The American women posted a 6,267 six-game total and claimed the coveted title for the 13th time in the 15 years the five-player team event has been part of the PABCON Women’s Championships. Columbia also finished strong and moved around Venezuela and Canada to take the silver medal with a 6,090 total. Canada finished third with 6,068. “There was never a doubt
that we were going to fire back after the fifth game,” said O’Keefe, who paced the team with a 1,283 total. “We all have the talent and confidence in our games and each other to move past something like that and get moving in the right direction. We started the last game off strong, and it was just coast- ing from there. This is the one that means the most, and we’re excited.”
Johnson added 1,261 to the
winning-effort and was fol- lowed by Pluhowsky (1,254), Kulick (1,226), Nation (642) and Milligan (601). The group added two more
medals as Johnson and Kulick finished first and second in the all-events standings. Johnson earned the gold with a 5,241 total for 24 games, while Kulick had 5,197. During Masters competi-
tion, O’Keefe and Johnson each claimed bronze medals while Venezuela’s Karen Marcano won gold and Colombia’s Clara Guerrero took home the silver. In all, Team USA took home 10 medals, followed by Venezuela (3), Canada (2), Colombia (2) and Mexico (2). The weeklong competi-
tions were grueling, but Team USA studies and practices on every one of the WTBA’s inter-
SYDNEY 33 FEET
TENNELLE MILLIGAN ON … EQUIPMENT TO USE: “Generally, symmetrical cores in earlier rolling bowling balls are good. I also like to use some surface to control the backend reaction. A urethane bowling ball also can give you a good reaction on this pattern.” HOW TO PLAY IT: “Playing up the lane as close to the channel as possible would be a great place to start. I would try to go more up the back of the ball with your release. Straighter is greater! Having the bowling ball roll sooner with less backend reaction will be the key to a shorter pattern. I would start out with my feet at 8 and my eyes at 4 through the arrows.”
STOCKHOLM 34 FEET
TENNELLE MILLIGAN ON … EQUIPMENT TO USE: “The same equipment that works on Sydney also should work well on Stockholm.” HOW TO PLAY IT: “Again, this pattern plays similar to Sydney, but the extra foot of oil and a little more hold area built into the pat- tern will be the main differences. Play it pretty much the same and as far to the outside of the lane as possible.”
BEIJING
35 FEET BRYAN O’KEEFE ON … EQUIPMENT TO USE: “I sug- gest stronger layouts on weaker balls. The stronger layouts will help the ball lose energy quicker, while allowing the dry backends to hook the ball into the pocket. As typical on shorter patterns, the lane will help your ball down lane, so you don’t need your ball to flip down lane.” HOW TO PLAY IT: “With most short patterns, you want to play as close to the outside part of the lane as possible … and Beijing is no different. Try and keep your breakpoint close to, or outside, the first arrow. This will give your ball the most amount of room to hook into the pocket, considering the short oil distance and the long amount of dry backends. Once this pattern breaks down, players will be able to move in slightly, but still keeping their breakpoint right of the first arrow.”
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LOS ANGELES
36 FEET BRYAN O’KEEFE ON … EQUIPMENT TO USE: “Stronger layouts on weaker/stronger balls. Because there is an extra foot of oil, you can get away with some stronger equipment in order to attack this pattern. The stronger balls will start to ‘bleed off’ their rotation a little earlier, therefore making up for the extra foot of lane conditioner.” HOW TO PLAY IT: “The only real differences between playing the Beijing and Los Angeles patterns are the use of stronger balls, and possibly a little farther left with approach setup and lane target. These patterns will seem relatively similar, but the extra foot of oil will take the ball down the lane a little easier. Outside lines are still the best way to attack it. “
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