Bobby Lannon bowled 764/289 at White Oak Lanes and was the area’s top bowler for the week. Shane Nickelson rolled a 290 game and 744 set for second place.
At The Bowler, Travis Walters was highest rolling 739/258. Corey Shirey followed scoring 683/248.
CP Sines bowled 729/267 for the high at Rainbow Lanes. Adam Braithwaite was next rolling 640/279.
Bob Greene’s 714/238 was highest at Wilson Lanes followed by Clay Corbin’s 707/275.
At Sherwood Lanes, John Leptic scored the week’s high of 628/266. Tony Ferraro was next bowling 627/233.
The PBA Experience League at White Oak Lanes reports Bobby Lannon rolled the top score for the week of 635/222. Don Parsons and JM Sites were next, rolling 630/221 and 617/226, respectively. Adam Blackburn bowled the high game of 234.
Michele Hitchens was the area’s top lady bowler for the week. Samantha King was next at that center, rolling 570/212.
Crystal Uhl was highest of The Bowler ladies rolling 601/215. Candi Dolly followed scoring 590/204.
Lou Dille’s 585/213 was highest of the Rainbow ladies. Jamie Burdock was next bowling 559/194.
Joette Bean scored 522/194 for the ladies high at Wilson Lanes. Julie Greene was next rolling 513/179.
Anna Combs’ 489/187 was the week’s high at Sherwood.
Bill Smith III bowled 624/216 at Rainbow Lanes and was the area’s top senior bowler for the week. John Riley’s 587/215 was the high senior score at The Bowler. Bill Middleton bowled 523/197 at White Oak Lanes and Milton Fairgrieve rolled 417/176 at Sherwood Lanes.
Justin Boyer was the area’s top youth bowler for the week rolling 676/247 at Wilson Lanes. Alex Folmer bowled 662/228 at The Bowler. Wade Robinson rolled 654/245 at Sherwood. Cody Morton scored 652/258 at Rainbow Lanes and Larissa Blizzard rolled 620/232 at White Oak Lanes.
One of the important factors to improving your average (aside from better spare shooting) is to learn how to increase the counterclockwise (for a right handed bowler) rotation of your strike ball.
If you are now throwing only a straight ball at a full pin deck, you need to learn how to make it hook. There are several methods, however, the most popular is using a fingertip drilled ball then positioning the ball during the pushaway with your thumb at 10 o’clock using a clockface in front of you and obviously your fingers would be at 4 o’clock. Keep your wrist in that same position during the downward travel and the backswing. After a slight hesitation at the top of the backswing your wrist should force the ball into the counterclockwise rotation by rapidly turning the wrist into a handshake position. You should never over rotate. One rule is that you should not be able to see the back of your throwing hand. The follow through should be straight up towards the ceiling. Practice and the use of a reactive resin ball will certainly help your scoring. Good luck bowling and have fun striking out!
Howard “Pete” Peterson is the bowling columnist for the Cumberland Times-News. He can be reached at petesbowling@atlanticbb.net.
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Lannon grabs weekly honors
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Sines & Simpson perfect at Rainbow
C.P. Sines and Todd Simpson both bowled perfect games in Rainbow’s Men’s Civic League. Sines was Rainbow’s top bowler for the week with a 766 set. Simpson scored 720/300. Rich Baker with a big score rolling 744/666.
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Bob Greene’s 816 leads area
Bob Greene bowled a near-perfect 299 game and an 816 set at Wilson Lanes and was highest of the local area bowlers for the week. Scott Hixenbaugh was next high at Wilson, scoring 746/267. Clay Corbin rolled a big 290 game in his 707 set.
At The Bowler, Dave Yates set the week’s top mark, scoring 766/278. Tim Yutzy was next, rolling 715/269. -
Dudley rolls perfect game at Rainbow Lanes
Sinclair Dudley III rolled a perfect game and 781 set in Rainbow’s Men’s Civic League. Another perfect game scored at that center after skipping a week.
Chad Gable continues his hot streak at White Oaks. This week he had the area’s top score, bowling 821/279. Bobby Benton was next high at White Oaks rolling 727/279. -
Gable rolls another 300
Chad Gable rolled another perfect game. This week it was in the Industrial League at White Oaks.
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Shirey, Yates both 785/300
Corey Shirey rolled a perfect game and a set total of 785 at The Bowler in the Friday Night County League. Derek Yates scored exactly the same 785/300 in Rainbow’s Civic League. Both of these bowlers have rolled previous 300’s.
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Corbin rolls highest set, game of week
Clay Corbin was close to a perfect game, scoring 777/298 at Wilson Lanes, which was the week’s high for area bowlers. Craig Davis was next high at that center, rolling 768/279. Tommy McDonald bowled a 290 game in his 691 set.
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John Ellifritz week’s top bowler
John Ellifritz bowled 765/275 at Wilson Lanes and was the area’s top bowler for the week. Bob Greene was next high at that center, rolling 760/279.
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Ron Fatkin perfect again
Ron Fatkin rolled another perfect game, his second in as many weeks and his third of this season.
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Fatkin perfect: 685/300
Ron Fatkin rolled another perfect game at The Bowler on March 30 in the Wednesday Night Men’s League.
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Dale Jones’ 750/265 area high
Dale Jones scored 750/265 in The Bowler’s County League to lead local area bowlers for the week.
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