October 22, 2015 BOWLING NEWS Page 1 California Thursday May 5, 2016 B7502 E Florence Ave,owling Downey, CA 90240 • Online: www.californiabowlingnews.com • Email: [email protected] n ews• Office: (562) 807-3600 Fax: (562) 807-2288 Weber Wins PBA50 UnitedHealthcare Sun Bowl In The Villages For Fifth PBA50 Tour Title Weber benefits from three missed spares by Mohr in championship match THE VILLAGES, Fla. – years and was hoping it season,” Weber added. with four other bowlers – Professional Bowlers Asso- would just be a matter of In the semifinal, Weber Mohr, Bob Kelly, Joe Scar- ciation Hall of Famer Pete time to get a win.” beat PBA50 Tour new- borough and Walter Ray Weber of St. Ann, Mo., the Weber, a winner of 37 comer Joel Carlson of Williams Jr. 2015 PBA50 Player of the titles, including a record- Omaha, Neb., 268-223, to The PBA50 Tour’s third Year, began work defend- tying 10 majors on the PBA advance to the champion- stop of the season will be ing that crown by winning Tour, was helped by three ship match. George Pappas Victory the PBA50 UnitedHealth- open frames by Mohr, who In the opening stepladder Lanes in Mooresville, N.C. care Sun Bowl In The Vil- missed two 10 pins and a match, Carlson beat four- for the Mooresville Ford lages presented by Radical four pin. Mohr, an eight- time PBA50 Player of the Open presented by Colum- Tuesday at Spanish Springs time PBA50 Tour titlist, Year and 12-time PBA50 bia 300 and Miller High Lanes. was trying to end a nearly Tour winner Tom Baker of Life May 1-4. Weber won his fifth ca- four-year drought without King, N.C., 224-213, and reer PBA50 Tour title by a win, with his last coming then went on to beat 2015 PBA50 UNITEDHEALTHCARE defeating two-time PBA50 in the 2012 Senior Decatur PBA50 Rookie of the Year SUN BOWL IN THE VILLAGES Player of the Year and tour- Open. Mike Scroggins of Ama- PRESENTED BY RADICAL nament top qualifier Ron “I feel bad for Ron but tion can make things worse. in last week’s season-open- rillo, Texas, 268-217, to ad- 1, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., Mohr of Las Vegas, 204- he’s the type of guy that We were both having trou- ing Pasco County Florida vance to the semifinal. $7,500. 2, Ron Mohr, Las Ve- 162, in the title match. will bounce back no doubt ble that game—I could Open. PBA Hall of Famer gas, $4,000. 3, Joel Carlson, “I’ve always bowled about that,” Weber said. barely get a double.” “I’m feeling good physi- Amleto Monacelli bowled Omaha, Neb., $3,000. 4, Mike well here,” said Weber. “We’ve all been there. The win solidified a cally and my game is in a three 300 games which tied Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, “I’ve made the finals here Sometimes when you miss good start to the season for good shape so I’m looking the record for most 300s in $2,500. 5, Tom Baker, King, three out of the last four an easy spare, that frustra- Weber who finished fourth forward to another good a PBA50 Tour tournament N.C., $2,000. Perfect Game Propels dallas Strikers into Elias Cup Finals Against NyC WTT KingPins Hall of Famers duke, Weber lead their teams into PbA League championship match PORTLAND, Maine – his game matched up better Helped by the first perfect with the conditions, and he game in Professional Bowl- embraced the opportunity. ers Association League his- “It feels good the whole tory, the GoBowling.com team was behind the deci- BOWLING RETURNS Dallas Strikers advanced sion,” Kent said. “We work to a PBA League Elias Cup together so well we could showdown with the 2013 have put any of our five TO HIGHLANd PARK Elias Cup champion GEI- guys in that position and we HIGHLAND PARK — and drinking establish- CO New York City WTT would have been comfort- Friday, April 29th marked ments in northern Los An- KingPins. In the first semifinal PBA’s 2014 Rookie of the able. But I’m kinda glad it the grand opening of High- geles County. The semifinal round match, the KingPins, be- Year, delivered in the fifth was me. I like being in that land Park Bowl. When the opportunity matches aired Sunday on hind Mike Fagan, John and 10th frames of both position. The 8-lane center has to purchase the former Mr. ESPN, with PBA Hall of Szczerbinski, Scott Norton, games. “The atmosphere is so been completely renovated, T’s Bowl presented itself, Famer Pete Weber leading Weber and anchor bowler “It was all me; I just much fun,” the former