"Choo Choo" Tuttle Rings Up No. 4
Thirty-six year-old Monticello bowler Charles "Choo Choo" Tuttle scored
his fourth career 300 game and his second career 800 series last Friday
night (Oct. 20) in the Friday Mixed league at Kiamesha Lanes.
Using a Columbia 300 Impulse bowling ball Tuttle racked the pins for a 224, 278, 300, 802 on lanes 15 and 16.
He admitted that not all the strikes in the 300 game were in the pocket.
Bowling on the Choo Choo's Pro Shop team his teammates include Nicole Feller, Kevin Stackhouse and David Graham.
Bowling for some 28 years Tuttle presently maintains a 212 average for
the three leagues he bowls in which include the Monday Men's, Tuesday
Mixed Firefighter and Friday Mixed all at Kiamesha Lanes.
Charles is married and has one son.
He is employed at the County Fountain Supplies as a service technician
and also owns and operates the Choo Choo's Pro Shop at Kiamesha Lanes.
Ed's Outlook
OK bowlers are you ready to see a new scoring system for competitive bowling?
Seems that some bowling experts along with news media, bowling industry executives and some input from the Professional Bowlers Association have gone to work to develop a new scoring system which they indicate will make the sport more attractive and easier to understand for casual bowling fans, the new media and the competitors.
The proposed new scoring system which will impact how the sport is scored as well as the format for competition is proposed to look like this:
The way single match play competition will be conducted is:
1. The match will involve 12 frames.
2. In each frame, each player will throw one shot.
3. If Player A get a higher pin count than Player B, he/she will win the frame.
4. If both players strike, the frame will be tied.
5. If neither player strikes, but each has the same pin count, each player will try to convert the spare. If both successfully convert their spares, the frame will be a tie. If one player has a higher pin count than the other after two shots, that player will win the frame.
Scoring for the match will reflect who has won the most frames, (example, 1 up, 2 up, etc. All square means the match is tied.
At the point one player has won more frame than frames remain (example: 3 up after 10 frames), he or she will be declared the winner.
If a march is "all square" after 12 frames, the tie will be broken using the single-frame format described above until the tie is broken.
The new system emphasizes winning the frame, much like golf's Ryder Cup places emphasis on winning a hole.
This new system is expected to dramatically reduce the length of time and complexity of scoring required to complete a two-player match.
"We believe we have found the right balance between modernizing our sport while retaining credibility and tradition our athletes and fans value and all of us involved with this project are looking forward to its introduction in Las Vegas," WBT president and CEO Kevin Dornberger noted.
Bowlers and bowling fans will be studying this change in future tournaments. The decision, if any, to change the bowling scoring will be made at that time.
This should be interesting to see.
Bowling Tip
By Mike Luongo
The tip this week will help you stay in balance which is important because you need to remain balanced in order to make quality shots and repeat them.
One of the enigmas about the way bowling has often been taught is that bowlers are instructed to push the ball away from the body when starting the approach.
The interesting thing about this is that most of the best bowlers of all time (this era and old timers) never pushed the ball away from their body.
Instead, they slide the elbow forward never pushing it past the front of the body.
It's a wonder why bowlers have been taught this incorrect way so frequently when the best in the sport do it another way.
What you want to do is execute the sliding hinge.
To create the sliding hinge you must never push the ball far enough away from the body that the elbow is extended in front of the body, rather, slide the ball down, walk past the ball and you will be in perfect time.
The problem with pushing the ball and elbow away from the body is that the weight of the ball too far from the body will cause the gravity to pull you forward causing you to have early timing and early timing causes you to lose revolutions and put you in a position where you cannot repeat shots.
Mike Luongo is technically certified through IBPSIA as a Pro Shop Operator, Master Instructor, USBC Silver Level Coach and an Advisor-Special Events assistant 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 435-720-7939 or via email at mike.luongo@stormbowling.com
Local Scores
OK bowlers are you ready to see a new scoring system for competitive bowling?
Seems that some bowling experts along with news media, bowling industry executives and some input from the Professional Bowlers Association have gone to work to develop a new scoring system which they indicate will make the sport more attractive and easier to understand for casual bowling fans, the new media and the competitors.
The proposed new scoring system which will impact how the sport is scored as well as the format for competition is proposed to look like this:
The way single match play competition will be conducted is:
1. The match will involve 12 frames.
2. In each frame, each player will throw one shot.
3. If Player A get a higher pin count than Player B, he/she will win the frame.
4. If both players strike, the frame will be tied.
5. If neither player strikes, but each has the same pin count, each player will try to convert the spare. If both successfully convert their spares, the frame will be a tie. If one player has a higher pin count than the other after two shots, that player will win the frame.
Scoring for the match will reflect who has won the most frames, (example, 1 up, 2 up, etc. All square means the match is tied.
At the point one player has won more frame than frames remain (example: 3 up after 10 frames), he or she will be declared the winner.
If a march is "all square" after 12 frames, the tie will be broken using the single-frame format described above until the tie is broken.
The new system emphasizes winning the frame, much like golf's Ryder Cup places emphasis on winning a hole.
