Hey everyone,

  I'm doing some prospecting here to see what type of interest there would be. I'm working together with the owner of Victory Lanes in Kankakee, Illinois to set up a one-day tournament sometime in January or February. I have no idea what kind on entry fee we would be talking about or anything like that as of now, but those deals will be worked out later. The gimic here is that bowlers will be allowed to use plastic equipment ONLY, no urethane, resin or particle. We are still working to figure out what type of oil pattern we could put out for something like that, but it would undoubtedly be some type of a short pattern. At this point, we're just looking to see how many people would be willing to sack up and put their game on the line using nothing but plastic. Eventually, we would like to get an entire league of this sort going, but, in the interim, we're looking to see how many people would be willing to try something like this. Obviously, with no clear cut information determined yet, other than the ball requirements, it will be tough for people to say whether they'd try this or not. What I'm really looking to see is just how many people would be willing to do this. Message or post here if you'd be willing to try this, and we'll see if we can turn this into a reality. This is could be a perfect chance to show just how much game you've really got!
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Bowling is without a doubt the dumbest, most pointless, most idiotic excuse for a game that has ever been invented. So, what time are we bowling tomorrow?

Edited on 11/21/2003 2:51 PM

Edited on 11/26/2003 10:02 AM

Great idea gene. I may see if i can make it down with my mighty Zebra and show everyone how to bowl with plastic :-)

on a serious note, to those complaining about the XXL. Jesus christ man, the guy is making a tournament like this because so many people are fed up with these snow tire bowling balls, finally a tournament with just plastic, and now you complain about too aggressive of plastic balls. How about i go soak a caramel in some MEK and come bowl, it would actually be more unfair than the hard hitting core because of the surface. Gene the tournament is a great idea, i hope it starts a trend and gets off its feet, to the people saying they aren't coming because of the XXL being allowed, you are hypocrites. Its a plastic ball, sure it has a great core but you still have to be able to make shots to get it to the hole.

Good luck gene, im hoping i can make it down, ZEBRA POWER
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Bowling is without a doubt the dumbest, most pointless, most idiotic excuse for a game that has ever been invented. So, what time are we bowling tomorrow?

Thnx for getting it expanded to 5 games...please keep us all posted on how the field is filling.

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Bowling is without a doubt the dumbest, most pointless, most idiotic excuse for a game that has ever been invented. So, what time are we bowling tomorrow?

Since this may be more for fun than for money, how about some activities before or after the tournament.

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THE CHINA MAN

Hey everyone,

  I just got back in town tonight (Saturday), so feel free to contact me with any questions, concerns or to make your reservations. I'm happy to see that some new people have shown interest and have started to reserve spots. It looks like this event is going to bring a full house. We've still got spots available, but I don't think we're going to have any problems filling them! Let me know which squad you want to bowl so you don't get locked out. Just message or post. I can't wait!


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Bowling is without a doubt the dumbest, most pointless, most idiotic excuse for a game that has ever been invented. So, what time are we bowling tomorrow?