A/V Geeks Lunch 9-17

so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so hello everybody i'm skip alzheimer and welcome to the av geeks lunchtime streaming show where we watch old 16 millimeter films and that last film was uh from coronet films it's part of their stock collection where they would shoot a bunch of footage for a project and they would keep all the outs so that they could use them in future uh films that they shot um so this is part of a big batch of films that we got from them last august uh 14 pallets of reels of film that i'm scanning today so there you go um there was a lot of joking about corniness and corn uh here's another film about the power of plants enjoy [Music] the mysteries of nature are fascinating thousands of books have been written in an effort to explain these mysteries and the man who can best explain them is of course our friend with the encyclopedic mind mr john kieran right now mr kieran is in his library with paul milford his next-door neighbor let's listen john i had an argument with my wife today have some lilies of the valley and i wasn't in favor of it and she didn't like it well what if you can swell into the valley paulie beautiful flowers well i agree with you they are beautiful but uh they're so delicate and i'm afraid they couldn't stand my wife's nuts so delicate gardening ah i wouldn't worry about that paul ali pushed themselves up through layer after layer of heavy tinfoil this i have to see john well paul you'd be amazed at the power of tiny plants they push slowly but they push firmly that's another one of the myth of nature now we're going to see a demonstration of the power in plants come to think of it every growing plant is a power plant now you take these sunflowers here's one of them blossoming very quickly before your eyes here through time-lapse photography that would take days and out in the sun but here it happens very quickly well it takes power to hold those uh big sunflower heads up in the air on those stalks and uh let's see where this power comes from the wind blows them about and the rain pelts down on them but still they stand up we'll cut down through this stalk and see what does it the center is hollow that saves material but the outer rim is made of stiff fibers those are very strong and that's how this plant manages to stand up as we saw it now this waving field of grain or grass may lift six and a half tons of water in a single day in the growing season that takes power to lift all that water and it takes power to hold all the wood in in great trees uh there may be tons of wood in a tall tree take power to hold it up there here's a plant fiber we attach the upper part to a clamp and [Music] tie a platform to the bottom and we'll put some weights on that platform and see just how much strength how much power there is in what looks like a tender plant fiber now there's 2 and 2 10 pounds 4 and 4 tenth pounds five and a half pounds and it's only at five and a half pounds that that plant fiber starts to tear and break now we take a cup of wire and subject it to the same test that's 2 and 2 10 pounds 4 and 4 10 pounds and there goes the copper wire and i'll bet you thought that the copper wire was much the stronger now in addition to standing on their own feet the plants have uh other ways of applying power and helping themselves they run out tendrils of this kind and they cling to poles or trellises that we put up for them this is a melon vine and to carry its heavy fruits it needs a good deal of uh power to cling to supports in this case it's a heavy melon which is being held up by those tendrils and also where it joins the main trunk of the very strong stem of further application of power implant there's a stone being lifted by [Music] that are being planted you know they're very small we cover them over pat them down by telling them to be good now then when the seeds germinate you get an idea of the power when you see the way they lift the earth that was pounded down over them this time lapse photography has its humorous aspects of cause now there are germinating seeds in that uh pot there and we put a sheet of glass on it and you notice how the seedlings as they arise you just lift that glass off very easily and a dance of triumph over this exhibition of their power we put weights on the glass still doesn't do any good [Music] the plants have too much power this case you'd almost think they had some intelligence too they shove the the weights off first and then go to work on the glass [Music] these are lilies of the valley we'll pull up docks there and see how many layers of dead leaves that pushed through when it first poked its nose up out of the ground there's one two three there's one on the underside four five six layers of leaves that it poked through when it first came up out of the ground that was was subjected to another test we'll put five layers of tin foil over those shoots of lilies of the valley five and we'll see if then fight their way through that in time in this case we are taking a picture every hour for 60 days and you'll see the result here in less than a minute well now you see the shoots of the lily of the valley are poking through five layers of tin foil proving that lily of the valley is really a very strong armed girl looks like a birthday cake now it looks like a luxurious bit of asparagus we could use some hollandaise sauce but toward the end here it takes on the full flowering view of the lilia valley and you can put it in the ready-to-wear department now this tree gives off water at a tremendous rate a tree a big tree may give off 400 quarts of water in a day and all that water is drawn up out of the ground that takes power and the water is given off through the leaves there may be a hundred thousand leaves on a tree so we enclose this leaf under glass and as it gives off its water the water condenses on the glass now to prove the part uh power of a growing plant we put this growing