Kyle Shivers and his high school sweetheart Regina Giordano
Kyle Shivers Scores Two 300 Games
Twenty-five year-old Kyle Shivers of Monticello stroked the maples for an outstanding week of bowling from October 25-29 at Kiamesha Lanes.
On October 25 in the Monday Men's league he shot a 226, 256, 223, 705. Wednesday night October 27 in the Wednesday Men's league he banged out a 300, 259, 238 for a 797 and in the Friday Mixed league October 29 he continued his torrid scoring with a 208, 247, 300 for a 755.
His total for the three nights of bowling was 2,257 which comes down to a 251 average for nine games. Interestingly enough all nine games were bowled on the same lanes 5-6 while using his green TKO Punch Track bowling ball.
Kyle remarked that the Wednesday night 300, "was as perfect as it'll get," and "Friday's 300was good except for the 8th and 9th frames where I was a tad high and got a good trip on the 4 pin."
Just this past week Shivers had a nine game total of 2166 for a 241 average and he hasn't been under a 705 series in three weeks.
Kyle complimented A.C. Patel for " the nice job he does in keeping the lanes up and of all the places I've bowled this is one of the nicest establishments I've bowled in."
His present average in the Monday Men's league is 230 and Kyle carries a 243 average in the Wednesday Men's league.
Shivers is a fairly new Sullivan County resident and brought some polished bowling skills from Catskill, NY and on September 25 showed local bowlers his talent by crushing the maples for a perfect 300, 258, 744 in the Wednesday Men's league at Kiamesha Lanes using a green TKO Punch by Track which he refers to as "my old faithful" and at that time it was his 6th 300 with that ball.
The Sept. 25th perfect game was Kyle's 9th career 300 game and with the two 300's bowled during the week of October 25 his career 300 total is now 11. Eight of the 300 games are sanctioned and the other three were recorded in high school or non-sanctioned tournaments or sweepers. His high series is an 803.
Bowling since the age of 3, Shivers grew up in the sport of bowling at Watauga Lanes in Watauga, Texas where his father bowled in leagues with Del Ballard and Ron Williams Jr. and this gave him the opportunity to grow up around a lot of talented bowlers.
In the Catskill, NY area he had the opportunity to be around professional touring professional Brian LeClair.
Shivers book average in Catskill last year was 224 and the year before that it was 231 (his highest ever).
He honed his bowling talents while living in Connecticut for three years at Wallingford Bowl, Circle Lanes in East Haven, Ct. and Milford Lanes in Milford, Ct.
While living in Catskill he bowled at the Catskill Hoe Bowl and in high school in Section 2 varsity bowling he led the Patroon Conference in Average his senior year and bowled the first 300 in school history during his junior year in high school.
Born in Ft. Worth, Texas he lived there until his family moved to Catskill when he was 13 years of age.
Kyle has worked as a sports writer for the Daily Mail for three years, has been an automobile salesman, worked as a bank teller and drove for Fedex but beginning in January he will return to school at Sullivan County Community College to further his education towards becoming a Math or Science teacher.
He moved to Monticello to be with his high school sweetheart, Regina Giordana who recently graduated from New Paltz with her Masters Degree in Special Education and is now employed by the Fallsburg High School. Kyle is presently only bowling in the Monday Men's league and is subbing in the Wednesday Men's league and Friday Mixed league, all at Kiamesha Lanes.
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 in many bowling establishments 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 games.
However, the sport of bowling is making a comeback with the continued growth of Sport Bowling Leagues where 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 Brunswick Pro Trainer system gives us the ability to replay a student's shots in slow motion, show them adjustments that need to be made and compare them to the highest caliber bowlers in the world....best of all, the student is able to take a video home to study and watch at their convenience.
The knowledge you gain from a Certified instructor is knowledge that will be useful to you and 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 at by telephone at 435-720-7939 or vie email at mikel@stormbowling.com
This column is written by Ed Townsend, a professional 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 or tournament information, Ed can be reached by phone at 845-439-8177, by email at edwardctownsend@hotmail.com and by fax at 845-230-8674. For a more expanded version of our columns, please visit our Web site at http://bght.blogspot.com/. This column is also available on Facebook.
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