Mark Sabatine With The Brunswick $25,000Authority 22 Lane Machine
Syracuse Technician Is Key Man On PBA Tour
An important man behind the scenes in the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour is 50-year-old Mark Sabatine who hails from Syracuse, New York.
Mark is the PBA Lane Maintenance technician and brings to the table some 32 years in the bowling business.
Before coming to the National Tour this year Mark did the lanes 15 years for the PBA East Regionals. When he is not on tour he owns and operates his own business, Lane Doctor, servicing oiling machines throughout New York State and in his spare time he is a Radio Man/spotter in stock dirt modified automobile racing for one of the top dirt mods driver Steve Paine.
Mark noted that his time will now be reduced being the Radio Man for Paine because starting this year he is also going to do the lane maintenance for the PBA Senior Tour.
Mark is responsible for laying down 5 different PBA patters and their are also three different shots for the major tournaments.
In the recent U.S. Open (Major) at North Brunswick, NJ, Sabatine said the shot consisted of "more oil and more volume up front."
Mark pointed out that the PBA this year went to a different oil, ":which is more slicker and this oil holds up a lot better."
One of the most difficult areas for any lane maintenance man is getting the shot to be consistent and Mark says he "try's his best to be consistent." Factors that affect the shot are weather and temperature. Mark's Brunswick Authority 22 lane machines have a heater in them to keep the oils at the right temperature.
The PBA owns the two Authority 22 $25,000 lane machines.
One machine is used to strip the lanes and the second machine strips and lays oil. In a large 82-klane house this process takes about 2 and one-half hours. It takes 65 seconds to strip and oil one lane.
According to Mark these two oiling machines are the best machine out on the market now. When he was hired by the PBA they sent him out to Brunswick to train on the machine, plus to take the five patterns that they use and smooth them out, putting more oil up front and less in the back so that now the patterns play very smooth with a nice taper, front to back.
Sabatine strongly pointed out that maintenance and cleaning the machines were the most important part in getting the machine to lay down the proper shot. "You can eat off my machines....that's how clean they are," he said. Maintenance and cleaning the machines is done after each shift is oiled.
At each stop on the tour Mark get the oiling machines off the truck, puts them down on the lanes and plugs them in to warm up the machines. They have a heater in them for oil as they need to heat up to 80 degrees.
After he is done oiling he goes and takes tape readings at three parts of the lanes.
Mark has been married for 10 years to Kimberly. He has one daughter, Kayla, who is 21 years old.
Mark is truly a great guy to talk to on the PBA Tour and he performs his trade like the expert he is. He urges fans going to any of the PBA tour stops to stop and see him and he's glad to talk and answer any question you might have.
The Bowling Tip
By Mike Luongo
Bowlers: This week's tip is for any bowler who ends up out of balance at the foul line when delivering a bowling ball.
If you find yourself unable to finish your delivery in a strong balanced position, it may be a result of your follow through. Is is very important that when you follow through on your delivery, you do not reach OUT with your arm, but UP with your follow through.
The reason?
If you reach out, the weight of the ball will pull your upper body forward and may cause you to lose your balance. If you reach up, you can stay planted in a strong, solid position to deliver your bowling ball with accuracy and leverage.
Mike Luongo is technically certified through IBPSIA as a Pro-Shop Operator and Teacher. He is also a Silver Level Coach with the USBC and is also the Northeast Technical Advisor for the Morich Bowling Ball Company (Morich Enterprises, Inc.). Mike is a member of the Brunswick Pro Shop Staff. If you have a question or subject you would like covered, he can be reached by phone at 341-1694 or via e-mail at mikespro@warwick.net
Ed's Outlook
The Denny's PBA tour returns to action this week at Woodland Bowl in Indianapolis with the 2007 Pepsi Championship.
The finals will be televised live by ESPN at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 18.
Ed's Outlook is provided by Bowling Highlights Columnist Ed Townsend. If you have a topic that would make good reading or have league scores, standings or tournament information, please call Ed at 439-8177 or send an e-mail to bowlgolfect1@yahoo.com Please visit our BLOG at http://bght.blogspot.com/
Local Scores
Callicoon Lanes
Callicoon, NY
Recent highlights scores in the Monday Hortonville Ladies league include a 195 by Pam Wayne, Maureen Schlott 190 and Joan Gabriel 183.