plant in a tube and let its root go down into a tube full of water and the water is based on a column of mercury now as the plant draws water up out of the tube the mercury the rising mercury shows how the water is being lifted by the growing plant above we'll pour some mercury into a youtube that's mercury that you see bubbling down there and we'll take the open end of that tube on the right hand side there and apply it to a stalk of a growing plant now that growing plant has a root in the ground in the soil there that pot and it is drawing water up out of that soil and as the water is pulled into the right hand uh column it forces the mercury down in the center column and the other mercury rises in the left hand column proving lifting power of that growing plant now here's a further demonstration of the power of growing plants these are germinating peonies glass jars we'll fill them up with water seal them to make them watertight and air tight and watch the power applied as the germinating seeds grow inside well there's the first one down there goes another one they'll all go in time you couldn't get a higher casualty rate in here if you rolled a bowling ball right down the middle and you know it takes power to roll a bowling ball along there's another way of applying power in the plant world this is a daughter a daughter is a parasitic plant it looks like something very thin and tender of course these waving uh tendrils here looking like snakes or worms or something uh are acting that way because of time-lapse photography it's a very slow process in nature but here we speed it up for your convenient a lifeblood so remember when you're talking about tender plants in the future to be very careful about some of them because they have a lot of force and can apply it and that ends the trip paul but next week we'll find ourselves exploring things in a far far different place through the kaleidoscope quoting john mays field we can drive over the earth swim under the sea or fly in the eagles secrecy and guess where the hidden comets be that's the wonderful thing about my kaleidoscope paul you never know where we'll turn up next yeah so that um narrator he does a couple of other films that i have in that series and i don't know if these were made for early television or just general distribution but yeah he wings it with the narration um has a real uh i don't know like i have other films that are narrated by similar folks that kind of this folksy down to earth knowledgeable but also um you know trying to talk to the common man type of thing so that's why you have that really strange um kind of made it seemingly made up narration um all right so this next film that we have set up is in beautiful color unfortunately it's beautiful color of cuts of beef so i'm just gonna say i know some of you are vegan or vegetarian um for the next 12 minutes uh there's gonna be footage of beef there's not gonna be footage of cows being slaughtered but there's gonna be footage of the results of cows being slaughtered so here's your best beef bye so okay there's nothing quite like the taste of beef a thick juicy steak perfectly cooked succulent enough to satisfy anyone's palate every bite is a real experience at eating and each morsel a treasure the neighbors are also having a backyard cookout for some reason their steaks don't look quite as good they seem tough and dried out they don't seem to taste as good no one really wants a steak like this well except the dog that is why did this housewife buy beef that didn't please her family while this one selected delicious steaks for her family the answer is easy she knows how to buy beef she doesn't but why do you have to know how to buy beef well americans eat nearly every pound of beef produced in this country so there are all kinds of beef on the market from the highest to the lowest quality it's all government inspected wholesome and nutritious but a difference in quality means a difference in flavor and tenderness quality is the main difference between this and this the first mistake this homemaker made wasn't looking for too big a bargain she didn't know that the wording in some advertisements can be misleading for example choice quality does not necessarily mean usda choice meat here's that choice quality special she bought they are thin lean and red she's heard it's important to buy lean red meat she thought they would cook quicker and give everyone a bigger piece he got a bigger piece several in fact a quick course on how to select the best in beef can keep the same mistake from happening again first of all high quality and good prices very often go together many of the best stores try to encourage regular customers by offering high quality beef at reasonable prices every day of the week and they age it properly to ensure a better taste and tenderness there are several things that determine quality in beef marbling age of the animal at the time of the slaughter and color and texture here's some beef that's nearly ideal but if you can't find exactly what you want ring for the butcher many american choppers tend to have their beef cut too thin thinking it will go farther actually though a pound of thick cut beef will weigh more after cooking than the same weight of a thinner slice that's because the thick cut loses less juice during cooking it will taste better too you also need just enough outside fat to hold the shape of the beef and keep it from drying out while it's being aged stored and cooked marbling refers to the flecks of fat interspersed throughout the meat it adds juiciness taste and tenderness to the beef the smaller the flecks and the more evenly distributed they are the better the beef most of the flavor and aroma comes from the fact a solid red piece of meat won't have as much taste if the color is rich in red and the texture is fine smooth and firm then it's good eating beef a lower quality piece of beef is dark coarse and watery looking the