Storm Introduces the Street Rods

STORM Bowling Products recently introduced the new Street Rod duo. With Reactor coverstocks, the solid in Blue and Black is finished at 2000 Abralon (and smells like Blueberries), while the pearl (Red Pearl/Blue Pearl) cover is 1500 finished with polish (and has the aroma of Strawberries). The Turbine core (lightbulb with a flip block on the bottom) produces RG/Diff numbers of: #16-2.53/.040, #15-2.55/.038, #14- 2.58/.035. "Very Jolt like numbers but stronger" from Ernest Goedicker, Technical Director at Storm.

New Visionary Gladiator Pearl

Expect the Gladiator Pearl from Visionary Bowling on May 9th. With a Mohawk core and Red/Gold/Black Galea reactive pearl coverstock finished to 1500 and polished. Visionary reports the Gladiator Pearl is designed for medium lane conditions with RG of: 2.51 and an RG Differential of .044.

Barnes Wins USBC Queens

Columbia 300 staff player, Lynda Barnes, wins the 2008 USBC Queens title with three strikes in the tenth frame, 215-195, over fellow Columbia 300 staffer, Amy Stolz, both using a Resurgence. This is Barnes’ second Queens win (1998 and 2008). Carol Gionatti, a resident of Perth, Australia, used a Columbia 300 Momentum on her way to a 4th place finish.

What a night for Columbia 300 on ESPN2, Tuesday, April 29! Three bowlers who have ties to the Columbia brand competed with products from Columbia 300’s ‘New Era’ and all of the bowlers were undefeated against everyone except each other.

International Bowl Expo

Bowling's largest annual convention and trade show -- International Bowl Expo -- returns to Orlando
this summer June 23-27th. Dozens and dozens of products and services will be exhibited at the Bowl 
Expo Trade Show, in the Orange County Convention Center June 25th and 26th. Call the management
office of the International Bowling Pro Shop and Instructors Association (IBPSIA) for more
information at: 800-659-9444. Log on to: ibpsia.com or bowlexpo.com.

Clash of Champions on CBS Network TV

Watch Bowling's Clash of Champions on CBS on May 10 & 11.

Rhino Page Joins Storm Staff

Rhino Page joins the Staff of Champions of Storm Products. Page, of Topeka, Kansas, completed the greatest rookie season in the history of the Professional Bowlers Tour in 2007-08, which included a title at the Go RVing Classic in March. The 24-year old left-hander racked up five championship round appearances as a non exempt player finishing second twice, third and fifth.

Page graduated from the University of Kansas and is a five-time member of Team USA. He was a member of 2004 Intercollegiate Bowling Championships men's national team and the 2005 U.S. Amateur champion. He is the only bowler in history to win a (July) High Roller title (amateur), and a PBA national title.

USBC Queens ESPN2

Tune into United States Bowling Congress Queens Bowling Championships on ESPN2 tonight (April 30th) at 7pm EDT/6pm CDT.

As for bowlers, watch Lynda Barnes of the Dallas area as top seed. Joining Barnes in the stepladder finals are second seed Liz Johnson of Cheektowaga, N.Y., third seed Amy Stolz of Castle Rock, Colo., fourth seed Joy Esterson of Annapolis, Md., and fifth seed Carol Gianotti of Australia.