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A roster of more than 30 of the world’s top bowling stars, including the finalists in the PBA Women’s and Senior World Championships, were a part of the grand finale weekend, concluding the five-week World Series of Bowling at historic Thunderbowl Lanes in suburban Detroit.
Thunderbowl’s Arena Bay, originally built nearly 50 years ago to showcase the ill-fated National Bowling League, came full circle as the site for six ESPN television events. The talented cast of players will make their ESPN television appearances over a span of seven consecutive weeks beginning Sunday, Oct. 25, at 1 p.m. ET.
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Roto Grip is excited to announce the collegiate teams that they have chosen to sponsor for the upcoming 2009-2010 season. “We are excited about our continued involvement in collegiate bowling.” said Roger Noordhoek, Brand Manager. “At Roto Grip we pride ourselves on supporting teams from all around the country and many prestigious collegiate tournaments as well.” This year’s lineup is;
• University of Nevada Las Vegas
• Washington State University
• University of Nebraska Omaha Women
• Monmouth University
• Michigan State University
• Florida State University Women
• University of Wisconsin Whitewater
• Robert Morris College
• Wright State University
UNLV, WSU, UNO, Monmouth, Florida State and Robert Morris will be sponsored for their second year with Roto Grip. Michigan State University, University of Wisconsin Whitewater, and Wright State University are joining Roto Grip for the first time this year. “We are excited to have Roto Grip as our partner again this year.” Commented University of Nebraska Omaha coach Doug Ullman. “Roto Grip, its staff and equipment have helped our program make huge strides, and we look forward to seeing what the partnership this year brings.”
Along with sponsoring these teams Roto Grip is also proud to announce their continued sponsorship of the Roto Grip Keystone Quaker Classic Tournament. “Fred & Patrick Polash put on a great event, and this will be our 6th year in Allentown.” commented Roger Noordhoek. Roto Grip will also be sponsoring the Eagles NAIA Baker Challenge hosted by Robert Morris, and the Rebel Classic hosted by UNLV. Keep an eye out for more information on these tournaments and we look forward to seeing you there.
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Locations:
August 2 – 6
Taylor Lanes
24800 Eureka Road, Taylor, MI 48180
August 7 – September 6, 2009
Thunderbowl Lanes
4200 Allen Rd, Allen Park, MI 48101
All tournament entries available on June 1, 2009
Motor city open
N/A for Open Events
8/2-6/2009
Cheetah Championship
Lumber Liquidators PBA TQR: 8/8/09
8/10-12/09
Viper championship
Lumber Liquidators PBA TQR: 8/9/09
PBA Women’s Series TQR: 8/13/09
8/14-16/09
Chameleon Championship
Lumber Liquidators PBA TQR: 8/9/09
PBA Women’s Series TQR: 8/13/09
8/18-20/09
Scorpion championship
Lumber Liquidators PBA TQR: 8/22/09
PBA Women’s Series TQR: 8/22/09
8/23-25/09
Shark Championship
Lumber Liquidators PBA TQR: 8/22/09
PBA Women’s Series TQR: 8/22/09
8/27-29/09
PBA World championship
N/A for Open Events
8/30/09-9/4/09
Women’s world championship
N/A for Open Events
8/30/09-9/4/09
pba senior world championship
N/A for Open Events
8/30/09-9/4/09
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2009 Tournament Details
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Competition Dates
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Friday, June 12 and Saturday, June 13
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Television
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Network |
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Times (Shows) |
| Sun., June 21 |
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ESPN |
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1:30 – 2:00 p.m., 4:30 – 5:00 p.m. ET |
| Sun., June 28 |
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ESPN |
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1 – 3 p.m. ET (4) |
| Sun., July 5 |
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ESPN |
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1 – 3:30 p.m. ET (5) |
| Sun., July 12 |
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ESPN |
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1 – 3 p.m. ET (4) |
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Tickets
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The United States Bowling Congress plans to introduce a new series of lane conditions for certified competition. The group of patterns is designed to provide bowlers a better description for the difficulty of traditional “house” conditions.
As part of the plan, leagues and tournaments will have the option of using oil patterns falling into USBC Red, White or Blue condition categories. USBC Red pattern will be the most forgiving condition, USBC White will be more challenging and USBC Blue will be the most difficult of the new “house” conditions. USBC Sport Bowling conditions will continue to be the most challenging level of oil patterns.
