THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Thursday, October 26, 1995 TAG: 9510240530
SECTION: NORFOLK COMPASS PAGE: 23 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: Patti Walsh
LENGTH: Medium: 81 lines
Interested in improving your bowling average by 20 pins?
Maybe you need a new bowling ball. Maybe you need a tip or two from a master instructor. Or maybe you just need a bowling towel.
A bowling towel?
Clean Strike Bowling Products advertises the sale of its towels with just such a teaser. This towel is made of non-woven fibers and the manufacturer contends it's a must for reactive resin bowling balls.
Says a company spokesman: ``Professionals know that to win on oily lanes your bowling ball needs added traction for more roll and more momentum. Your ball needs to be as clean and oil-free as possible. Traditional terry cloth bowling towels are nothing more than dish towels. They move more oil around than they remove.''
There are numerous instruction books and video tapes on how to raise your scores. One of the newest programs is called Coach's Eye and features PBA bowler Palmer Fallgren and Team USA coach Fred Borden, who has coached many of the men and women pro stars.
They really work behind the scene. The program calls for you to have a friend video tape you in action on the lanes from the front, back and side. Borden promises to show you what your problems are and how to correct them.
He doesn't guarantee the 20-pin improvement but he promises ``a step-by-step guide to a better average.''
And what about the new bowling ball?
Most pros take several balls to tournaments because of the different lane conditions. The proper ball can determine whether you get the necessary amount of skid or hook. Perhaps you need a ball that provides extra hook.
The most important thing is a proper fit. If the ball doesn't fit, your scoring will never go up - regardless of coaching instructions or what kind of towel you use.
Bowler-of-the-week honors go to Fran Sansone, who fittingly came up with the season's first 700 series by a woman tenpinner.
Sansone, No. 1 ranked female bowler in the area the past three years and six of the last six, socked a 711 in the PA Keglers League at Pinboy's Military.
Sansone's series was triggered by a 257 single.
Tenpin topics: Anne Yohe notched a 125 triplicate in the Untouchables League at Pinboy's of Norfolk. . . . In the Big/Little League at Indian River Jeremy Spires put together games of 242, 233 and 168 for a 643 series. . . . Ed Pitcavage made threatening gestures at 300 in two different leagues at two different centers. He fired 289 in a 712 series in the Tuesday Commercial/Divisional League at Pinboy's of Norfolk and posted a 287 in the Masters League at Pinboy's of Lynnhaven. . . . Patricia Moore tossed the women's game-of-the-week 266 in her 593 series in the NARDAC League at Pinboy's of Norfolk. . . . Bryan Kjar, who carried averages of 194 and 189 last season, boosted his bid for a higher mark this year with his 785 series in the Masters League at Pinboy's of Norfolk.
BASKETBALL: Registration for the Little Creek National Basketball league will be held Nov. 1, 2, and 6 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. and Nov. 4 from noon to 3 p.m. at the Tarrallton Rec Center for boys and girls 16 and under. Proof of age is required. The cost is $25. For more information, call at 587-4101.
GOLF: The Friends of the Children Second Annual Golf Tournament and Barbecue will be held Saturday rain or shine at noon with a shotgun start at the Ocean View Golf Course to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and The Friends of Kaitlin and Caroline Manley Trust Fund. The tournament features a four-man best ball and the $60 per person cost includes green fees, cart, good and drinks and one ticket to the barbecue immediately following tournament. Additional barbecue tickets are $15. For more information, call Andy Zoby or Bobby Howlett at 440-8248.
RUNNING: Norfolk Collegiate will sponser the International Fair Road Races 5K, 1 mile run, 1/2 mile family walk/run on Sunday. Registration opens at 7 a.m. at the Norfolk Collegiate Lower School, 5429 Tidewater Drive, Norfolk. The cost is $12 per race and includes a T-shirt. For more information, call Gayle Whitaker at 480-2348 or R.P. Kale, 421-2602.
SPORTS CLUB MEETING: The Tidewatchers, the Booster Club for the Norfolk Tides, will meet Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the Diamond Restaurant. For more information, call 523-0856. MEMO: Staff writer Bill Leffler contributed to this report.
by CNB