Wednesday, November 26, 2014

New for 2015 From Roto Grip


Roto Grip Hyper Cell Skid ™ Roto Grip has combined the Nucleus core with their 73MH Pearl Reactive coverstock Black/Gold/Violet to create a superhero of a bowling ball called the Hyper Cell Skid. This combination with a 1500 grit polish provides versatility and controlled power. This ball offers length with a heavy roll and major pin action.



Roto Grip’s new Unhinged is a 60M Coverstock, of Aquamarine pearl finished at 1500 and polished. The guts of the new Unhinged is the same as the Hysteria, Late Roll 69. 

Get straight to the point and leave no pin on the deck with the new Roto Grip Own It Red. With a traditional three piece core and a durable clear polyester coverstock, this new spare ball goes where you throw it.

The new Roto Grip balls will be released January 6, 2015. 

Thursday, November 20, 2014

New Brunswick Bowling Balls Coming in December

The Brunswick Fortera™ Intrigue features the all new Fortify Hybrid Reactive coverstock. Brunswick suggests the new Intrigue is “the hottest creation based off our performance enhancing additive chemistry technology.”  Fortify Hybrid Reactive combines a new base coverstock with an enhanced additive package that will provide the easiest length with the quickest lateral traction of any coverstock to date.

The Melee™ Jab features 

Brunswick's new Savvy Hook Pearl Reactive is formulated to provide maximum versatility with more traction in oil for a pearl coverstock on a variety of lane conditions for all types of physical styles. This new formulation produces easy length through the heads with mid-lane traction and a powerful back-end reaction.

Saturday, November 8, 2014

The Storm Crux

Asymmetry is 'The Crux' 
For eight years running now, more professionals have included Storm in their arsenal than any other brand. They want the same thing as amateur bowlers—superior performance. With strong, consistent motion and energy through the pins, Storm bowling balls are incomparable.

The Catalyst™ Core is not only the latest groundbreaking technology, it is the sparkplug of this ball. It soon will be the stimulation of exceptional bowling. Its’ dynamic asymmetrical design will help you create more angle through the pocket. It’s been proven that increasing your entry-angle gives you a much wider margin for error that can lead to more strikes. Think Jason Belmonte or Pete Weber’s pin-action, you don't have to throw it like these pros but that is what you can expect from the Crux. 


And the ERG™ hybrid reactive cover stock is prepped to a 3000-grit, so bowlers like yourself can be rest assured that the Crux has decisive performance.

MOTIV Unveils Its Latest Ball - Forza

MOTIV FORZA NEW!
The new Helix™ Solid Reactive shell on the Forza™ is formulated to produce the friction required to read the mid-lane incredibly well, yet still display devastating continuation. This Exotic Orange and Steel Gray cover is finished at the factory with a 3000 Grit LSS tread.

Torx™ Weight Block Design - NEW!
The powerful new Torx™ engine driving the the Forza™ yields a 2.50 RG and .051 differential on the 15# model. This spec is new territory for the MOTIV product line.  The Torx design allows the Forza to rev up easily and produce over 5 inches of track flare.

NeoMark™ Badge Technology - NEW!
Patented NeoMark Graphics always give MOTIV® bowling balls a visually compelling look. And now, we are pushing the technology even further with the new Forza. It will be the first MOTIV® ball to feature our latest innovation - The NeoMark Badge.

World Wide Release Date: 12/1/14

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Columbia 300 Unveils The Meltdown and Deep Freeze

The new Columbia 300 Melt Down features one of the strongest cover formulas Columbia 300 has used. Bring-It MAX is extremely aggressive and will handle the heaviest of oil conditions. Columbia finished this eye popping blend of solid colors (Orange/Yellow/Purple) with 500/2000 grit Abralon™, giving an already strong cover some teeth to help handle those heavy patterns. Design intent for Heavy Oil Lane Condition. Core -  SD Medium RG.



The Deep Freeze is a great choice for pros all the way to new bowlers and offers perfect performance on dry lane conditions. The modified Messenger 2 core wrapped by New Era Reactive coverstock in Arctic Chill (blue) is designed for performance on dry lanes. The Deep Freeze features High RG and medium Differential with a finish of: 800, 1000, 2000, 4000 Abralon® With Factory Finish

Monday, November 3, 2014

Demoing The New Brunswick, DV8 and Radical Bowling Technologies

Brunswick seminar Monday October 13th. I rolled the DV8 Thug, Hooligan and Outcast, Radical Guru (wow) and Score, Brunswick Mastermind Intellect (wow), and Brute.

Lane conditions were standard bumper bowling house shot, but if you get in enough there was some oil (of course). Started by rolling a Roto Grip Defiant, my strongest personal ball, drilled mild. When I lined up very deep on the fresh pattern with the Defiant, I was impressed with the Guru and Intellect and their ability to handle the oil volume. The ball layouts are kind of neutral for the demo (typically the Pin is above the finger holes and Center of Gravity in or near the middle of grip, but they are lots stronger than my normal layouts.

I started with the Radical Technologies Guru and then Brunswick Mastermind Intellect, the two strongest balls I planned to demo. Both stood up to their hype. Big hooking balls remove oil from the lane quickly, so I didn’t want to wait to try them.

