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Bowling News USA - November 19, 2009 The Schlemer Report (2009 Viper Championship)

Welcome to The Schelmer Report.

Another week has come and gone and with that another win for the Storm Nation. So far through three events, Team Storm has brought home two titles, picking up right where we left off last season. Last year was undoubtedly a dream season for the Storm Nation. Will this year be the same? Who knows, it is too early to think tell. But, what I do know is in the six events that have already been completed, there is more winning to come from the Storm Nation. Be sure to tune in each week and follow the progress. Unfortunately though, the next telecast will lack the excitement of the Storm and Roto Grip teams. Sorry folks, we can’t win them all - although we sure do try. =)

If you tuned in last week you watched Storm staffer Rhino Page and free agent Ryan Ciminelli firing urethane up the gutter in the title match after they both took out their right handed opponents. If you watched the show you may or may not have seen Rhino’s interview in discussing his alliance with Ryan Ciminelli in order to develop the left side of the lane so they could battle it out for the title. This for the record is nothing new when it comes to lane play on TV shows. In this instance they both knew they had to develop the lane and not destroy it. And I would say they did a pretty good job of it. Obviously, they did a much better job than their right handed counterparts. Both Rhino and Ryan agreed not to move inside any earlier than they needed to. By doing this they wanted to save what little oil was on the lane for hold. Now of course there was a definite transition for both which is why Rhino changed Naturals prior to the title match and Ryan ended up changing Naturals during the title match.

In the semifinal match against Jaros, Rhino used the Natural below with 1000 Abralon®.

 

 

Then during the title match, Rhino had to switch to the Natural below with 1000 Abralon® on it and also cut down on his angles and stabilize flare…

 

 

As you can see the pin is below the thumb and the extra hole is by the thumb. By inverting this core we were able to drill into the larger part of the core and reduce the differential even more, thus making it more stable and controllable.

 

 

(Mike DeVaney will use this drilling on TV in few weeks - be sure to pay close attention.)

Ryan Ciminelli on the other hand used both a dull and a polished Natural in his matches. As you can see, both have a similar drilling, but the covers are completely different. The dull one on the left he used in the semifinal match had 1000 Abralon® on it, while the one on the right he used in the title match is shined with Xtra Shine™ over 1000 Abralon®.

 

 

 

But Rhino Page wasn’t the only Storm staffer to hoist the hardware that day. Fellow Team Storm member, Liz Johnson put on a show of her own by defeating Lynda Barnes in the Women’s Series title match. Where you saw Liz play on the lane is where she camped pretty much all week. She went through a variety of balls from that part of the lane, but never strayed far from it.

 

 

This layout is one of Liz’s favorites as well as some of the other Storm staffers including Pete Weber. The key to this layout is using a 1-1/8” drill bit for the extra hole. The larger hole changes the RG and Differential and makes the ball roll early, but still maintain a continuous motion all the way through the lane.

As I mentioned earlier, the Chameleon Championship telecast will be a quiet one. However don’t fret, it’s only one week until the Storm Nation is back and in full affect. On the Scorpion Championship telecast Storm staffers Jason Belmonte and Liz Johnson will be present as well as free agent Mike DeVaney who will be using Storm. Then on the Shark Championship telecast Roto Grip staffer and reigning Player of the Year, Wes Malott makes his season debut along with free agent Jack Jurek, who will be using Storm and Roto Grip. These couple shows lead into our first LIVE telecast of the season on December 13th in Wichita, Kansas where staffers Rhino Page and Wes Malott will each look to bring home their first career major title at the PBA World Championship. Stay tuned!

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