Xtra Frame Coverage To Include “BOWLING THIS MONTH” Insight, TEEN MASTERS

Xtra Frame (pba.com’s exclusive video streaming service) subscribers are
in line for some unique programming in July, starting with a special look 

at new bowling ball testing conducted by “Bowling This Month” magazine,
the industry’s leading publication in areas of bowling ball technology and
instruction. Recorded in San Marcos, Texas, the special Xtra Frame programming
provides unique insight into the magazine’s monthly testing procedures for
new bowling balls.

Xtra Frame, then heads for New York City where the finals of the 13th annual 

Teen Masters will be covered live from Vanderbilt Hall in Grand Central Station on

Thursday, Aug. 4. Xtra Frame also will provide coverage of preliminary rounds 

from Laurel Lanes in Maple Shade, NJ.

PBA Doubles Championship Named In Honor Of Roth and Holman

The 2011 revival of the PBA Doubles Championship will be named in honor of two 
PBA Tour legends – Mark Roth and Marshall Holman - who stamped their names all 
over the doubles competition back in its formation days.

Roth and Holman teamed up to win PBA Doubles Classic titles in 1977 and 1979 in 
San Jose, CA, and again in 1984 after the event moved to Showboat Lanes in 
Las Vegas. The PBA Hall of Fame legends, who own a combined total of 56 PBA Tour 
titles, bowled as doubles partners 13 times, cashing 11 times, making match play 
10 times and finishing in the top five six times.

"How could you not want your Hall Of Fame doubles partner and great friend to 
share the name of this event with you? It's perfect,” Roth said. “I asked 
Marshal to bowl with me in our first doubles tournament because he was a tough 
cookie and he knew how to win. We won three times together during our career. 
Marshall and I talk frequently, and sharing memories of those events is 
something we often talk about. It’s a great honor for both of us.”

“I’m absolutely honored,” Holman added. “It’s a beautiful thing.”

The revival of the Mark Roth/Marshall Holman PBA Doubles Championship will be a 
part of the 2011 PBA World Series of Bowling at South Point Casino, Hotel and 
Bowling Center in Las Vegas Nov. 4-20.

The doubles event will include the top 16 players after qualifying rounds in the 
PBA Exempt Players Championships who will be paired for an eight-team Baker 
format finale based upon how they qualify. The top qualifier will be the first 
to select a partner from among the remaining 15 players. If he/she selects the 
No. 11 seed, the No. 2 qualifier will pick next. If No. 1 picks No. 2 as a 
partner, the No. 3 qualifier will be the next to select, etc. The Baker format 
finals will be conducted on specially-constructed lanes in the South Point Arena 
on Sunday, Nov. 20.

Belmonte Wins The ESPY

Jason Belmonte’s popularity among bowling fans became apparent Wednesday when the Australian two-handed player was selected as the fans’ choice for the 2011 “Best Bowler” ESPY Award at the annual ESPY Awards ceremony at Nokia Theater. 

With seven top 10 finishes during the 2010-11 Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour season and a win with New Orleans Hornets star Chris Paul as his doubles partner in the Chris Paul PBA Celebrity Invitational, Belmonte won the fan voting contest on ESPN.com over fellow PBA Tour competitors Mika Koivuniemi, Chris Barnes and Bill O’Neill. 

Belmonte, the 2008-09 PBA Rookie of the Year, was the first player to win a PBA Tour event with a two-handed delivery. 

“I’m so excited to win the ESPY,” said Belmonte, who was on hand in Los Angeles to accept his award. 

“I’d like to thank my family and friends and to everyone who voted. I will remember this for a very long time.” ESPY Award candidates are selected by ESPN staff for a variety of sports and special moments in athletic competition, and winners are determined by fan voting.

Brunswick Introduces The DV8 Ball Line With Three

Misfit, DV8’s affordable performance ball, is available in two color combinations and features a performance (Misfit) core in a standard reactive coverstock (Class 1 Reactive) finished 500 Siaair Micro Pad; Rough Buff; High Gloss Polish) and bright neon colors with enhanced glow under black light. 

 

The Misfit is designed to provide controllable hook motion on medium to light oil lane conditions.  In black light conditions, the Misfit is extremely vibrant making it a real attention-getter.  

 

Reckless, DV8’s advanced performance ball, features a bright, blue/green pearl color combination in a versatile reactive coverstock (Class 3 Reactive finished 500 Siaair Micro Pad; Rough Buff) around a symmetric (Reckless) core to provide good all-purpose ball motion on medium oil lane conditions.
 

Hell Raiser, DV8’s pro performance ball features the most aggressive coverstock (Class 5 Reactive finished 500; 1,500 Siaair Micro Pad; Rough Buff Finish)

wrapped around a strong asymmetric (Hell Raiser) core for maximum performance on medium to heavy oil lane conditions.

For the latest DV8 product information, check out damngoodbowling.com. The DV8 line from Brunswick will be available August 29, 2011.

A New Ball Line - DV8 From Brunswick

Lane #1 Introduces Two for Fall

The new Lane #1 Buzzsaw Carnage is Midnight Blue/Sky Blue “Pure Explosion solid reactive” coverstock finished at 4000 Abralon. The covers surrounds the “Doomsday Bomb” core with Radius of Gyration (RG) of  2.487, RG differential of .052.  The Buzzsaw Carnage tops out at 130 of the 130 hook rating scale that Lane #1 uses for it’s bowling balls, so it hooks. 

 

Lane #1’s Chainsaw SOS features the Blue “ION pearl” highly polished coverstock surrounding the “Endcut Doomsday Patented Diamond” core. The core by the numbers: RG of 2.53, diff .013. The numbers and smooth surface suggest use for slower speeds or drier lanes (or both). Expect the new offerings July 15th.

TEAM USA NEWS

The Team USA women's squad has been selected for the 2011 World Tenpin Bowling Association World Women's Championships, Sept. 3-11 in Hong Kong.

The United States will be represented by Carolyn Dorin-Ballard of Keller, Texas, Liz Johnson of Cheektowaga, NY, Kelly Kulick of Union, NJ, Stefanie Nation of Grand Prairie, Texas, Shannon O'Keefe of Arlington, Texas, and Shannon Pluhowsky of Kettering, Ohio.

Fans will be able to catch all the action via live streaming on Bowl.com.