The Guru was easily as much ball as the Defiant and some more, and the demo layout actually helped get the ball down the lane for me, with more kick downlane. The Intellect is strong with a solid cover and compound finished veneer, unlike the original Mastermind with a 1500 dull finish. The Masterminds (original, Genius, and now Intellect) hook. I was very pleased with my reaction given the surface was finished smoother, as is my Defiant, but compound surface (smoother/shinier) handled the oil very well.

Next I was curious about the new DV8 Thug and Hooligan, then Outcast. On the house condition, with plenty of friction outside of second arrow, the DV8’s played well. Thanks to Legend Carmen Salvino for looking in and suggesting a couple things.

The stronger Thug core needed more room and looked like more speed than I could muster up the ditch but it got down the lane an reacted as expected. The Hooligan, and for me, the (Black/Green) Outcast played particularly well. I was very pleased at what I saw and I encourage players to come check them out.


The next products sampled were the Radical Score and Brunswick Brute. Radical is doing a “buy your loyalty” program to appeal to better bowlers offering a Prize fund for bowlers and shops. If a bowler shoots 300, they can get all or part of a Bounty set aside for the ball’s users. A Bowler wins but the pro shop who sold the ball gets an equal bonus. If this sounds familiar it’s from the former 900 Global President Phil Cardinale, now president at Radical Technologies, who did the same promotion with the 900 Global Bounty, a few years ago.  The Score rolled well, as I expected. You don’t throw money at a product promotion unless you know you have something special. The shiny Brute on the other hand joined the DV8 balls as unexpectedly easy to get down the lane with nice pop at the pins. Again, the layout is not what I usually use but it worked well (who would have guessed) for most of the bowlers, on the shot put out at Brunswick Zone, Woodridge.

New Storm IQ Ball, the Nano Coming in December

Surprisingly, on the heels of an intricate roll-out for the new Storm Crux, Storm reveals that new in December is the IQ Tour Nano. Used during the recent PBA World Series of Bowling, you will see the ball on the ESPN broadcasts later this winter. 

The NRG Solid Reactive Nano coverstock is Black/Hunter/Red and surrounds the IQ series C3TM (Centripetal Control Core). Apple Cider fragrance comes from the veneer that is finished at 4000-grit using Abralon Pads. 

World Wide Release Date: 12/9/14

The New TRACK Tour SIC

Introduced one day before it is to be available today (10/21/2014), the new TRACK Tour SIC features the symmetric I-core. 

Utilizing dark blue MR-6 Solid reactive coverstock, the Tour SIC is finished 500, 3000 ABRALON®. 

Designed for medium oil, the Tour SIC has a single density I-core like the Spare+, modified from Dual Density versions used in the Mx16, and Lx16. 

Ebonite's New Salute

Ebonite introduces the Salute. 

The Salute features a Big Time Hybrid 80/20 black solid / silver pearl covered, reactive ball which surrounds a symmetric “Adrenaline” core. 

Designed for medium conditions the Salute is finished 500 / 1000 Abralon® with Power House Factory Finish.

The Bad Ass, Hammer's New High Performance Ball

Bowling's first R rated bowling ball, The Hammer Bad Ass

The Bad Ass utilizes the Juiced Solid Cover with the new Spheroid core that gives hammerheads a huge backend motion. 

The Bad Ass comes finished at 500/2000 and factory finish polish making it easy to retain energy for where you need it most, on the backend. Using the Flex Resin poured core system provides better energy flow throughout the ball and the carbon fiber outer also makes this ball the toughest ball in bowling with a 3 year warranty. 

Available 10-14-2014.

New Balls From DV8





From DV8 look for the new HP Thug. The Black /Orange /Silver Pearl coverstock is Class 13F Reactive finished with 500 Siaair Micro Pad and Royal Compound. The core is the Thug Low RG. The new Thug and the other DV8 offerings will be available October 29th.

DV8’s new HOOLIGAN is reactive Red Pearl/Yellow Pearl Class 3F Reactive veneer finished 500 Siaair Micro Pad, Royal Compound, and Royal Shine wrapping the Hooligan core. Design intent from DV8 is to compete with the mid performance ball category, and after demoing the ball, this offering is a solid performer on the “Typical House Shot” lane condition.

 

DV8 OUTCAST BLACK CITRON expands the entry level category for DV8. Expanding on the Misfit line, the Black Citron, Mango Tango, and Melon Baller feature Class 1 Reactive coverstock and the Outcast core. The new entries are all finished very smooth with 500 Siaair Micro Pad, Royal Compound, and Royal Shine.

New Radical Bowling Balls


From Radical Bowling: “Our newest release in the Top Shelf category is the all black solid Guru, and it’s a real game changer for the Radical Brand.  We have an all new patented Scoop core design that offers even more performance than the core technology used in the Reax line.  Not that this wouldn’t be enough, but we have employed the use of some new additives that offer even greater traction than any of our previous covers.  The combination of the new core and cover results in the most hook of any Radical ball to date.  Hook is great, but the best part of the Guru aside from the name is the overall continuation and the power it has going through the pins.”   

