PBA
Online Is Front Row Seat
The Professional Bowlers Association’s exclusive online video-streaming service, Xtra Frame, is now offering PBA fans around the world a front row seat to an expanded 2015 season through a new Xtra Frame Season Ticket which will provide subscribers with up to 15 months of access for the price of 12 months, plus a copy of the new 2015 PBA Yearbook.
The Xtra Frame Season Ticket will provide fans with more than 60 hours of live coverage of the PBA World Series of Bowling VI, similar coverage of WSOB VII in 2015, and a 24/7 package of more than 300 hours of live “online television” at a subscription price of $64.99 at the cost of a 12-month subscription. Everyone who enrolls in the XF Season Ticket program by no later November 30 will receive access to Xtra Frame through December 31, 2015.
Beyond PBA’s packages of ESPN and CBS Sports Network television programs, which are available to cable television viewers in the United States, Xtra Frame will expand coverage of the stars of the PBA in action in a new series of seven exclusive PBA Tour Xtra Frame tournaments, full coverage of the PBA50 Tour plus the PBA’s first live coverage of an event from Japan, the DHC PBA Japan Invitational, January 13-18.
“I always tell our fans they can see all of the action more than ever, from anywhere in the world, on Xtra Frame,” said PBA Hall of Famer Norm Duke, “and my mother is the biggest Xtra Frame fan. She never misses a shot.”
Xtra Frame, which is an integral part of the comprehensive PBA Network, also allows fans an opportunity to watch historic PBA Tour telecasts from previous seasons through its extensive archive of more than 100 telecasts, new product videos from PBA’s Product Registered partners, instructional videos, interviews with PBA stars and more.
“Xtra Frame has grown in popularity every year as we have expanded live coverage of PBA competition at all levels,” said PBA Commissioner Tom Clark. “Xtra Frame has become a cornerstone of the PBA, giving PBA fans around the world unique access to the best of the PBA, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.”
As a special bonus, XF Season Ticket subscribers who enroll by the November 30 deadline will receive a copy of the new 2015 PBA Yearbook by mail when it is published in January.
To enroll, visit pba.com and click on the Xtra Frame link.
2014-15 PBA SCHEDULE OF XTRA FRAME EVENTS:
Oct. 24-30: GEICO PBA World Series of Bowling VI (PBA Regional, PBA50 Tour, PBA Women’s Regional Match Play Elimination Rounds; Cheetah Championship presented by PBA Bowling Challenge Mobile Game, Viper, Scorpion, Chameleon and PBA World Championship preliminary rounds, South Point Bowling Center, Las Vegas
Oct. 31: 2015 PBA League Draft, South Point, Las Vegas
Jan. 14-18: DHC PBA Japan Invitational 2015, Tokyo Port Bowl, Tokyo, Japan
Jan. 26-30: PBA Players Championship and Mark Roth/Marshall Holman PBA Doubles Championship qualifying and match play, Bowlmor AMF Bowlero, Wauwatosa, Wis.
Feb. 1-8: United States Bowling Congress Masters, Ashwaubenon Bowl, Green Bay, Wis. (preliminary rounds)
Feb. 10-15: 50th Barbasol PBA Tournament of Champions, Woodland Bowl, Indianapolis (preliminary rounds)
Feb. 27-March 1: PBA Xtra Frame Pensacola South Open, New Liberty Lanes, Pensacola, Fla.
March 30-31: PBA Xtra Frame Maine Shootout, Bayside Bowl, Portland, Maine
April 11-14: PBA50 Pasco County Open, Lane-Glo Bowl, New Port Richey, Fla.
April 18-21: PBA50 Sun Bowl in The Villages, Spanish Springs Lanes, The Villages, Fla.
April 26-29: PBA50 Miller High Life Classic, George Pappas’ Victory Lanes, Mooresville, N.C.
May 9-17: Oklahoma’s Grand Casino and Resort PBA Summer Swing (Wolf, Bear, Badger and Oklahoma Open tournaments), Firelake Bowling Center and Grand Casino Event
Center, Shawnee, Okla. (preliminary rounds; CBS Sports Network finals archived one week after original air date)
May 31-June 5: Suncoast PBA Senior U.S. Open, Suncoast Bowling Center, Las Vegas
June 7-10: PBA50 Northern California Classic, Harvest Park Bowl, Brentwood, Calif.
