Pro Bowlers Tour - 1981 Long Island Open - Final match highlights

[20alphabet]

Uh, and then... ?

[rstp354]

Who said that Earl never showed any emotion???

[BowlingOldies]

This is an especially good example of why I always wished ABC would move its cameras up higher (the cameras looking at the pins from behind the bowler's back), so the player couldn't block our view.

[rstp354]

Good point. Sliker always had a habit of bowling well enough to lose...

[dunnzo228]

Great match and a good example of why the tournament leader always chooses to start second and finish first in the title match.

[jhoff1234]

@dunnzo228 I don't think it's so much the start second and finish first thing. You want to start on the tougher lane so you can be on the better lane for the 10th. Whoever starts first will start left lane and finish on the right lane.

All things being equal, if my opponent is a righty, I want to make him finish on the right lane. If he needs a 10 pin in the 10th, it's harder on the right lane with the ball return position. (see Mika Koivuniemi 2011 US Open)

[dunnzo228]

@jhoff1234 I just remember Bo Burton and/or Mike Durbin always talking about Pete Weber and Dick Weber and others (I think) choosing to start second when they lead a tournament to put the pressure on the other guy to get a double in the tenth if they need it. If memory serves, these guys would even do this if their finishing lane was considered tougher. It's an interesting theory, and I think it might have served Pete pretty well over his career.