The Score core is Asymmetric. The cover, Dark Purple / Light Purple, is finished 500 and 1,500 Siaair Micro Pad and finished with Royal Compound. The Score is the new release in the Reliable price point.  The Score uses the original Reax core with a cover that will clear the fronts cleaner, and this combination creates a stronger, cleaner, heavy rolling ball.  Radical’s design intent is “superior performance at a reasonable price.”   

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

MOTIV Introduces The Jackal

MOTIV Jackal The Jackal features a new cover for heavy oil called Turmoil High Friction Pearl (HFP) Reactive. This black and red "power pearl" comes from the factory with a 3000 Grit LSS finish.  Incredibly, it is able to produce strong motion in the oil, yet retain energy for outstanding continuation.  World Wide Release Date: 10/22/14.

Columbia Adds a Hybrid cover to The Eruption Pro

Columbia 300 Eruption Pro hybrid is Emergency Orange / Fire Pearl coverstock called CR 300 Hybrid with a 500, 500, 500, 1000 Abralon® Finish topped off with Factory Finish polish. Inside the new ball is a Modified Resurgence Core and the design intent is for medium oil lane conditions. 
 
Columbia reports “Our cleanest cover just got cleaner and more angular with the addition of pearl. This Hybrid version is now straighter through the front of the lane and more responsive off the end of the oil pattern.” Further Columbia changed the core, reporting: “We changed the densities of one of our most popular cores ever to give you the reaction you’ve been asking for. The higher RG and lowered differential makes the Eruption Pro a great go to line on medium to drier conditions.”

Brunswick Introduces Two New Balls September 24th

Two new balls from Brunswick the Mastermind intellect and Brunswick Brute™

The cover of the Mastermind intellect is Honor Roll A+, a Solid coverstock which Brunswick reports “offers the most aggressive coverstock to date for a Brunswick ball. This aggressive coverstock produces easy length through the heads with unsurpassed traction in the mid-lane and backend to achieve ultimate hook.”


Inside the new ball, the Mastermind Ultra Low RG core features a single density squared-off elliptical inner core. The core is dynamically designed to extend the rotational energy, boosting angular velocity to transfer energy to the pins for increased pin action and higher scores.
 
The new Mastermind Intellect with its Royal Compound finish provides easy length through heads, strong mid lane traction with an aggressive move on the backend on medium to heavily oiled lane conditions depending on the player, of course.


The new Brunswick Brute features Fortify Hybrid Reactive coverstock, Brunswick’s hottest creation based off their performance enhancing additive chemistry technology. Fortify Hybrid Reactive combines a new base coverstock with an enhanced additive package that will provide the easiest length with the quickest lateral traction of any coverstock to date.

The new Brute Low RG/Low Differential Symmetrical core features a compact design to provide maximum energy retention. The new core shape revs quicker producing maximum performance and drilling versatility.

With its Royal Shine Finish, the Brute skids effortlessly through the front, revving strong in the mid-lane saving axis rotation for the backend to provide greater entry angle to the pocket for superior pin action. The Brute will provide maximum length with exceptional backend punching out pins on variety of light to medium oil lane patterns.

The Brunswick Mastermind and Brute will be available September 24th.

Monday, September 1, 2014

The New Ebonite GameBreaker2

Touting the strong mid-lane reaction of its predecessor, the new GameBreaker2 with its GB 10.7 black/purple coverstock and enhanced V2 core will be finished to 500 and 2000 Abralon.

The new Ebonite ball will be available September 16th, 2014.

Ebonite's New HP Honor

The new Ebonite Honor is Royal / Turquoise / Silver reactive with RCH 5.0 coverstock finished to 500, 500, 500, 1000 Abralon® with Powerhouse Factory Finish. The Honor is driven by the CB-2 Asymmetric core, like the Pivot and Pivot Point.

Available September 16th, 2014.

 

 

Friday, August 15, 2014

Time to Throw Down with Columbia

The Columbia Throw Down features a Neon Green/Berry/Sea Blue Bring-It Solid reactive resin coverstock finished 500, 500, 500,1000 Abralon with Factory Finish at 300 RPM. The Throw Down core is the SD Medium RG core. World Wide Release Date: 9/2/14The Columbia Throw Down features a Neon Green/Berry/Sea Blue Bring-It Solid reactive resin coverstock finished 500, 500, 500,1000 Abralon with Factory Finish at 300 RPM. The Throw Down core is the SD Medium RG core. World Wide Release Date: 9/2/14

New Balls From DV8


DV8 Ruckus™ Schizo Featuring the new Class 12F Pearl Reactive coverstock wrapped around the Ruckus core, the Ruckus Schizo skids easily through the front and midlane flipping on the backend for the most breakpoint potential of any DV8 ever on medium to oily lane conditions.

 
Rude Dude™ DV8 reports: “Providing an all-purpose ball motion that is beyond compare, the Rude Dude delivers obscene down-lane motion and offensive power through the pins.”  The combination of the Dude core and new Class 7G solid reactive coverstock provides strong and continuous hook motion for this mid-priced ball on medium to oily lane conditions.
 


Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Duke Retains Inside Track in PBA50 Player of the Year Race

With the inside track in the PBA50 Player of the Year race on the
tour for players 50 and older, PBA Hall of Famer Norm Duke of Clermont, Florida, averaged 229.3 to lead qualifying Tuesday in the PBA50 Treasure Island Resort & Casino Open presented by Hammer at Island Xtreme Bowl, Welch, MN.

Duke, who has won two titles this season including the PBA Senior U.S. Open and has already earned PBA50 Rookie of the Year honors, finished qualifying with a 3,670 pinfall total for 16 games to hold a 25-pin lead over two-time PBA50 Tour winner Lennie Boresch Jr. of Kenosha, Wisconsin, in second with 3,645. Duke had games of 210, 277, 201, 248, 215, 258, 230 and 247 in Tuesday’s second round.

“That’s the reason we’re here,” said the 37-time PBA Tour winner about his quest for PBA50 Player of the Year. “There were some great players battling for it all season and it’s what we all want.”

The two other players in contention for PBA50 Player of the Year – Hall of
Famers Pete Weber and Tom Baker – also advanced to match play finishing
qualifying in eighth and ninth, respectively, but Weber and Duke will receive a
one-round bye in match play as a result of finishing in the top eight.

“It’s really a tournament inside of a tournament,” Duke added. “With the race
coming down to the last tournament of the year, it makes it fun. I’ll have to be
at my best because I know they’ll be prepared.”

If Duke can win PBA50 Player of the Year, he would join Baker as the only
players to earn Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year in the same season.  Baker, who is trying for his fifth PBA50 Player of the Year title, accomplished the feat in 2005.

Duke leads the PBA50 Player of the Year race with 56 points, holding an
eight-point lead over Weber in second with 48 points. Baker is in third with 44
points. In the Player of the Year competition, 16 points are awarded to the
tournament winner, the runner-up gets eight points, third-place is worth four
points and the fourth-place finisher earns two points.

In the final tournament of the 2014 season, the field has been cut to the top 24
players for Wednesday’s match play which will culminate with the championship
rounds at 5 p.m. CT.

The top eight players in competition points (not player of the year points) will
also earn an entry into World Series of Bowling VI in Las Vegas Oct. 24-Nov. 2 and a special PBA50 qualifier preceding the World Series which will determine
the two players who will face off in the WSOB Challenge telecast on ESPN.

The final day of the tournament can be seen live on pba.com’s online bowling
channel Xtra Frame. Click on the Xtra Frame logo on the pba.com homepage for subscription information.

PBA50 TREASURE ISLAND RESORT & CASINO OPEN PRESENTED BY HAMMER
Tuesday’s second round results after 16 games
Top 24 advance to match play At Island Xtreme Bowl, Welch, Minn.
a-Denotes amateur
s-Denotes super senior out of the regular prize fund cashing for $700


1, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 3,670.
2, Lennie Boresch Jr., Kenosha, Wis., 3,645.
3, Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla., 3,620.
4, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Twp., Mich., 3,607.
5, Randy Pedersen, Orlando, Fla., 3,585.
6, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 3,583.
7, Ron Mohr, Las Vegas, 3,546.
8, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 3,517.
9, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 3,510.
10, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 3,474.
11, Wayne Webb, Columbus, Ohio, 3,457.
12, David Axon, Bellevue, Neb., 3,456.
13, Bill Henson, Westerville, Ohio, 3,441.
14, Christopher Keane, Cape Coral, Fla., 3,426.
15, Steve Stein, Staten Island, N.Y., 3,410.
16, Ted Staikoff, Black Hawk, S.D., 3,373.
17, Bryan Goebel, Shawnee, Kan., 3,342.
18, Jeff Richgels, Madison, Wis., 3,338.
19, Don Breeden, Clive, Iowa, 3,329.
20, Kevin Foley, Reno, Nev., 3,309.
21, Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., 3,306.
22, Darron Peters, Murrieta, Calif., 3,292.
23, Terry Metzner, Kentwood, Mich., 3,288.
24, John Dudak, Orland Park, Ill., 3,280.

Missed Cut:

25, Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 3,260.
26, a-Dana Wright, St. Paul, Minn., 3,241.
27, s-Patrick King, Yankton, S.D., 3,236, $700.
28, Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 3,231.
29, a-Sam Lantto, Eden Prairie, Minn., 3,229.
30, Todd Kjell, Roscoe, Ill., 3,225.
31, a-Alan Harteneck, Red Wing, Minn., 3,202.
32, s-Timothy Kauble, Marion, Ohio, 3,195, $700.
33, a-Bob Markiewicz, San Diego, 3,192.
34, Gary Livingston, Papillion, Neb., 3,183.
35, s-Lucien Casagrande, Canada, 3,180, $700.
36, a-John Brockland, St. Charles, Mo., 3,151.
37, Tim Pierce, Portland, Ore., 3,150.
38, (tie) Steven Jansson, Barnes, Wis., and s-Phillip Moros, Lombard, Ill., 3,144, $700.
40, Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 3,140.
41, s-Harv Pallas, Stevensville, Mich., 3,123, $700.
42, a-Curtis Matlock, Cloquet, Minn., 3,117.
43, Rick Francis, Linden, Calif., 3,107.
44, Bill Sell, Menasha, Wis., 3,105.
45, s-Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 3,093, $700.
46, (tie) Jerry Lau, St. Peters, Mo., and a-James Martin, Vero Beach, Fla., 3,077.
48, Bill Idzior, Crown Point, Ind., 3,049.
49, Michael Chrzanowski, Shepherd, Mich., 3,039.
50, Bill McCorkle, Westerville, Ohio, 3,036.
51, Dan Schmerbach, St. Joseph, Mo., 3,031.
52, William Keenan, Jr., Orlando, Fla., 3,027.
53, a-Gilbert Kuchta, West Allis, Wis., 3,013.
54, Tracy Teeters, Salem, Ore., 3,011.
55, Dale Eagle, Newport Beach, Calif., 3,005.
56, Darryl Traber, Waterford, Wis., 2,994.
57, a-Mike Schmid, St. Paul, Minn., 2,962.
58, a-Tom Havlish, Coon Rapids, Minn., 2,895.
59, Paul Mielens, Menomonie, Wis., 2,854.
60, Don Birkentall, Omaha, Neb., 2,820.
61, a-Gary Ring, Woodbury, Minn., 2,804.
62, Allen Meskan, Addison, Ill., 2,780.
63, Rich Kleinman, Reno, Nev., 2,768.
64, Will Friedrich, Green Bay, Wis., 2,750.
65, Galen Keas, Alda, Neb., 2,736.
66, Howard Frostman, Washburn, Wis., 2,732.
67, a-Dean Bruinsma, Clear Lake, S.D., 2,730.
68, a=Joe Kolodziejczak, Thunder Bay Ontario, Canada, 2,699.
69, Dave Sill, Titusville, Fla., 1,489 (withdrew).

300 Games - Dave Axon

Thursday, August 7, 2014

Jurek Wins His First PBA50 Championship

Jack Jurek of Lackawanna, NY, who has endured a series of bad breaks in his quest for his first PBA50 Tour title, made a breakthrough Thursday night when he struck on eight of his first nine shots to defeat PBA Hall of Famer Randy Pedersen of Clermont, FL, 242-205, in the title match of the PBA50 South Shore Open at Olympia Lanes.

“It’s never an easy battle out here,” Jurek said. “I’ve won a couple of Steve Nagy Sportsmanship Awards because I’ve lost a lot of times in title matches and people think I’m a nice guy.”

Jurek, who had disappointing losses in Dayton, Ohio, a week earlier after losing a crushing loss to Hall of Famer Walter Ray Williams Jr. earlier in the year in the USBC Senior Masters title match, came into the finale in Hammond with a fresh attitude, thanks in part to some advice he got from Pedersen, his traveling roommate.

“(Randy) and I talked a little after my debacle in Dayton and he gave me some thoughts about how he approaches things,” Jurek said. “It helped. I’ve got a lot of guys who have been trying to help. (PBA legend) Mark Roth has been telling me, stop being so nice. Go beat people, so tonight I just decided to go for it. I was a lot more aggressive than I have been.”

Against Pedersen, Jurek’s only major mistake was leaving a 2-4-8-10 split in the fourth frame, but otherwise he was nearly perfect.

“Jack was due,” Pedersen said. “He’s been bowling really well. After he left the 2-4-8-10 (in the fifth frame), I was wondering if the old Jack was going to show up or the new one. He preserved.”

In the first semifinal round between a pair of PBA Hall of Famers, Pedersen defeated Pete Weber of St. Ann, MO, 267-226, putting a crimp in Weber’s hopes to overtake fellow PBA Hall of Famer Norm Duke in the 2014 PBA50 Player of the Year race. That battle will be decided in the PBA50 Tour’s season finale in Welch, MN, next week.

Duke, who leads the race with 56 points, failed to add to his total in Hammond when he was eliminated in the Round of 8. Weber picked up four points for finishing fourth to increase his total to 48 heading into Welch, MN. Tom Baker of King, NC, also remains in contention with 44 points. In the Player of the Year competition, 16 points will be awarded to the tournament winner, the runner-up gets eight points, third-place is worth four points and the fourth-place finisher earns two points.

In the second semifinal match, Jurek, a PBA50 Tour rookie and two-time PBA Tour title winner, used a string of nine strikes to defeat Canadian John Chapman, 267-206. For Chapman, who was trying for his first PBA50 title, it was his highest finish as a senior player.

The most dramatic match of the tournament came in the best-of-five-game Round of 16 when Chapman eliminated Duke, 3-2. After Duke jumped out to a 2-0 lead, Chapman rallied to win the last three games, 247-234, 231-224 and 248-247.

The PBA50 Tour concludes its 2014 season next week with the PBA50 Treasure Island Resort & Casino Open presented by Hammer at Island Xtreme Bowl in Welch, MN. The season-finale gets underway with a special “Pete Weber Knock Down Pins for Cancer” event on Sunday, Aug. 10, followed by eight-game qualifying rounds Monday and Tuesday at 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. each day. After 16 games, the top 32 players will advance to single-elimination match play competition beginning at 8 a.m. Wednesday. The Round of 8, followed by semifinal and championship rounds, begin at 5 p.m.

