Remember the popular syndicated sports series Celebrity Bowling hosted by Jed Allan? Well get ready for the new and improved version coming Spring 2011. Producer Don Gregory will be taping Stars and Strikes at the Lucky Strike bowling center inside L.A. Live.
Celebrity Bowling ran from January 16, 1971 to September 1978. The series was produced in Los Angeles at the studios of KTTV.
Each week, the...
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
The Golden Age of Bowling!
The period from 1940 to 1960 is known as the golden age of bowling due to the sport's great popularity increase and advances in its play. Bowling was a billion-dollar industry in the United States by 1945.
In 1951, American Machine and Foundry Company (AMF, then a maker of machinery for the bakery, tobacco and apparel businesses) purchased the patents to Gottfried Schmidt's automatic pinspotter, and by late 1952,...
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Bowler Love!!
Every week we will feature the previous weeks high scores of our league bowlers. We just want to show our bowlers that we love and appreciate them. Thank you for bowling with us!
Sunday 10/10:
Fellowship League
1st Place Team: #2 Tinks Crew 17/3 (points won/lost)
Men Scratch Game: Mark bowled a great game of 182
Women Scratch Game: Joan H. bowled a great game of 189
Best of Brook...
Friday, October 15, 2010
Bowling Fun Facts ... (1-10)
Here at Westbrook, we are a fun, family oriented bowling center. We like to make your experience unforgettable!
So here are some interesting facts about bowling that you may or may not have known!
Fact #1: A bowling lane is 60 feet long from the foul line to the headpin. (Which is coincidentally the same distance from the pitcher's mound to home plate in baseball!)
Fact #2: The first 300 game in...
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Types of Bowling
On September 9th, 1895, the first standardized rules for bowling were established in New York City. Most people are only familiar with only a few types of bowling, but there are actually many different games that involve knocking down pins with a ball.
Ten-pin bowling is the most popular form of the game played in the United States. The ten pins are each 15 inches high and approximately 4.7 inches in diameter...
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Weekly Love for Our Bowlers
Every week we will feature the previous weeks high scores of our league bowlers. We just want to show our bowlers that we love and appreciate them. Thank you for bowling with us!
Sunday 10/3:
Fellowship League
1st Place Team: #2 Tinks Crew 15/3 (points won/lost)
Men Scratch Game: Reuben S. bowled a great game of 215
Women Scratch Game: Annmarie L. bowled a great game of 192
Best...
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Burn Calories and Lose Weight While Bowling!!
Believe it or not, bowling is a very healthy form of exercise. Bowling is an anaerobic type of physical exercise. Meaning that it is an exercise that builds muscle through tension, similar to walking with free weights. Anaerobic exercise is used by athletes in non-endurance sports to promote strength, speed and power and by body builders to build muscle mass.
Bowling helps to burn fat and calories! ...
Monday, October 4, 2010
A Little Love For Our Bowlers!
Here at Westbrook Lanes we are proud of our bowlers. All of them! They make us very happy and we would like to show a little love for them. Here are some of the top league bowlers of last week.
Sunday 9/26:
Fellowship League
1st Place Team: #2 Tinks Crew 9/3 (points won/lost)
Men Scratch Game: Reuben S. bowled a great game of 223
Women Scratch Game: Patty R. bowled a great...
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