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Twist of good fortune puts John Nolen, Mike Reasoner in doubles lead at 2017 USBC Open Championships

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Friday, May 26, 2017 11:00 pm
Twist of good fortune puts John Nolen, Mike Reasoner in doubles lead at 2017 USBC Open Championships
Mike Reasoner, left, and John Nolen took the doubles lead Friday at the 2017 USBC Open Championships. Photo by United States Bowling Congress.
The nature of bowling is that “luck” — good and bad — often to arguably all of the time plays a part in determining the results. It’s simply the way it is when a round object strikes some of 10 odd-shaped objects that then interact with each other. A seemingly perfect shot sometimes doesn’t result in a strike — ask Randy Pederson about arguably the most famous instance — and all too often (for the purists anyway) errant shots do strike. If...