The Pete Weber fund-raising event and all rounds of the tournament will be carried live on Xtra Frame, PBA’s online bowling channel. For subscription information, visit pba.com and click on the Xtra Frame link.

PBA50 SOUTH SHORE OPEN PRESENTED BY DV8 Thursday’s final results
At Olympia Lanes, Hammond, Ind.


Championship: Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y. ($7,500) def. Randy Pedersen, Clermont, Fla. ($4,000), 242-205.

Semifinal Round (losers earned $2,500): Pedersen def. Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 267-226.
Jurek def. John Chapman, Canada, 267-206.


Round of 8 (best of three games, losers eliminated and earned $1,600): Jurek def. Tom Baker, King, N.C., 2-0.
Weber def. Don Breeden, Clive, Iowa, 2-0.
Pedersen def. Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 2-1.
Chapman def. Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 2-1.


Round of 16 (best of five games, losers eliminated and earned $1,300): Weber def. Bryan Goebel, Shawnee, Kan., 3-0.
Breeden def. Bill Henson, Westerville, Ohio, 3-1.
Pedersen def. Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 3-2.
Bohn def. Ron Mohr, Las Vegas, 3-1.
Jurek def. Rick Thomas, Willowbrook, Ill., 3-1.
Baker def. Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Twp., 3-2.
Williams def. Monacelli, 3-0.


Round of 24 (best of five games, losers eliminated and earned $1,100): Goebel def. Leroy Johnson, Chicago, 3-1.
Breeden def. Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 3-1.
Painter def. Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 3-0.
Mohr def. Tracy Teeters, Salem, Ore., 3-2.
Thomas def. Brad Snell, Mount Prospect, Ill., 3-0.
Baker def. Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 3-2.
Williams def. Christopher Keane, Cape Coral, Fla., 3-0.
Duke def. Lennie Boresch, Kenosha, Wis., 3-0.
Chapman def. Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 3-2.

Weber Surges to the Lead at The PBA50 South Shore Open

Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Famer Pete Weber fired an 846 series in the first three games of second round qualifying Wednesday helping him surge into the lead in the PBA50 South Shore Open presented by DV8 at Olympia Lanes in Hammond, IN.

Weber, trying for his second PBA50 Tour title of the season after a win in the recent Pro Bowl West Fort Wayne Classic, bowled games of 278, 279, 289, 248, 259, 237, 278 and 226 in the second round, finishing qualifying with a 4,047 16-game overall pinfall total (253 average).

Weber led qualifying by 91 pins over two-time PBA Tour winner Jack Jurek who
finished second after qualifying with a 3,956 pinfall. The field was cut to the
top 24 players who advanced to Thursday’s match play rounds.

“How well I bowl really comes down to how relaxed and comfortable I am,” said
Weber, “Usually it’s adjusting to the conditions, finding the right line on the
lane and making sure you have the right ball, but for the past few years it all
comes down to how relaxed I am."

“I used the same equipment I used in the first round and played the lanes the
same way – I really didn’t change anything. I’m in a good rhythm and my timing is right where it should be and that’s really the key to me bowling well right now.”

In the 2013 South Shore Open, Weber, the 2013 PBA50 Rookie of the Year, also dominated qualifying leading eventual winner Walter Ray Williams Jr., who qualified second by more than 300 pins.

“When I walked in the door I immediately felt good about how I was going to bowl here,” added Weber, who owns 37 PBA Tour titles.

As a result of finishing in the top eight, Weber and Jurek earned a first round
bye for match play.

Rounding out the top eight were John Chapman, Canada, 3,921, followed by Hall of Famers Parker Bohn III, Jackson, New Jersey, 3,909; Randy Pedersen, Orlando, Florida, 3,890 and Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 3,847. First round leader Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Township, Michigan, 3,839 and Bill Henson, Westerville, Ohio, 3,837 finished seventh and eighth, respectively.

Williams, the two-time defending PBA50 Player of the Year as well as South Shore Open defending champion, finished qualifying in 11th with a 3,795 pinfall.

The final day of the the South Shore Open, which is the second to last
tournament of the 2014 season, can be seen on PBA’s online bowling channel Xtra Frame.  For subscription and schedule information click on the Xtra Frame logo on the pba.com homepage.

PBA50 SOUTH SHORE OPEN PRESENTED BY DV8
Wednesday’s second round results after 16 games
Top 24 advance to match play
At Olympia Lanes
Hammond, Ind.
a-Denotes amateur
s-Denotes super senior out of the regular prize fund cashing for $700

1, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 4,047.
2, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 3,956.
3, John Chapman, Canada, 3,921.
4, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 3,909.
5, Randy Pedersen, Orlando, Fla., 3,890.
6, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 3,847.
7, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Twp., Mich., 3,839.
8, Bill Henson, Westerville, Ohio, 3,837.
9, Don Breeden, Clive, Iowa, 3,799.
10, Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 3,797.
11, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 3,795.
12, Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 3,778.
13, Tracy Teeters, Salem, Ore., 3,774.
14, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 3,766.
15, Brad Snell, Mount Prospect, Ill., 3,748.
16, Leroy Johnson, Chicago, 3,739.
17, Bryan Goebel, Shawnee, Kan., 3,737.
18, Rick Thomas, Willowbrook, Ill., 3,715.
19, Lennie Boresch Jr., Kenosha, Wis., 3,708.
20, Ron Mohr, Las Vegas, 3,704.
21, Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 3,663.
22, Christopher Keane, Cape Coral, Fla., 3,660.
23, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 3,648.
24, Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 3,645.

