USBC New Red, White and Blue Lane Pattern Conditions
June 16, 2009 by Bowl 900
Filed under Bowling News
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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2009 Storm USBC Silver Level Coaches
April 21, 2009 by Bowl 900
Filed under Bowling Facts
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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