February 2008

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Tip of the Month:
Variety of releases will make you versatile
By Ron Hatfield, USBC Gold coach

Sport Bowling conditions require a variety of releases and changing at the right time. A good rule of thumb to follow is: on freshly oiled Sport Bowling lane conditions, your release should be end over end, letting the ball go smoothly onto the lane to get the ball into an earlier roll. As the oil breaks down and a track develops, more loft and side roll can be applied to get the ball through the heads and down the lane. 
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Bowling's Clash of Champions rocks network TV

Don't miss a minute of the action this May when CBS-TV airs the most exciting bowling event of the year – Bowling's Clash of Champions!          

The Clash is a new, made-for-TV event that brings together 16 winners of each of USBC's major tournaments along with the U.S. Open champion. The shows will be taped at the USBC Convention in Kansas City, Mo., on May 8 – you could be a part of the live audience!

Bowling's Clash of Champions is a two-part show, so settle in for maximum action. CBS-TV will air part one of the Clash on Saturday, May 10 at 5 p.m. ET and part two on Sunday, May 11 at 4 p.m. ET. Check your listings for local air times.

Raise $1 million with Bowl for the Cure this season

Each season, USBC members across the country stage local Bowl for the Cure fund-raisers. Bowl for the Cure benefits Susan G. Komen for the Cure's breast cancer awareness and research efforts.

Since 2000, USBC bowlers have raised more than $6 million for Bowl for the Cure and is a member of Susan G. Komen for the Cure's Million Dollar Council along with other big supporters like KitchenAid, M&Ms, Yoplait, Hallmark and others.

Find a Bowl for the Cure event in your area or get help staging your own event.

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PBA, Epiphone announce PBA custom guitar promotion PBA again teams up with Epiphone to allow one lucky fan a chance to win a custom PBA-branded Epiphone Les Paul guitar signed by each of the winners during the 2007-08 Denny’s PBA Tour season. Fans can enter now; the winner will be announced March 30. In addition, Epiphone will provide two custom PBA branded Epiphone Les Paul guitars to the doubles champions in the second annual Denny’s All-American High School Championships, which airs Sunday, April 6 at 1 p.m. EST on ESPN. USBC members get free electronic Bowlers Journal magazine Bowlers Journal launched a new electronic version of its monthly print magazine and is offering it free to all USBC members. Check out the February issue now and if you like what you read, consider ordering a subscription to the print edition.

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