Missed Cut:
25, John Dudak, Orland Park, Ill., 3,641, $900.
26, (tie) George Lord, Lakeland, Fla., and Jeff Richgels, Madison, Wis., 3,620.
28, s-Ted Staikoff, Black Hawk, S.D., 3,613, $700.
29, a-Bob Markiewicz, San Diego, 3,612.
30, s-Bill McCorkle, Westerville, Ohio, 3,611, $700.
31, William Peters, Dayton, Ohio, 3,608.
32, Kevin Foley, Reno, Nev., 3,595.
33, Rick Francis, Linden, Calif., 3,587.
34, s-Bill Idzior, Crown Point, Ind., 3,586, $700.
35, Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 3,577.
36, s-Dale Eagle, Newport Beach, Calif., 3,576, $700.
37, Brian Voss, Alpharetta, Ga., 3,568.
38, Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla., 3,554.
39, s-Michael Chrzanowski, Shepherd, Mich., 3,546, $700.
40, s-Timothy Kauble, Marion, Ohio, 3,527, $700.
41, Darron Peters, Murrieta, Calif., 3,522.
42, s-Richard Hunt, Valparaiso, Ind., 3,521, $700.
43, Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 3,510.
44, Charlie Tapp, Kalamazoo, Mich., 3,506.
45, Dean Billings, Rootstown, Ohio, 3,485.
46, Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., 3,459.
47, Terry Metzner, Kentwood, Mich., 3,442.
48, Bill Neumann, Rensselaer, N.Y., 3,436.
49, William Keenan, Jr., Orlando, Fla., 3,431.
50, Emilio Mora Sr., Defiance, Ohio, 3,426.
51, Patrick King, Yankton, S.D., 3,425.
52, Paul Mielens, Menomonie, Wis., 3,417.
53, Mark Medler, Waterloo, Ind., 3,407.
54, Larry Salvati, Canada, 3,406.
55, (tie) Harv Pallas, Stevensville, Mich., and Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 3,394.
57, (tie) Galen Keas, Alda, Neb., and Dave Bernhardt, Romeo, Mich., 3,393.
59, Steve Stein, Staten Island, N.Y., 3,391.
60, Ken Waters, Kingsport, Tenn., 3,372.
61, Rich Wilkinson, Bennington, Neb., 3,368.
62, a-Mike Schmid, St. Paul, Minn., 3,353.
63, Paul McCordic, Sugar Land, Texas, 3,322.
64, Tim Pierce, Portland, Ore., 3,313.
65, Robert Kicmal, LaGrange, Ill., 3,310.
66, Rick Woloszyn, Griffith, Ind., 3,279.
67, Ray Johnson, Battle Creek, Mich., 3,268.
68, Lyle Zikes, Arlington Heights, Ill., 3,258.
69, Brendan Bierch, Grafton, Mass., 3,256.
70, Gary Kammes, Winfield, Ill., 3,255.
71, Don Holmes, Itasca, Ill., 3,235.
72, Peter Brainard, Tampa, Fla., 3,145.
73, Lee Brosius, Ashburn, Va., 3,130.
74, Larry Helton, Bolingbrook, Ill., 3,115.
75, Kevin Vostry, Bolingbrook, Ill., 3,093.
76, Allen Meskan, Addison, Ill., 2,994.
77, Rich Kleinman, Reno, Nev., 2,929.

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

PBA 50 South Shore Open Lead by Harry Sullins in Round One

Hoping to end a streak of three seasons without a PBA50 Tour win, Harry Sullins of Chesterfield Township, Mich., averaged 249 to lead first round qualifying Tuesday in the PBA50 South Shore Open presented by DV8 at Olympia Lanes.

Sullins, whose last PBA50 Tour win came at Olympia Lanes in August of 2011,
bowled a 1,995 eight-game pinfall with games of 215, 258, 236, 244, 268, 277,
245 and 252 to lead two-time PBA Tour winner Jack Jurek of Lackawanna, N.Y., in second with a 1,988 pinfall.

“It’s been a while since I’ve hoisted a trophy in a tour event,” said Sullins,
who has won five PBA Tour titles and three PBA50 Tour titles. “I’ve done pretty
well at this center so I’d like nothing better than to end my winless streak
here.”

Sullins, has three top-five finishes this season including fourth-place finishes
in the Miller High Life Classic and Grants Pass Open, and a fifth-place finish
in last week’s Dayton Classic.

“My game is where I want it to be but the competition gets so tough in match
play,” Sullins said. “I’m working hard, just need to keep hammering away at it.”

Jurek, trying for his first PBA50 Tour win, is coming off a fourth-place finish
in the Dayton Classic and a second-place finish in the USBC Senior Masters in
his last two PBA50 tournaments.

