I loved this throwback! Bob Learn was unbeatable in it. His opponents he faced averaged 270 but still stepped up and averaged over 280 for the 4 games. Learn had the lane all to himself until the championship matchup. I always tell people about this telecast when they want to know about bowling greatness. Taking down 4 eventual Hall of Famers puts you in some great company.
Great video! Another guy who shot 300 on his first show was C.K. Moore, who did it in 1996 in Austin at the Columbia 300 Open. That show might be worth a video. Also of note is Brian Davis, who shot 299 in his first and only televised PBA match to win in Harrisburg over Walter Ray in 1993.
Great memories here! I do enjoy the longer-form videos as well. I'm looking forward to more great videos and memories in 2025. Wishing you and yours a happy New Year!
The Right Lane, That was an awesome upload on the Memorable Matches from the Pba Tour. Also, My favorite Moments were Bob Learn Jr's Historic Performance in his hometown of Erie, Pennsylvania, and the Longest Roll off in the Pba Scorpion Championship. Also, Happy New Year. Also, I am looking forward to the Commentary on the 2025 Season on the Pba Tour that is airing in 23 Days starting with the Delaware Classic on F.S.1.
Believe it or not back in 2009 I bowled in a 5 man team league went front 11 and got a 4 count through the face for a 294. Unfortunately I knew I threw it bad about half way passed the arrows was hoping for a trip for or something and sure enough.......FOUR!!!!
A lot of the arena telecasts from the 90s had outrageous scoring, though obviously nothing ever topped 96 in Erie. I’m pretty sure it had more to do with topography than the actual oil pattern. Those lanes were installed just for the show, so they were brand new and as flat as could be. They were also able to get the side boards and flat gutters extra close to the legal specs due to not having to worry about a lot of games being bowled on them and thus risking them becoming outside the legal range. It’s obviously a memorable show, but I think that kind of held bowling back. It’s just not interesting when you basically know everyone is going to strike every shot. Ball technology really didn’t NEED to evolve any further than this either.
This is the time period when they thought that juicing up the lanes for TV would bring in more fans and viewers. They made the lanes extremely easy. The gutters next to the pins were also raised as high as possible for the pin action to get everything to bounce out of the gutters. The commentators talk about that at the end. They say that normal bowling lanes can't have that because they need to account for the lanes getting resurfaced in the future. But because these temporary bowling lanes won't have that, they can make the gutters very high. They even talk about all the odd high nose strikes that were happening because of the increased pin action.
Bob Learn Jr actually has a great no thumb bowler form keeping low to the ground with the ball below the head. Of course he did use his thumb but still cool to see.
That is correct. You have to take out only the 6-9, 4-8, 7-10, or somehow take out only the 6-10 or 4-7. Picking off only the 7 or 10 is easy and happens all the time. A 2-count on a full rack is remarkably difficult. 292>300.
So what is the rule for someone flashing a camera or standing up during the shot now? You mentioned the rule changed and then didnt tell u what that new rule actually is.
This is the time period when they thought that juicing up the lanes for TV would bring in more fans and viewers. The bowlers were great, no doubt, but they made the lanes as easy as possible.
Anthony Pepe was a great boy but he lacked the self-confidence that he needed to make it on tour guy makes it on TV and then thinks he doesn't have what it takes to make it out there you made it on TV bro you could have made it you could have done more
Why was there a PWBA? What advantage do men have in bowling that women don’t? Most bowlers bowl a 14-16 pound ball. I bowl with a 50 year old women who bowls with a 14 pound ball and has a higher average then me.
Because men are just better at every sport at the highest levels. Women can bowl in the PBA, they just know that they can't beat the men, so they created their own league. lol. That's the truth.
Bowling is a physical game. Men are bigger and stronger on average so they get better carry on shots that don't quite hit. They have more physical stamina by default. Men are less likely to experience common injuries in a low impact sport like bowling. Men are also less likely to have to or want to retire due to family obligations. All that said, there are women who can compete with men at all levels. Kelly Kulick won a PBA major. On that day she bested every man who showed up to compete and overcame every physical and societal disadvantage I listed. Women beat men all over the country in leagues every day. I lose to women all the time. At the top level with all the most elite players minor disadvantages compound to make it incredibly hard to stay consistent through 40+ games over just a handful of days to win a PBA tournament. Women simply have more disadvantages due to the physicality of the game.
@@BornIn1500seriously lol what a dumb question I mean men are better at bowling just like every sport because we throw harder, have better wrist strength for revs and more muscle/agility..it’s nothing against women I’ve lost to women in bowling but it’s rare
I loved this throwback! Bob Learn was unbeatable in it. His opponents he faced averaged 270 but still stepped up and averaged over 280 for the 4 games. Learn had the lane all to himself until the championship matchup. I always tell people about this telecast when they want to know about bowling greatness. Taking down 4 eventual Hall of Famers puts you in some great company.
Great video! Another guy who shot 300 on his first show was C.K. Moore, who did it in 1996 in Austin at the Columbia 300 Open. That show might be worth a video.
Also of note is Brian Davis, who shot 299 in his first and only televised PBA match to win in Harrisburg over Walter Ray in 1993.
Great memories here! I do enjoy the longer-form videos as well. I'm looking forward to more great videos and memories in 2025. Wishing you and yours a happy New Year!
