Two honor score games were bowled for the week, Buck Lease Jr. scored a 299 in his 703 set at The Bowler and Chip Parsons rolled a 298 game in his 735 set at Wilson Lanes.
The area’s top bowler for the week was Erik Prinz, who scored 756/274 in the Friday Gems League at The Bowler. Travis Walters was next rolling 742/279. Prinz topped the list of nine 700’s for the week.
The leader at White Oak Lanes was Joe Mullenax who scored 746/259. Chad Gable followed rolling 738/279.
Parsons’ 735 was highest for the week at Wilson Lanes. Clay Corbin followed with a pair of 700’s, 718/243 and 717/279.
Adam Braithwaite and Randy Likens were the leaders at Rainbow Lanes bowling 673/248 and 667/249, respectively.
Jeremiah McKenzie bowled 653/259 for the lead at Sherwood Lanes. Jeremiah Howsare was next rolling 637/214.
Missy Yates rolled 674/236 at The Bowler and was the area’s top lady bowler for the week. Crystal Uhl followed scoring 596/234.
Autumn Gable’s 594/233 was the week’s top score for the White Oak ladies. Michele Hitchens was next at 575/200.
Sandy Hott bowled 529/191 for the ladies’ high for the week at Rainbow Lanes. Lou Dille was next rolling 504/200.
At Wilson Lanes, Janine Buff led the ladies scoring 522/189. Jessica Judy was next at 519/187.
Amy Rowe bowled 508/192 at Sherwood Lanes.
Helen Uncapher was the area’s top senior for the week scoring 597/235 at White Oak Lanes. Senior George Gilmore rolled 576/202 at The Bowler.
Rainbow’s Charles Abernathy was the Area’s top youth bowler rolling 665/231. Randy Cubbage bowled 595/255 at White Oaks. Corey Lease also scored a 595 set at The Bowler. Justin Boyer rolled 571/194 at Wilson Lanes and Danny Walch scored 521/175 at Sherwood Lanes.
Spare shooting is still bowlers’ most serious problem. Unless you can make single pin spares consistently, your average will remain lower than you are capable of. Most important — learn to throw a straight ball cross-alley at the four and/or the ten pin (assuming a right-handed bowler). Get a coach to teach you if necessary.
The next requirement is to improve your accuracy. The primary ingredient for accuracy is timing and a loose, straight armswing. If you have been bowling for a couple of years, you may not realize this but your ball will seek the target that you are looking at.
You can trick your body to throw at the target you want by focusing on a board that is not your actual target. For example, if you are fairly consistent in rolling to the right of your target, try focusing on a board that is 2 or 3 boards to the left of your actual target.
Gradually your body will correct the difference and come closer to where you are actually focused and you can change your focus back to the actual target.
Good luck bowling and have fun striking out!
Howard “Pete” Peterson covers bowling for the Cumberland Times-News. He can be reached at petesbowling@atlanticbb.net.
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Lease, Parsons just miss rolling perfect games
Better spare shooting can lead to higher scores
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Lucien Paxton near perfect
Rainbow’s Lucien Paxton rolled a near perfect game scoring 695/299 in Tuesday’s Mixed League. He also bowled a 727/247 in the Men’s Civic League.
The area’s top bowler for the week was Rafael Clifford who posted 792/279. Clifford’s average is 178 and he missed an 800 set by only eight pins. Next high at White Oaks was Jack Hendershot’s 730/267. -
Shirey misses 800 set by a pin
Alex Shirey rolled big numbers for the week’s high in the area. Shirey scored 799/277 in White Oak’s Industrial League. A.J. Rice was next rolling 783/269. Rice is one of the best local two-handed bowlers that I know of.
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Rob Shroyer near perfect at 707/299
Rob Shroyer bowled a near perfect 299 game and 707 set in White Oaks’ Tuesday Night Mixed League.
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Kaylor rolls 289 game, 759 series
Keefe Kaylor rolled a big 289 game and 759 set at The Bowler to lead all area bowlers for the week. Kaylor’s score topped the list of eight 700’s at that center. Chad Taylor’s 733/251 was next high.
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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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Lucien Paxton near perfect
