Sunday, March 4, 2012

Bowling Highlights Column 3-2-12



Palmer Scores 17th Career 300


Tri-Valley Central School District Superintendent Tom Palmer scored his 17th career 300 game on February 17 in the Kiamesha Lanes Friday Mixed league.
Palmer, 47, noted that this is his first league 300 as his previous perfect games were all scored in tournament competition.
The 300 game was bowled in the third game of the night. His first two games were 205, 236 for a 741 series,
This 300 was scored using a Hammer Taboo bowling ball.
Palmer has been bowling for some 47 years with a considerable amount of amateur tournament competition.
His previous high series was an 821.
He presently maintains a 217 average in this the only league he bowls in.
Tom's Friday Mixed league team is Krist Office Supply with team members Laura Palmer and Gene and Judy Kelly.
Tom and Laura have four children.


The Bowling Tip
By Mike Luongo


Bowlers: This week's tip is a reminder that although there are so many aggressive high performance bowling balls available, the main component of the sport is having a sharp game and becoming a good shot maker.
Lane conditions today have become very soft and that combination with today's bowling balls has led to high scoring conditions.
These conditions make the majority of today's bowlers very complacent about working on their physical game and what hopefully will save bowling are the Sport Bowling Leagues.
These leagues make bowlers learn how to adjust to varying lane conditions and understand how to use today's bowling balls becomes 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. Finding an instructor who uses video technology to completely analyze your game will be very helpful.
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 a certified IBPSIA Pro Shop Instructor, USBC Silver Level Coach and an Advisor-Special Events assistant with the Storm and Roto-Grip Bowling Ball Company. Have a question, call him at 435-720-7939 or email at mikel@stormbowling.com


Occasionally tight space requirements results in items being edited out of columns. For full coverage of this column go to http://bght.blogspot.com/ This column is written by Ed Townsend, a public relations consultant to the amateur-professional sport of bowling. League and tournament information can be submitted by phone at 845-439-8177, by email to edwardctownsend@hotmail.com or by fax to 845-205-4474. We are also on Facebook.

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