united states department of agriculture does a lot to help you select the kind of beef you like best they do this by grading beef carcasses for quality at the request of the packer young well marble beef like this earns the usda prime grade it costs a little more but it's worth it because the beef comes from animals bred for highest quality and fed properly for taste and tenderness another reason usda prime may cost slightly more is that usually more fat must be trimmed off to get acceptable retail cuts but when you buy usda prime you know you're getting the best this steak the next highest grade is usda choice so is this one but look at the difference in quality that's why you need to know your beef and where to buy it usda choice is offered by most good supermarkets it has less marbling than usda prime but it is good tasting and tender the third usda grade is good some of this beef is suitable for broiling but most all usda good cuts should be cooked with moist heat to make them tender also there is less marbling so it lacks the juiciness and flavor most of us want these four cuts range from prime to high choice low choice and good so once you've selected some tender thick juicy steaks the next step is to cook them and proper cooking is just as important to the taste of beef as proper selection um when the coals are gray arrange them evenly about an inch apart to prevent flare up have the steaks at room temperature and arrange them on the grill keep them three or four inches from the coals and cook about 10 minutes per side for a medium done one and a half inch thick steak you can get the same tasty results with a broiler on your kitchen range cooking time is about the same 10 or 11 minutes per inch of thickness you'll be delighted with the mouth-watering results if you've remembered to buy the best in beef high quality usda choice or prime from a market that ages it correctly and cuts it thick and if you cook it properly whether on an outdoor grill or in a gas or electric range then you'll come up with family pleasing results that just can't be beat my so oh yeah calvin productions i love it um you know calvin productions of course made a lot of those uh management films the alcoa management films that always end in a question uh for the manager to answer about working with women or working with problematic employees calvin also made a freeze-in which was a very ill-conceived laughing rip-off about kenmore freezers and um made a bunch of industrial films including making spoof industrial films um because they would do a workshop every year for filmmakers where they would go through and teach how to do industrial filmmaking and every year they would have a spoof um your name here is one of them um it's pretty great and we've shown it on here um it's time to watch something that i have set up on the oh i always get this wrong on the telecity behind me uh telecity is a device that we use to transfer film to video and most of what we've seen thus far has been stuff i already transferred earlier but i like to pull stuff off the shelf that we haven't seen and watch it live so this next film is shelter i believe it's the third edition encyclopedia britannica had a very long history of making educational films uh and actually acquired films from other companies uh from the 20s from the 30s i think 40s irby is one of them and eastman teaching films and then they just made them into encyclopedia britannica films so you'll get third versions or fourth versions whereas cornet you might get a third version because they didn't really get started until the late 40s so here is shelter enjoy farms towns suburbs cities many different communities with many different kinds of shelters people everywhere need shelter shelter for work shelter for learning for sports for entertainment and for shopping but the most important shelter to nearly all of us is our home we live in different kinds of homes people didn't always live in homes as we know them today in the beginning when people still roamed the land and hunted for their food their need for shelter was simple a tree a cave even a snow bank could offer some protection at least for a while as people learn to grow their own food they also settled in one location with materials that were close at hand some reeds some sticks and usually with mud they built permanent shelter as people learn to work together they learn to live together with the development of communities came larger and more varied buildings the egyptians were among the first to build great palaces and pyramids the greeks who learned from the egyptians taught the romans who in turn added a touch of their own as the roman empire grew so did trade trade brought wealth it sometimes brought war to protect themselves against being attacked some wealthy landowners built strong castles surrounded with thick stone walls soon villages flourish nearby now if there was an attack the castle could offer protection and safety for everyone as villages grew into towns and towns became walled cities living conditions sometimes became difficult and crowded with the discovery of america there were families who left their homes in europe to look for a better life in the new world the early settlers in america didn't have the conveniences we all take for granted as they moved west to the open prairie they saw indians some of whom lived in tp villages the first permanent shelter these settlers had was usually made of sod the only building material that was available where forests stretched over the land early pioneers built log cabins for years all work had to be done by hand today trees are harvested with powerful machines at the mill logs are cut into boards they are peeled for plywood some are chipped to make many of the materials we use to build our houses today we need much more than just wood to build our homes there is sand to make concrete and glass clay to make bricks crude oil for shingles for plastics for