The FIRST female bowler to bowl a 300 on television
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ต.ค. 2024
- Looking back on the first woman to bowl a perfect 300 game on American television. We discuss Michelle Feldman's pro career and how this 300 game and the PWBA title that came with it, sparked her bowling career. She was just 21 years of age when she bowled a 300 game on TV and this would be just the beginning for Michelle.
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It’s kind of crazy that 2 of 5 televised 300s on the womens tour were in the title match, as opposed to only 3 out of 35 on the mens tour.
I definitely remember Kelly Kulick's historic win. It was the Tournament of Champions, and she didn't just defeat Chris Barnes, she kicked his ass.
I've never seen a two handed throwing female bowler,...has there ever been one in any competition!?..
That release is still what’s taught today.
In the 80’s I distinctly remember Vesma Grinfelds shooting 299 on tv. Stone 8 on last ball. That show deserves to be on TH-cam.
That kind of power is what men should strive to achieve.
Unless you are two-handed, you have to be very gifted.
there is something strange about Bowling. It seems so unathletic, but its really quite difficult. There use to be a fair amount of Bowling on TV. Either professional bowling or Local TV Broadcast filler time using Bowling to fill gaps in the schedule. I think its because its relatively cheap to televise compared to other sports. But, Saturday seemed to be the biggest TV Bowling televised competition we got to see through the 1960's and 70's.
Anyways, Bowling was in a way not bad entertainment. What I learned from good bowlers was "consistency" and "pre shot preparation". It's no different than a basketball player on the foul line getting ready for a free throw. Baseball pitchers winding up for another throw. Golfers preparing for put or a tee off.
What I learned was pre-shot planning and consistency.
So, folks. A game of skill is exactly what bowling is. Consistency and accuracy is everything. Well done anyone whom can Bowl well. Even more, those fortunate few that can knock down a score of 300, or harder the high 800 club.
I used to see Michelle bowl at Cedar House Lanes in Skaneatles NY and she was phenominal - good old days of many bowling houses and 100s of leagues - packed open bowling,,,,,days long gone now in 2024
I believe the lack of a Women's professional tour during this period hurt the sport of Bowling. 🤔
Have you thought about doing either of the two 300 televised games done on the Seniors Tour(Gene Stus and Ron Winger) as a followup video?
I remember Barbara Leicht having a 297 back in the 80s in Texas and someone else shot 299 in the same telecast (Paula Drake IIRC).
Metroplex Open circa 87-88.
I would have love to see a reaction Video or a comment from Al "Ickey" Bundy on this Performance
It needs to be more women bowling telecast, because I think they are just as good as men and fair is fair.
Insane that's all there is with so many talented women bowlers. This is one sport I think the women are just as good as the men.
More people watch female bowling than the WNBA. 🧐
Geez i wonder what her rev rate was, she hammered on that ball like maximum bob smith does
Talk about being locked in!!! Very powerful strikes with insane pin action.
Back when it was rare to bowl a 300. How these house bowlers have well over 100 sanctioned perfect games in their 20s. Wild.
She threw some strikes that were really nice especially for that era when hardly any women could throw a power shot with good revs.
i think average people are better off watching and trying to mimic womens bowling then trying to copy some of the power players
I heard the same thing about basketball. It was said that NCAA woman basketball has more of a focus on fundamentals....
100% true. The same goes for golf.
@@richardf6932 Women's basketball is not like men's basketball. Because of the differences between men's and women's musculature, the mechanics of the jump shot are completely different. Maybe it's true about strategy like the motion offense or something.
incorrect.
Why would I handicap myself?
I watched this telecast. Feldman was on of my faves because she ripped. Great release with power!
I made GD she had 10 boards of room on a “PBA” shot lol 😂
you know, you're right looking at it. Def was house shot conditions here, not PBA.
Power personified!
I always liked Michelle Feldman. She was the only female bowler I've ever seen til this day who can put some revs and curve on a bowling ball like a guy can. I wonder what happened to her these days....
I think Carolyn Ballard is the only woman who had a decent physique out of the bunch (tell me I said something that wasn't true😌)
Liz Johnson bowled in that tourney...she's been at it a long time. Legend Liz!
I personally know this lady and bowl at the house she owns in Auburn, NY !
I have had the pleasure of seeing her bowl before two strokes took away her talent.
That is her grandfather cheering her on, and he has owned bowling establishments in the past.
Ironically I was recently wondering what ever happened to Michelle. It's a shame to hear she has health problems.
did you bowl at Cedar House Gregg or Cayuga Lanes?
@@TR-vr5pzFalcons Lanes in Auburn that Michelle ran, her grandfather actually owns the building.
I never bowled at Cayuga lanes, and only a couple of times at the Cedar House, which is closed now and the future location on a hotel.
I was watchng this show live (well, when it first aired; not sure if it was actually live or on a tape delay). She’s from upstate NY (as am I). Unforgettable moment.
Skaneatles area?? I was in Auburn for years
@@TR-vr5pz that’s where she’s from yes. I’m from further west (Buffalo) originally.
Let me guess there has only been five 300 games thrown by women because the lanes are sexist.
Feldman grabs a damn mittful!
