Perfect games in
five-pin are rare.
Meconi says those are extremely rare.
“We get one every 20 years,” said Meconi.
“And we have some very, very talented players
here.”
Back at Super Bowl, pro shop manager
Steven Scherle is tucked away in a tiny
workroom, using a giant drill to put holes into a
bowling ball. Each ball is 27 inches in
circumference but weighs anywhere between six
and 16 pounds. They can’t weigh any more.
“Even though some bowling balls will come
in at 16 pounds, four ounces, they have to be
drilled down to 16,” said Scherle, who has
bowled since he was six years old and has run
the pro shop at Super Bowl for three years.
“There’s a legality. You can allow only an ounce
either side, an ounce finger or thumb weight
and three ounces top or bottom. You have to use
what’s called a dodo scale to weigh it out, or you
might need a balance hold to make it legal.”
Scherle custom fits the holes on each new
ball specifically for the customer.
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