pipes sealers and for paints there is iron for steel and nails copper for electric wiring and aluminum for gutters and siding hey there's my dad hi kids hi dad hello you sure have lots of new stuff here go ahead karen that's really good yeah but it isn't like those you've got well in a way it is you see no matter what you're going to build you first need an idea of what you want and then what you want it to look like when the building has been designed floor plans and construction plans are made so that you can build one house or many of them from the same plant when you've decided where you want your house to be built the land is surveyed and the ground is prepared for the foundation with a solid foundation the sides of the house go in place carpenters construct the frame of the house the roof is finished bricks are laid for strength and protection plumbers install pipes for water others build ducts for heating and for air conditioning electricians wire the house other workers install insulation to help save energy walls are constructed all finishing is completed before painters give everything a bright protective coat and there it is your new house wow well it takes a lot more time than that to put a house together boy it should look like you're drawing yeah when can we move in not until we connect the utilities utilities yeah how are you going to cook dinner without water yes and operate all the other appliances then the sewers have to be connected refuse has to be collected all kinds of services have to be supplied by the community before we can live in the house people choose homes for their families because of where they want to live and work in farm areas where land is needed for crops and animals people live far from their neighbors small towns often provide many of the farmers needs some people who work in large cities choose to live in suburbs communities that have grown up nearby other people prefer to live in cities sometimes in houses or in apartments where many families may live in one building but new kinds of shelter are needed to meet new needs special designs and building materials are needed to save energy energy from the sun will help us light heat and cool our homes whatever types of shelter there may be in the future shelter will always be a basic need i am i'm gonna rewind it a little bit so these i guess are futuristic structures at the end this is the future looks like this film was made by somebody else so the future future's all about monorails um i'm just gonna go ahead and say it the future is monorails and i don't know where that is but it's hooking up to a hyatt regency um encyclopedia britannica was based in chicago or it still is based in chicago actually um when i was in chicago about a month ago i actually didn't know it but i actually went past uh where they are based um the mercantile building um but uh no that's not a disney world monorail uh somebody just kind of put that out there okay dearborn michigan okay i'm gonna stop reading comments and i'm going to appear back on the screen and say thank you to mitch and james for the coffee um it's very much appreciated as today i tipped over an entire cup of coffee um it was placed precariously on the edge of a desk and then tipped over um and uh so i don't have all my coffee that i need to operate today so i'm amazed i'm able to get away with what i'm able to get away with all right so we watched films about shelters uh this is a film about um empty and abandoned shelters uh this is ghost towns of the gold road enjoy not a single thoroughfare has witnessed more dauntless courage heartbreak or romance than the gold road of california for this was the highway of high adventure the path of the 49ers the gold wasn't a road it was a turn it was the american river tumbling through the bridges of the sierras offering golden treasures in one spot snuffing out lives in another it was the giant redwoods the olden things in the world guarding the entrance to the mariposa farm a reminder to those of the first great migration in american history the gold road was made of the huge straight of glistening courts like this offering fortunes to the first men who would swing a pick into the end of the rainbow and when the gold was gone they left to seek newer richer fields leaving in their wake the ghost towns of the gold rose the gold road led through such towns as big old flats which had many blacksmith shops and alma devices with big oak flat also boated a relay depot for the famed wells fargo express almost every stream had great water wheels along the shoreline to feed the sluice boxes of the miners some of these wheels are still standing as reminders of the past the eternal silence of the virgin forest high in the sierra nevadas was broken by the noisy woodsman chopping trees to be used as shoring timbers for the mines and for the towns and cities which sprang up in isolated creeks and canyons the gold road with a raw direct way of life for instance an alleged horse thief was taken from this cell and hanged later it was discovered that someone else had stolen the horse and the unlucky victim's grave was decorated with the epitaph by mistake the joke's not it was here too that a minister presented the lynching of at least one innocent person who was suspected of trying to set the town on fire the parson proves that the man was only trying to light his pipe it was the untamed boom town of rough and ready this was run by one man who would greet the stagecoach register the guest distribute the mail pour the drinks and deal the cards a toll was charged from this very house upon every man woman and child for the privilege of passing through the town when the united states marshal challenged their authority the citizens threatened to secede from the newer states of rough and ready the now quiet village of placerville was once the liveliest and wildest town along the gold road and bore the name of hangtown bands of outlaws