yeah, good job on the post tinkerbell
i happened to be one of those norwood 'ladies' bowling on that pair 2nd game in, and couldn't believe my eyes when i saw nathan deleeuw moving the ball 25 boards in the previous game (no offense to u at all nathan).
i don't have a huge shot, and i would have been grateful for at least 5 boards movement after oil (about 99% of that was due to me bowling bad though), but when i couldn't throw out past 20 board starting at 40, realised something was definitely wrong.
The fact of the matter is this: the lane patterns were not even across the board, so we had every right to stop. freddie was quite right when saying he was never going to get to 5/6 when starting on 19, so as far as everyone throwing on that pair goes, not everyone was going to. i could have dared anyone to take a shot on that crap. the tech knew he stuffed up and the managers were told two games in......WHY? a shot like giff's and patterson's wouldn't have stood a chance. and you're absolutely right Chin, George WOULD have murdered the joint.
Three teams were consulted before taking the matter any further, like Ash said, and 'good on em' to those managers to have the balls to do somethin about it. I really do feel sorry for guys like Shane Tunnah (pair of 230's....u shot the house down after that shyte start in the doubles, good job man!) and Nick Vale and Robbie Lescai (460 odd between them in the 1st game) and others i may have missed, and I can understand the action Bobba took out of frustration, but the fact of the matter is, like i said before, the lane patterns were not the same across the board. Besides, why are we taking it out on the tournament dirtbag (in a lot of people's opinions) Norwood? From my recollection, it was the Tech that made the error, even if the oil tray only did jump from its holder. I was proud to bowl for the centre and had fun doing it, and isn't that the point?
All that having been said, the very essence of the tournament was highlighted in Spence's speech, what a great bloke and no better bloke to receive the Sportsman's award (congrats to Danielle too). It's a great tournament and a young bowler like me (in the amount of years i've been bowling) can pick up so much experience in such a tournament. So we had a few hiccups along the way, that's life. but the atmosphere was great, the scoring was high, and i was glad to be a part of it all.
Finally, i'd like to say 4 things.....1) if you don't have the balls to put your name next to your post, keep your trap shut, (tinkerbell, you're as much a fairy as your name suggests) 2) get your facts straight before posting, 3) good luck to everyone at the masters next week, and 4) Good luck and farewell to all the bowlers who won't be joining us next year, we'll miss you guys
Michael
