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BOWL.COM 4 USBOWLER SUMMER 2010

THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE UNITED STATES BOWLING CONGRESS

Summer 2010 / Vol. 6, No. 1

CONTENTS FEATURES

20 Big Year for Bowling Kelly Kulick, Tom Smallwood and Walter Ray Williams Jr. were headline-makers in one of the wild- est years bowling has ever seen!

28 Train Like Team USA They’ve got one of the coolest training centers in the

world at their disposal, but Team USA Head Coach Rod Ross says any bowler can train like those elite athletes.

DEPARTMENTS 2 Opening Frame

6 Bulletin Board NASCAR takes on bowling at the International Bowling Campus; USBC’s Annual Convention; the passing of a legend.

16 Technique Offseason tips, drills and workouts will keep you sharp for the fall.

18 Health and Wellness You are what you eat — or at least that’s what your performance dictates; What’s in your bag?

34 Update Checking in with the pros, PBA Women’s Series

players, USBC Collegiate, USBC Open and Women’s Championships, and USBC Youth.

SCORING UPDATES Keep following the leader- boards for the USBC Open and Women’s Championships exclu- sively on BOWL.com

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