Brunswick and AMF?? a Sale!

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richardsymms
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Brunswick and AMF?? a Sale!

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Is this the beginning of the end for league bowling? I am very sorry to lose Brunswick as they seem to be more interested in promoting bowling as a sport and not more of a family recreational event.
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AMF bought the 85 or so centers Brunswick had. That brought the total centers AMF has to 343, or about 7% of the market at a change of 1.8% of the market. So I doubt this sale will affect league bowling as we know it.

What will affect league bowling is the attitudes and expectations of the league bowler. That along with complacency and laziness. One day we are going to wake up and realize there is nothing left. Not because of this sale, but because everyone complains and does nothing to change the game.
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Does this also then include consumer products which includes ball manufacturing? How does this impact all of the "satellite" ball companies that were using Brunswick to manufacture equipment?
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