June 13-16: PBA50 Grants Pass Open, Cave Man Bowl, Grants Pass, Ore.
June 26-28: PBA Xtra Frame Lubbock Southwest Open, South Plains Lanes, Lubbock, Texas
July 19-22: PBA50 Treasure Island Resort & Casino Open, Island Xtreme Bowl, Welch, Minn.
July 27-Aug. 1: USBC Senior Masters, Ashwaubenon Bowl, Green Bay, Wis.
July 31-Aug. 2: PBA Xtra Frame Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles, Palace Lanes, Houston, Texas
Aug. 4-7: PBA/PBA50 South Shore Doubles, Olympia Lanes, Hammond, Ind.
Aug. 8-11: PBA50 Pro Bowl West Fort Wayne Classic, Pro Bowl West, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Aug. 13-15: PBA60 Dick Weber Super Senior Classic, Pro Bowl West, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Aug. 21-23: PBA Xtra Frame Middletown East Open, Mid-County Lanes, Middletown, Del.
Oct. 9-11: PBA Xtra Frame Iowa Midwest Open, Thunderbowl, Council Bluffs, Iowa
Oct. 16-Nov. 1: PBA World Series of Bowling VII (Cheetah, Viper, Chameleon, Scorpion Opens; PBA World Championship; World Bowling Tour Men’s and Women’s Finals
presented by PBA), South Point Bowling Center, Las Vegas (preliminary rounds)
Ed' Outlook
King of the Hill bowling events are becoming more and more popular and this event is back at Tarsio's Bowling Time Lanes at New Windsor. This competition is held Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m.. Entry fee is $20 per bowler. Handicap is 90% of 230.
Tarsio's is also offering a free bowling ball for children entering their Kids Bowling Club which starts November 3 at 5:30 p.m. The fee for the 10 week bowling club is $10 per week and the 10 for 10 Have A Ball Club is a fun league designed to get the kids out of the house and make new friends.
The Motiv Bowling Ball Company also has a free ball offer called the Free Ball Xtra Frame Giveaway.
Sign up for Xtra Frame between now and October 24 and be eligible to win one of six Motiv bowling balls beging given away each day at GEICO PBA WSOB VI.
Ed Townsend, a PR Consultant to the sport of bowling, writes and compiles the information for this column. If you have league scores, tournament information, score a 300 game or 800 series or even bowl your age, call Ed at 845-439-8177 or 845-866-0333, email at edwardctownsend@hotmail.com or fax at 845-205-4474. View this column and all of Ed's pictures at http://bght.blogspot.com. We are also on Facebook and Twitter.
Bowling Tip
By Mike Luongo
This week I would like to let you know 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 composed of several parts of different densities.
Each of the densities has two characteristics. It is a certain volume and it occupies a certain location. When fused together, all of the different densities (all the weight in the ball) act as if they are a single unit of 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 core torque, it is a phase we use in the industry to measure the "flip" in the ball. The higher the number, the larder 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 a certified IBPSIA Pro Shop Operator, Master Instructor, USBC Silver Level Coach and an Adviser 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
Local Scores
Beechwood Lanes
Monday Ladies
Pam Wayne 154, Diane Conroy 168, Lori Kimmes 161, Barbara Cady 174, Janet Bertholf 168, Beth Schumacher 151, Tracy Puerschner 158.
Callicoon Kristal Bowl
Mon. Hortonville Ladies
Jane Benson 159, Pat Peters 152, Rebecca Rhodes 166, 167, Barbara Pingel 168, Judy Mohn 152, Dawn Roemer 205, Mardette Wilcox 169, 185, 198, 552, Joyce Brooks 153, Sue Naughton 195, Linda Millis 156, 159, 150, Kelly Gombita 170, Lillian Zieres 171, 181, 158, 510.