Rob- yet preserved. The former they had a vision for it, and the KingPins to a dramatic Marshall Kent, used su- threw it bad,” Norton said ert Morris-Illinois colle- Mr. T’s Bowl located at pounced. Mr. T’s had not best-of-two-game victory perior strike power in the of his initial error, “but I giate star added. “It reminds 5621 N. Figueroa Street offered bowling since the over the hometown-favorite last half of both games for was able to fix the physi- me a lot of college, with all was purchased by 1933 1980’s, and most of the pin Shipyard Brewing Portland a 223-190 and 237-222 cal mistakes the next three of the teams and parents, Group, a team of entrepre- setting equipment was in- Lumberjacks while We- sweep of the Lumberjacks. shots. The good thing is, and it’s loud and crazy. I’m neurs that own and operate operable. ber’s long-time opponent Norton, after leaving a my team was able to pick actually very comfortable eight refined restaurants continued on page 4 and fellow Hall of Famer 4-6-7-8-10 “Greek church” me up, which is what it’s in this atmosphere.” Norm Duke inspired the in frame three of game one, all about.” In the second semifinal Strikers in their 2-0 sweep stabilized the KingPins Kent was the team’s match, Dallas made history of the Barbasol Motown with strikes on his next choice to assume the anchor with its 300-237 romp in owling ews Muscle at Bayside Bowl. three attempts while Kent, role from Weber because continued on page 4 BHonor Rolln Name Score Date Center RICK BARBARIA 809/300/300 04-21-16 wesTMinsTER LAnes STEVE DAVis 300 04-26-16 ZODos bowling & BEYonD ARMAND MilleR 300 04-26-16 EMpiRE bowl FRANK PARAVATO JR 300 04-26-16 VAlenCIA LAnes celebrate cinco de mayo festivities PResTon FUKUMIZU 300 04-27-16 BOWL-O-DROME Dennis FURDen 300 04-27-16 VAlneCIA LAnes BRANDon KRAYe 820 04-28-16 lA HABRA “300” Bowl CRAig sipp 300 04-28-16 KEYSTone LAnes MARCY SMITH 722 04-28-16 CHAPARRAL LAnes JAMie ROVneR 300 04-29-16 HARleYS VAlleY bowl EVENT OR CLUB DAY DATE BOWLING CENTER ATTENTION ALL BOWLERS ABTA BYE BYE BYE BOWL AN HONOR SCORE THIS WEEK & E-MAIL by MONdAy NOON YOUR NAME, SCORE, DATE & CENTER & YOU will be on THE FRonT PAge BREAKFAST CLUb FRIDAY MAY 6 LA HABRA “300” bowl E-MAil TO: [email protected] Men: 300 - 800 & 7-10’S WOMen: 298,299,300, 700+ & 7-10’S KegleR MATCH poinT TRios TUesDAY MAY 10 GAble HOUse bowl Page 2 BOWLING NEWS May 5, 2016 The Perfectby Steve Felege Game bowling better Made Easy As this season heads for the “EXIT” sign, many of us reflect and make the same vow we’ve repeated too many times, “Next year is going to be different! Next year I’ll do bet- ter! Just wait until next year! I’ll show ‘em.......NEXT YEAR!” Hmmm. If you are a bowler that loves this game but has an average that disappoints year after year, here’s a word of advice: Quit acting like a Cubs fan waiting for better times “next year.” Quit making excuses and DO SOMETHING to actually get better! Where to begin? Good question. Start by stopping. Stop being so stubborn about changing how you bowl (nobody likes leaving their comfort zone, but you are disap- pointing yourself and your teammates). Stop thinking you’re as good as you’ll ever be. Stop accepting being mediocre. The Chinese have an ancient proverb: “The journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step.” Stop avoiding that first step! Becoming a respectable bowler is not a thousand-mile journey and the first step is nothing more than taking stock of yourself as a bowler. That inventory contains the attri- butes of your game that are holding your average down. Those include the following: 1. NATURAL ABILITY. You need to understand that there are no “natural” bowlers - ZERO! It is a sport for which human beings are poorly designed. Physically, it requires only the ability to roll a ball sixty feet. Everyone has that ability, but doing so with pre- cision requires a bit of knowledge and mental discipline; that is the deficiency in your game. Advice: Raising your average requires you to commit to learning HOW to bowl - that is your mental game. Read The Essentials of Bowling*, Chapter 2. 2. EDUCATION. Nobody is born with a knowledge of basic bowling theory; it must be learned (don’t worry, it’s not rocket science). Techniques based on that theory are the most effective. Advice: Learn and practice those techniques. Improvement of your aver- age requires it.