I decided that I would right about in my opinion the young and upcoming talent around the world of JBT, and why not they are the future of the sport of bowling and JBT. and by all means if I didn't mention you here, I probably forgot about you and doesn't mean that i dont think your a good bowler.
Anthony Douglas, Tyler Boe, Makayla Douglas (no relation to Anthony), Cortez Schenck, KJ Martinez. just to name a few. all have been successful in JBT tournaments this year.
Tyler, who has stepped by from the handicap division last year has made a easy transition to scratch, and currently 14th in the points. Look out for Tyler in the coming years to win lots of titles in the scratch division.
Easily in my opinion, the next big thing to hit JBT, has got to be Cortez Schenck. Tez easily has the physical game to be the next and upcoming star of JBT, He has the tools to win lots and lots of titles, not just JBT but other big tournaments as well. I have heard great things about Tez and finally got to what the hype was all about in March in Kelso, WA for a PAC NW JBT, and he is the real deal.
That is all i have for now, be on the look out for Part 2 of this topic
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Saturday, May 28, 2011
All Stars
Well, next weekend marks my last association tournament of my youth career. It will be held at Triangle Bowl in Longview, Washington. I am very excited and nervous at the same time. I try my hardest to keep a level head but for some reason, this tournament really gets my blood pumpin. Also, there is some added drama to the mix which is sure to make for some tense mathcups.
Let me start by giving the run down. The association tournament, or All Star Extravaganza, pits all of the major Western Washington Association teams against each other in a two-day tournament using both regular and baker formats. I think there is a total of 8 associations participating in the boys division this year which makes a nice even number. The associations are as follows:
Whatcom
Skagit Valley
Snohomish
Seattle
Tacoma
Kitsap
Thurston
Cowlitz
Yakima
Well, with that count there is actually nine. So maybe i dont know which associations are attending but those are the ones that would think are coming.
Over the two days, the teams will bowl each other once in regular match play format and twice in baker format. The match play is one-point per person and 2 or 3 for team. Baker consists of 2-game matches, with 1 per game and 2 for total pins. There is a lot a baker, placing emphasis on team bowling. Baker is unique because the team with the best look doesnt neccasrily win, its whichever team can fill frames the best.
I said earlier that there will be some added drama to the tournament. Ill just say that there were some individuals who were unhappy with how some teams were created, but fortunately, nothing more came of that. However, this will lead to some very heated matches with a couple of the associations.
I am also very excited cause this year every team is sporting solid rosters. I am going to be blunt and say in the past some teams have been weak compared to others. However, this year i expect no team to run away with the tournament and no team to be out of it either.
To wrap it up, i am counting the days until we start bowling. This is my last one and im going to lay everything out on the lanes and give it my all. I want to win. PLain and simple. There is going to be a ton of emotion both ways and im going to enjoy all of it. If it wasnt fun, i wouldnt be doing it.
Team bowling is my favorite type of tournament play. I feel there is no better feeling than striking not only for yourself, but for 5 other guys who are your team mates and in most cases, friends. It adds a different type of emotion, pressure, and excitement which you can only experience if you bowl.
Thanks again.
-Cameron
#winning
Just a couple things to note:
Triangle recently installed new synthetic lanes.
Kitsap county is the defending champion
Perry's first and last time as all star
Let me start by giving the run down. The association tournament, or All Star Extravaganza, pits all of the major Western Washington Association teams against each other in a two-day tournament using both regular and baker formats. I think there is a total of 8 associations participating in the boys division this year which makes a nice even number. The associations are as follows:
Whatcom
Skagit Valley
Snohomish
Seattle
Tacoma
Kitsap
Thurston
Cowlitz
Yakima
Well, with that count there is actually nine. So maybe i dont know which associations are attending but those are the ones that would think are coming.
Over the two days, the teams will bowl each other once in regular match play format and twice in baker format. The match play is one-point per person and 2 or 3 for team. Baker consists of 2-game matches, with 1 per game and 2 for total pins. There is a lot a baker, placing emphasis on team bowling. Baker is unique because the team with the best look doesnt neccasrily win, its whichever team can fill frames the best.
I said earlier that there will be some added drama to the tournament. Ill just say that there were some individuals who were unhappy with how some teams were created, but fortunately, nothing more came of that. However, this will lead to some very heated matches with a couple of the associations.
I am also very excited cause this year every team is sporting solid rosters. I am going to be blunt and say in the past some teams have been weak compared to others. However, this year i expect no team to run away with the tournament and no team to be out of it either.
To wrap it up, i am counting the days until we start bowling. This is my last one and im going to lay everything out on the lanes and give it my all. I want to win. PLain and simple. There is going to be a ton of emotion both ways and im going to enjoy all of it. If it wasnt fun, i wouldnt be doing it.
Team bowling is my favorite type of tournament play. I feel there is no better feeling than striking not only for yourself, but for 5 other guys who are your team mates and in most cases, friends. It adds a different type of emotion, pressure, and excitement which you can only experience if you bowl.
Thanks again.
-Cameron
#winning
Just a couple things to note:
Triangle recently installed new synthetic lanes.
