Post by: slowmofo908 on October 22, 2005, 10:24:36 AM
they did a tremendous job on my ball, the drillers are expertes ( they said they had to go through phase 3 or something in FL) they took one looke at my old ball and drilled exactly what i needed. Their selection is huge and the people are awesome.
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Post by: kingpin268 on October 22, 2005, 06:40:31 PM
Also in the PA area, theres Palmer Trophy and Awards. Inside, Tenpin Proshop. They have great customer service and are friendly. For frequent visitors, like me, offer free surface changes. That's a plus. Drilling is a little more expensive for balls not bought there but their expertise is unmatched save the manager of BlueValley Lanes and Slatebelt Lanes and Games. Bill Reese, the owner, is another expert in that field.
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Post by: slowmofo908 on October 22, 2005, 06:43:16 PM
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Post by: charlest on October 22, 2005, 06:43:40 PM
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Post by: a_ak57 on October 22, 2005, 06:44:58 PM
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Post by: kingpin268 on October 23, 2005, 08:18:25 AM
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Post by: Loudstriker on October 23, 2005, 08:23:59 AM
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Post by: charlest on October 23, 2005, 08:35:49 AM
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Eh, I'll stick with my pro shop. Don't really feel like driving over 2.5 hours just to go to a pro shop I haven't been to ever...
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He did say if you live in western NJ; I'm an hour and half from them also. I used to pass by when I went to visit my aunt, just to look at the INCREDIBLE WALL OF BALLS. They stocked almost every ball made.
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Post by: charlest on October 27, 2005, 05:01:34 AM
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I've bowled with and friendly with many ball drillers.
James Stem - Kegler's Kave
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Gee, I hadn't heard that name in years. I went out to his place in PA once long time ago to buy a ball from him when all there was Alt.SPort.Bowling.
Nice guy,but that was my only dealing with him.
Is he still in business,today?
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Post by: slowmofo908 on October 28, 2005, 06:07:43 PM
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Post by: slowmofo908 on November 04, 2005, 08:17:14 PM
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Post by: DP3 on November 07, 2005, 06:33:16 PM
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Unless you want to throw the ball dead nut straight and hang weak 10s all night long it seems like the only way you can create recovery and entry angle these days is to spin it like a top...
3 inch pap for me! whoopie!
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Tilt is the name of the game. Spin it like a top you'll be leaving weak 5-10s.
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Post by: DP3 on November 07, 2005, 07:27:08 PM
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Post by: slowmofo908 on November 09, 2005, 09:40:12 PM
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Post by: charlest on November 10, 2005, 03:46:59 AM
Let me tell you: that place will make you tear your hair out. When Josh, the new manager is watching, the place runs great. When he is gone, the place falls down around its ears. He/SnS got a brand new oil machine. 2 Sundays ago, whoever was runnign it forgot to check the left tank; it stripped and put down ZERO oil on the left side. If the Somerset/Hunterdon Masters weren't bowling next and the USBC rep didn't run the tape machine, the tourney would have bowled on the same "pattern"!
Any league night you can go from using a mild pearl resin playing the 4th arrow or a solid particle going up the 1st arrow.
As a reference, a friend averages 30+ pins higher at Oakwood than he does at Strike and SPare. I won't give his name or he'll shoot me.
Why I keep bowling here at Strike and Spare, (have since 1995), I'll never know.
BTW if you want some oil, you'll have to travel a little further: Carolier in North Brunswick on RT 1 and Howell Lanes way down on RT 9 in Monmouth County usually have "some" oil, both on top of Brunswick AnvilLanes. I'm sure you know Carolier; not sure about Howell. I know it because my driller is there and I used to live there. I used to enjoy bowling in Monmouth county more than anywhere else. Now it's just too long of a trip, except to get my stuff drilled.
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Post by: Krumpy300 on November 11, 2005, 10:00:25 AM
Charlest just answered my question 10 years later.
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Post by: Krumpy300 on November 11, 2005, 10:05:14 AM
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Oakwood is a good center, don't get me wrong...There is nothing wrong with bowling in a center that boosts your confidence some while you develop your skills. The most important thing to remember that Oakwood like all centers is that your average is based on the lane conditions and not always on your own physical tallents.
The problem with Oakwood is that there is no RESPECT for bowlers there from the bowlers themselves. They are oohed and ahhhed by how many "rings" you own and not how good of a bowler you really are.
I'm far from the best bowler in the world, but I bowl in another state and have just alone this year gained more respect from players in the other state because of tournament play, league point wins and overall knowledge of the game. I might not average 230, but I get the respect from the bowlers in my leagues and have grown much better friendships outside of Oakwood.
