I'm shocked to come on here and not find one post about the PBA All Stary Shootout here in St. Louis' Six Flags.

I gotta tell you what, this has been one of the greatest tournaments I've ever witnessed.  I've been there for the last two days, from the open of the park, to the close, and it's the coolest (not literally, the lanes got up to 150 degress, and the gutters got to 177 degrees!  So hot, they said they can't use them again, because they were starting to warp!).  They're playing on the Scorpion pattern, but it seemed to be a lot more bank than they're used to (obviously, because the sun has been scorching!).  It's an interesting format, Scotch doubles, and if your partner picks a split, you get 5 bonus pins.  Also, if you strike on your fill ball, you qualify for an "endless 10th frame" where if you need the win, you keep striking until you win, or if the opponents qualified too, you strike enough to beat them, then it goes back to the other team, and they have to strike, and the first team that doesn't strike loses.  Pretty crazy format, but a lot of fun.  The bowlers have been "trash talking" each other every game.  One of the greatest lines of the day was from Walter Ray when he left a 7 pin. "Don't these pins know who I am?"  Classic.

Here's some pics from the day, I tried to keep them as spoiler free as possible.

I will tell you this though, the first game of the tournament is the highest scoring match of the whole two days.

Here's a pic of how the lanes look.  They're built out on the parking lot.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v379/ANamelessNumber6/PBA/PICT0028.jpg

Here's a pic of how the advertisements look next to the lanes, and to show the parking lot it's on.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v379/ANamelessNumber6/PBA/PICT0029.jpg

More of showing the right sides of the lanes
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v379/ANamelessNumber6/PBA/PICT0031.jpg

Parker is to the left of the blue and white umbrella wheeling his kids on his bag.  Thought it was a good picture opportunity.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v379/ANamelessNumber6/PBA/PICT0043.jpg

Walter Ray's Awesome Hook :-)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v379/ANamelessNumber6/PBA/PICT0067.jpg

And I'm jealous of the MoRich bags
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v379/ANamelessNumber6/PBA/PICT0088.jpg

Anyways, I'm tired, I've been there far too long and I'm far too drained right now, just thought it was kind of crazy that not one person posted about this yet that I could find.

Enjoy.


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-Ricky-
Member of the St. Louis, Missouri USBC Adult Rankings

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Edited on 6/15/2007 10:43 PM

Well the PBA website has been mum about the results, and no one knows the scores unless you went to see it live.  I don't mind seeing people talk about it, but until they show it on ESPN, I'd like anyone who went to see it to keep quiet about the results (which you've done, kudos).

SH