In an interview with Max, you could see the pride and the ownership
of having achieved his goal. He had come amazingly close on other
occasions. At the age of 14 he bowled a 298, and at 15 he took a
299, but it still wasn't the 300 game he wanted.
But on Oct. 12, all of that changed.
He was golden in the fourth frame and was pretty nonchalant
because that wasn't new territory for him. He'd done that before.
But when Max was going into the 12th and final frame, that carrot
was dangling right before him. Max said everyone in the bowling
alley had stopped to come and see the final frame of "Is it a
perfect game?"
With a huge crowd behind him and his knees shaking, he cleared
every pin again, giving him that perfect game. His first 300.
After that, handshakes and pats on the back were abundant.
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Max started bowling as a small child. He went to watch his friend
bowl at the age of 6 and was hooked. Max at 16 and his bowling
buddy, Brandon Brawdy, 18, have bowled together on the same team
since they were kids. While still best friends, Max is on his way to
passing Brandon's two 300 games.
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According to Shawn Taylor, "a 300 is much easier to obtain,
possibly 20-to-1, than getting into the 800 club."
The 800 club Taylor spoke of is three very good games
back-to-back that total 800 or more. That is an average of 267 per
game. Being in the 800 club allows you entry into some pretty
desirable tournaments. Those are the tourneys where the best play
for the title.
Max's love of the game spans three generations. John Boch, Max's
father, remembers going to the bowling alley in Decatur with his dad
when he and his brother were little kids. John and Max still love to
bowl together, with a shared dream to bowl in the nationals.
Dad hasn't earned his 300 game yet but was nearly there at 299.
However, he has nailed his 801 series. And he did that on lanes 1
and 2, the same lanes where Max got his 300 game. Perhaps that is
just one more way to keep it all in the family.
When asked how he felt about bowling, Max just responded, "I love
it," and flashed a smile that lit up the bowling alley.
Congratulations, Max. There are a lot of people proud of you.
[By ROY LOGAN] |