Daugherty Finds Redemption in Winning PBA Scorpion Championship
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January 10, 2013 BOWLING NEWS Page 1 California Thursday January 10, 2013 P.O.B Box 4160, Downey,owling CA 90241 • Online: www.californiabowlingnews.com • Email: [email protected] n ews• Office: (562) 807-3600 Fax: (562) 807-2288 Daugherty Finds Redemption in Winning PBA Scorpion Championship “Thumbless” delivery proves the difference as Floridian wins first PBA Tour title LAS VEGAS – After bowl- field of high-rev power players “I want to thank Bowlers ing a Professional Bowlers As- in the Scorpion finals, raising Journal for reminding me all sociation record-low 100 game his television average by 88 day of my 100 game,” Daugh- in his only previous television pins in the process. erty said with a grin at the con- appearance, Tom Daugherty of After sneaking into the step- clusion of the match. Wesley Chapel, Fla., redeemed ladder finals in fourth position While all four finalists use himself in the Bowlers Journal by four pins over Rhino Page power techniques that allow Scorpion Championship, win- of Dade City, Fla., Daugherty them to generate significant ning three consecutive match- ruined Jason Sterner’s televi- hooking power, the key was es including a 200-182 victory sion debut, eliminating the slower ball speed, a result of over top qualifier Osku Paler- McDonough, Ga., resident, Daugherty not using his thumb maa of Finland, to capture his 199-177. He then romped past in his delivery. first PBA Tour title at South Australian two-handed star Ja- “The difference between Point Hotel and Casino. son Belmonte, 256-187, and me and the two-handers is The Bowlers Journal Scor- threw a critical double in the my ball speed,” Daugherty pion Championship finals, the fifth and sixth frames of the said. “They throw it 100 miles fourth of five GEICO PBA title match to defeat Palermaa, per hour, so I can actually do World Series of Bowling getting help from the Finnish something they can’t and that’s Tom Daugherty Bowlers Journal Scorpion Championship IV events, aired Sunday on two-handed star when he had a slow hook. I knew if I could ESPN. consecutive opens in the sixth get by Sterner, I’d have a good Daugherty, who bowled and seventh frames. chance. I knew (Belmonte his record-low game in a 299- Ironically, Daugherty put and Palermaa) weren’t going 100 loss to eventual champion together the best performance to bowl anything. They might Mika Koivuniemi in the semi- of his professional career while say they threw some bad shots, final round of the 2011 PBA glancing at a very large “100” but I didn’t think either one of Tournament of Champions, in a graphic above the lanes them could shoot 200 because used his “thumbless” delivery promoting “Bowlers Journal of their ball reactions. to mow down an impressive 100th Anniversary.” continued on page 2 SOUTH POINT to Host ABTA Las Vegas Open Jan 17-18-1 9-20 $6,500 Min 1st Place up to $12,500 1st with Bonuses The GEICO World Series of Bowling concludes on ESPN next Sunday at 1 p.m. ET with the Entry Option - Pay Regular Entry of $96 Prepaid - $100 onsite or finals of the PBA World Championship, the first major championship of the 2012-13 PBA Tour season. 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They couldn’t do that.” Daugherty admitted he was nervous in making his second career television appearance. “There was a lot of nerves going on the first game.