Article: BOWLING ALLEY MECHANIC CAN'T ESCAPE THE GAME, TEMPERAMENT OF BOWLERS

CHEYENNE -- Mike Langhoff has heard just about every excuse bowlers have for throwing a poor game.

"The lane's too oily, the lane's too dry," Langhoff said. "It's always the bowling alley's fault when they do bad."

And for Langhoff, the blame always seems to fall on him. As co- owner and head mechanic for Two Bar Bowl in Cheyenne, Langhoff is responsible for much of the behind-the-scenes work that bowlers love to complain about. But his dedication to his family and the sport he's grown up around keep him motivated to do his job.

Langhoff can often be found in the back room of the bowling alley, where clanging of the machines and the crack of the pins sound continuously. Keeping that ...

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