Tues. Del. Valley Mens
The Professional Bowlers Association’s exclusive online video-streaming service, Xtra Frame, is now offering PBA fans around the world a front row seat to an expanded 2015 season through a new Xtra Frame Season Ticket which will provide subscribers with up to 15 months of access for the price of 12 months, plus a copy of the new 2015 PBA Yearbook.
The Xtra Frame Season Ticket will provide fans with more than 60 hours of live coverage of the PBA World Series of Bowling VI, similar coverage of WSOB VII in 2015, and a 24/7 package of more than 300 hours of live “online television” at a subscription price of $64.99 at the cost of a 12-month subscription. Everyone who enrolls in the XF Season Ticket program by no later November 30 will receive access to Xtra Frame through December 31, 2015.
Beyond PBA’s packages of ESPN and CBS Sports Network television programs, which are available to cable television viewers in the United States, Xtra Frame will expand coverage of the stars of the PBA in action in a new series of seven exclusive PBA Tour Xtra Frame tournaments, full coverage of the PBA50 Tour plus the PBA’s first live coverage of an event from Japan, the DHC PBA Japan Invitational, January 13-18.
“I always tell our fans they can see all of the action more than ever, from anywhere in the world, on Xtra Frame,” said PBA Hall of Famer Norm Duke, “and my mother is the biggest Xtra Frame fan. She never misses a shot.”
Xtra Frame, which is an integral part of the comprehensive PBA Network, also allows fans an opportunity to watch historic PBA Tour telecasts from previous seasons through its extensive archive of more than 100 telecasts, new product videos from PBA’s Product Registered partners, instructional videos, interviews with PBA stars and more.
“Xtra Frame has grown in popularity every year as we have expanded live coverage of PBA competition at all levels,” said PBA Commissioner Tom Clark. “Xtra Frame has become a cornerstone of the PBA, giving PBA fans around the world unique access to the best of the PBA, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.”
As a special bonus, XF Season Ticket subscribers who enroll by the November 30 deadline will receive a copy of the new 2015 PBA Yearbook by mail when it is published in January.
To enroll, visit pba.com and click on the Xtra Frame link.
2014-15 PBA SCHEDULE OF XTRA FRAME EVENTS:
Oct. 24-30: GEICO PBA World Series of Bowling VI (PBA Regional, PBA50 Tour, PBA Women’s Regional Match Play Elimination Rounds; Cheetah Championship presented by PBA Bowling Challenge Mobile Game, Viper, Scorpion, Chameleon and PBA World Championship preliminary rounds, South Point Bowling Center, Las Vegas
Oct. 31: 2015 PBA League Draft, South Point, Las Vegas
Jan. 14-18: DHC PBA Japan Invitational 2015, Tokyo Port Bowl, Tokyo, Japan
Jan. 26-30: PBA Players Championship and Mark Roth/Marshall Holman PBA Doubles Championship qualifying and match play, Bowlmor AMF Bowlero, Wauwatosa, Wis.
Feb. 1-8: United States Bowling Congress Masters, Ashwaubenon Bowl, Green Bay, Wis. (preliminary rounds)
Feb. 10-15: 50th Barbasol PBA Tournament of Champions, Woodland Bowl, Indianapolis (preliminary rounds)
Feb. 27-March 1: PBA Xtra Frame Pensacola South Open, New Liberty Lanes, Pensacola, Fla.
March 30-31: PBA Xtra Frame Maine Shootout, Bayside Bowl, Portland, Maine
April 11-14: PBA50 Pasco County Open, Lane-Glo Bowl, New Port Richey, Fla.
April 18-21: PBA50 Sun Bowl in The Villages, Spanish Springs Lanes, The Villages, Fla.
April 26-29: PBA50 Miller High Life Classic, George Pappas’ Victory Lanes, Mooresville, N.C.
May 9-17: Oklahoma’s Grand Casino and Resort PBA Summer Swing (Wolf, Bear, Badger and Oklahoma Open tournaments), Firelake Bowling Center and Grand Casino Event
Center, Shawnee, Okla. (preliminary rounds; CBS Sports Network finals archived one week after original air date)
May 31-June 5: Suncoast PBA Senior U.S. Open, Suncoast Bowling Center, Las Vegas
June 7-10: PBA50 Northern California Classic, Harvest Park Bowl, Brentwood, Calif.
