National Championship Update

Priya Rastogi placed 10th in Freestyle and 12th in Figures. Shanel Wofford placed 13th in Figures. Natasha Villien placed 28th in loops.

New Bowlers: Check Out These Tips!

So, you, my very adventurous fun loving friend, has decided to enter the wonderful world of bowling... And look at you checking out these tips so you can show up your friends... I'm already proud.

First of all, you should choose the right weight of the bowling ball for you. The weight should be 1/10 of your total weight. For example, if you weigh 110 pounds, your bowling ball should weigh 11 pounds.

Second is the proper fitting of the ball. The thumb of your throwing thumb should fit perfectly into the hole and can rotate with only a slight friction, and lay your middle two fingers over the other holes. Your second joint should be a quarter of an inch near the edge of the holes. Since proper grip is essential, make it a point to check your grip to get used to the feeling of the bowling ball in your grip.

The third tip is use wrist support. If you are just a first timer, you will find the ball heavy. Wrist support can be very helpful if you do not have the strength to hold the ball in the proper position through the swing.

The fourth tip is to look at your approach. These 3 approaches are: the five step approach, the three step approach, and one or two approach.

The fifth tip: do not over swing the ball. Just let the ball swing naturally and let roll.

Sixth tip: arch the ball above the waist. To make sure you maintain relaxed ball placement, you should hold the ball a little above the waistline while placing it into the slight upward sweep.

Seventh tip: granny style is not really a style and kind of embarrassing.

Eighth tip: use open hand/ spread forefinger and/or pinkie finger. By adopting this compromise you will strengthen your grip and release.

Ninth tip: Even though this doesn't score any extra points... it will with your friends... make sure you rehearse your strike dance. Now, don't go too far, just a modest air guitar solo as if you were playing to a screaming crowd of 10,000 people complete with knee slide, should do just fine.

Tenth tip: targeting. Looking closer could help with making the ball react sooner just like looking farther down the lane can aid in controlling the hook on the back end of the lane.

The last tip of the bowling tips: lane adjustments: adjusting to lane conditions is important to all bowlers. If your ball hooks left, then move to the left. If it hooks to the right, then move to your right.

Can YOU handle it?

Try our new INFERNO Menu! WARNING: Eat at your own risk! Prepare to drool over our INFERNO burger, pizza, chicken wrap, and appetizers! And for all you hot wings fans that think you know spicy… you’ve never tried it INFERNO style!

Roller Skating National Championships

2009 National Artistic Roller Skating Competition will be held in Peoria, IL and I will be there updating you on the latest happenings with the Lynnwood Expressions Skating Club!

Not Your Grandma's Bowling Shoes!

And for the ladies… check these out! I don’t care who you are, you can’t help but want a pair of these. They are made by Striking Products and were featured in a BPAA promotional video! The only downside is that you can’t actually wear them while bowling, but you could look really cute on the side! www.strikingproducts.com

But you can find bowling shoes with some flare at www.bowlingball.com Let’s keep bowling fashionable!

Retro Bowling Shirts Are Back!

Bowling is one of the most stylish sports around. Come on guys, you know that secretly you want to be able to wear leopard print and get away with it! Retro bowling shirts are becoming increasingly popular. Bowling Concepts is a great place to check out the latest styles for ladies, men, and kids! They have many options for embroidery. Choose the font and location and if you are really bold check out the nifty back designs! www.bowlingconcepts.com

HE DID WHAT?! ON ROLLER SKATES?

An adrenaline junkie has taken inline skating to new heights and set a new world record after racing down a roller coaster at speeds of up to 60mph.

'If the skates were to catch a stray nail then I could have fallen and I would almost certainly have died.'

The 36-year-old admitted he had placed his life at risk by performing the daredevil stunt. 'This was a very dangerous stunt because there were so many factors to consider,' he said. 'The roller coaster is wooden and so unlike rides made from iron and steel there was always a chance of the odd nail or screw that would not be entirely flat. Traveling at speeds up to 60mph, Auer skated the entire length of the roller coaster - 860 meter in just over a minute.

Spending two months planning the outrageous stunt, Mr. Auer also designed and made the monster skates, which took him a total of 110 hours' work.

But he said there was no room for error and he used 16 rolls on each shoe.

'After this some of the sides were so high that at times I was at 90 degrees and so it was very important to have as much traction as possible. Luckily everything went according to plan - it was a lot of fun.'

Mr. Auer, from Gross-Gerau near Frankfurt, is considered to be the most extreme in-line skater in the world. He already holds the world record for reaching speeds of 190mph as he was dragged along behind a Porsche GT2.