Hackett Scores 300 Game
Fifty-two-year-old Wurtsboro bowler Keith Hackett scored his first career 300 game December 20 in the Kiamesha Lanes Monday Men's league.
The perfect game came in the second game of the night with Hackett noting that all the strikes were in the pocket except for one ball that hit light in the pocket.
The right-handed bowler rolled the 300 on lanes 11 and 12 using a Columbia Action bowling ball.
Keith presently only bowls in one league a week and maintains a 208 average. He bowls with the Kiamesha Lanes team and team mates Ronnie Totten, Kevin Stackhouse and Laresko Niffa.
His previously high single game was a 280.
This is his first year bowling at Kiamesha Lanes. Keith stated bowling in youth leagues at the former 17-84 Bowling Center in Middletown at the age of 17 but got away from the game until he returned to the lanes in December of 2007 in a scratch league at Liberty Lanes at Largo, Florida.
Fifty-two-year-old Wurtsboro bowler Keith Hackett scored his first career 300 game December 20 in the Kiamesha Lanes Monday Men's league.
The perfect game came in the second game of the night with Hackett noting that all the strikes were in the pocket except for one ball that hit light in the pocket.
The right-handed bowler rolled the 300 on lanes 11 and 12 using a Columbia Action bowling ball.
Keith presently only bowls in one league a week and maintains a 208 average. He bowls with the Kiamesha Lanes team and team mates Ronnie Totten, Kevin Stackhouse and Laresko Niffa.
His previously high single game was a 280.
This is his first year bowling at Kiamesha Lanes. Keith stated bowling in youth leagues at the former 17-84 Bowling Center in Middletown at the age of 17 but got away from the game until he returned to the lanes in December of 2007 in a scratch league at Liberty Lanes at Largo, Florida.
Keith is single and is employed in construction.
Bowling Tip
By Mike Luongo
Bowlers: This week's tip is a reminder that although there are so many aggressive, high performance balls available, the main component of the sport is having a sharp game and becoming a good shot maker.
Lane conditions have become very soft and that combination with today's bowling balls has led to high scoring conditions making the majority of today's bowlers very complacent about working on their physical game.
However, the sport of bowling is making a comeback as can be seen in some of the newer Sport Bowling Leagues so knowing how to adjust to varying lane conditions and understanding how to use today's bowling balls is only part of the equation.
For those bowlers who want to maximize their potential in this sport, I cannot stress enough the importance of finding a qualified and certified bowling instructor. Even more preferable, you should work with an instructor who uses video technology to completely analyze your game.
The video technology gives the instructor the ability to replay a student's shots in slow motion, show them what adjustments need to be made and compare them to the highest caliber bowlers in the world.
The knowledge you gain from a Certified Instructor is knowledge that will be useful to you and will stay with you throughout your bowling life.
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 via email at mikel@stormbowling.com
PBA
PBA news and tour tournament coverage is available on our Web Page http://bght.blogspot.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 have league and tournament scores and information, Ed can be reached by phone at 845-439-8177, via email at edwardctownsend@hotmail.com and by fax at 845-230-8674. For an expanded version this bowling column please visit our Web Page at http://bght.blogspot.com/ This column is also available on Facebook.
Bowling Tip
By Mike Luongo
Bowlers: This week's tip is a reminder that although there are so many aggressive, high performance balls available, the main component of the sport is having a sharp game and becoming a good shot maker.
Lane conditions have become very soft and that combination with today's bowling balls has led to high scoring conditions making the majority of today's bowlers very complacent about working on their physical game.
However, the sport of bowling is making a comeback as can be seen in some of the newer Sport Bowling Leagues so knowing how to adjust to varying lane conditions and understanding how to use today's bowling balls is only part of the equation.
For those bowlers who want to maximize their potential in this sport, I cannot stress enough the importance of finding a qualified and certified bowling instructor. Even more preferable, you should work with an instructor who uses video technology to completely analyze your game.
The video technology gives the instructor the ability to replay a student's shots in slow motion, show them what adjustments need to be made and compare them to the highest caliber bowlers in the world.
The knowledge you gain from a Certified Instructor is knowledge that will be useful to you and will stay with you throughout your bowling life.
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 via email at mikel@stormbowling.com
PBA
PBA news and tour tournament coverage is available on our Web Page http://bght.blogspot.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 have league and tournament scores and information, Ed can be reached by phone at 845-439-8177, via email at edwardctownsend@hotmail.com and by fax at 845-230-8674. For an expanded version this bowling column please visit our Web Page at http://bght.blogspot.com/ This column is also available on Facebook.
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