Wormuth Scores Two 300 Games
Nineteen-year-old Hancock bowler Jeremy Wormuth recorded his first and second perfect career 300 games recently in the Thursday Men's Deposit National league at the Fox Bowling Center in Hancock.
The two 300 games were recorded on separate nights, the first on January 20 and the second on January 27.
Jeremy started bowling as a child in the Bantam league at the Fox Bowling Center and in 8th grade bowled for the Hancock Central School team and continued bowling for the school team until he graduated in 2010.
The right-handed bowler used a 16- pound Storm Hy-Road bowling ball to record these two 300 games. In the January 27 match he added a 226 for a 715 series.
His present average is 212 and the highest series he has bowled was a 787.
Wormuth comes from a bowling family and he presently bowls three nights a week at the Fox Bowling Center in the Wednesday Men's Commercial league, the Deposit Men's National and the Friday Night Couples league with his girlfriend.
Jeremy's father, Dan Wormuth has been bowling for over 25 years and has recorded two 299 games and several 700 series during that time.
He is single, the son of Dan and Michelle Wormuth and is employed by the French Woods Golf & Country Club.
The Bowling Tip
By Mike Luongo
This week's tip is for all bowlers, however, youth bowlers, new bowlers and bowlers who have not had a correctly fitted ball will benefit the most.
Choosing the correct weight for a bowling ball is not rocket science, although it is made out to be at times.
Full coverage on this tip is available at http://bght.blogspot.com/
A poorly fitted ball (lane ball or hack job) will take excessive grip pressure to hold onto. This makes the ball seem too heavy.
A good rule of thumb when getting a custom fitted ball is to go up 2 pounds over what a poorly fitted ball weighs. You will be surprised at how much lighter a properly fitted ball will feel.
When a ball is fitted properly, minimal grip pressure is needed to hold the ball, allowing you to swing the ball without putting a death grip on it. This applies to both fingertip and conventional grips. Understand that gravity, not upper body muscles, should control the swing.
For youth bowlers, always err on the heavier side for several reasons. First, it is instinct to grab a ball and throw it, not roll it. If a ball is too light, it is hard to teach a youth bowler to use gravity as their friend and roll the ball. Second, children are still growing and you may get an extra year out of the ball before the youth bowler outgrows the weight.
In the case of a youth bowler switching from conventional to fingertip, I would not recommend going too heavy as you do not want to make it an unpleasant experience. The best recommendation would be to re-grip the old ball and get used to the grip before drilling a new ball.
Note: If a bowler.....youth or adult.....is bowling to enjoy themselves, a conventional grip is best. If a bowler is interested in some form of competitive bowling, the fingertip grip is the way to go.
Remember, there is no substitute for a properly fitted ball.
Parents of youth bowlers, please have the fit checked at least every six months.
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
Australia's Jason Belmonte and NBA All-Star point guard Chris Paul successfully defended their Chris Paul PBA Celebrity Invitational Doubles tital at Riverboat Lanes bowled last Sunday on ESPN.
The PBA tour returns to competition this Sunday with the Bayer/United States Bowling Congress Masters live at 3 p.m. on ESPN.
Full coverage of these stories is available at 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 at 845-439-8177, via email at edwardctownsend@hotmail.com or 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.
Nineteen-year-old Hancock bowler Jeremy Wormuth recorded his first and second perfect career 300 games recently in the Thursday Men's Deposit National league at the Fox Bowling Center in Hancock.
The two 300 games were recorded on separate nights, the first on January 20 and the second on January 27.
Jeremy started bowling as a child in the Bantam league at the Fox Bowling Center and in 8th grade bowled for the Hancock Central School team and continued bowling for the school team until he graduated in 2010.
The right-handed bowler used a 16- pound Storm Hy-Road bowling ball to record these two 300 games. In the January 27 match he added a 226 for a 715 series.
His present average is 212 and the highest series he has bowled was a 787.
Wormuth comes from a bowling family and he presently bowls three nights a week at the Fox Bowling Center in the Wednesday Men's Commercial league, the Deposit Men's National and the Friday Night Couples league with his girlfriend.
Jeremy's father, Dan Wormuth has been bowling for over 25 years and has recorded two 299 games and several 700 series during that time.
He is single, the son of Dan and Michelle Wormuth and is employed by the French Woods Golf & Country Club.
The Bowling Tip
By Mike Luongo
This week's tip is for all bowlers, however, youth bowlers, new bowlers and bowlers who have not had a correctly fitted ball will benefit the most.
Choosing the correct weight for a bowling ball is not rocket science, although it is made out to be at times.
Full coverage on this tip is available at http://bght.blogspot.com/
A poorly fitted ball (lane ball or hack job) will take excessive grip pressure to hold onto. This makes the ball seem too heavy.
A good rule of thumb when getting a custom fitted ball is to go up 2 pounds over what a poorly fitted ball weighs. You will be surprised at how much lighter a properly fitted ball will feel.
When a ball is fitted properly, minimal grip pressure is needed to hold the ball, allowing you to swing the ball without putting a death grip on it. This applies to both fingertip and conventional grips. Understand that gravity, not upper body muscles, should control the swing.
For youth bowlers, always err on the heavier side for several reasons. First, it is instinct to grab a ball and throw it, not roll it. If a ball is too light, it is hard to teach a youth bowler to use gravity as their friend and roll the ball. Second, children are still growing and you may get an extra year out of the ball before the youth bowler outgrows the weight.
In the case of a youth bowler switching from conventional to fingertip, I would not recommend going too heavy as you do not want to make it an unpleasant experience. The best recommendation would be to re-grip the old ball and get used to the grip before drilling a new ball.
Note: If a bowler.....youth or adult.....is bowling to enjoy themselves, a conventional grip is best. If a bowler is interested in some form of competitive bowling, the fingertip grip is the way to go.
Remember, there is no substitute for a properly fitted ball.
Parents of youth bowlers, please have the fit checked at least every six months.
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
Australia's Jason Belmonte and NBA All-Star point guard Chris Paul successfully defended their Chris Paul PBA Celebrity Invitational Doubles tital at Riverboat Lanes bowled last Sunday on ESPN.
The PBA tour returns to competition this Sunday with the Bayer/United States Bowling Congress Masters live at 3 p.m. on ESPN.
Full coverage of these stories is available at 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 at 845-439-8177, via email at edwardctownsend@hotmail.com or 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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