Sunday, November 21, 2010

Bowling Highlights Column 11-19-10


Lane maintenance personnel install synthetic lanes at Middletown Lanes.

Something New In Bowling

Sullivan County bowlers in the lower end of the county who bowl in leagues at Middletown Lanes are experiencing major renovation changes at this bowling center.
Lanes owners Robert and Jaime Quinn are putting $1 million in renovating their bowling lanes and when all is done the center will be named Quinnz Pinz.
The renovation includes removing lanes 21-28 and in their place will be an arcade and entertainment center.
The new look entertainment center will feature synthetic lanes, leather couches, a new full-service kitchen and a new redesigned bar featuring new flat-screen high definition TV's.
A new pro shop called The Pogo's Family Pro Shop will be operated by Jason Pogozelski and Danielle Sinclair.
The Quinn's point out that their new entertainment center will be family orientated.

The Bowling Tip
By Mike Luongo

Bowlers: This week I would like to let you know more about the RG (which stands for radius of gyration and core torque) in bowling balls.
First to help you understand the RG, a modern weight block in a professional bowling ball is comprised of several parts of different densities.
Full coverage of this tip is available at http://bght.blogspot.com/
Each of these densities has two characteristics. Is it a certain volume and it occupies a certain location. When fused together, all of the different densities (all the weight of the ball) act as if they are a single unit or a single density that is rotating at a single distance from the center of the ball. This is all the RG is.
It is a measurement that tells you how far from the center of the ball the weight acts like it is rotating.
As far as the core torque, it is a phase we use in the industry to measure the "flip" of the ball. The higher the number, the harder the ball will turn the corner.
As with anything else, it is a guide for estimating potential. How flippy a ball really will be is determined by the shape of the core, the bowlers style, the surface of the ball and the lane condition it is thrown on.
A tall skinny core will generally flip harder than a short fat core. Even with all of this.....it is important that there is no substitute for a good shot.
Mike Luongo is technically certified through IBPSIA as a Pro Shop Operator and Master Instructor. He is also a Silver Level Coach with the USBC and is an Advisor along with being involved with Special Events with the Storm and Roto Grip Bowling Ball Company. If you have a question or subject you would like covered, he can be reached by telephone at 435-720-7939 or vie email at mikel@stormbowling.com

This column is written by Ed Townsend, a public relations consultant to the amateur and professional sport of bowling and to several bowling writers associations. If you have a topic that would make good reading or haveleague and tournament scores and information, Ed can be reached by phone at 845-439-8177, vie email at edwardctownsend@hotmail.com and by fax at 845-230-8674. For an expanded version of this bowling column please visit our Web Page at http://bght.blogspot.com/ This column is also available on Facebook.







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