virtually took over almost outnumbering the lawful citizens this sort of shotgun was carried by the stagecoach guard on the hang town to virginia city run and these notches on its handle are proof that it was used many times to protect the gold shipment finally every townsman went armed with a six gun lynchings became a daily routine and thus hangtown got its name but the gold road saw activities other than lynchings and floggings panning and sluicing it saw john m studebaker one of the early settlers of hangtown start a fortune by making a wheelbarrow this is the original of many wheelbarrows which studebaker built for the miners during his stay in hangtown he stuck to his trade instead of mining for gold the money he made from building wheelbarrows later enabled him to open his wagon and buggy factory at south bend indiana with the same foresight that studebaker showed when he opened his little wheelbarrow shop he later saw the possibilities of the horseless carriage and began the manufacture of the automobile which still bears his name in 1851 two years after the first gold strike on the yuba river more than ten thousand miners were working and living in an area less than three miles square this amazing growth was due to rich surface deposits gold was everywhere the miners were so ruthless in their search that even the streets of nevada city were torn up one prospector tried to stake the main street as his claim as the wealth of nevada city increased the tents and cabins which housed the miners were replaced by large and important looking houses this amazing transformation was paid for by gold from these mines which extended in every direction since many of these gold rush homes were built by men of little culture they followed no architectural pattern and only rivaled each other in their size often a man would enlarge his home by building another close by and connecting it by means of a balcony or a stairway although most of these homes are in ruins today their windows once were draped with fine curtains and they were ablaze with light while outside and the rumble of wagon wheels as an endless train of hopeful settlers moved westward in 1859 history was made in this office the sayers examined a piece of ore which marked the discovery of the fabulous comstock load one of the world's greatest gold strikes many houses in nevada city were built of stone or adobe with heavy iron doors to protect them from fire it was thought that stone and iron would make the buildings fire proof until three men made the mistake of staying indoors during a blaze when the fire had burned itself out it was discovered the brick walls and iron door had made a perfect oven and the men had been roasted alive north san juan was founded by a dutchman given a spanish name and settled largely by germans and irish these few scattered buildings scarcely suggest that this city once boasted a population of 20 000 people in this old firehouse is an ancient hose cart on the day it arrived a holiday was declared and several thousand people joined in the celebration to the proud miners garlanded with flowers and carried through the streets of the town here as in the other towns of this area architecture was ornate and expensive hand wrought iron railings were used extensively one of the earliest mining camps was the nearby city of auburn after the first gold strikes in 1848 hordes of miners and adventurers poured into the camp and a city of fifteen thousand sprang up in an election of 1850 auburn became the seat of sutter county five roads led into auburn and they all ended at main street there in the saloons such as the union bar the stage drivers mule skinners and teamsters stopped to wash the trail dust from the throat not far from auburn is the bailey house of pilot hill alexander bailey spent a fortune to make it one of the finest hotels in the west and it became the showplace of the district strangely enough jackass hill was probably the cultural center of california live billy gillis served truthful james and bret hart's famous story tennessee's partner where the gold road twisted and turned along mountainous crest there occurred the greatest single tragedy of that era high on donner patch is this monument where 44 out of 85 members of the donner party perished from cold and hunger while the survivors huddled together in true cabins built on the flats when the spring saws released the snowbound prisoners the nation was shocked to hear of their face but countless thousands of other hopefuls immediately set out to follow the same trail because it led to california's goals so donner pass tahoe and donner lake with its shimmering jewel-like beauty took their place along with the remains and ruins of the mining camps ghost towns of the gold road uh so that production company symbol maservy i can't i'm not trying to pronounce that anyways they did a lot of uh um they did date with your family and they did some other sponsored films about etiquette and things along those lines and this i believe was a tv series it was pitches a tv series i have other films in this collection um anyways got another film set up for the telecini this is uh part two of what we saw yesterday the golden years was about uh the new brunswick golden bowling equipment and this one is made for people who want to bowl and it's teaching the it's written on the can fundamentals of bowling i don't know what the title is um the title was clipped off so here it is let me change the title fundamentals of bowling i know you guys love hearing somebody type here it is enjoy people prefer the three-hole ball the general rule is use the ball that feels the fit must be slims off your fingers easily when you release it yes both snug and loose and there's a very precise way to check the fit of a ball with your thumb find the proper thumb hole and the other holes will correspond the proper thumb hole is the one that's a little bit on the large side remember that a little