Kitsap county is the defending champion
Perry's first and last time as all star
Friday, May 27, 2011
House Shot tournaments.. so what!?
I recently bowled a tournament where we ended up bowling on a house pattern on wood lanes. As that tournament progressed, I was completely shocked how much people were complaining about bowling a house pattern... it's a damn house pattern people seriously.. Its not just you, who is bowling on that pattern you still have to bowl on the same stuff that everyone else does. Yes, its a high scoring pace but thats apart of the challenge is keeping up. YOU CAN'T CONTROL THE BAD BREAKS, BUT YOU CAN CONTROL YOUR EMOTIONS AND MENTALITY.
Here is some things that bothered me with that whole situation:
1.) we have bowled on house shots earlier in the season, with no outrage or complaining.
2.) its one thing to complain but to carry it over to the next day, is absolutely ridiculous.
If your so worried about complaining that your bowling on a house shot and worried about the scoring pace. are you gonna succeed? probably not. if you go out there and put your best 12 shots a game and deal with the breaks and not so lucky breaks, your probably going to be contending for a title. If your complaining or pissed off about bowling on house shots, where is your focus, where is your competitiveness, where is your passion, where is it? obviously somewhere in la la land if your worried about some stupid house shot..
You have to have an mentality where your gonna focus and make it seem like your not bowling on a house shot. The best bowlers out there don't worry about what they are bowling on, they go out there and play with the hand they are dealt. its not gonna be the last time you see a house shot at a tournament..
Here is some things that bothered me with that whole situation:
1.) we have bowled on house shots earlier in the season, with no outrage or complaining.
2.) its one thing to complain but to carry it over to the next day, is absolutely ridiculous.
If your so worried about complaining that your bowling on a house shot and worried about the scoring pace. are you gonna succeed? probably not. if you go out there and put your best 12 shots a game and deal with the breaks and not so lucky breaks, your probably going to be contending for a title. If your complaining or pissed off about bowling on house shots, where is your focus, where is your competitiveness, where is your passion, where is it? obviously somewhere in la la land if your worried about some stupid house shot..
You have to have an mentality where your gonna focus and make it seem like your not bowling on a house shot. The best bowlers out there don't worry about what they are bowling on, they go out there and play with the hand they are dealt. its not gonna be the last time you see a house shot at a tournament..
Perry Crowell Intro
Welcome to the crazy mind that i own. My name is Perry Crowell IV and I, with the amazing bowler Cameron Weier, will be writing pretty much everything related to bowling. as Cameron stated before we will talk about "Anything from tournament recaps to discussion on balls, accessories, layouts. and anything that happens to do with bowling."
So here is a little bit about me. I live in the state of Washington in a small town called Hoquiam. Hoquiam is near the coast, about 45 minutes from I-5 and about 2 hrs away from seattle and portland. Ive been bowling since i was 2 years old (due to the fact that my family owns a little 16 lane center). Through bowling I've also met people and friends that mean the world to me, without them I honestly don't know where i would be today. Living in a small town and owning a business in a small town is rathering unfortunate due to business related issues and not as big of a market as Seattle or Portland. I travel everywhere for tournaments, I rarely have a tournament within an hour of a drive, that means I have a lot of alone time on the road. which isn't a bad thing sometimes because I can discuss what my goals are for that particular day.
My award winnings, rather pathetic compared to my buddy Cameron, are around $4,000 which isn't that bad since I busted out on the scene of youth scholarship tournaments only 3 years ago. I never knew that scholarship tournaments were out there and due to the fact that I was a small fish in the ocean, my success rate was very very small. It was hard for me to make it to every tournament since I was just starting to drive and it's only my parents running the business. Now that I am older now and can stay at hotels, I am a regular at tournaments and improving every tournament.
In January, I signed a scholarship letter to bowl for Midland University, in Fremont, NE next fall. This is an absolutely amazing accomplishment for myself, because after all the years of tournament struggles, my hard work had finally paid off. I have a great bunch of guys over there, and its always nice to have some people such as Tyler Cruz and Makenzie Cherne from WA ST. going also.
Welcome to the blog, hope you look forward to checking out "The Torched Lane"
. Ill leave below my tournament Resume so you can get a feel of what ive done over my career. (Not nearly as impressive as Cameron, i know)
2 JBTNW titles (both 2010-2011season)
2 time WA state youth bowling all events champion (i believe its 2 time)
2 time WA state youth bowling doubles champion (1 scratch, other with my little brother Kolby.)
1 Year on the Greater Seattle Youth All-Star team.
Part of the 2010 JWTC (limited) championship team
142nd place finish at 2010 junior gold in Indianapolis.
45th place finish at 2011 USBC Team USA Trials in Las Vegas
So here is a little bit about me. I live in the state of Washington in a small town called Hoquiam. Hoquiam is near the coast, about 45 minutes from I-5 and about 2 hrs away from seattle and portland. Ive been bowling since i was 2 years old (due to the fact that my family owns a little 16 lane center). Through bowling I've also met people and friends that mean the world to me, without them I honestly don't know where i would be today. Living in a small town and owning a business in a small town is rathering unfortunate due to business related issues and not as big of a market as Seattle or Portland. I travel everywhere for tournaments, I rarely have a tournament within an hour of a drive, that means I have a lot of alone time on the road. which isn't a bad thing sometimes because I can discuss what my goals are for that particular day.
