Update Bowl the


YOU KNOW about USBC Sport Leagues, which pro- vide lane oil patterns that are more challenging than typical league conditions. The USBC’s PBA Experience leagues — which are Sport Leagues that replicate the conditions the pros face — have proven very popular over the past few years. Now, USBC is opening up


a whole world of possibilities to satisfy your competitive cravings. This fall, USBC is offering


Team USA Experience leagues to bring an international touch to Sport League bowlers.


Pattern Breakdown


The new Team USA Experience leagues offer a great variety of challenges since there are 12 patterns available — four short, four medium and four long pat- terns. Each pattern is named after an Olympic host city:


SHORT PATTERNS • Sydney


• Stockholm • Beijing


• Los Angeles


33 feet 34 feet 35 feet 36 feet


MEDIUM PATTERNS • Atlanta • Seoul • Athens


• Montreal


LONG PATTERNS • Tokyo


• London


• Mexico City • Paris


38 feet 39 feet 40 feet 41 feet


43 feet 44 feet 45 feet 47 feet


World Over New Team USA Experience Leagues Starting This Fall


Team USA Experience


leagues were developed to give bowlers the opportu- nity to compete on the same challenging lane conditions that members of Team USA face when competing against the top players in the world at international competi- tions. These patterns are used by the World Tenpin Bowling Association in major contests such as the World Championships, Pan American Games. “Taking on these types of


conditions can really help a bowler learn more about their game,” said Team USA head coach Rod Ross. “Our teams have put in a lot of work to learn the nuances of the pat- terns and that has helped us


SPORT BOWLING MORE CHALLENGING CONDITIONS


achieve the success we have had at the international level.” You can learn more about


the Team USA Experience leagues, including a look at the lane patterns and advice on how to play each, on the Sport Bowling page of BOWL.com.


NEW ALL-TIME SPORT BOWLING RECORD Mike Norris Jr. of Melvindale, Mich., bowled games of 290, 279 and 300 for an 869 series June 30, breaking the previous Sport Bowling record of 862 by Bo Goergen set at the 2009 USBC Open Championships. Norris’s record-breaking


series came on the Cheetah pattern in Sunnybrook’s Dan Ottman Memorial PBA Experience League. He emphasizes a willing-


ness to learn and practice as keys to success in Sport Bowling, and credits his experiences at regional and national pro tournaments as a


Mike Norris Jr.


foundation for the challenging conditions. “You’ve got to keep learn-


ing. Learn about surfaces and equipment. And, of course, practice, because on Sport shots it is not easy; you can’t just throw the ball all over the place. You have to keep it within the goal posts,” Norris explains. “My biggest advice to people who want to bowl Sport leagues is to work hard, practice, get familiar with the patterns, and start matching up equipment.”


OIL SPILL: Click on the play button (above left) to watch special video cover- age of Team USA star Rhino Page discussing the differences between the PBA patterns and the Team USA patterns.


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