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- June/July 2016
Timing and Coordination
You’ve seen servicemen marching and counting cadence: ―Hup, two, three, four;
hup, two, three, four...‖
Drill instructors have found that counting in unison teaches recruits timing
and coordination. Bowlers should count cadence, too, although not aloud.
Form the habit of repeating to yourself EVERY time you bowl: ―Out, down,
back, roll.‖ On the first step the ball is swung out; the second step, the ball
goes down; the third step, the ball swings back; and on the fourth step, the
ball is delivered and rolled.
This sequence helps you synchronize the four-step bowling delivery,
which is the easiest to learn.
The ball is moved to each of the four positions during delivery. If arms,
legs, body and bowling ball are coordinated at each step, you have timing
and coordination...and should hit the target.
Start by reviewing hints in an earlier lesson. Pick up the ball correctly,
hold it at approximately waist level, shift it to the bowling side so it will clear
the hip.
Now, push the ball out toward the pins on the first step. It is rounded out
and down to the second step, swung to the rear on the third, and moved
forward and rolled on the fourth step. Don’t forget to count to yourself: ―Out,
down, back, roll.‖
The first step is short, slow and easy. Push the ball away in a short, easy
movement. I’ve found that most bowlers get into timing and coordination
trouble right here—at the first step. If you swing the ball out to arm’s length
before or during the first step, this will cause a lunge.
Do you push the ball out to arm’s length, THEN take a short step? You’ll
find that the weight of the ball and its pendulum effect pull you down during
the second and third steps, causing you to raise up automatically at the foul
line in time for the delivery. This is wrong. Don’t do it.
Take it easy. Keep the knees bent slightly all the way to the foul line. This
will make it easy to slide and keep yourself from rearing up during the deliv-
ery. And take it SLOWLY. A speedy approach doesn’t bring a good deliv-
ery.
Don’t forget to check to see if you walked straight to the foul line or to
your target.
Helen Duval’s Bowling Tips
Hohlbein, Rice, Eskew Triumph in PBA Northwest
Region “Tripleheader”
By Gary Mage
Federal Way, Wash. (June 19, 2016)
– Erik Hohlbein of Renton,
Wash.; Rob Rice of Sunnyside, Wash., and non-member Lori Eskew of
Hillsboro, Ore., were victorious in the PBA Secoma Lanes Northwest
tripleheader Sunday.
In the Northwest Region standard event, Hohlbein and Sam Cooley of
Australia were tied after 20 games and Hohlbein won a one-ball sudden-
death roll-off, 10-9, to win his sixth regional title and the $2,000 first
prize.
Rice won the PBA50 portion of the tripleheader, recording an 11-1
match play record and 5,056 total pins for 20 games to beat David Wil-
liams Jr. of Omaha, Neb., by 140 pins for the $1,500 first prize and his
eighth regional title.
In the PWBA-PBA Women’s Regional event, Eskew had a 4-2 match
play record and knocked down 2,809 total pins for 13 games to top non-
member Courtney Couch of Puyallup, Wash., for the win and a $800
prize. Couch had 2,667 pins. Because Eskew is not a member she does
not receive credit for a title.
The Secoma Lanes tripleheader was part of the QubicaAMF PBA Re-
gional Tour. For more information about QubicaAMF, visit
r, for social media posts, visit
PBA SECOMA LANES NORTHWEST OPEN
Secoma Lanes, Federal Way, Wash., June 19
Final Match Play Standings
(after 20 games, including match play bonus pins):
1, Erik Hohlbein, Renton, Wash
., 8-4, 4,997, $2,000. 2, Sam Cooley, Australia, 7
-5, 4,997, $1,100. 3, Jakob Butturff, Chandler, Ariz., 6-6, 4,936, $900. 4, AJ
Johnson, Oswego, Ill., 7-5, 4,927, $800. 5, Marshall Kent, Yakima, Wash., 7-5,
4,926, $700. 6, Scott Halvarson, Lakewood, Wash., 6-6, 4,878, $650.
7, Craig Tuholski, Troutdale, Ore., 9-3, 4,869, $625. 8, Greg Thompson Jr., Dub-
lin, Calif., 4-7-1, 4,829, $600. 9, Myles Duty, Modesto, Calif., 4-8, 4,806, $575.
10, Evan Nash, Kirkland, Wash., 5-7, 4,644, $550.
11, Mike Armstrong Jr., Battle Ground, Wash., 4-8, 4,572, $525. 12,
Blaine Weninger, Happy Valley, Ore., 3-8-1, 4,507, $500.
PBA50 SECOMA LANES NORTHWEST OPEN
Secoma Lanes, Federal Way, Wash., June 19
Final Match Play Standings
(after 20 games, including match play bonus pins):
1, Rob Rice, Sunnyside, Wash., 11-1, 5,056, $1,500. 2, David Williams Jr.,
Omaha, Neb., 9-3, 4,916, $900. 3, Hugh Miller, Mercer Island, Wash., 6-6,
4,882, $700. 4, Kurt Gengelbach, Carrollton, Texas, 7-5, 4,691, $625. 5, n-Bob
Davidson, Mountlake Terrace, Wash., 5-7, 4,632, $600. 6, Robert Harvey,
Boise, Idaho., 5-7, 4,579, $575.
7, n-Randy Macomber, Kennewick, Wash., 8-4, 4,562, $550. 8, Dwayne Webb,
Olympia, Wash., 6-6, 4,506, $525. 9, Barry Tate, Wenatchee, Wash., 5-7, 4,418,
$500. 10, Mitchell Vernon, Olympia, Wash., 4-8, 4,347. $474. 11, David Shada
Boise, Idaho, 4-8, 4,327, $450. 12, Tony Rodriguez Jr., Rancho Cucamonga,
Calif., 2-10, 4,095, $425.
PWBA-PBA SECOMA LANES NORTHWEST OPEN
Secoma Lanes, Federal Way, Wash., June 19
Final Match Play
Standings (after 13 games, including match play bonus pins):
1, n-Lori Eskew, Hillsboro, Ore., 4-2, 2,809, $750. 2, n-Courtney Couch, Puyal-
lup, Wash., 5-1, 2,667, $500. 3, n-Kelsey Abrahamsen, Seattle, Wash., 3-3,
2,619, $400 (SMART account) 4, Catherine Rawsthorne, Lewiston, Idaho, 3-3,
2,493, $375. 5, n-Shandy Simchen, Tacoma, Wash., 2-4, 2,439, $325. 6, n-
Cindy Mattingly, Tacoma, Wash., 1-5, 2,413, $300.
n- denotes non-member
