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This is not the game I once learned, practiced, and indeed became quite good at. What is the name of this new game ? The one I used to play was called 'Tenpin Bowling.'...........................?

Maybe we should have stopped at 50 and gone out on a high?

Hi,----How go with fires? Sent text which you prob did'nt get. TRIED to bowl last night. Not successful !! 129 - 129 - 117. Last time I felt that buggered after bowling was in 1963 at Southern Cross Bowl in Melbourne, after completing a 24 hr. Marathon. Cheers, jim

Geoff - yes, yes, yes, YES and YES. Why does it make me sad ? It does!

Looking at the address - that used to be 'Enfield' Bowl ??? If so, first bowl I worked in. Must have been all of those 51 years ago. I thought it was 52 !!

Geoff, broadly, I agree with everything you've said. Sadly, I don't see much improving either. Regarding members owning and essentially running a Centre? In my view, it would work, and surprisingly easily. Without going on and on, let me say that I've done both. Owned and operated both a...

Haven't been on the site for a while, so am a late entry to the discussion. Steve, I've noticed before that whenever the demise of the ATBC is mentioned in any way, you come up with defensive reactions about the ATBC and / or critical comments of the actions which led to it's demise. Let's be...

I am so sorry to hear this, but thanks Doreen for letting us know.

Average yearly wage in Australia in 1963, was $5807. Today it is approx $70,000. The first two 300s bowled attracted prizes including overseas trips plus $2000 prizemoney. The third won a trip to Japan plus a new Vauxhall car. Convert that to to-days money, and that would equal prizemoney...

Yes, good demo and talk Jason, but I must confess, with my old-time way of delivering the ball, which I've been doing for so long that the 'muscle memory' doesn't seem to be able to be overridden, it makes me feel like calling it a day. If I miss by a board, I've missed the shot - miss by two, I...

So true. The prizemoney is pitiful. It only reflects, of course, the profile of the sport. If tennis or golf for example paid this sort of money, we would have almost no one on tour for them either. With them, you can join their tour and become a millionaire. With Tenpin you need first to be...

They could have been identical ! The pin set-up differs every time, even if only in minor ways. It certainly is not identical. Didn't think of that, did you? That robot thingo - or maybe there's more than one now - that bowls balls in the 'States', I read on this site probably about a year ago...

Yes, yes, I know. Stop being picky. Anyhow, only a gutter ball could deliver that anyway.

Practicing today with my old plastic and I bowled 300, but only scored 194. It happened like this. Put the 1st ball down, and you've all had the feeling . Release dead right, hit target board, right line and speed - you know it's 'ten in the pit', as soon as it leaves your hand. It hits just the...

News Release - News Release !!! Sales of Tenpin Bowling House Balls in Australia Skyrockets !! American House Ball Manufacturers Taken by Surprise ! Plans to Increase Production Tipped to Solve America's Unemployment Crisis !!!! President Obama to Visit North Queensland.!!

EMMA $ 50:00 deposit paid to Cameron for Pete Brierley, Thanks.

Yes !!! A proper 300. Up there with Joe Velo and the others in the 1960's, etc. In those times all the balls were effectively 'House Balls', except that the grip actually fitted your hand. - well, reasonably - depending who drilled it. Anyhow, you can really say that you bowled a 300, the...

Congratulations, Wayne.

Goodness Mistagear, what will it take to make you realise that this forum is not, -got that - NOT, here for serious thinkers wanting to improve the sport for all. If you can think up something that looks like a way to give some individual some advantage, and to hell with the rest, then you'll...

Goodness, number 20. That's great bowling. Consistant. 5 games is an unusual number of games in a series. What was it bowled in?

This is probably the most important post ever on this forum, unfortunately it is probably wasted here. This forum generally is not good at 'deep' issues. Certainly, and at least, it should be posted to a thread of it's own. Unlikely as it is that anything will actually be done: seriously, it is...

Compliance issues are now a huge impost on the TBA and it takes a lot of people power to just do that alone..... For those people who are not involved you have no idea how hard it is dealing with these issues and how difficult it can be dealing with constant road blocks and negativity in an...

In the 1970s, I was NSW Manager of CAMS. I had 2 office staff plus some volunteer advisory panels - Racing, Rally, flag marshals, etc., etc. I, or one of the staff organised this type of thing, transport deals, accomodation etc., purely as a matter of course. No big deal. We did it without...

Years ago, I was part of Motor Sport administration in Australia, ( CAMS.) There was a system for some limited activities which worked like this:- Each state sent it's paid accounts ( for specific defined expenses ), including travel, to Head office. These were totalled and that amount...

Goodness! Two industries ! We are a once-only customer of the one I originally had in mind. Yours, you might say, flows onwards towards eternity.