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Strikes and Spares

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This short features professional bowler Andy Varipapa. He first shows the correct way to grip a bowling ball and the proper form for delivering the ball down the alley. He then performs several trick shots.

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Released
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Language
English
  • bowling
  • tricks
  • instruction
  • slow motion
  • bowling alley
  • mgm oddity

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United States of America

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  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical20 Oct 1934

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Strikes and Spares was released on 20 October 1934.

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    CinemaSerf

    6/27/2025

    6/10

    Did you know that ten pin bowling shoes have one rubber sole and one leather one? Well that’s just one of the plethora of explanatory comments we learn from Pete Smith in this idiots guide to the intricacies of the bowling alley. Thanks to the assistance of local expert Andy Varipapa, we learn a little of the technique involved in keeping the ball out of the gutter as it hurtles along towards the pins, too. Realising…

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