by Mike | Oct 24, 2012 | Mike the Messenger, The Crew, The Crew Contributors
To be one of the top bowlers in the world, you have to keep up with trends. One of the latest trends in my local area has been seemingly drier lanes on typical house shots. I say seemingly drier lanes due to the fact that my newer equipment that I recently installed...
by MichaelV | Oct 5, 2012 | The Crew, The Crew Contributors
Bowling is probably one of the toughest sports in the world, and yes, it IS a sport. You throw a 16lb ball (yes, I am one of the few that still throws “man weight”) down a lane that has an invisible oil pattern, and trying to hit a target that is no wider than a...
by Mike | Oct 3, 2012 | Mike the Messenger, The Crew, The Crew Contributors
Continuing on with the PBA Experience, this week I will discuss the Earl Anthony Oil Pattern. The Earl Anthony Oil pattern, like most PBA patterns offers an extremely tough ratio of 2.3 to 1. This pattern is not only difficult because of the ratio, but also because...
by Mike | Sep 18, 2012 | Mike the Messenger, The Crew, The Crew Contributors
This past Sunday I attended a Ball Demo hosted by Ebonite International. Ebonite International has taken in a lot of companies under their umbrella recently, and had all of their brands on display to try out. The Ebonite International family consists of Ebonite,...
by MichaelV | Sep 15, 2012 | The Crew, The Crew Contributors
With the stoppage of the World Team Challenge tournaments, team bowling tournaments have basically become extinct. Now I am not talking about the USBC Nationals, but there are very few scratch, team bowling tournaments now a days. Team Challenge was great and I always...
by MichaelV | Sep 7, 2012 | The Crew, The Crew Contributors
In the almost 54 year history of the PBA Tour, there have been well over 1500 PBA national tournaments. Each telecast has a distinct memory that will stand out in everyone’s memories. So in the 54 years of the PBA and over 1500 telecasts I ask you, what was the best...