Author Topic: Bouncing Bowling Ball (Read 16896 times)

aguynamedpat · « **on:** December 19, 2007, 02:23:48 PM »

We got bored one day, and after the mechanic kept sending our balls back with tape over each hole, we decided to make use of that tape. So we got some ideas. Fast forward a few days until today. We get some packing tape, about 15 napkins rolled up, and have some fun after finding my buddies PAP....

Part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4vDQfeuryg

Part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SA-qPf59N7k

We got more videos today, just gotta get my buddy to upload them. More to come.
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Edited on 12/19/2007 11:24 PM

baseballfrk8998 · « **Reply #1 on:** December 19, 2007, 10:35:45 PM »

LOL. That's hilarious. Never even thought about doing something like that. I'm surprised it came back down the ball return.. Or did it?
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baseballfrk8998 · « **Reply #2 on:** December 19, 2007, 11:02:37 PM »

So what's up your *ss? Have a sense of humor man. You've got to be kidding. It's old grumps like you that keep kids from having a good time every now and then. Give me a break.
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NicholasE · « **Reply #3 on:** December 19, 2007, 11:49:03 PM »

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I'm an area mechanic for a chain that consists of 5 bowling centers. Foolish kids like yourself who think your having "fun" end up breaking something. Would you like to break the pin deck light and spend an hour of your day picking up glass because some punk kid is being funny? Would you like to replace a ballast or rewire a light because your dumb joke of a bowling ball hit the pin deck light?

It's not about having fun, when your acting like an axis hole, and I would throw you out in a second.

Your a joke and a disgrace to this great sport. You should be ashamed of your self.

You don't have foolish sophomoric fun on my watch.

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Edited on 12/20/2007 0:24 AM

Speaking of pin deck lights getting knocked out, we had a pro-am day at our center and Tomek Jr was trying the flying eagle trick shot and he hit it wrong and took out the pin deck light. lol it was funny, but just wondering if it was a pro that was playing around on your lanes and broke something, would you kick him or her out? just wondering?
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NappyCuts · « **Reply #4 on:** December 19, 2007, 11:52:41 PM »

Pro's can be Punk's too. Throw them all out on their arses!!!

nospareball · « **Reply #5 on:** December 20, 2007, 12:40:10 PM »

Note to self - don't have any fun at 300 900's center. Bowling isn't about fun, it's about being dead.

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scotts33 · « **Reply #6 on:** December 20, 2007, 12:52:37 PM »

It's fun until someone wrecks some equipment <lanes, pinsetters, etc.> in the process.

Lil sidebar....I used to work at a smaller house few years back. Ignoramus puts his foot thru a fiberglass ball return hood <the old style Brunswick>. I approach him and say "you'll have to pay for that".....he says "I'm not paying for anything!" I say...."no problem which car is yours out in the parking lot because I am going to take my foot and put a nice huge dent in the side of your car."

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Badger856 · « **Reply #7 on:** December 20, 2007, 12:57:28 PM »

So that is who kicked my car....

Monster Pike · « **Reply #8 on:** December 20, 2007, 01:30:26 PM »

I don't know. I watched this several times & it seemed harmless enough.

I do not agree w/kicking ball returns, dropping bowling balls on purpose, shistuff like that when pi$$ed about bowling, however.
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NicholasE · « **Reply #9 on:** December 20, 2007, 01:38:54 PM »

So can kids bowl in your center? Cause they drop balls and do stuff like that. Kind of strict saying pros can't come in there and put on a show for your paying customers. Do you even have anything special for the customers and paying bowlers out there? I bet you don't. Nice customer appreciation.
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Nails · « **Reply #10 on:** December 20, 2007, 01:56:02 PM »

While this one stunt didn't seem to harm anything, I have to side with Bowling 300 900. If that ball would have hopped a little more, it could have taken out a light or something. There's lots of expensive mechanical things back in the pits that most of us don't know about. I broke a light by dumping my spare ball in the ditch right in front of the 10 pin. It jumped straight up and glass went everywhere. They spent about 20 minutes with a shop vac, and still balls were scratched up all night. I felt bad for everyone even though I hadn't done anything wrong intentionally.

On to the pros; if they had permission, it means the center is aware of the risks being taken should something go wrong. On the flying eagle, a flying pin could hit all kinds of stuff. You don't think the displays on the masking units at some centers are expensive? I know center managers must cringe on the "skills" challenge watching them heave balls half way down the lane. Drunk idiots and flying bowling balls aren't a good mix. Older lanes are much softer than new synthetics. I don't like bowling on dented lanes, do you? What if they miss and crack/break the gutter cap? What if during their big wind up, they lose control of the ball and hit someone?

