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BOWLING CAN COME DOWN TO THE OIL ON THE LANE
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Bowling is a complicated sport. Sure, anyone can do it. But to do
it well, that's a different story.
Across the New River and Roanoke valleys, hundreds of bowlers are
scoring 220 and higher -- a perfect game is 300 -- and some think
that's OK. Average, they say.
But if you change lane conditions and bowling balls, your score
will likely fluctuate by 20 points or more. And that's when the
confusion begins.
"In my opinion, people's averages are a whole lot higher than
thei...
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BOWLING CAN COME DOWN TO THE OIL ON THE LANE
Roanoke Times & World News
; ... to do. Some balls "literally grip the lane and absorb the oil," said Ronnie Horton, a Professional ... the NRV Superbowl. "It digs into the lane like a four-wheel drive in the snow." To keep bowling competitive, some bowling alleys such as the NRV Superbowl change the lane oil ...
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BOWLING ALLEY ROLLS DOWN MEMORY LANE; The last pins fall this month at a 51-year-old bowling alley in Savage.(WEST)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
; ... Paint is peeling from the fake bowling pins that decorate Dan Patch ... court for eight years at the bowling alley, whose natural-wood lanes ... 30,000, an expense the city can't justify, said City Administrator ... said. The building will likely come down this summer to make way for a ... decades ...
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DAN PATCH ROLLS DOWN MEMORY LANE; The last pins fall this month at a 51-year-old bowling alley in Savage.(SOUTH)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
; ... Paint is peeling from the fake bowling pins that decorate Dan Patch ... court for eight years at the bowling alley, whose natural-wood lanes ... 30,000, an expense the city can't justify, said City Administrator ... said. The building will likely come down this summer to make way for a ... decades ...
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BOWLING ALLEY MECHANIC CAN'T ESCAPE THE GAME, TEMPERAMENT OF BOWLERS
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle
; ... Langhoff has heard just about every excuse bowlers have for throwing a poor game. "The lane's too oily, the lane's too dry," Langhoff said. "It's always the bowling alley's fault when they do bad." And for Langhoff, the blame always seems to fall ... family and the sport he's grown up around keep him ...
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Kegling's Keenan lives life in the fast lane, pins hopes on state ; Centerville standout has come out of the gate with strong showing at Kick-Off Tournament, looks to roll her way to the top.
Dayton Daily News
; ... what goes through her mind as she looks down the alley. "Ninety percent of this sport ... spares, strikes and open frames. You can't let opponents get in your head. To ... balls for heavy, medium and light oils (lane conditions) and one for spares," she ... area's pocket of strength in girls' bowling ... .
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