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1985 AMF Consumer Products Catalog
In the mid 80’s AMF brought out a new range of equipment. The Angle range went on to win many tournaments for Pro bowlers and Amateurs Worldwide and is still fondly remembered by many. Did […]
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READ – Strike Out Magazine October 1967
For the most part, the early 60’s bowling news came from Tenpin Pictorial and the old broadsheet format and size. Sometime in the late sixties Strike Out arrived in an A4 size magazine format. This […]
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Kent’s Playboys of the ’70s Written by Jerry Moll
Way back in the day, my local bowl, Top Rank Bowl Chatham, was a popular venue-out for bored teens. We didn’t bowl that often as it was cheaper to just hang out with a coffee […]
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25th Anniversary Bowling World Cup Review
Where else could the Silver Anniversary edition of the AMF Bowling World Cup be held but at its birthplace? Stillorgan Bowl was much bigger now, thanks to the addition of more lanes and a big […]
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I’m excited to do the right thing by the sport – We speak to the new owners of The Rec, Horsham
String , String, String, Sick of hearing about string met most days when the announcement came of the famous Airport bowl going to string machines. Cue a welcome message via our Facebook page… “Hi, I’m […]
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READ – Tolworth Tenpin – Three issues for you to enjoy
Charrington Bowl Tolworth had their very own magazine in the late 70’s and early 80’s We are unsure how many issues it ran for but thanks to Tolworth bowler and Talktenpin Owner Stuart Watson we […]
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READ – The Guide to Tenpin Bowling
How did people learn to bowl in the 1960’s? Thanks to the USA, there were multiple booklets frim the ABC, AMF, Brunswick and more. Did anyone have this one?
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READ – 1960’s An Introduction to Tenpin Bowling by AMF
Back in the early Sixties as bowling arrived in the UK, AMF produced a series of Introduction booklets and leaflets educating the country to this new leisure activity that from the start also promoted the […]
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The tension surrounding stringpin bowling
by Helen Tamblyn-Saville I’ve been following the comments about string pin bowling with interest this week, following the announcement about Airport Bowl and then the statement the BTBA released today. I’ve been on the fence […]
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Interview with BTBA Chairman Martin Webster
by Talktenpin’s Dom Gall Asking a BTBA Chairman for an interview was not always a fun thing to do for me. Tried with the last one and never got the answers back. This time I […]