June 13-16: PBA50 Grants Pass Open, Cave Man Bowl, Grants Pass, Ore.
June 26-28: PBA Xtra Frame Lubbock Southwest Open, South Plains Lanes, Lubbock, Texas
July 19-22: PBA50 Treasure Island Resort & Casino Open, Island Xtreme Bowl, Welch, Minn.
July 27-Aug. 1: USBC Senior Masters, Ashwaubenon Bowl, Green Bay, Wis.
July 31-Aug. 2: PBA Xtra Frame Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles, Palace Lanes, Houston, Texas
Aug. 4-7: PBA/PBA50 South Shore Doubles, Olympia Lanes, Hammond, Ind.
Aug. 8-11: PBA50 Pro Bowl West Fort Wayne Classic, Pro Bowl West, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Aug. 13-15: PBA60 Dick Weber Super Senior Classic, Pro Bowl West, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Aug. 21-23: PBA Xtra Frame Middletown East Open, Mid-County Lanes, Middletown, Del.
Oct. 9-11: PBA Xtra Frame Iowa Midwest Open, Thunderbowl, Council Bluffs, Iowa
Oct. 16-Nov. 1: PBA World Series of Bowling VII (Cheetah, Viper, Chameleon, Scorpion Opens; PBA World Championship; World Bowling Tour Men’s and Women’s Finals
presented by PBA), South Point Bowling Center, Las Vegas (preliminary rounds)
Ed' Outlook
King of the Hill bowling events are becoming more and more popular and this event is back at Tarsio's Bowling Time Lanes at New Windsor. This competition is held Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m.. Entry fee is $20 per bowler. Handicap is 90% of 230.
Tarsio's is also offering a free bowling ball for children entering their Kids Bowling Club which starts November 3 at 5:30 p.m. The fee for the 10 week bowling club is $10 per week and the 10 for 10 Have A Ball Club is a fun league designed to get the kids out of the house and make new friends.
The Motiv Bowling Ball Company also has a free ball offer called the Free Ball Xtra Frame Giveaway.
Sign up for Xtra Frame between now and October 24 and be eligible to win one of six Motiv bowling balls beging given away each day at GEICO PBA WSOB VI.
Ed Townsend, a PR Consultant to the sport of bowling, writes and compiles the information for this column. If you have league scores, tournament information, score a 300 game or 800 series or even bowl your age, call Ed at 845-439-8177 or 845-866-0333, email at edwardctownsend@hotmail.com or fax at 845-205-4474. View this column and all of Ed's pictures at http://bght.blogspot.com. We are also on Facebook and Twitter.
Bowling Tip
By Mike Luongo
This week I would like to let you know 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 composed of several parts of different densities.
Each of the densities has two characteristics. It is a certain volume and it occupies a certain location. When fused together, all of the different densities (all the weight in the ball) act as if they are a single unit of 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 core torque, it is a phase we use in the industry to measure the "flip" in the ball. The higher the number, the larder 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 a certified IBPSIA Pro Shop Operator, Master Instructor, USBC Silver Level Coach and an Adviser 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
Local Scores
Beechwood Lanes
Monday Ladies
Pam Wayne 154, Diane Conroy 168, Lori Kimmes 161, Barbara Cady 174, Janet Bertholf 168, Beth Schumacher 151, Tracy Puerschner 158.
Callicoon Kristal Bowl
Mon. Hortonville Ladies
Jane Benson 159, Pat Peters 152, Rebecca Rhodes 166, 167, Barbara Pingel 168, Judy Mohn 152, Dawn Roemer 205, Mardette Wilcox 169, 185, 198, 552, Joyce Brooks 153, Sue Naughton 195, Linda Millis 156, 159, 150, Kelly Gombita 170, Lillian Zieres 171, 181, 158, 510.
Tues. Del. Valley Mens
Bob Head 185, 221, Rick Weigelt 203, Joey Gager 202, 183, 213, Dan Brown 180, Mark Yewchuck 214, 186, Jeff Neidert 186, Joe Meyer 213, 192, Kurt Buddenhagen 184, Troy Paruki 184, Jim Kautz 197, Mike Gieger 197, Mike Sorge 194, Dave Graham 184, Chris Berner 194, Bob Cady 185, Dean Shattuck 182, Mark Schriber 182, Kory Keesler 180, Wally Warren 193, Tom Bisig 180.