bit on the large side and now one last rule for selecting your ball the ball must not only fit your fingers it must also fit your grip you test that with your middle finger it should reach into the hole almost up to the if you want to be mathematical about it look at it this way the knuckle of the middle finger should extend about a quarter of an inch beyond the inner edge of the hole here's the final check if you can slip a pencil easily beneath your hand as it holds the ball then you've made the proper selection any looser or tighter grip than this means you've picked out the wrong ball once you get the right ball you can start to think of yourself as a boulder you've avoided one of the commonest mistakes made by the beginner and you can start to correct the second mistake ernie made remember his position at the start of the approach ernie has no idea of the part the stance plays in the game it's not used to sight the ball there's no use taking aim at the pins at this point and it's not for getting down on your mark this is no sprint relax take a firm grip on your ball let it rest easily in your other hand back on your heels a little more get comfortable how do you feel now really relaxed then that's the stance for you a shorter man might prefer a half crouch it gives him better control over the ball when he starts his swing there's the stands for johnny and this is the one for ruth these three are the most common stances used in bowling the beginner ought to try all three to find out which for him is the most relaxed and comfortable hold it roof or you'll be running into the same mistake that ernie made the most important part of the game the approach ernie's poor approach brought him into this position the purpose of the approach is to get the ball rhythmically into motion so that it can do the rest of the job on its own remember you're not throwing the ball at a target you're simply putting it into motion the ball will do the rest a graceful rhythmic swing is the best way to put a bowling ball into motion 10 to 12 feet behind the foul line is where you take your stance you can use any number of steps to cover this distance but most people find that one two three four steps are the best with each step there's a corresponding swing of the hand the action of the hand and feet are coordinated they work together as a team do this a number of times with a skilled player there's no better way of beginning to feel the rhythm of hand and feet working together now let's see what happens with each step with the first step of the right foot the ball should be pushed forward ernie's wrong here that's better the ball's well forward now ready for a smooth and easy downswing step two that's a little too far the ball should be at its lowest point correct the ball is ready to begin its backswing the arm and wrist are straight body well balanced third step exactly right the ball is at the highest point of the backswing left arm out for balance the last step number four a slide but the arm and wrist should remain straight that's it keep that arm straight as the ball comes forward for delivery try it again foot first ball extended the left foot starts forward ball at lowest point right foot out as ball reaches peak of backswing the ball starts down in a smooth pendulum swing it carries the bowler into a slide nicely done no use watching how many pins you hit will be coming to that soon enough try another approach this is the important part putting all those steps together in one smooth flexion there now you have it and now that you do have it practice it you don't need a bowling alley for that you can use any street on the way from school or the hallway at home remember the more you practice those four steps the sooner you can forget about them they'll become as natural to you as any other habit and you'll be all set to clear up the last few big mistakes that ernie made these were made together in the delivery and the follow through the ball is always delivered onto the alley at the same point to tell you how to get there let's bring johnny back to where he started johnny's left foot is standing on an imaginary line that's drawn from the head pin right down the middle of the alley draw that line for yourself always set your left foot on it when you take your stance that's your start and here's your finish you want to know where here is you see that it's an area about five to seven inches from the right gutter and 10 to 14 inches in front of the foul line mark this distance from the gutter and the foul line your hand should be right above this intersection when it releases the ball and to finish here you must reach out to deliver the ball without your foot crossing the foul line remember your hand must reach out to deliver the ball mark this point in your mind let's see if you can find it no no hold it you can't hang on to the ball that long the release of the ball can't come either too late like this or too soon like this let it go always over the point of delivery let's check it another way with ruth that's exactly right and her position at the point of delivery is exactly right too shoulder square arm well forward body bent right foot back and up a little for good balance left knee slightly bent but the position of the hand needs special attention you remember that we selected our ball carefully for two reasons first to grip it comfortably second so we could release it smoothly the ball comes off the thumb first the thumb is on top then it rolls off the other fingers notice anything familiar about the position of that hand it's the handshake position in bowling the hand comes into this position when you're saying goodbye to the ball that's all there is to the follow through bring your arm straight forward to the point of delivery let the ball leave your hand in the handshake position pointing in the direction you want the ball to go what happens after that is up to you you can let your hand and arm go