Recent content by willey

I think you mean Anna kournikova, what a honey. They want TV ratings, so the more the merrier. I have seen the American style of Golf coverage where they only show the first 5 players, I'm watching thinking I wonder how Norman is going because they don't show him, than he gets a birdie, guess...

My god Sean, your not easy to please, just because Danielle does not jump around when she gets excited means she is too boring for you. I have known Chris Batson since the early 70's and I have never seen him get excited when he bowls, do you find him boring too. So now Danielle is on your hit...

Sean I thought about your thoughts on the TOC, your thinking is that the lower bowlers should be eliminated but isn't that how a Masters event happens, I bowled in the 1981 NSW State masters and after Qualifying for the match-play I was running 9th and had to start against the top qualifier...

Still apples and oranges Sean, the rest of my post is about the state of bowling in this country, WHY IS IT STUFFED? As for your concern over the format, the bowlers knew what was happening and Belmonte had to beat the 5 bowlers who out averaged him and he did, Amazing

I don't know much about you Sean, but your comparing apples with oranges, you have picked out the 2 limited events of the year, after googling the Pro Tour I found they have 3000 members from 30 Countries. I'm sure you have a lot of empathy for the sport in this country as do I.I worked in...

To give you some history, Professional Golf and Tenpin started in the 50's, early on they had about the same prize funds, I believe the first Million Dollar earner was a Bowler. The oldest Sporting Magazine in the World is the Bowlers Journal, one of the problems with the forward projection of...

Great TV and I followed Belmonte's U Tube as he bowled each day it was great to watch. He now has as many Majors as Tiger Woods, unbelievable.

I did have a subscription for Bowlers Journal for a while but when I sent in the renewal form with my American Express numbers it didn't arrive, at the time I had left working in Bowling Centre's. I worked for 38 years in Bowling Centre's before I left 17 years ago, I could see the writing on...

It's all about Sponsorship Sean. In the 50's when Golf and Bowling had their Pro Tours the Prize Money was much the same but Golf got all the biggest sponsors. Just take a look at the Bowlers Journal, now I don't know if it is still in Publication, I know they did not get Advertising revenue...

Thanks for that I havn't been to QLD for a while so I don't know my way around I just assumed, probably because Carol's name comes with the post, for Animals Pro Shop, I got confused with Cheryl, like 1 and 1 make 3, sorry

John Sullivan seen him Bowl at Campelltown a few years ago at the Legends Re-Union, I bowled on the same pair and never recognised him. Others at the Re-union get together at Campbelltown, John Leo (didn't bowl was 80) Trudie Gould was still Bowling intercentre, Bob Cook made an appearence...

Ian Bradford won $250,000 on who wants to be a Millionaire, a few years ago now, I was watching the show.Peter Van Kempen the last time I seen him he told me he strained his back just putting a Ball on the return and wasn't bowling this was during the 90's at Balgowlah, never heard of him...

No! If you have holes you have to use them or cover them with your hand

By the profile page he seems to be in Melbourne. That type of Machine I used to drill balls at Liverpool Bowl in the early eighties, it is quite unique in the fact you just rotate the cradle from thumb to fingers without removing the ball from the lock downs. willey

Robbie your opening argument hits a couple of the reasons for the decline, that being a fundamental shift in society and what they do in their leisure time. As far as equipment and lane conditions are concerned, it will not even be a factor to any bowler bowling less than 3-4 years, you could...