No one is talking about the things normal kids do. Some of that is a little hard on the lanes, but it's not intentional and not by people who should know better. Again, if a pro doesn't have permission, he/she shouldn't be doing crazy things either.

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NicholasE · « **Reply #11 on:** December 20, 2007, 02:11:53 PM »

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While this one stunt didn't seem to harm anything, I have to side with Bowling 300 900. If that ball would have hopped a little more, it could have taken out a light or something. There's lots of expensive mechanical things back in the pits that most of us don't know about. I broke a light by dumping my spare ball in the ditch right in front of the 10 pin. It jumped straight up and glass went everywhere. They spent about 20 minutes with a shop vac, and still balls were scratched up all night. I felt bad for everyone even though I hadn't done anything wrong intentionally.

On to the pros; if they had permission, it means the center is aware of the risks being taken should something go wrong. On the flying eagle, a flying pin could hit all kinds of stuff. You don't think the displays on the masking units at some centers are expensive? I know center managers must cringe on the "skills" challenge watching them heave balls half way down the lane. Drunk idiots and flying bowling balls aren't a good mix. Older lanes are much softer than new synthetics. I don't like bowling on dented lanes, do you? What if they miss and crack/break the gutter cap? What if during their big wind up, they lose control of the ball and hit someone?

No one is talking about the things normal kids do. Some of that is a little hard on the lanes, but it's not intentional and not by people who should know better. Again, if a pro doesn't have permission, he/she shouldn't be doing crazy things either.

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I agree with you about that. No, people shouldn't just do things to jepordize the place in breaking stuff but things are going to happen that you can't always prevent like what you was saying, but like if you have a pro-am type thing and charge people $50 to attend just to meet and greet and bowl with pros then loosing a light or two is not going to hurt your pocket. Im sure you would have well over 200+ people there for a pro-am event and at 50 buck a head that would get you about $10,000 for one day and if he can't afford a few lights to give bowlers something to really look forward to and enjoy them selves ever once and a while...something is wrong.

Way I see it is you get your normal amount of money then you have a day where you can rake in over $10,000 from customers and losing a couple hundred on light bulbs, to me is worth it.

So I guess if you don't want to fix stuff and just let it go bad on its on, then yeah don't have any nice benifits for people by having the pros come through and putting on a show but really when it comes to having them there your going to make money period, if that means lose a light bulb or two...so what?

Now if its just a drunk slinging the ball around at stuff and people just being stupid then yeah they need to learn to respect things that are not theirs. The video of the bouncing bowling ball is kind of stupid and not that funny really cause I take my bowling serious and don't like people who play around or have no respect for others or their property, but you can't own a bowling alley and expect nothing to ever happen and when it does even if its an accident just tell them to leave and never come back. Just not a smart thing to do unless its the same person all the time doing it then yeah maybe.
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Nails · « **Reply #12 on:** December 20, 2007, 03:05:30 PM »

Most of the money for a pro am goes to the pros and the PBA. The center will make money on the food and drinks from the extra bowlers, but won't make much on the event itself. And that's once a year at best.

Where did anyone talk about letting things go and not fixing things? Off topic.

The problem is that once someone does some crazy stunt, 10 people try to copy it or beat it. There's been a few videos posted here by kids hitting the ceiling with house balls, hitting people in the next lane... And that's just the ones stupid enough to tape themselves.

A little goofing around is one thing, but once something goes wrong and damage happens, everyone who goes to the center pays for it one way or another.
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NicholasE · « **Reply #13 on:** December 20, 2007, 03:11:44 PM »

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Most of the money for a pro am goes to the pros and the PBA. The center will make money on the food and drinks from the extra bowlers, but won't make much on the event itself. And that's once a year at best.

Where did anyone talk about letting things go and not fixing things? Off topic.

The problem is that once someone does some crazy stunt, 10 people try to copy it or beat it. There's been a few videos posted here by kids hitting the ceiling with house balls, hitting people in the next lane... And that's just the ones stupid enough to tape themselves.

A little goofing around is one thing, but once something goes wrong and damage happens, everyone who goes to the center pays for it one way or another.
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Well we had a Pro-Am at our center and it was a benifit and all the pros that wasn't on the show came out for free. They paid their own way and paid for their own rooms and everything so that was really cool.

But yeah goofing off and being a butt head is stupid enough then the people recording it is even more stupid.
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