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Blind Man Bowls 300

Seeing the pins isn’t an issue for Dale Davis, 78. The visually impaired Iowan relies on his hearing and his friends to tell him how well he’s doing on the lanes.

The cheers he heard Saturday at Century Lanes told him he had bowled a perfect score of 300, achieved by bowling 12 consecutive strikes.

Davis went blind years ago, and he gave up on bowling. His sister encouraged him to give it another try, and he now plays six games a week. This was his first perfect game, and the first bowled at Century Lanes.

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Read 3 comments about “Blind Man Bowls 300”

1. 1 - Da Boss says:
   May 9th, 2008 at 4:45 pm

   my best is 188

2. 2 - Unnamed says:
   May 9th, 2008 at 8:39 pm

   WOW!!! The best I bowled was 200 or so!! And I had bumpers and saw the pins!!!

3. 3 - Jello says:
   May 10th, 2008 at 11:46 pm

   Wow! A blind blind guy being perfect is awesome! My best is 123 and I can see.

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