The other places I bowl at it doesnt matter how many rings you own, but what matters most to them is how well you show up when you have a chance to win, and how good of a person you are with your attitude. I can't tell you how many complete strangers just say hello to me, or talk alittle about bowling with me..and this such a great thing because I really love this game and want to talk and help people. In the 5+ years I've been around Oakwood I can count on my hand the number of times somebody said hello to me out of the blue or had a intrest in talking. It sucks in there, the people stink..sorry but its true.
I also don't know who you are...and you probably don't know who I am...but I'm a small fish in a very large bowling world pond...
Some places I like to go when I have time and want to work on my game...
Dover Lanes - Dover, NJ
Warren Lanes - Phillipsburg, NJ
AMF Strike and Spare
Park Way Lanes (a very very beat up wood surface, resin leave home, a good test!)
Circle Lanes (A true synthetic lane wall, good place to go when your feeling down on your game and you need a pick me up)
Rockaway Lanes - Useally PBA lane conditions on Sunday nights, plus the home of PBA member and Team USA GOLD level coach Ken Yokobosky and his pro shop.
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Another good test is Garden Palace in Clifton NJ if you are ever in the area. Wood lanes and VERY spotty. Carry is not good either so you'll get to shoot a bunch of spares. Very close to Parkway Lanes in Elmwood Park.
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Post by: Krumpy300 on November 11, 2005, 12:13:50 PM
Bowler City is still going strong.
Anyone know if Butler bowl is still open?
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Post by: Stjosephkid on November 13, 2005, 05:43:05 PM
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Brunswick Zone Hazlet (aka Airport Plaza)
Amf Strathmore Lanes Matawan
Amf Midstate New Brunswick rte. 18
Howell Lanes
Carolier
Garden State
Highway Bowl, Union (Next Level's house)
Middletown Harmony Lanes (Sh!thole) Route 35 south
All I can think of around me.
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To add to this:
Brunswick Edison Bowl
Majestic Lanes
Woodbridge Bowling Center
Hy- Way Bowl
Stelton Lanes
AMF Strike and Spares
Circle Lanes
Ocean Lanes
Jersey Lanes
Linden Lanes
Roosevelt Lanes.. more I know of just cant remember
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Post by: charlest on November 13, 2005, 07:01:51 PM
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There are a couple more:
Red Bank Lanes (???)
Playdrome in Toms River
There is one south of Eatontown called Monmouth Lanes (I think)
Also one I see right before the Driscoll Bridge on the Parkway every morning.
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There's 2 off Rt 9 on the north side of the Raritan canal if that's what you're looking at: Majestic Lanes and Woodbridge Lanes.
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Post by: solid9 on November 13, 2005, 07:29:08 PM
Don't foget Bel Pike , Kingpin, Tbowl, Butler, Past time(maybe private)
Post by: DP3 on November 13, 2005, 09:10:30 PM
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Post by: Next Level PS on November 13, 2005, 09:36:37 PM
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Post by: Krumpy300 on November 14, 2005, 05:56:32 AM
If it counts, there used to be a plcae called Paul's Bar and Bowling in Clifton. I think it had 4 lanes and the ball returns for both pair was on 1 wall. You actually had to cross a pair of lanes to get your ball back. Good stuff.
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Post by: charlest on November 14, 2005, 06:06:49 AM
Anyone remember walking the length of Edison Lanes 111 (or wasit 101?) lanes from one end to the other. I think the house was in 2 different time zones!
It was torn down sometime in the 1980s to make room for a Pathmark supermarket, the kind of which, in New Jersey, grosses $1,000,000.00 per week!! Now if any center anywhere made that kind of money, we'd see a lot more bowling alleys/centers/houses.
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Post by: tjj300 on November 14, 2005, 10:38:01 AM
Post by: charlest on November 14, 2005, 05:32:16 PM
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It might gross a mill, but it probably nets 20 thou. Supermarket margins suck.
I doubt that vigorously. You might be seeing the "declared" profit margin (for tax purposes), not the actual profit margin. No business in their right mind would pay the overhead involved with the building maintenance, buying and selling all those food and other supplies, insurance costs, AND paying all those salaries AND health benefits for $20K per week. On $1 million gross, profit are more likely in the $100K - $250K per week. Otherwise they WOULD NOT BE IN BUSINESS. Otherwise they CANNOT stay in business.
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Post by: slowmofo908 on November 14, 2005, 10:09:45 PM
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