in any direction you want almost every bowler has a different style of completing his follow through once the hand comes straight forward and is left in the handshake position you can do as you please the ball is on its way where the ball goes depends on your aim and that's the importance of number six it's a method we call spot bowling everything that we've covered up to now has been for one purpose to get the ball into motion while we keep it under our complete control we need that control to aim it properly at the pins and the pins we're after are the 1-3 pins the most important pins in the set if the ball comes in between them into the 1-3 pocket you'll have the best chance of knocking down all the pins the distance from the foul line to that one three pocket is sixty feet that's a long way to aim a ball but once a line is established we can make it a lot simpler for ourselves if we aim for any spot on that line a straight ball will continue on to the place we want it to go this is the spot on the line that has been found most effective we're aiming for something that's only about fifteen feet away now instead of sixty it's like shortening the distance to your target by three quarters keep your eye on that spot ernie no use watching the pins now to see what happens that was your trouble when you approached you watched the pins instead of keeping your eyes glued to that spot keep them there until the ball passes over it spot bowling can make the game a lot simpler for you and though it's true you can never walk out on an alley and actually tape it up there's a way of marking the spot with your eye that's just about as good there's a point on every too bad she met and of course she'll miss the one three pocket the pins that are left standing are called spare leaves you bowl for them in almost the same way that you bowl for all ten pins stance approach delivery and follow-through are all the same your one change is the method of aiming the ball because the pins that are left standing might be in any part of the alley the spot that you've picked to hit the 1-3 pocket won't work naturally for these pins or for these a different method of aiming the ball must be used a basic rule is this always use as much of the playing surface of the alley as you over here you deliver your ball from the opposite side of the alley use as much of the playing surface of the alley as you can bowl from the opposite side of the alley always follow that rule and now you're on your own you've got the pins to yourself that long straight alley the ball and those six important fundamental points make sure that the ball you select is properly fitted to your grip and for safety remember pick it up this way hands to each side of the ball as you face the pins find the stance that is the most relaxed and comfortable develop a rhythmic approach that allows a sure control of the ball it's not speed that you're after it's control deliver the ball with an effortless swing letting the ball do the work through its own momentum don't throw the ball reach out and roll it on its way mark a spot and keep your eyes glued to that spot until the ball passes over it and though you may never win a championship or even get a prize you'll find out that you're headed down a hardwood highway that can lead to an awful lot of and then it just ends um so that's the thing about some of these films and this collection i got this film from buffalo public schools and so a lot of times the beginnings and the ends were shredded or were spliced out mostly because when someone doesn't know what thread a projector that's what gets damaged um you start playing the film and you're just you didn't thread it right you didn't have a loop and so it just shreds the sprockets and so are the the perps um so the film library instead of trying to repair them or replace the footage they just snipped it out um and so we don't know who made this film no idea we could maybe do some detective work and try to find out um but there's been many films that uh from this collection that they called it one thing and then i realized like oh i think i know this film and i look it up and it's like no it's a totally different title um so there you go uh thanks everybody for tuning in today and also thanks for all the new folks tuning in um the uh this is friday so i won't be here tomorrow or sunday but i will be back monday one o'clock and we'll have some more films to watch um because i have lots and lots and lots and lots of films i was going to show you the third compilation reel of cleo films that i have clio being the awards for tv commercials um but i realize it's a duplicate of the another reel that i've already shown starting off with that um volkswagen bus ad so i wasn't going to show you the same commercials again uh and these were i think compilation reels made by the clio organization and then they were distributed to libraries so people could watch these cool commercials from the i think that one was like 1968 is what we decided um but yeah um thanks again if you like what you saw hit like there's a like button i think somewhere hit that button also you can subscribe go to avgeeks.com and look at other shows that we put online and also buy dvds and finally you can buy us coffee at buy me a coffee dot com slash av geeks we don't go for expensive coffee so your coffee dollars will go a long way we do the best and i'm a blank drink pretty much low-level coffee low-level budget coffee and i don't i drink it black so it's all about the caffeine and that delicious burnt um coffee bean taste uh yeah but i'm blathering on so um we'll see everybody soon have a great weekend and we'll uh oh yeah and be safe please be safe um if you're not vaccinated get vaccinated and if you're out in the public wear mask too many people i know are getting coveted and some of them are actually getting sick and they're actually vaccinated 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