Category Archives for Pro Shop

Walters Continues Hot Streak In ELITE Pro Shop Challenge League

Mike Walters continued his torrid pace in finishing up October pattern segment for the ELITE Bowling Pro Shop Challenge League. After shooting the first 1000 of the year (1002), he followed up with a 955 on games of 259-213-225-258 to finish the segment at 235. However, after missing the first two weeks waiting for a […]

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Condensed Ball Pages Make Choosing a Ball Easier

      All this week we will complete our tour of the new www.rotogrip.com.  Today’s feature is the newly updated ball pages.  Yawn.  Boring.  Ho-hum. Not so fast. Starting with how to get to the ball pages, when you hover over the “BALLS” area on the top of the page, instead of the names […]

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Is Your Family Looking For Fun things To Do This Summer?

Beat the summer heat with Kids Bowl Free At [ad code=3] in [ad code=1] As the summer of 2012 nears the mid-point, it's already proven different from the past as the heat and humidity normally reserved for Sun Belt states has reached virtually everywhere in the country. With parents seeking ways to get their children […]

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Cool New Tool Helps You Choose the Right Bowling Ball the First Time

      At Bowl Expo 2012 held last week, Roto Grip unveiled a new selection tool on their web site that aids you in picking out a bowling ball based on your style. STAR SEARCH is the name of the tool that allows any bowler of any skill level to input some criteria about […]

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February Segment Champion Takes Home the Grand Championship

  Troy Felsinger last night won the Grand Championship of the ELITE Pro Shop Challenge League at Odyssey Fun Center in Sheboygan Falls. Troy rolled a 471 two-game series against Sarah Paasch’s 468 to win the championship. Other match details are: Round 1 ►  #8 Steve Richter upset #1 Jacob Mickelson 446-445 ►  #5 Sarah […]

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Grand Championship Finals Nearly Set Heading into Final Week

  The Grand Championships of the ELITE Pro Shop Challenge League are nearly set in stone heading into the final week of regular league play. The race for the WTBA Montreal pattern segment championship will have a bearing on who makes it into the tournament as the Wild Cards and there is still the possibility […]

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A Published Email Response Worth Repeating

    Today's blog is a reprint of an email reply to a recently acquired student who was following up on some changes we made in his game. While it was intended to be my private thoughts to him, it turned into something I had to reprint for the good of all who love this […]

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Gloede & DelValle Making Last Push to Get into Grand Championship Playoffs

      Paul Gloede and Rudy DelValle are the most likely people to qualify as wild cards into the ELITE Pro Shop Challenge League Grand Championship playoffs set for May 9.   With 207 and 199 points respectively, they are easily ahead of Steve Richter at 194 and Irv Latham at 176.  Richter will […]

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“Biggie” Wins USBC Open Championship Pattern Segment; Latham Knocks off the Big Strike Jackpot

  Mike “Biggie” LaPoint wrapped up the March USBC Open Championship pattern segment of the ELITE Pro Shop Challenge League and a berth into the Grand Championship finals.  He finished just one point ahead of Paul Gloede. Mike actually tied Jacob DelValle but since Jacob is previously qualified by winning the January segment, Mike is […]

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Lackluster State Tournament Performance Launches Cleveland to Season High Series

  Despite his teammates crushing the Wisconsin State Tournament pattern the previous weekend, Ben Cleveland was struggling mightily trying to achieve a consistent ball motion.   In the last game of team event, Ben recalled a quick tip Storm Products representative Chris Sand gave him during his last lesson.  The result, a 269 finish and […]

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