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Still Time To Enter High Roller
Greetings from Las Vegas!
Suncoast Hotel, Casino & Bowling Center will welcome the High Roller Seniors
March 24 - 30 as 2 events will be staged. Suncoast, on the west side of town, is
also the home of the Senior U.S. Open each year and will host the brand new SU-
PER SENIOR MASTERS in August.
For great room rates, call Suncoast toll free 1-877-677-7111 and mention Senior
High Roller. Take the tour of Suncoast at
bowling.
PBA seniors who have not won on tour are now eligible. Check the Eligibility
rules in the brochure at
High Roller Senior week opens with the Age 60 & Over Classic, Sunday through
Wednesday, followed by the Age 50 & Over that ends on Saturday, March 30.
The Age 50 & Over Classic has separate qualifying for ages 60 - 66 and also for
ages 67 & over.
Storm is the Presenting Sponsor of the Classic series and high performance
balls will be awarded for recruiting a bowler and from luck of the draw in each
squad for players entered in the optional Sidepots!
High Roller has paid out more than $19 MILLION in the Senior Classics since
1993! Call 1-800-257-6179 or email
for more info. Visit us at
! Enter online, it's secure, fast & easy!
Q. I am having problems with sticking on the approach when I slide. No one else on my team or
the or the other team are sticking. Why do you think I am having this problem?
A. There can be a few answers for this problem. It could be a simple as the heel of your slide
shoe touching down on the approach. To fix this you can round off the front edge of the heel just
take knife and cut back the sharp edge of the heel. On some of the new shoes they have change-
able heels, change out the rubber heel for one with leather. The problem might be more complicated
and could be a timing issue. This fix will take some lessons have an instructor in your area take a
look at your approach to see if this is the cause of your coming down on the heel. This a a perfect
time to warn you to NEVER use any powder on your shoe to help with sliding. Talcum powder or
baby powder makes the approaches very slick and can cause you and others to slip and fall.
Q. I am having trouble with chicken winging and because of this I constantly get an over/under
reaction. What can I work on to cure chicken winging?
A. Let me first explain chicken winging. This is caused by turning the ball early in the downswing.
It causes the elbow to fly out at release and destroys accuracy and causes the under/over reaction.
Now for the fix, when you step on the approach think ring finger. Aim at your mark with your ring
finger this will keep your hand behind the ball longer. It is not possible to fly your elbow if your hand
is behind the ball.
Q. I have bought and used both symmetrical and asymmetrical bowling balls. I have found the
symmetrical balls drilled label work much better than the asymmetrical balls drilled label. Is there a
reason for this or is it a coincidence.
A. I was not sure of this question so I went to the source and contacted Chris Schlemmer of Roto
Grip. Chris was nice enough to take time to answer this question in plain English. The reason sym-
metrical balls roll better than asymmetrical balls drilled over label is due to the intermediate differen-
tial. All balls have differential, but asymmetrical balls also have another differential called mass bias
or PSA differential. This is another plane in which the core has differences in mass. Asymmetrical
balls are usually low RG and high differential which means
they flare a large amount and once the core changes planes the core stabilizes and does not want to
change direction. While a symmetrical core will start into motion and will continue to roll in search of
the next axis plane. Therefore you get a better reaction with the symmetrical ball drilled over label.
Also note almost every manufacturer of high end asymmetrical balls do not recommend drilling
asymmetrical balls over label due to the dynamics built into them. The reason why take a ball built to
be super strong and and dill it weak. This defeats the purpose of the balls design. When it comes to
asymmetrical balls they are not for everyone. Chris's advice is to consult your ball driller about using
a drilling to take advantage of the built in properties of the asymmetrical cores that will help your
game and give you more from those strong balls.
ASK BOB
By: Bob Korth
Found this online...Had to Share!
Me: One time I bowled a three hundred and one*
You: No way! You can't bowl a 301
Me: Well, I didn't bowl a 300 and lose!
*(300 and won)*
