Comments for "Bowler forgets primary rule of bowling: LET GO OF THE BALL" Video at VideoSift.com

By siftbot

siftbot (http://www.videosift.com/member/siftbot) — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 12:53:11 -0700

Tags changed from "bowling, ball, taking flight" to "ten pin,bowling, ball, taking flight" by gold star member michie.

By karaidl

karaidl (http://www.videosift.com/member/karaidl) — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 23:17:02 -0700

Technically it's not a rule, just a suggestion.

By HaricotVert

HaricotVert (http://www.videosift.com/member/HaricotVert) — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 05:30:14 -0700

Fake? It looks like he did it just as a crowd pleaser...

EDIT: Oh, he had already won. And it's "not a foul." I see. Cute.

By Barny

Barny (http://www.videosift.com/member/Barny) — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 18:42:07 -0700

Complete fake. Notice how he doesn't do a normal bowler's release stance like you would if it was an accident. He sets his body up for the fall. Like watching the worst of America's Funniest Videos. Lame.

By youdiejoe

youdiejoe (http://youdiejoe.videosift.com) — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 18:45:07 -0700

after watching this more closely and listening to the commentary, I do believe the bowler was going for the joke. That said, still funny.

By MINK

MINK (http://www.videosift.com/member/MINK) — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 20:54:12 -0700

i liked the dry humour, upvote for that

By southblvd

southblvd (http://www.videosift.com/member/southblvd) — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 15:16:58 -0700

He took off his microphone so he wouldn't hurt himself.

By AeroMechanical

AeroMechanical (http://www.videosift.com/member/AeroMechanical) — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 01:49:58 -0700

The impression that I got was that he screwed up before the release, realized he'd screwed up and held onto the ball to avoid the foul.

It did look a little too choreographed though, and I surely don't understand the rules involved. Often with videos like this one, I wish they would leave a few more seconds on the end so we can hear what the commentators have to say.

He does look a little too serious and upset about it to make me believe it was just for show. If it were a joke I imagine he would be laughing or at least smiling afterward. Especially considering he's won the tournament.

By ifranzen

ifranzen (http://www.videosift.com/member/ifranzen) — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 21:30:45 -0700

"That's Mike Machuga. His dad was well known for doing this at their home bowling alley as a joke. And as someone had already noted, he had already won at this point." -Digg