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Article: BOWLING CAN COME DOWN TO THE OIL ON THE LANE
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- Roanoke Times & World News
- Article date:
- March 18, 2007
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Bowling is a complicated sport. Sure, anyone can do it. But to do
it well, that's a different story.
Across the New River and Roanoke valleys, hundreds of bowlers are
scoring 220 and higher -- a perfect game is 300 -- and some think
that's OK. Average, they say.
But if you change lane conditions and bowling balls, your score
will likely fluctuate by 20 points or more. And that's when the
confusion begins.
"In my opinion, people's averages are a whole lot higher than
their actual ability," said Billy Paxton, manager and owner of the
Vinton Bowling Center. "I got people here [who] average 150 for two
years. They buy a new ball, their average shoots to 170. They didn't
do a thing but buy a ...
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