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revTrex

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Plastic Ball Tournament Predictions
« on: July 31, 2008, 02:35:40 AM »
Now that the PBA plastic ball tournament is a virtual lock to happen...

Which non-exempt pros would you want to put money on to do well?  Which exempt pros do you think have a shot? And, for a final (fun) question... which pros do you think have little to no chance?

I'll start:

Non-exempt:

1) Jim Pratt
2) Mike Houtz
3) One of the senior guys -- like a Tom Baker, David Ozio, etc.

Exempt (in order):

1) Norm Duke
2) Mike Machuga
3) PDW (though the Cheetah aspect of the event might hurt his chances)
4) WRW (though I personally think his game has benefitted from reactive stuff tremendously)
5) Danny Wiseman
6) SURPRISE: Mike Fagan (for some reason, I can see it happening)

Exempt (who will not do well, also in order):

1) Sean Rash (He's got the hand to carry a ton, but this is a guy whose area on the lanes is largely the result of modern equipment)
2) Ritchie Allen
3) SURPRISE/SHOCK: Chris Barnes or Tommy Jones (just because you know there is going to be a shocking finish for somebody)

Thoughts? Let's make a few predictions...



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Re: Plastic Ball Tournament Predictions
« Reply #46 on: August 04, 2008, 11:04:11 AM »
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Dan Belcher

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Re: Plastic Ball Tournament Predictions
« Reply #47 on: August 04, 2008, 11:07:48 AM »
If I remember right, Belmonte already stated he's only interested in bowling in the majors this year.

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Re: Plastic Ball Tournament Predictions
« Reply #48 on: August 04, 2008, 11:15:51 AM »
Im just really hoping Voss bowls it & comes in the bottom half.

After all of his BS of "ban sanded bowling balls" & "lets go back to all plastic", i want him to get his @s$ handed to him on a plastic ball tournament.

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Re: Plastic Ball Tournament Predictions
« Reply #49 on: August 04, 2008, 11:28:01 AM »
Robert Smith. It would be interesting to see what he can do with a plastic ball.
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Re: Plastic Ball Tournament Predictions
« Reply #50 on: August 04, 2008, 12:03:35 PM »
High Rev guys should be interesting to watch in this one for sure.

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Re: Plastic Ball Tournament Predictions
« Reply #51 on: August 04, 2008, 02:50:09 PM »
not sure if he's still exempt but the guy who was on tv a couple years ago that made it to the finals throwing a plastic ball with no thumb
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Re: Plastic Ball Tournament Predictions
« Reply #52 on: August 04, 2008, 04:24:31 PM »
The Cheetah this year isnt gonna look like bumper bowling, they flooded outside of 5 now
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Re: Plastic Ball Tournament Predictions
« Reply #53 on: August 04, 2008, 11:18:14 PM »
I know they can only use plastic in competition.  But would bowlers be allowed to use sanded balls in practice to burn up the outside on the cheetah?  could be useful to burn up the flood that they put outside of 5.

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Re: Plastic Ball Tournament Predictions
« Reply #54 on: August 04, 2008, 11:23:36 PM »
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not sure if he's still exempt but the guy who was on tv a couple years ago that made it to the finals throwing a plastic ball with no thumb
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That was Jim Pratt and no, he's not exempt. But if he bowled this tournament I would think he would be a threat.

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Re: Plastic Ball Tournament Predictions
« Reply #55 on: August 04, 2008, 11:36:06 PM »
Sanded plastic, heh.

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Re: Plastic Ball Tournament Predictions
« Reply #56 on: August 04, 2008, 11:39:11 PM »
I wonder what a white dot at 220 would look like down lane lol.

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Re: Plastic Ball Tournament Predictions
« Reply #57 on: August 05, 2008, 12:24:50 AM »
but dull plastic wont burn up anything, it wont absorb crap
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Re: Plastic Ball Tournament Predictions
« Reply #58 on: August 09, 2008, 07:20:41 AM »
You mean he is a member.
That is different from being an EXEMPT member.
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Re: Plastic Ball Tournament Predictions
« Reply #59 on: August 09, 2008, 07:35:45 AM »
PDW
Not my favorite bowler but the only one left who has acutally won a PBA title with plastic.
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Re: Plastic Ball Tournament Predictions
« Reply #60 on: August 09, 2008, 01:02:35 PM »
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PDW
Not my favorite bowler but the only one left who has acutally won a PBA title with plastic.



WRW Jr and I'm pretty sure Tom Baker have won with plastic.