This new system is expected to dramatically reduce the length of time and complexity of scoring required to complete a two-player match.
"We believe we have found the right balance between modernizing our sport while retaining credibility and tradition our athletes and fans value and all of us involved with this project are looking forward to its introduction in Las Vegas," WBT president and CEO Kevin Dornberger noted.
Bowlers and bowling fans will be studying this change in future tournaments. The decision, if any, to change the bowling scoring will be made at that time.
This should be interesting to see.
Bowling Tip
By Mike Luongo
The tip this week will help you stay in balance which is important because you need to remain balanced in order to make quality shots and repeat them.
One of the enigmas about the way bowling has often been taught is that bowlers are instructed to push the ball away from the body when starting the approach.
The interesting thing about this is that most of the best bowlers of all time (this era and old timers) never pushed the ball away from their body.
Instead, they slide the elbow forward never pushing it past the front of the body.
It's a wonder why bowlers have been taught this incorrect way so frequently when the best in the sport do it another way.
What you want to do is execute the sliding hinge.
To create the sliding hinge you must never push the ball far enough away from the body that the elbow is extended in front of the body, rather, slide the ball down, walk past the ball and you will be in perfect time.
The problem with pushing the ball and elbow away from the body is that the weight of the ball too far from the body will cause the gravity to pull you forward causing you to have early timing and early timing causes you to lose revolutions and put you in a position where you cannot repeat shots.
Mike Luongo is technically certified through IBPSIA as a Pro Shop Operator, Master Instructor, USBC Silver Level Coach and an Advisor-Special Events assistant 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 435-720-7939 or via email at mike.luongo@stormbowling.com
Local Scores
Beechwood Lanes
Mon. Villa Roma Ladies
Danielle Meyer
151, Kelly Gombita 170, Eleanor Glassel 150, Robin Luckey 153, Tracy
Puerschner 182, 204, 522, Maureen Schlott 151, Julie Bauer 155, Pam
Wayne 163, Lois Erdman 165.
Kiamesha Lanes
Monday Men's
Charles Tuttle
233, 227, 671, Dave Graham 249, 623, Pedro Agapito III a 267, 664,
Kevin Stackhouse 226, 234, 632, Ronald Totten 258, 659, James VanAken
266, 655, Kyle Matthews 614, Keith Smith 225, 670, Larry Whipple 226,
605, Eddie Lake 265, 691, Rick Lake 267, 691, Vinny Scuderi 605, Paul
Minton 253, 641, Vincent DeGraw 235, 609, Christopher Stevens 268, 279,
753, Vinny Collura 244, 643, William Schubert 246, 639, Richard Bivins
236, 670, Rudy Belanchia 617, Jaryl Scott 246, 258, 719, Jon Wilhelm
278, 256, 229, 763.
Tues. Mixed Firefighter
Pedro Agapito
III a 236, 300, 751. Pedro bowls with the Rock Hill Liquors team with
teammates George Dye, Tola Deylii and Kevin Stackhouse. He recorded the
300 game on lanes 1 and 2 and presently has a 234 average in this
league. George Baggatta 255, 655, Charles Tuttle 290, 663, Keith Smith
225, 299, 734, Christie Graham 208, Carena Collura 198, Ed Guthrie 620,
John Hoffmann 238, 245, 240, 723, Steve Belgiovene 617, Kyle Giordano
258, 227, 700, Jon Wilhelm 247, 230, 669, Trasey Barres 214, Bhaven
Patel 226, 604, Karen Martin 204, 511, Mary Lee Williams 183, 222, 186,
591, Linda Schaefer 183, Eddie Lake 226, 235, 672, Leanne Mangabang 187,
511.
Thursday Ladies
Kearstin
Degraw 194, Theresa Balzano 207, Trasey Barres 212, 186, 570, Danielle
Johnson 181, Audrey Woolard 191, 195, 544, Christie Graham 202, 231,
582, Sonya Robinson 217, Mari Jane Conklin 190, 507, Joan Lake 190,
Dottie Cox 204, 224, 596.
Friday Mixed
George Baggata
236, Jordan Balzano 241, 629, Glenn Fraser 272, 659, Dave Graham 236,
246, 674, Eddie Lake 268, 257, 740, Dan Ricco 253, 641, Tom Skiff III a
235, 233, 682, Keith Smith 238, 670, Kevin Stackhouse 258, 232, 710,
James VanAken 245, 640, Bill VanAken 236, 634, Larry Whipple 225, Esther
Barber 182, Trasey Barres 188, 203, 557, Lauren Blume 181, Joan Lake
223, 524, Loretta VanAken 202, 555.
Ed Townsend
is a Public Relations Consultant to the sport of bowling and brings over
60 years of sports journalism experience in writing and compiling the
information for this column. If you have league or tournament
information, bowl a 300 game or 800 series, let Ed know at 845-439-8177,
email at edwardctownsend@hotmail.com or fax to 845-205-4474. View this
column and Ed's photos at http://bght.blogspot.com We are also on Facebook and Twitter.
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