• Tip of the Month: Practice with an eye on tournament success
  
  
• New! USBC members get free Bowlers Journal electronic monthly magazine
  
  
• Tourney watch
  
  
• New US Bowler loaded with news you can use
  
  
• USBC Store: Celebrate Bowl for the Cure month - 10% off
  
  
• Partner Offers: PBA Mobile; People to People Sports Ambassadors

Tip of the Month: Practice with an eye on tournament success
The following practice routine can help prepare you for the various lines that you may need to use at a tournament. Start by using the first arrow as a target. Find the proper starting point at which to stand so that you hit the first arrow and get the ball to roll into the pocket. Once you've determined your proper starting position, roll that shot several times. Then move to the second, third and fourth arrows and repeat the process.

Visit the USBC Coaching tips archive for more great advice.

New! USBC members get free Bowlers Journal electronic monthly magazine
Bowlers Journal launched a new electronic version of their monthly print magazine and are offering it free to all USBC members. Check out the January issue now and if you like what you read, consider ordering a subscription to the print edition.

Each monthly edition of this e-Bowler newsletter will include a link to the new electronic issue of Bowlers Journal, so be sure to look for it each month in your inbox!

Tourney Watch
It's tournament time - are you in? We've got more competitive bowling events than you can shake a pin at.

• The registration deadlines are fast approaching for this year's USBC Open Championships in Albuquerque, N.M., and USBC Women's Championships in Detroit. Don't miss your final chance to compete at the world's largest participatory sporting events.
• With 14 regional events, it's likely the unique USBC/Storm Mixed Team Challenge is coming to a city near you this winter and spring.
• Just for kids: Make sure your favorite youth bowlers are signed up for the 2008 USBC Youth Open Championships in Detroit this July. For high school senior bowlers on teams in varsity states, gear up for the Denny's All-American High School Championships - finals are televised on ESPN!
• See which bowlers were chosen to round out Team USA 2009 based on their recent performance at the USBC Team USA Trials in Las Vegas.
• Find other tournaments in your area.

New US Bowler loaded with news you can use
The latest issue of US Bowler will hit your mailbox the first week of February and it's our biggest issue ever. In addition to all the regular news and features you've come to expect from bowling's most-read magazine, this issue features favorites and extras:

• The Bowlers' Journal Ball Guide, featuring reviews and information on all the latest balls from the top manufacturers.
• Build the perfect ball arsenal with Jeri Edwards' detailed guide.
• A special 12-page pull-out detailing everything you need to know to prepare for the 2008 USBC Women's Championships in Detroit.
• Is Sean Rash the next breakout star in bowling? Don't miss our full feature on the hot young Master's winner.
• A first look at USBC's upcoming Clash of the Champions event.

Celebrate Bowl for the Cure month - 10% off

Show your support for the fight against breast cancer during Bowl for the Cure month in February. All Bowl for the Cure merchandise is 10% off for a short time only. Shop online today! Bowl for the Cure is a year-round fund-raising and breast cancer awareness initiative sponsored by USBC in partnership with Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Visit the Bowl for the Cure homepage of bowl.com to find an event in your area or get tips to stage your own fund-raiser.

International educational travel for athletes! People to People Sports Ambassador programs offer international sports competition and training for athletes in grades 5 through 12. As a Sports Ambassador, athletes expand leadership skills through sports, as well as develop a connection to other cultures and peoples, utilizing foreign travel experiences. Nominate yourself or an athlete you know to attend an information meeting for People to People Sports Ambassadors.

PBA unleashes a slew of new initiatives aimed at mobile phone users In the past month the PBA has given fans a reason to pick up their phone: The PBA now offers a text message subscription service to keep fans up-to-date, including two newsworthy weekly announcements sent to each subscriber's cell phone. This service is only $1.99 per month - sign up now.  Download ring tones and wallpapers of your favorite PBA stars. "Text-to-Vote" For the first time the PBA is putting an event in the fans' hands.  Fans will be able to vote on three key elements of the 2008 Motel 6 Roll to Riches -- the location, the oil pattern and two of the participants. The voting starts on Jan. 6 during the ConstructionJobs.com Championship telecast and a new question will be asked each week through Feb. 24. Voting is $.99 per text and additional rules and regulations apply.

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