Being a bowler, the ball sounds the same no matter how you throw it. The bowling alley would have to be pretty quiet to even hear the ball on the lane to begin with. dbt, you're probably correct, but I wouldn't doubt that his sense of hearing is a part of it. It's not uncommon for a blind person (or deaf) to rely heavily on their remaining senses. Maybe he heard a squeak in the floor where he starts. Oh, and by the 8th frame or so, I'm sure his lane, and the adjacent lanes were pretty quiet, while watching him bowl. Either way, it's an amazing story. The two stories linked to in the article are great too. Thanks for posting this, justgary.
He's blind....and his score was 301 better than my personal best. Okay, slight exaggeration on my part, but still an amazing story.
WOW, I'v been bowling for about 40 years and my avg. has been in the 220s for many years. I'v had 298, 299, and many 11 in a row and i just had my first 300 on april 15 2008.rolling a 300 and being blind is one heck of a task. AMAZING AND CONGRATS!!!!
A tip of the cap to you, bobfoot. When I bowl it's all "Use the arrows, Luke" and "Luke,you've shut off your scoring computer. Is everything OK?". A Jedi Kegler feels the beer flow through him (or her). Just remember, fear leads to anger; anger leads to hate; hate leads to 7-10 splits.
I can't even bowl a 300 game with having good eye's, way to go Davis!
Being a bowler too (204 avg) the most impressive fact is he's like 100 years old. To bowl strikes consistently you have to have some serious action into the pocket. Sure, you can get lucky with strikes without hook, but never 12 in a row. Usually, like most sports, you start to lose flexibility and power with age, and everything slows down. Plus, he's blind? I would have loved to have been there. That is amazing.
I envy you freypac, I have always choked on frame 9. I suck.
Makes me think much less of the 214 I bowled Saturday... good for him to pull off such a feat. I look forward to seeing if he can still bowl at that level at age 90.
