap
it back _hard_ into the pocket) is I can't crank the ball
anymore without causing EXTREME pain in my arm/shoulder.  So...
what I've had to do is stand far RIGHT, shoot it over the 7 board
and "walk" the ball into the pocket.  Ya know...I leave ALOT less
ten pins now...  Before, I'd spare shoot with alot of lift and turn
and had a tolerance factor of oh...around 5-7 boards and the ball
would still break in time to nip the pins for a spare.  Now...I have
to be _really_ accurate, if I miss by a board...I miss by a mile..
since my break is now down to no more than 5 boards.  Accuracy
has not become just an important factor to my game...it is the
ONLY factor to my game.  go figure...

So what's the moral of the story?  If you want to become a better
bowler..

GO OUT *RIGHT NOW* AND TEAR THE LIVING SHIT OUT OF YOUR SHOULDER
AND TEAR ALOT OF MUSCLES IN YOUR FOREARM AS WELL JUST FOR
GOOD MEASURE.  DON'T DO ANY FOLLOWUP TREATMENTS LIKE YOUR
DOCTOR TELLS YOU AND BOWL UNTIL IT *REALLY* HURTS BAD!

This is the true way to bowling nirvana...trust me...

Remember no pain no gain...ah er..or was it no BRAIN no pain..aw forget
it..

no?...you bunch of sissies.....it worked for me...

Combat bowling at its finest! ;-) ...

Regards,
-Aki
The Worldbank Wash. D.C.
E-mail: aki@akidamme-233324.worldbank.org
(202)458-1112
DoD 0628
PBA 2294
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"How come the best bowling ball for
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From: aki <aki@akidamme-233324.worldbank.org>
Subject: Re: Straight ball for spares?
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In article <BvCJrt.8K6@encore.com> Mike Palmer, mpalmer@encore.com writes:
>Couldn't this by construed as false advertising?


Maybe..but probably not any more than any other sport that has their
logo on items that don't use the product. (e.g. canon cameras,panasonic
etc on racing cars).  I've even seen racing cars with BOTH quaker state
AND Castrol stickers on their cars...wonder if they're really using
Mobil...heh heh...

-Aki
The Worldbank Wash. D.C.
E-mail: aki@akidamme-233324.worldbank.org
(202)458-1112
DoD 0628
PBA 2294
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