Wednesday Men's
John Diehl 201, 226, 215, 642, Jack Diehl 242, Mark Yewchuck 185, Joel Turner 191, 202, 196, Brandon Swendson 191, Roger Widmann 193, 183, Craig Stewart 185, 193, Brian Brustman 213, John Kline 181, Rich Thony 231, Tim Sykes 184, John Glassel 233, 180, 188, 601, Robert Glassel 212, 210.
Kiamesha Lanes
Monday Mens
Pedro Agapito III a 279, 256, 247, 782, Rudy Belanchia 248, 648, Lloyd Bridges 227, 258, 644, Vinnie Collura 246, 238, 687, Robert Cooper 244, 225, 662, Donald Durland 235, 259, 236, 730, Walt Edwards 225, 624, Jody Farquhar 254, 638, John Fischer 607, Kyle Giordino 258, 279, 741, Dave Graham 234, 299....1 more pin Dave), 749, Todd Houghtaling 601, Jason Jones Jr. 225, 234, 676, Jason Jones Sr. 657, Eddie Lake 237, 643, Rick Lake 256, 267, 226, 749, John Lopez 226, 672, Gary North 247, Frank Scuderi 237, 267, 700, Keith Smith 245, 648, Arthur Stevens 601, Ronald Totten 632, Michael Travis 622, Charles Tuttle 228, 629, Jon Wilhelm 643.
Tues. Mixed Firefighters
Mary Lee Williams 207, 556, Cara Nicholson 201, 203, 551, Carena Collura 195, 185, 528, Wendy Swan 187, 510, Pedro Agapito 262, 256, 720, Ed Guthrie 257, 228, 683, Neil Bell Jr. 241, 640, Shane Cunningham 234, 621, Edward Walsh 607, John Hoffmann 253.
Wednesday Mens
Bradley Cottam 603, James Walsh 611, Larry Hicks 617, John Hoffmann 237, 602, Gene Smith 225, Keith Smith 233, John Fischer 604, Jon Wilhelm 618, Vinnie Collura 236, 672, Dave Graham 235, 238, 666, Al Frangipone 227, 639, Paul Durland 226, 226, 661, Donald Durland 265, 258, 259, 782, Russell Bivins 637, Robert Feeney Sr. 244, 655, Chris Parken 613, Dennis Matthews 633, Charlie Tuttle 235, 622, Jo Jo VanKeuren 228, 235, 677, J. Joshembow 242, 660, Tom Mitchell 244, 628, Dave Garlinghouse 227, 634, Merrill Conner 260, 663, Larry Whipple 256, 630, Tim Minton 628, James Piontek 246, 615, Tom Palmer 227, 658, Pedro Agapito 267, 279, 740.
Thursday Ladies
Kelly Shattuck 188, Sherry Laird 209, Trasey Barres 210, 202, Kearstin DeGraw 180, Liz Stubits 201, Pat Gibson 206, 196, Debbie Polin 204, 181, 201, 586, Joan Lake 181, Vera Bernhardt 181, 183, T. Tuttle 196, Pat Shuart 181, Monica Lane 194, Dottie Collins 196, 181, Shirley Bowens 212.
Friday Mixed
Trasey Barres 216, 521, Paul Berens 256, 638, Lauren Blume 187, Cathy Carpenter 186, Vic Decker 264, 660, Mary Ann Drobysh-Berens 198, 186, 546, David Graham 227, 630, John Hoffmann 232, 637, Eddie Lake 237, 256, 692, Joan Lake 180, 190, 549, Pete Nastasi 256, 257, 727, Laura Palmer 184, 218, 556, Thomas Palmer 269, 233, 671, Kevin Stackhouse 233, 249, 673, Robert Sze 254, 630, Tammy Sze 225, 224, 214, 663, James VanAken 246, 664, Lawrence Whipple 245, 652, Jon Wilhelm 227, 247, 679.
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