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Russell

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Sign seen in a Brunswick center today
« on: December 23, 2010, 09:51:01 AM »
**ON EDIT - This post is directed at the idiots who complained...NOT Brunswick...I think Brunswick is great, especially this center where I ran the shop years ago**

So today I went and practiced around lunchtime.  I''m going to the desk to shovel over some free game passes when a sign posted catches my eye.

"We''ve listened to your feedback.  A number of you have stated you would practice more if the lanes weren''t so dry.  So starting Jan 4th we will be stripping and oiling the lanes twice daily, in the morning and in the evenings before league"

So....let me make sure I understand...

I have bowled in this house for years.  The shot is NEVER very dry after league is done at night.  At worst I am playing around 17/18 at the arrows in a 5 man team men''s league.  There is PLENTY of oil....

So now to be able to "practice"...we need to be able to play the same line we''re playing in league...all of the time?

We wonder why competitive bowling is going in the p**ser?  People won''t "practice"...because the lanes are dry?  So practice is just chucking your new hook-in-a-box hard and fast up 9 and quitting after 4 games when it dries up?

Can''t believe people actually b**ch about this stuff....


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Re: Sign seen in a Brunswick center today
« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2010, 05:56:50 PM »
That just show that most people don't really "practice".  If I'm practicing I'm actually working on something in my approach.  Results on the lanes don't matter.  It's not too far off from a guy that complains about a very small chip out of his new ball but he tracks over the thumb....umm..ok.  lol
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Re: Sign seen in a Brunswick center today
« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2010, 07:00:01 PM »
I had a guy earlier in the year tell me " We need more backends.. There is no oil on the back put some oil down there!"  And A guy tell me that if I did not put the shot on ten he couldn't score so he would just sit there and get drunk.

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Re: Sign seen in a Brunswick center today
« Reply #3 on: December 23, 2010, 07:14:18 PM »
Thats one of the problems bowling has and has had for years. Oil...conditioner...should be used to protect the lane, not "put a shot down". I would rather go in and have to find where on the lane I need to play to score, not be told what the "pattern" is and have a good idea I need to roll ball X down board Y to maximize my scores.
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Re: Sign seen in a Brunswick center today
« Reply #4 on: December 23, 2010, 10:09:18 PM »
If this action is truly the result of listening to their customers, then
they should be applauded.  Not that many businesses listen to their customers.
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Bill Thomas

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Re: Sign seen in a Brunswick center today
« Reply #5 on: December 24, 2010, 05:58:11 AM »
You need to get a life.  The center is going out of its way to accomodate their customers and you want to cry about it.  This is why many centers just ignore their customers, because of the whining minority who complain all of the time.
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Re: Sign seen in a Brunswick center today
« Reply #6 on: December 24, 2010, 06:27:04 AM »

Take advantage of it and fine-tune your equipment for that condition and score like crazy.

Bowl on what's there. That's all you can do. It does seem like a good thing that the center is trying to accomodate the (vocal) majority of bowlers, which should be considered a nice gesture.


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Russell

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Re: Sign seen in a Brunswick center today
« Reply #7 on: December 24, 2010, 06:39:17 AM »
@ Whosleft and Bill - I'm not complaining about the center doing this.  I'm complaining about the state of our game, and that people ACTUALLY complain about the shot when they are there to PRACTICE.  I understand on Saturdays and Sundays because of the open play destroying the lanes, but they were already doing the lanes on those days.

The manager of this center is great, and the staff is awesome.  I ran the shop here a few years ago...like I said this is a comment about the state of our game.
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Re: Sign seen in a Brunswick center today
« Reply #8 on: December 24, 2010, 06:47:49 AM »
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If this action is truly the result of listening to their customers, then
they should be applauded.  Not that many businesses listen to their customers.


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Re: Sign seen in a Brunswick center today
« Reply #9 on: December 24, 2010, 06:58:08 AM »
If that's what the people want that's what they should do. I agree that lane conditions shouldn't matter much if you're truly practicing but if it means more business for the center I don't see the problem, and I don't see how this means that the sport is going downhill
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Re: Sign seen in a Brunswick center today
« Reply #10 on: December 24, 2010, 07:08:56 AM »
The bowling "purist" says that I want the lanes tough so that I may practice and improve my game.

The bowling "realist" says that I want to score, PERIOD.

We live in a bowling environment of reality and that reality is that bowlers want scores.  They dont care about how easy the shot is.  For them, scores equal confidence and repeat visits.  That is good for business and should be applauded.
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Russell

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Re: Sign seen in a Brunswick center today
« Reply #11 on: December 24, 2010, 07:14:36 AM »
Please read my second reply...I'm not directing this towards something that Brunswick has done wrong...I'm directing this at the morons who complained.
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Re: Sign seen in a Brunswick center today
« Reply #12 on: December 24, 2010, 07:49:25 AM »
I'm confused .. If I'm a league bowler going back to practice in the house where I bowl league .. Isn't it beneficial for me to bowl on the league lane condition?
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Russell

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Re: Sign seen in a Brunswick center today
« Reply #13 on: December 24, 2010, 08:17:41 AM »
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I'm confused .. If I'm a league bowler going back to practice in the house where I bowl league .. Isn't it beneficial for me to bowl on the league lane condition?


What does the condition have to do with "practice"?  If you normally play 10 at the arrows, but are moving to 15 because they are dry in the morning, is your timing suddenly different?  The lane condition isn't the constant...it's supposed to be YOU.  This is the problem....we expect the lane to be constant.
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Re: Sign seen in a Brunswick center today
« Reply #14 on: December 24, 2010, 08:25:29 AM »
Well I guess I picture it that during league (3 games) I just couldn't get the ball I was using to react the way I expected .. if I go back and practice perhaps I can try things I couldn't within the 3 games of league.

But I guess that kind of thinking doesn't hold up if I did outstanding in league! The question is .. do most league bowlers do outstanding during league or do they want to practice on the same condition to improve?

I guess it can be looked at a number of ways!
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