Rounding out the top eight after the first round were Hall of Famers Parker Bohn
III, Jackson, N.J., 1,969; Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 1,953 and Amleto Monacelli,
Venezuela, 1,944, followed by John Chapman, Canada, 1,942; Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 1,927, and Hall of Famer Randy Pedersen, Orlando, Fla., 1,925.

Defending champion Walter Ray Williams Jr. of Ocala, Fla., who rolled the
round’s only 300 game, finished in ninth with 1,922.

The 77-player field will return Wednesday for another eight-game qualifying
round which will determine the top 24 players who will advance to Thursday’s
match play rounds. The championship rounds are scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday.

The South Shore Open, which is the second to last tournament of the 2014 season, can be seen on PBA’s online bowling channel Xtra Frame.  For subscription and schedule information click on the Xtra Frame logo on the pba.com homepage.

PBA50 SOUTH SHORE OPEN PRESENTED BY DV8
Tuesday’s first round results after eight games
At Olympia Lanes
Hammond, Ind.
a-Denotes amateur

1, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Twp., Mich., 1,995.
2, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 1,988.
3, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 1,969.
4, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 1,953.
5, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 1,944.
6, John Chapman, Canada, 1,942.
7, Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 1,927.
8, Randy Pedersen, Orlando, Fla., 1,925.
9, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 1,922.
10, Brad Snell, Mount Prospect, Ill., 1,915.
11, a-Bob Markiewicz, San Diego, 1,913.
12, Michael Chrzanowski, Shepherd, Mich., 1,890.
13, Kevin Foley, Reno, Nev., 1,888.
14, Tracy Teeters, Salem, Ore., 1,886.
15, Ted Staikoff, Black Hawk, S.D., 1,874.
16, Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 1,871.
17, Bryan Goebel, Shawnee, Kan., 1,864.
18, Ron Mohr, Las Vegas, 1,859.
19, Jeff Richgels, Madison, Wis., 1,856.
20, Bill Idzior, Crown Point, Ind., 1,851.
21, Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 1,838.
22, Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla., 1,837.
23, Leroy Johnson, Chicago, 1,830.
24, Lennie Boresch Jr., Kenosha, Wis., 1,825.
25, Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 1,824.
26, Bill Henson, Westerville, Ohio, 1,822.
27, (tie) Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., and Don Breeden, Clive, Iowa, 1,814.
29, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 1,813.
30, George Lord, Lakeland, Fla., 1,800.
31, Mark Medler, Waterloo, Ind., 1,799.
32, Dale Eagle, Newport Beach, Calif., 1,797.
33, Rick Francis, Linden, Calif., 1,791.
34, Dave Bernhardt, Romeo, Mich., 1,787.
35, (tie) Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., and Brian Voss, Alpharetta, Ga., 1,782.
37, (tie) Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., and John Dudak, Orland Park, Ill., 1,777.
39, Tim Pierce, Portland, Ore., 1,774.
40, Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 1,767.
41, Paul McCordic, Sugar Land, Texas, 1,762.
42, Bill McCorkle, Westerville, Ohio, 1,753.
43, Darron Peters, Murrieta, Calif., 1,752.
44, Rick Thomas, Willowbrook, Ill., 1,751.
45, (tie) Christopher Keane, Cape Coral, Fla., and Galen Keas, Alda, Neb., 1,742.
47, Paul Mielens, Menomonie, Wis., 1,729.
48, Ken Waters, Kingsport, Tenn., 1,726.
49, Bill Neumann, Rensselaer, NY, 1,722.
50, Richard Hunt, Valparaiso, Ind., 1,718.
51, a-Mike Schmid, St. Paul, Minn., 1,704.
52, Timothy Kauble, Marion, Ohio, 1,695.
53, Patrick King, Yankton, S.D., 1,680.
54, (tie) Dean Billings, Rootstown, Ohio, and William Peters, Dayton, Ohio, 1,677
56, Steve Stein, Staten Island, N.Y., 1,668.
57, Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 1,656.
58, Charlie Tapp, Kalamazoo, Mich., 1,650.
59, Harv Pallas, Stevensville, Mich., 1,649.
60, Gary Kammes, Winfield, Ill., 1,647.
61, William Keenan, Jr., Orlando, Fla., 1,646.
62, Brendan Bierch, Grafton, Mass., 1,635.
63, Robert Kicmal, LaGrange, Ill., 1,634.
64, Emilio Mora Sr., Defiance, Ohio, 1,630.
65, Terry Metzner, Kentwood, Mich., 1,619.
66, Lyle Zikes, Arlington Heights, Ill., 1,612.
67, Rich Wilkinson, Bennington, Neb., 1,602.
68, Lee Brosius, Ashburn, Va., 1,598.
69, Rick Woloszyn, Griffith, Ind., 1,597.
70, Ray Johnson, Battle Creek, Mich., 1,596.
71, Don Holmes, Itasca, Ill., 1,535.
72, Kevin Vostry, Bolingbrook, Ill., 1,507.
73, Larry Salvati, Canada, 1,502.
74, Peter Brainard, Tampa, Fla., 1,498.
75, Rich Kleinman, Reno, Nev., 1,410.
76, Allen Meskan, Addison, Ill., 1,401.
77, Larry Helton, Bolingbrook, Ill., 1,367.

300 Games - Walter Ray Williams Jr.