I think in WI where I never grew up.... we might of called it, duck pin bowling?
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I have seen Midget Tossing live in person. In this case there was velcro involved too. He or she wears a special suit with 1/2 the velcro on it and then there is usually a padded wall with the other 1/2 of the velcro on it. It was interesting but not something I would seek out intentionally.
duck pin bowling was with the small pins.
midget bowling is rolling or sliding a midget at the pins.
Duck-pin was always big in the Baltimore area. A buddy grew up there and said it was a big game yrs ago. Don't know if they still play it. https://pattersonbowlingcenter.com/ Guess so.
If the shooter PUSHED on the shot after the break, the incoming player could pass it back. Only on the shot after the break though.
Lots of fun to watch...a format designed for TV audiences, forcing fast and loose. Seems to give a leg up to the player who is a fast thinker combined with great shot making. I don't know if I like the elimination of safety play though. Okay for the casual viewer, I suppose.
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Mike still out there playing getting it done. He was just in Georgia a couple weeks ago. Mike is a hell of a guy, I really like him. He gave me a beautiful McDermott with emeralds in it it’s 61” or 62” long. Super fancy- just as a gift. I’ll keep it forever.
You should post a few pics of that.
I agree.
Im the worst at taking pics of my stuff.
I have to get pics of my cues and post a few. That one from Mike is very very special to me, as it was just a gift-pure and simple. Not a trade, transaction or anything like that. He just gave it to me as a gift. We had some good times. He’s a good friend.
not in that event. incoming player could pass-back after any miss by opponent. i think it was only this one event.
I've played those rules gambling,changes the whole strategy of the game I did it once and never again.
i hear ya. it was a one-off deal afaik. good for non-pool crowds and that's about it.
We have a rage place here.Axe Throwing is becoming a "thing". There are a lot pf places around now that have that.
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A lot of bearded hipster types at those places usually. I see it as a mini-rebellion from and against being glued to technology and screens all the time.
You can go apeshit there and smash stuff....sounds therapeutic.
I remember seeing a place (on tv or online) maybe 15-20 years ago with sledge hammers and computers, printers, old office furniture and other things you could go smash. Was a flat rate thing. $50 or something. I never went to it, but they took anything breakable and repurposed it to be smashed and charged people to go smash. Seems like a insurance nightmare as far as owning that biz, but I did see it. Don’t know what happened to it.
Can’t say I haven’t smashed a few things in my life, I don’t as often as I did when I was younger. Now I just don’t care lol
Fatboy<——-mellowing with age
Can’t say I haven’t smashed a few things in my life, I don’t as often as I did when I was younger. Now I just don’t care lol
Fatboy<——-mellowing with age
I remember seeing a place (on tv or online) maybe 15-20 years ago with sledge hammers and computers, printers, old office furniture and other things you could go smash. Was a flat rate thing. $50 or something. I never went to it, but they took anything breakable and repurposed it to be smashed and charged people to go smash. Seems like a insurance nightmare as far as owning that biz, but I did see it. Don’t know what happened to it.
Can’t say I haven’t smashed a few things in my life, I don’t as often as I did when I was younger. Now I just don’t care lol
Fatboy<——-mellowing with age
Can’t say I haven’t smashed a few things in my life, I don’t as often as I did when I was younger. Now I just don’t care lol
Fatboy<——-mellowing with age
Yes. I think we may have one here too. At an old job I had we used to save old parts and things beyond repair and stack them by the back door. Every few weeks we would go out in the alley as a group and smash shit. Great fun! Did you know an old starter from a Small Block Chevy would crack concrete and brick?...LMAO trust me it will!
Didn't Grady have a rule like that in some of his tournaments? The only exception was when a player called a safe shot. But otherwise the incoming player could always make his opponent shoot again if his opponent shot and missed.
I kind of like that rule, since it eliminates 90% of the luck in 9 ball and 10 ball. Accidental safes are far more prevalent than missed shots that find another pocket.
Weenie Beanie's Jack 'n' Jill Cue Club in Virginia used to be the best 24/7 action room in the country for a while in the late 60's - early 70's. The only thing wrong with it was that nearly all of the tables were Gandys, with maybe 2 or 3 Gold Crowns thrown in. The tournament tables in the back were both Gandys, and heaven help any player who wasn't familiar with their quirks.