My award winnings, rather pathetic compared to my buddy Cameron, are around $4,000 which isn't that bad since I busted out on the scene of youth scholarship tournaments only 3 years ago. I never knew that scholarship tournaments were out there and due to the fact that I was a small fish in the ocean, my success rate was very very small. It was hard for me to make it to every tournament since I was just starting to drive and it's only my parents running the business. Now that I am older now and can stay at hotels, I am a regular at tournaments and improving every tournament.
In January, I signed a scholarship letter to bowl for Midland University, in Fremont, NE next fall. This is an absolutely amazing accomplishment for myself, because after all the years of tournament struggles, my hard work had finally paid off. I have a great bunch of guys over there, and its always nice to have some people such as Tyler Cruz and Makenzie Cherne from WA ST. going also.
Welcome to the blog, hope you look forward to checking out "The Torched Lane"
. Ill leave below my tournament Resume so you can get a feel of what ive done over my career. (Not nearly as impressive as Cameron, i know)
2 JBTNW titles (both 2010-2011season)
2 time WA state youth bowling all events champion (i believe its 2 time)
2 time WA state youth bowling doubles champion (1 scratch, other with my little brother Kolby.)
1 Year on the Greater Seattle Youth All-Star team.
Part of the 2010 JWTC (limited) championship team
142nd place finish at 2010 junior gold in Indianapolis.
45th place finish at 2011 USBC Team USA Trials in Las Vegas
Cameron Weier intro
Come one come all and welcome to the spectacle that is my bowling life. My name is Cameron Weier and I, along with THE Perry Crowell IV, will be writing pretty much everything related to bowling. Anything from tournament recaps to discussion on balls, accesories, layouts. Anything really. As you can tell from my terrible grammar and lack of puncuation and capitalization, this will be a very informal blog. Also, there may be the occasional use of a profanity, but shouldnt be too bad.
So let me tell you a little bit about myself. I live in the beautiful state of Washington in a city called Federal Way. This puts me right off I-5 and only 25 minutes from Seattle and a short 2 1/2 hour drive from Portland. Ive been bowling since i was around 9 years old. I went bowling one night and just stuck with it. Through bowling ive met people and friends that i wouldnt trade for anything and been through experiences that will last a lifetime. With bowling ive been able to travel to places i wouldnt really go otherwise. These places include Detroit, Buffalo, Chicago, Miami, Indianapolis and about 5-6 times a year down in Las Vegas.
So far, I have accumulated around $25,000 in scholarship money and always increasing. On top of that, this past summer i recieved an athletic scholarship for bowling to a very awesome school in chicago.
Thats pretty much it. Ill leave below my tournament Resume so you can get a feel of what ive done over my career.
12 JBTNW titles
9 Years on the Greater Seattle Youth All-Star team. (team captain for the last 4 years i think)
7 OJCTA titles (including 3 ToC crowns)
3 South Sound Junior Masters victories (including a recent back-to-back)
2 Milwaukie Junior Masters victories (back to back)
Also was part of the 2010 JWTC championship team (along with doubles and sweepers victory)
A 10th place finish at 2010 junior gold in Indy.
So thanks for taking the time to read this. I look forward to sharing my knowledge and experience with anyone who listens. Have a great day.
-Cameron
"It doesnt matter where you go, you'll always end up somewhere"
So let me tell you a little bit about myself. I live in the beautiful state of Washington in a city called Federal Way. This puts me right off I-5 and only 25 minutes from Seattle and a short 2 1/2 hour drive from Portland. Ive been bowling since i was around 9 years old. I went bowling one night and just stuck with it. Through bowling ive met people and friends that i wouldnt trade for anything and been through experiences that will last a lifetime. With bowling ive been able to travel to places i wouldnt really go otherwise. These places include Detroit, Buffalo, Chicago, Miami, Indianapolis and about 5-6 times a year down in Las Vegas.
So far, I have accumulated around $25,000 in scholarship money and always increasing. On top of that, this past summer i recieved an athletic scholarship for bowling to a very awesome school in chicago.
Thats pretty much it. Ill leave below my tournament Resume so you can get a feel of what ive done over my career.
12 JBTNW titles
9 Years on the Greater Seattle Youth All-Star team. (team captain for the last 4 years i think)
7 OJCTA titles (including 3 ToC crowns)
3 South Sound Junior Masters victories (including a recent back-to-back)
2 Milwaukie Junior Masters victories (back to back)
Also was part of the 2010 JWTC championship team (along with doubles and sweepers victory)
A 10th place finish at 2010 junior gold in Indy.
So thanks for taking the time to read this. I look forward to sharing my knowledge and experience with anyone who listens. Have a great day.
-Cameron
"It doesnt matter where you go, you'll always end up somewhere"
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