In the Tuesday Delaware Valley Men's league Bruce Rutledge scored a 258 and Mark Herbert 233, 619.
In the Wednesday Businessmen's league Dave Maus scored a 232, 602 and Kory Kessler 215.
In the Thursday Delaware Valley Women's league Dolores Card scored a 192 and Ingrid Ott 180, 510.
In the Friday Mixed Doubles league Roger Widmann scored a 213, 585 and Jackie Brockner 204.
Liberty Lanes
Liberty, NY
Recent highlight scores in the Monday Ladies league include a 198, 180, 521 by Elisa Bound, Beth Fisk 199, 514, JoAnne Wright 506, Kathi Smith 187 and Barbara Neist 181.
In the Wednesday Men's league Kyle Stevens scored a 288, 245, 709, Jerry Scandore 268, 255, 679, Keith Smith 628, Don Kuhlman 625 and Tom Skiff III a 619.
In the Thursday 5:45 Ladies league Dawn McAdams scored a 212, 534, Cindy Cubero 180, 510, Florence Good 502, Elisa Bound 191 and Sheila Fix 184.
In the Thursday Men's Doubles league Tom Skiff III scored a 257, 656 and Kyle Stevens 258, 625.
In the Friday Mixed league Tom Skiff III scored a 255, 277, 740, Alan LaBounty674, Kyle Stevens 245, 629 and Ralph Coney 614,.
In the Saturday Morning Liberty Elks Youth leagues, in the Bantam division Corey Kavleski scored a 168, Tommy Barkley 116, Michaela Torre 134 and Carolyn Mayer 125. In the Teenage division Thomas Fix scored a 212, 564, Bruce Huggins 193, 198, 552, Andy Cook 191, 201, 536, Chris Barbanti 215 and Tiffany Brenner 158.
In the Saturday Mixed league Keith Smith scored a 255, 268, 718, Kyle Stevens 256, 657, Kevin Teller 651, Phil Russell 267, 643, Rob Tuttle 621, Rich Vail 245, 609, Christa Reinshagen 508 and Elisa Bound 195, 502.
In the Sunday Afternoon Scholarship league Justin Fancher scored a 211, 519, Jan Brahm 181, Thomas Fix 605, Robert Fix III a 199, 225, 288, 711, Robbie Bivins 246, 231, 214, 691 and Kyle Stevens 640.
In the Sunday Mixed league Richard Winters scored a 265, 664, Keith Smith 247, 654, Barbara Kortright 180, 181, 533, Elisa Bound 193, 180, 532, Suzi Jones 189, 182, 511 and Lynn Winters 181.
Kiamesha Lanes
Kiamesha Lake, NY
Recent highlight scores in the Monday Men's league include a 642 by John Cascone, John Hoffmann 247, 259, 737, Jaryl Scott 666, Danny Ricco 636, Steve Belgiovene 255, 616, Walt Edwards 258, 648, Tom Belgiovene 658, Paul Minton 248, 246, 709, Pedro Agapito 612, Al Caycho 607, Jack Moylan 644, James Ratner 248, 655, Kort Wheeler 634, Brian Marino 603, John Fischer 618, Chuck McAllister 609, Chris Marler 619, Donnie Durland 624, Mark Wegener 633, Paul Durland 248, Ralph Cannon 613, Angel Rodrieguez 245, 647, Micky Lake 606, Eddie Lake 257, 684 and Ricky Lake 624.
In the Tuesday Mixed Firefighters league Kris Gwiozdowski scored a 289, 655, John Hoffmann 248, 646, Jack Rustic 247, 644, Larry Berens 623, Walt Conklin 258, 622, George Kelley 620, Jay Shore 618, Vinnie Collura 613, Peter Scannell 609, Bob Yakin Jr. 609, Tom Drobysh 604, Russ Keesler 601, Dorian Jennings 221, 235, 188, 644, Roberta Yakin 203, 199, 215, 617, Debbie Durland 191, 223, 575, Joan Lake 219, 188, 566, Lisa Cartwright 183, 201, 550, Mary Lee Williams 191, 186, 536, Debbie Wright 203, 512, Donna DuBois 191, 181, 507, Linda Schaefer 191 and Cara Brighton 192.
