Brenton_Davy
900Global bowler
Before everyone flames me, please let me explain.
Those who have seen the movie "Happy Gilmore" will remember Adam Sandler playing and ex hockey player who used an "unconventional" technique to generate unheard of power when driving a golf ball and went on to popularise golf amongst a whole new (and admittedly VERY different) demographic. Look at the parallel. Jason uses an unconventional technique to generate hitherto unheard of power from a bowling ball. If I was AMF, OzTenpin, Goldpin, TBA or any other cashed up operator, I would be using this type of angle to promote bowling at a social and competitive level, in other words to MAKE BOWLING COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
While I don't propose the type of slovenly dressed, loud mouthed "attitude" displayed in the movie, would this not be an ideal opportunity to bring promotion of the sport out of the 1980's and into this century? Lord knows we need a fresh approach to promoting the sport and whilst Happy Gilmore is a fictional character and our own Belmo is the real deal, the more I think about the concept, the more I feel it would be successful in attracting and keeping more players in the game.
Or am I totally off the track?
Those who have seen the movie "Happy Gilmore" will remember Adam Sandler playing and ex hockey player who used an "unconventional" technique to generate unheard of power when driving a golf ball and went on to popularise golf amongst a whole new (and admittedly VERY different) demographic. Look at the parallel. Jason uses an unconventional technique to generate hitherto unheard of power from a bowling ball. If I was AMF, OzTenpin, Goldpin, TBA or any other cashed up operator, I would be using this type of angle to promote bowling at a social and competitive level, in other words to MAKE BOWLING COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
While I don't propose the type of slovenly dressed, loud mouthed "attitude" displayed in the movie, would this not be an ideal opportunity to bring promotion of the sport out of the 1980's and into this century? Lord knows we need a fresh approach to promoting the sport and whilst Happy Gilmore is a fictional character and our own Belmo is the real deal, the more I think about the concept, the more I feel it would be successful in attracting and keeping more players in the game.
Or am I totally off the track?