“We know that lane conditions have a tremendous impact on the sport,” USBC Vice President-National Governing Body Neil Stremmel said. “House shots can be very easy or reasonably challenging. Knowing the difficulty of the condition helps build credibility for the sport and adds a new fun element for bowlers.”
The new condition categories are scheduled for testing later this year in cooperation with the Bowling Proprietors’ Association of America. The conditions should be available for tournament use in spring 2010 and for the fall 2010 league season.
“This program can provide proprietors an excellent marketing tool to attract and maintain league bowlers,” BPAA President Jim Sturm said. “Red, White and Blue can be used like stepping stones to progressively increase a bowler’s interest in the competitive side of the sport. We are eager to test the program and hear feedback from customers and proprietors.”
Use of the USBC Red, White and Blue conditions will be completely optional and the patterns will be available for download at no cost.
“A primary goal of the project is to make the USBC Red, White and Blue conditions easy for bowlers to understand and proprietors to utilize,” Stremmel said. “The industry’s lane machine manufacturers have been extremely supportive in making sure this program will work for nearly any center wanting to participate.”
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Storm Products, Inc. Silver Level Coaching Staff Members
Brigham City, UT– Storm Products, Inc. manufacturer of high performance bowling equipment is pleased to announce the Silver Level Certification of several staff members.
Recently fourteen sales and staff members from Storm attended a 3-day conference to complete all the requirements for USBC Silver Level Coaching. This advanced level training taught our staff member such skills as:
· Building a bowling arsenal
· Advanced lane adjustment
· Video Analysis
· Matching ball surfaces to lane conditions
“Coaching is an integral part of Storm Products. We are proud to have all of our sales staff and many of our pro staff as certified USBC Silver Level Coaches.” said VP of Sales and Marketing Hank Boomershine.
Those successfully completing this training are:
Dave Symes Hank Boomershine
Roger Noordhoek Tim Mack
Ernest Goedicke Tyler Jensen
Peter Somoff Chris Sand
Victor Marion Jim Callahan
Wes Pye Lee Upp
Wes Malott Ralph Solan
About Storm Products Inc.
Storm Products Inc. is a leading manufacturer and marketer of high performance bowling equipment, featuring the Storm and Roto Grip brand names. For more information please visit stormbowling.com
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The 2008-09 PBA Player Of The Year race came down to the final week of the tour as many thought it would. Wes Malott entered the final week with a slim margin over Norm Duke and Chris Barnes. Wes bowled well all week but finished just outside of the cut while Barnes and Duke finished as the number three and number one qualifiers respectively. Barnes was taken out by Mike Scroggins in the Semi-finals by the score of 200-199. Scroggins then moved on to defeat Duke by the score of 191-173 and Malott was crowned PBA Player Of The Year.
Wes recently sat down with Storm Products’ Multi-media Director, Louie Wemett.
Louie Wemett – Well, first of all, how does it feel? What a thrill…PBA Player of the Year.
Wes Malott – It really hasn’t sunk in yet. The race went right down to the last frame. I was headed to the airport when I got the news from Parker Bohn. He called me and told me I was Player of the Year. When Chris (Barnes) left the solid 8 to lose to Mike Scroggins, I thought to myself, “maybe it’s meant to be.”
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Brigham City, UT– Storm Products, Inc. manufacturer of high performance bowling equipment is pleased to announce a new partnership with See Your Game®.
This partnership will bring the experience and skills of Storm coaching staff and vast PBA staff members to bowler’s nationwide. “At Storm we pride ourselves in being “The Bowlers Company” and our partnership with See Your Game allows us the opportunity to reach out to even more bowlers” said VP of Sales and Marketing Hank Boomershine.
See your game was founded in 2000 and has been an integral part of a variety of events such as golf tournaments, photo opportunities and trade shows. Boomershine commented “this video technology and its applications are endless, and we look forward to introducing it to the bowling world.”
“Storm is very excited to introduce this new software to all bowlers and coaches. This software can help take a bowlers game to the championship level” said Dale Niemela Storm Events and Marketing Coordinator. This state of the art software allows Storm’s coaching staff to send previous lessons via e-mail 24/7 to bowlers. These e-mails will include video and detailed commentary that allows bowlers to compare their timing and styles to current Storm Pro Staff members such as: Norm Duke, Peter Weber, Ryan Shafer and Rhino Page.
About Storm Products Inc.