I once drunkenly threw a score of 16 in game one of league a few years back. My team was pissed
Dang man, you must have been wasted
@ I was
The Right Lane, That was an awesome upload on the Memorable Matches from the Pba Tour. Also, My favorite Moments were Bob Learn Jr's Historic Performance in his hometown of Erie, Pennsylvania, and the Longest Roll off in the Pba Scorpion Championship. Also, Happy New Year. Also, I am looking forward to the Commentary on the 2025 Season on the Pba Tour that is airing in 23 Days starting with the Delaware Classic on F.S.1.
Walled up is a bit of an understatement in the Learn matches.
I've watched that flagship open so many times, what a show those guys put on
I had a 295 earlier this season. I’m a righty and left the 1-2-4-6-10, a washout with a friend.
Randy pedersen has the body of a Greek god!
Believe it or not back in 2009 I bowled in a 5 man team league went front 11 and got a 4 count through the face for a 294. Unfortunately I knew I threw it bad about half way passed the arrows was hoping for a trip for or something and sure enough.......FOUR!!!!
A lot of the arena telecasts from the 90s had outrageous scoring, though obviously nothing ever topped 96 in Erie. I’m pretty sure it had more to do with topography than the actual oil pattern. Those lanes were installed just for the show, so they were brand new and as flat as could be. They were also able to get the side boards and flat gutters extra close to the legal specs due to not having to worry about a lot of games being bowled on them and thus risking them becoming outside the legal range.
It’s obviously a memorable show, but I think that kind of held bowling back. It’s just not interesting when you basically know everyone is going to strike every shot. Ball technology really didn’t NEED to evolve any further than this either.
This is the time period when they thought that juicing up the lanes for TV would bring in more fans and viewers. They made the lanes extremely easy. The gutters next to the pins were also raised as high as possible for the pin action to get everything to bounce out of the gutters. The commentators talk about that at the end. They say that normal bowling lanes can't have that because they need to account for the lanes getting resurfaced in the future. But because these temporary bowling lanes won't have that, they can make the gutters very high. They even talk about all the odd high nose strikes that were happening because of the increased pin action.
@ this is exactly correct. Those one time use arena lanes were ideal for high scores, for better or for worse.
And AMF pins were used.
1. 1994 True Value Open - Norm Duke rolls a 280 .... Bryan Goebel rolls a 296
2. 1993 Wichita Open title match: Mike Aulby 300 - David Ozio 279
Bob Learn Jr actually has a great no thumb bowler form keeping low to the ground with the ball below the head. Of course he did use his thumb but still cool to see.
It almost looks like he’s just using two fingers and one hand instead of two..we always called it hotdoggin it
I think it’s fair if a fan jumps up in the middle of your shot to re shoot
I think actually 292 would be the hardest score to bowl.
It is. We had a bounty on it locally for $1500 for the first person to shoot it. Hundreds of tries but no one got it.
That is correct. You have to take out only the 6-9, 4-8, 7-10, or somehow take out only the 6-10 or 4-7. Picking off only the 7 or 10 is easy and happens all the time. A 2-count on a full rack is remarkably difficult. 292>300.
In the first video, Bob Learn did avg. 282 for all 4 games, but... His opponents avg. Was 270, not 276
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So what is the rule for someone flashing a camera or standing up during the shot now? You mentioned the rule changed and then didnt tell u what that new rule actually is.
Can we talk about maximum Bob Robert Smith
292 must be a harder score to get?
This is the time period when they thought that juicing up the lanes for TV would bring in more fans and viewers. The bowlers were great, no doubt, but they made the lanes as easy as possible.
292 is actually more difficult to throw than 291.
Anthony Pepe was a great boy but he lacked the self-confidence that he needed to make it on tour guy makes it on TV and then thinks he doesn't have what it takes to make it out there you made it on TV bro you could have made it you could have done more
Why was there a PWBA? What advantage do men have in bowling that women don’t? Most bowlers bowl a 14-16 pound ball. I bowl with a 50 year old women who bowls with a 14 pound ball and has a higher average then me.
Because men are just better at every sport at the highest levels. Women can bowl in the PBA, they just know that they can't beat the men, so they created their own league. lol. That's the truth.
Bowling is a physical game. Men are bigger and stronger on average so they get better carry on shots that don't quite hit. They have more physical stamina by default. Men are less likely to experience common injuries in a low impact sport like bowling. Men are also less likely to have to or want to retire due to family obligations. All that said, there are women who can compete with men at all levels. Kelly Kulick won a PBA major. On that day she bested every man who showed up to compete and overcame every physical and societal disadvantage I listed. Women beat men all over the country in leagues every day. I lose to women all the time. At the top level with all the most elite players minor disadvantages compound to make it incredibly hard to stay consistent through 40+ games over just a handful of days to win a PBA tournament. Women simply have more disadvantages due to the physicality of the game.
@@BornIn1500seriously lol what a dumb question I mean men are better at bowling just like every sport because we throw harder, have better wrist strength for revs and more muscle/agility..it’s nothing against women I’ve lost to women in bowling but it’s rare
78 views in 31 minutes bro fell off
You got that one from packy’s channel. Make up your own stuff bro