Schlitz Bowling

So, out landscaping boss was down the shore this week and you know what they say, "When the cat's away the mice will drink Schlitz Light during lunch and take long breaks" During lunch on thursday, after we had knocked back a few brewskies, Rich began to flick a tin foil ball at a rack of 6 slightly crushed Schlitz cans in an attempt to knock them over. Thus, Schlitz bowling (or Schlitzing) was born.

In Schlitz bowling, 6 slightly crushed cans of Schlitz are set up in a formation similar to the pins at a bowling alley. The tin foil ball must be the same distance as that between your thumb and forefinger when fully extended (6-9 inches). You then flick the tin foil ball at the cans in an attempt to knock them all over. Knocking all the cans over on the first shot is known as a Schlitz (simlar to a strike). If you fail to Schiltz then you get another shot to knock over the remainder of the cans. The remaining cans are NOT reracked, you must shoot at them as they stand after your first shot (already knocked down cans are to be removed from play). After this second shot the frame is over. Scoring is done the same way as in bowling, with the two turns after a Schlitz being counted for double and one turn after a spare being counted for double. Game is played to 10 frames and in the last frame if you get a strike or a spare you get an extra turn.

A perfect game would result in a score of 180.

The first ever Schlitzing championship was held on thursday immediatly after its inception. The three players all from Hometown Landscaping were myself, Rich Palmer, and Kevin "I'm not sure what his last name is by I know it means windowmaker in German." After a grueling game in which all three competitors exchanged the lead, I ended up coming from behind in the last from to become the official schlitz bowling champion.