Post by Action Reporter on Jan 2, 2002 23:41:46 GMT -5
Action bowlers, before & after 1980
How do the pre 1980 action bowlers rank against the post 1980 action bowlers...Bernie
There were more action shooters prior to the 1980s. rudy revs probably the best in the last twenty years. Richie Hornreich, Mike Limongello, charlie Faino, Jeff Kitter would have beaten Rudy if he had been around then...Old Timer
I believe you cannot compare athletes of different eras...that includes bowling....Equipment, conditions and the athletes themselves are unlike they were years ago...The question might be if todays players were put into the 1960-1970 senario and reverse how would they all do... Would they be as dominent as they were in their time.. I do think however that the many of the action bowlers years ago were bigger gamblers than now. Some bowler who would take out of his pocket $ 200 to bet on a bowling match and only earned $ 275 at his job is a much bigger bettor than a guy today who bets $ 200 a game out of his pocket, but earns $ 950 at his job. Action years ago pitted bowlers of equal quality in many matches. How often can we say that happens today.... For the most part today we have a bunch of committee betting locksmiths who in many cases would never bowl a player of equal quality. Many action bowlers today won't bowl a singles or doubles match if there is a lefty involved, or the lanes must be conditioned a certain way or no match, or if he got out of the wrong side of the bed that morning...no match... Then you have the rarest breed of action bowler of all.....the guy who bowls a guy who he knows is better than him but loves the tough competition, and wants to take a shot at making some real money..Knowing all of his be...Anonymous
How do the pre 1980 action bowlers rank against the post 1980 action bowlers...Bernie
There were more action shooters prior to the 1980s. rudy revs probably the best in the last twenty years. Richie Hornreich, Mike Limongello, charlie Faino, Jeff Kitter would have beaten Rudy if he had been around then...Old Timer
I believe you cannot compare athletes of different eras...that includes bowling....Equipment, conditions and the athletes themselves are unlike they were years ago...The question might be if todays players were put into the 1960-1970 senario and reverse how would they all do... Would they be as dominent as they were in their time.. I do think however that the many of the action bowlers years ago were bigger gamblers than now. Some bowler who would take out of his pocket $ 200 to bet on a bowling match and only earned $ 275 at his job is a much bigger bettor than a guy today who bets $ 200 a game out of his pocket, but earns $ 950 at his job. Action years ago pitted bowlers of equal quality in many matches. How often can we say that happens today.... For the most part today we have a bunch of committee betting locksmiths who in many cases would never bowl a player of equal quality. Many action bowlers today won't bowl a singles or doubles match if there is a lefty involved, or the lanes must be conditioned a certain way or no match, or if he got out of the wrong side of the bed that morning...no match... Then you have the rarest breed of action bowler of all.....the guy who bowls a guy who he knows is better than him but loves the tough competition, and wants to take a shot at making some real money..Knowing all of his be...Anonymous