Storm Products Inc. is a leading manufacturer and marketer of high performance bowling equipment, featuring the Storm and Roto Grip brand names. For more information please visit stormbowling.com or call 1-800-369-4402.
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Brigham City, UT—Storm Products, Inc. today announced the winners of the Virtual in Vegas tournament. The grand prize winner of the four week virtual tournament is Mrs. Patricia Ledford of Atlanta, GA.
The Virtual in Vegas event is an online tournament in which bowlers could compete nationwide with the new Storm Virtual Gravity™ bowling ball for a chance at over $10,000 in cash and prizes. The Virtual Gravity™ is the latest high performance release by Storm Products. Bowlers purchasing a Virtual Gravity™ were eligible for this unique tournament, and participants posted their scores on virtualtournamnets.com.
The top 5 qualifiers from each of the 4 weeks then competed for the grand prize of $2,500 in cash, airfare and hotel accommodations to Las Vegas, NV., tickets for the USBC Masters Pro Am, match play, TV finals, and dinner with Storm PBA pro staff.
“I really love bowling” said Patricia “it’s a sport the whole family can enjoy and do together.” Patricia bowled a 649 series (216, 225, 208) with her Virtual Gravity ™ to win the grand prize.
“To help me calm down my husband, Dwayne, made a small bet with me” Patricia commented “we would have a few practice games, if he won I would make him breakfast in bed at 6:00 every day for a month, if I won he would clean the house for a month”.
Congratulations to Patricia and all those that participated in the Virtual in Vegas tournament. Remaining top five winners are listed below.
2nd Place- Michael Leonard
$500 CASH, Virtual Gravity polo shirt, Virtual Gravity towel, (one ball) of the next Master Line release, 3-ball tournament bag, and (one) ball of their choice (Fire line and below).
3rd Place- David Schoen
$250 CASH, Virtual Gravity polo shirt, Virtual Gravity towel, (one ball) of the next Master Line release, and 3-ball tournament bag.
4th Place- Brian Hall
$150 CASH, Virtual Gravity polo shirt, Virtual Gravity towel, (one ball) of the next Master Line release.
5th Place- Willie Klein and John VanDrie
$100 CASH, Virtual Gravity polo shirt and Virtual Gravity towel.
6th – 10th place- Will receive a Virtual Gravity polo shirt.
11th – 20th place- Will receive Virtual Gravity towel.
About Storm Products Inc.
Storm Products, Inc. is a leading manufacturer and marketer of high performance bowling equipment, featuring the Storm and Roto Grip brand names. For more information please visit stormbowling.com or call 1-800-369-4402.
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Although they may sound similar, a bowling lane and a bowling alley are different things. A bowling alley, consisting of several parts, is the space used for bowling. One of those parts, and probably the most important, is the bowling lane.
A bowling lane is the long plane where a bowling ball rolls towards the pins. Usually, the lane consists of long wooden boards. These boards are joined together to form a lane 75 feet long and 3.5 feet wide. The wooden plane is very smooth. Bowling lane constructors smooth each wooden board before and after they connect them together. Afterwards, they put smoothing chemicals on the surface of the lane, and also use polishing techniques. The lane also has measurements on its surface, indicated with paint.
Beside the lane, on both sides, are the gutters. When a player manages to put his or her ball in the gutter, the shit is considered a miss. Gutters are 60 feet in length, beginning from the foul line to the pins. They are usually made of rubber or plastic. Just outside the gutters are the borders which separate one bowling lane from another.
At the end of the lane, facing the player is the bowling wall. The bowling wall is where the logo of the bowling center and other advertisements are placed. Just behind this wall is the bowling machine, one of the most important parts of a bowling alley.
The bowling machine places and rearranges the pins as well as retrieving and returning the ball back to the player. While the bowling machine is automatic, it is still supervised by a bowling center personnel. After every shot, the bowling machine returns the ball to the player on the other end of the lane via kinetic energy, through a tunnel. A ball-sorting mechanism is at the end of the tunnel and it sorts the balls that are being returned by the machine.
Finally, the scores are placed on monitors located above the lanes so the players can see them clearly. The scores are updated automatically via a computer, which calculates the scores based on the number of pins hit and still standing.
The game data is calculated by a computer and displayed on monitors located above the lane for the players to see. The players also have seats and a table at the end of the bowling alley. A rack with extra bowling balls is usually placed beside the seats.
Want to learn more about bowling alley equipment…
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2009 Tournament Details
