Old Hammer Ball Gets Eddie Lake His 9th 300

A change back to his old Hammer bowling ball proved to be the correct move for Monticello ace bowler Eddie Lake Monday night December 29 in the Monday Men's league at Kiamesha Lanes.
Eddie had been without his 18-year-old Hammer bowling ball as it was being repaired by Mickey Luongo down at Mike's Pro Shop in Middletown. He got the repaired ball back two weeks ago and the old Hammer resulted in revising the Eddie Lake "300 game Express" as he smashed the maples for his ninth career 300 game.
This 300 game was rolled in the second game of the night as Lake finished with 213, 300, 211, 724 on lanes 5 and 6.
Ed noted this week that his old Hammer had a little larger span on it after the repairs and it took him a little time to get use to the change in the span.
During the 2007-08 bowling season Lake recorded four 300 games. Eddie had a 300 on January 21, 2008, scored another 300 in the second game of a match November 9, 2008 in the Friday Night Mixed league making it his third perfect 300 game that season.
Eddie on October 1 and October 2 , 2007, made bowling history in Sullivan County by bowling 300 games on consecutive nights. Lake on Monday October 1 in the Monday Men's league smashed the maples for a 223, 300, 277, 800 series. The next night, Tuesday October 2, while a substitute bowler in the Tuesday Mixed Firefighters league he scored a 207, 300, 235 for a 732 series. Both leagues are at Kiamesha Lanes.
Lake, 45, now has nine career perfect games and all have been bowled with this 18-year-old Hammer bowling ball.
Eddie over the years has admitted that his Hammer bowling ball was showing some wear and tear as several years ago there was a big chunk of the ball missing at the top of his finger holes, which has since been repaired. He has also said that there was no need to change to any of the new modern style balls when he had scoring success with this ball.
His high 856 series was bowled in 2004 in the Wednesday Men's league at Kiamesha Lanes.
Eddie presently bowls in the Monday and Wednesday Men's leagues and the Friday Mixed Doubles league, all at Kiamesha Lanes. Ed's present average is 211 in the Monday league.
His team mates on the Monday Men's league team sponsored by Jeff Bank include Mickey Lake, Walter Koskey and Rick Lake. Ed noted that all the strikes were in the pocket except for one that was a little high.
Lake is single and is employed as a Foreman for Green's Demolition. He comes from a well known Sullivan County bowling family with brother Ricky Lake and mother Joan Lake.