In the Wednesday Men's league Al Caycho scored a 246, 688, Rich Hendrickson 254, 681, Mike Weiner 604, Larry Berens 259, 679, Dean Shattuck 662, Barry Siegel 605, Cecil Walters 651, Ricky Lara 246, 653, Frank Emmens 247, 675, Josh Strang 246, 656, Shane Conner 617, Angel Rodriguez 256, 649, Desmond Gonzalez 642, Eddie Blume 242, 248, 703, Dwayne Cabrera 664, Tom Skiff Jr. 632, John Hoffmann 258, 268, 741, Vinnie Collura 603, Tom Belgiovene 256, 680, Paul Minton 255, 658, Donnie Durland 612, Walt Edwards 612, Jaryl Scott 624, Mark Wegener 641, Eddie Lane 245, 634 and Bill Danchak 254, 607.
In the Thursday Ladies league Mardette Wilcox scored a 253, 610, Debbie Durland 222, 553, Karen Borowski 217, Connie McKenley 203, Barbara Neist 203, 568, Lisa Cartwright 196, 544, Camille Carpinone 190, Jenelle Wood 183 and Joan Lake 519.
In the Friday Mixed league Orshii Boldiis scored a 605, Roy Sweeney 631, Dan Ricco 255, 645, Rick Hendricks 259, 642, Cathy Carpenter 184, 524, Joan Redington 202, 501, Bob Linzer 617, Tom Skiff Jr. 246, 678, Jamie Decker 212, 504, Donnie Durland 248, 623, Joan Lake 213, 543, Jim Paterson 279, 247, 728, Linda Schaefer 182, 203, 562, Eddie Lake 626, Mary Ann Drobysh-Berens 182, 517, Frank Emmens 244, 623 and Mark Fedun 247, 621.
In the Saturday Morning Youth leagues, in the Pee Wees division Allie Lahey scored a 69. In the Bantams division Thomas nola scored a 73, Ashvi Patel 46, Parth Patel 121 and Shivam Patel 81. In the Preps division Nessiah Holland scored a 101, 104, Cory Deitchman 119, 132, Meaghan McCormack 129, Pedro Agapito III a 154 and Trevor Scott 127. In the Jr./Mjrs. division Darren Fraser scored a 185, Josh Deitchman 201, Mark Blackford 203, 225, Don Emerson 182, Gregg Skiff 212, Cori Natale 172, 175, James Durland 200, 215, 192, 607, Josh Natale 180 and Shawn Sinistorie 224, 190, 567.
In the Saturday Mixed league Mitch Peck scored a 246, 627, Karla McAdams 505, Alan Jones 666 and Jim Van Aken 667.
Ellenville Lanes
Ellenville, NY
In the Wednesday Mixed league Pierre Hendrickson scored a 196, 195, 549.
In the Thursday 880 Men's league Rudy Belanchia scored a 613, Jorge Zetina 264, 661, Dave Garlinghouse 629, George Budd 247, 619 and Jose Fernandes 249.
Middletown Lane
Middletown, NY
The news has been confirmed that Middletown Lanes will be converting to synthetic lanes...but no timetable has been set as to when they will go into play.
Highlight scores at Middletown Lanes inclued a 255, 259, 746 by Steve Gelinas, George Martin 244, 245, 704, Art Hicks 248, 702, Richard Morse 269, 710, Ralph Vitolo 280, 729, Sam Citriniti 246, 245, 704, Bill Howell 280, 279, 793, Tony Ezzo 246, 258, 729, EJ Hoag 255, 246, 707, Jeff Masci 255, 703, Bob Quinn Jr. 258, 700, John Angus 703 and John Waizenegger 742.
Gerard Rommlo scored a perfect 300 game on March 7 in the Ralph Spence Memorial League. He bowls on the Call I Supply team and his average is 200....up 6 pins from last year's 194.
In the Saturday Phantom league Mary Lou Loving scored a 181.
In the Funtime league Chantrel Crooks scored a 204, Patti Myruski 189, Sally Soirefman 182 and Joan Slingerland 188.
Hoe Bowl Lanes
Walden, NY
In the Walden Women's league CJ Bull Knuth scored a 181, Nancy Krom 190, 182, 536 and Pam Roosa 244, 562.
Port Jervis Lanes
Port Jervis, NY
In the Monday Mixed No-Tap league Sandra Short scored a 210.
In the Thursday Women's league Peggy Needham scored a 208, 589.
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