Blind man bowls a perfect 300 ...at 78!

I’m impressed!

DES MOINES, Iowa – A blind Iowa man scored a perfect 300 game at the Century Lanes bowling alley on Saturday, The Storm Lake Times reported.

The Times said Dale Davis, 78, of Alta, called the game “quite a thrill.” He rolled 12 back-to-back strikes, the first-ever perfect game at the Century Lanes, The Times reported. …

http://www.stormlake.com/topstory.htm

http://www.kcci.com/sports/16201286/detail.html

Bats get macular degeneration? Maybe he used echo location.

Cool find, I’m forwarding the links on to some others.

what is it about Des Moins?

As far as i know Des Moins is the originator of:

the guy with the world record for driving the most miles a year naked
slipknot, the boiler suit and mask clad nu-metal nine-piece

and now a blind bowler?

The corn.

A perfect score!?

…at least that’s what they told him.

I had no idea Daredevil lived in Des Moines.

From the article:

“I can’t see the lane or the pins and have a heck of a time finding my ball sometimes,” Davis said with a laugh of his bowling skills. “I can kinda see the dots on the floor to know where I start. After that, I rely on my hearing and other people to tell me what’s going on.”

…Which includes telling him if there are any pins left standing, and which ones! Very cool.

eh, that’s nothing. I’ll be able to 1080 unispin at 78! (hah I wish…)

This wouldn’t be an issue as he would have had to only bowled strikes. Right? :slight_smile:

Aw, that’s cheating.

Man, how gutted would you be to get to that last bowl and screw it up!

I can’t take the pressure just thinking about it :astonished: