Callicoon Kristal Bowl Goes Beyond Bowling
The sport of bowling has returned to the Callicoon area and western Sullivan County thanks to the great efforts made by Kristal Whitmore and family who purchased the building that once housed Callicoon Lanes.
Now called Callicoon Kristal Bowl the 10-lane Brunswick Center was completely renovated and refurbished with major improvements during the summer months and opened for business in late July.
The former Callicoon Lanes was closed several years ago.
Callicoon Kristal Bowl now hosts the Hortonville Ladies league on Monday night and the Delaware Valley Men's league on Tuesday night. Management noted that a mixed league with 2 or 4 persons on a team is in the works for Sunday afternoon at 6 p.m.
The new Callicoon Kristal Bowl also features the great cooking of Ms. Whitmore who offers dinner specials like shrimp scampi chicken Marsala, raviolis, fish n chips, jambalaya, pizza, sandwiches, snacks, dinner meals and a nice variety menu. Kristal also makes her own fresh made baked goods and just started faxing lunch specials out to local businesses. Also don't miss out on her homemade soup.
P.S. We just had her home made meatloaf and wow....what a great taste.
Kristal can also provide you with wedding and birthday cakes.
The center also features a full liquor license.
Lane conditioning and the upkeep and maintenance of the lane conditioner will be handled by Kiristal's husband Mark Whitmore and Kory Keesler and lanes are conditioned on a daily basis.
The center is also open for open bowling and birthday parties.
Hours of operation are 11:30-9 on Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday. Friday and Saturday they are open till 1 p.m. or later
Their Web Site http://www.callicoonkristalbowl.com/ will be up and running soon.
Callicoon Kristal Bowl can be reached at 887-6887.
The Bowling Tip
By Mike Luongo
Bowlers: This week's column will answer a question many bowlers ask about side weight.....will it make my ball hook?
The answer is absolutely no.
I have been fortunate to be able to spend some time with technical experts, and although we have suspected for quite some time, we now have the proof.
Two factors are needed to make a bowling ball hook....friction and rotation (gravity is also needed but I think that we all understand that or we would all be floating around.
You could take a bowling ball with the strongest weight block on the market, the most aggressive cover, drill it maximum leverage, add all the weight you want, and use a big balance hole, but, if the bowler does not impart proper arotation, or if friction on the ball's path down the lanes is not there.....the ball will go straight.
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
600 Club
Regional
At Walden
The New York State Women's 600 Bowling Club Region 7 Tournament will be held November 5-6 at 2 p.m. at the Walden Hoe Bowl.
Entrants will bowl three games across six lanes with five divisions.
Entries close on October 28.
The 1st and 2nd place winners in each division will be eligible to compete for the State 600 Club championship to be held this year in Binghamton.
Information may be obtained from Regional Director C.J. Bull-Knuth at 914-755-4814.
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 information and scores, Ed can be reached at 845-439-8177, via email at edwardctownsend@hotmail.com and by fax at 845-205-4474. For a more expanded version of this column please visit our Web Page at http://bght.blogspot.com/ We are also available on Facebook.
IDENTIFICATION OF ABOVE PHOTOS
The newly renovated and refurbished Callicoon Kristal Bowl.
Part of the dining room area at the Callicoon Kristal Bowl.
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