The United States Bowling Congress says a central Pennsylvania man set a national record with 47 consecutive strikes last month.
Tommy Gollick scored a 279 on his first league game May 11 at Red Crown Bowling Center in Harrisburg. Gollick then rolled perfect 300s on his next three games, breaking the previous record of 40 consecutive strikes set by a Washington woman in 1986.
The 32-year-old lefty says the rest of the lanes got quiet as he kept tallying strikes. But after his second 300 game, he says he loosened up because he'd already gotten the house record of 35 straight.
Gollick, who runs a print shop for a nonprofit, plays in regional tournaments and coaches in a youth bowling league.
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