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I suppose I can add my 2 cents worth to some of the notions put up here. I have worked for 36 years down the back in many Centres in Sydney and Newcastle, I have prepared the lanes for SPC and many Grand Prix events. 1. The Pins are heavier than when I first started in Tenpin Bowling, they...

Jim, I know people who have used Conventional and averaged 200. willey

BigDaz, as I first started Drilling Balls in the 1960's, I can tell you, that procedure, was around then. Those day's we had them grab your Wrist, same result. Latter day checking was done by holding the persons hand and using your thumb at the inside base of thier thumb, squeeze, than...

Baz, one of the Lady Pro Bowlers lost a Tournament from this very rule, it was noticed from one of the Commontaters on the TV coverage that a Pin was missing from the Rack, so she had to re-Bowl the shot and lost the Game, Sad but true. willey

Troyza, your Idea is not as silly as you think, in fact this was the reality in the early 80's, you could Pay to have your league Avg added to you rankings. Back then I was in the top 60 in Australia without adding my Avg and without Bowling many Tournaments, in fact all I bowed in was City of...

Jim, there was only 1 in charge when the SPC got dismantled, Roy West was long gone at that stage. willey

What is AMF trying to do, build a Tournament schedule from the Top down, that will never work. Where are the New Tournament bowlers going to come from, just appear out of the Woods. It has to start from the Bottom. They had the Grand Prix Circuit in NSW and what did they do to it, it just seemed...

John, from my experience the whole structure has to be re-worked from the Grass Roots up. This is the only way to get advertising and Sponsers. Many years ago all AMF Centre's had Ad's in the local papers, this was completely stopped as a Cost saving method, ( to me it Cost more than it Saved...

Jim, Donna Ademak won the Melbourne Cup quite a few years ago, beating all the Men. willey

Now this reminds me of Liverpool Bowl, especially lane 24, boy it was hard to dig out the 10 pin. Now because it was an end lane I tried extra nails in the Kickback, tightened up the Coach Bolts holding the support braces, took out the Flat Gutters and tightened down the Toe Screws but all to no...

Btw, Brian was never the same after he broke his hand retrieving balls in an underlane misshap, which I think was also at Enfield, same for (Fast) Eddie Hoskins, who you see in some of those old SPC photo's, he never seemed the same after he was hit by a Car. willey

Jason I remember his Ball hitting pretty hard in the old days, I'm talking probably 1970, tuesday night league at Enfield, he threw 880/4, with a rubber ball against me mate and that league's results used to get published in the paper. willey

Yes Jason that is Brian Burge on the Podium. willey

I know both Lindsay and Peter, both very good Left Handers, your not Left Handed are you Daz? Now Peter has Coached some of the Best in Australia e.g, Amanda Little (Bradley), Robert Thompson (is he still Bowling? ). You should be privelleged to have him give you some assistance. willey

Just proves what I have been advocating on this site for Years. Take Off the Oil on the Lanes and you will eliminate the Reactives, we all remember what it was like trying to Bowl on a Lane that the Pattern had broken down badly, whilst using a Reactive, only to find those Fantastic Lefthanders...

Michael, they should have got rid of the Overlane when they spent all that money on the Lanes. It is not as hard as it seems, many Centres in the USA did it, Bankstown did it but that was a shemmozel, they could leave the overlane till it enters the Approach, than go under the Approach, they...

I'm with the Cowman, I know of one Proprietor, a couple of years ago saying, in 1 12 month period, they had at least 6 guys start with back to back 300's only to bomb out in the last game, that was just 1 Centre. This tells me it is OH so easy over there, I also remember Andrew Frawley saying he...

I forgot Bankstown, worked there in 1986-7, when it was 34 lanes, than they took out 8 lanes, that was the year the South Pacific was put back there after transfering from Rushcutter. Now closed. willey

This is an old thread revisited. I'd like to add some of the old Centre's I worked at and those that were shut down. Fairfield, shut down than reopened by Independent operator. Hornsby, still open? Enfield, shut down and re-opened. Rushcutter, I worked there 3 times, shut down...

Len, the last time I heard from Peter Stersteps was on the Bowl Tech site, where he is known as Aussieman, but just checking he hasn't posted since 2009. I did comunicate with him at one time and he was telling me he was travelling overseas to Denmark a lot. Frank

Jim, the Glove you are referring to was called a Don Carter Glove, the pad on the inside was probably there to push the Ball down the Lane. As I was working in Pro - Shops from 1969 I found they were still available for at least 20 years. willey

To me, I seen Earl Anthony when he visited Australia in I think 1989, he did some bowling for the News, but I was most impressed with Donna Adamak, she threw a Ball that was Stronger than any Male in Australia, it absolutely Amazed me how hard her Ball hit, this from a Female who was only 5 foot...

Loose Cannon, the answer is Big Yes, the Century is old technology (1970's ) it has a limit to how much Oil it can put on a Lane, you could not put down a 4 or more to 1 ratio without running the Machine down the lanes more than twice. The Summit can put a 4 to 1 pattern in one run, but it does...

What happened to the Arcade again? willey

Michael, the lanes were still Wood and owned by AMF, in 2004. I left Mayfield in 2005. Jim I also worked at Enfield (1971) and Balgowlah (1982-3), and Hornsby (1970-1) Fairfield ( 1969-1976)(1987-8) Rushcutter (1976-7)(1983-4), the old Parramatta (1977-8), the old Sylvania (1979), Astro...