Some Japanese lady pro shot 300 on a televised JPBA show in the 70s
Ritsuko Nakayama 1970
She also shot 299/824 in 1971, then a world record
@@bengrimm1222I was in the USAF stationed in Japan back in the 70's. I actually bowled a televised match against here and 2 other JPBA women's stars. We lost.... However, they were the nicest most gracious opponents I ever bowled against.
Women's bowling is hilarious. Not even a league anymore
To be fair, women get a fraction of TV time that the men get.
Cause it’s still not as exciting.
More revs, more power from men.
Would you watch WNBA vs NBA games? 😂
@@akhxol Power isn't the name of the game with bowling. If that were the case, KK would never have won anything in a men's tournament, let alone made an appearance at the Tournament of Champions; yet here she is, the winner of that tournament over a man who had more revs and power. Same said for Liz Johnson.
I'd prefer more accurate shot making than power, which is why the women's tour is more technical and mental than power. With no technicality and mental game, power means nothing.
Occasionally I go back and rewatch this 300. It gives me chills every time I watch it. The women's tour always felt/feels like a more genuine and intimate environment than the men's tour, and the emotions and standing ovation and hugs that Feldman gets are so genuine. My favorite televised 300 by a mile (seconded by McCordic).
Thank you for showing this! It randomly popped up in my feed. It was very informative and helpful! Keep up the great work! 👏
Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it :)
Sprayed the ball everywhere it looked like
Could you do a video of what happened to Charlie Brown after his loss at the 2017 shark?
Thank you for showing shared it on my new Pinterest board Women Appreciation ❤.
When women bowlers showed legs and had some meat on their bones. No tattoos. No piercings. And black tights to make their legs look even nicer. No white outs.😄
Great game!! 🎳
She had the most power for the women back then, but my favorite was Lisa Wagner ❤️ 🦊
I enjoyed seeing Aleta Sills’s name being shown. I was a fan.
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Not to brag byt i know Feldman and I bowl at her bowling alley
What a treat to watch perfection! That last one was a gimme!
Feldman could put revs on a ball that most men couldn't match. I wonder why she got out of women's pro bowling, maybe the money wasn't there?
two things happened: The PWBA folded/shut down in mid 2003, and didn't come back for another 12 years, so a lot of women lost their careers. Second, she suffered from two strokes that almost killed her, which is really sad because she came out on tour straight out of high school; this tournament was when she was 20, in 1997. She came out on tour in 1995. Right now she's doing a bit better, and owns a bowling alley in Auburn, NY.
She could easily pass as Robert Smith’s sister, in both power and resemblance.
Hogwash. Robert Smith was a big power player. Lisa Wagner (ne Rathgeber) had very little power... she mostly squirted the ball up the track and hit the pocket with consistency. Michelle Feldman was a genuine power player. Who am I? An ex-PBAer and local USBC HOF member from the '70s.
I remember when 300 by even pros was a rarity. The Lanes I grew up in never had a single 300 shot there, even though they hosted one of the pro stops every year.
or if one was thrown, the ABC would come out to inspect the lanes if they were oiled wrong, no 300 recognized. Now some lanes have 2 300's a week or more with the house shot.
Very cool...
A lot of women you watch may have some revs but not a really heavy rolling ball. Dasha is close but nowhere near what Feldman had. If you eliminate Feldman's release and just show the ball going down the lane you wouldn't know if it was a PBA member throwing it or not.
Dasha does not come close to Feldman. Brianna Clemmer is a lot closer if not match Feldman in power, speed and rev rate. Dasha wears a wrist device whereas Feldman and B Clemmer don't.
@@johnls39 Without seeing numbers more than Dasha but saying she is matching Feldman is pretty funny. You can see the label on the ball with Clemmer and it's a blur with Feldman when she was in her prime. She absolutely rips on it at the bottom of her swing.
@@NathanMoist Just search Brianna Clemmer and compare her bowling style to Feldman. Not taking anything away from Dasha and she is a great bowler who shot 300 also but she is more of a stroker whereas Feldman was a cranker which are totally different styles.
@@johnls39 I think you missed the part where I said she is nowhere near what Feldman had.
Great video! I suggest that you do a deep dive into the bowling ball sponsorships of the high level pba players, one being Walter Ray Williams Jr. and what happened with Brunswick.
AWESOME😁
Was this the title match?
Yes it was
Opposing bowler had 97 in the 7th frame
@@therightlanebowling I think it’s only been done once in the men’s also correct?
1ST WOMAN TO BOWL A TELEVISED 300 GAME MICHELLE FELDMAN
1ST WOMAN TO BOWL A TELEVISED 300 GAME MICHELLE FELDMAN
Michele ...Robert Smith....Feldman
My favorite...
Six minutes of fluff before we got to see what we came to see.
nothing bad about her but that was how easy it was back then for women and men throw to the right anywhere and it will come back
You bowled on the oil patterns in the pba tour back then?
this @@playdiscgolf1546
this was at least 10 to 15 years ago
im sorry i was wrong 26y ago lol
Nothing comes easy when it comes to bowling. So I will go on a fence and assume that the patterns the pros bowled on was challenging and not a typical house shot. Also, consider that few women made 300 games on TV so the shot was in sport condition in spite of how talented they were on an elite level.
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