onefrombills
07-19-2009, 04:08 AM
In the coming months, we'll talk with some of best-known bowlers at the USBC Open Championships and get their thoughts on their time at the tournament and what it takes to succeed on the championship lanes.
This week, we heard from 2008 Regular Singles champion, Bryan Young, who will be in Las Vegas to compete in this year's event on July 20 and 21.
Last year in Albuquerque, N.M., Young put together games of 278, 286 and 268 on the way to an 832 series and the Regular Singles crown. He added 677 in doubles and 656 in team and finished second in Regular All-Events with a 2,165 total.
This week, the 35-year-old right-hander will put his title on the line with just three days remaining in the record 154-day run of the 2009 USBC Open Championships.
If he's going to become the first bowler to win back-to-back singles titles, Young will have to roll the highest series in 106 years of Open Championships competition. Current singles leader, Bo Goergen of Midland, Mich., rolled games of 299, 299 and 264 for a record 862 series.
HOMETOWN: Everett, Wash.
OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS APPEARANCES: This is No. 8
OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS TITLES: 1 - 2008 Regular Singles
BOWLING BALL WEIGHT: 15 lb
FAVORITE BRAND OF BOWLING BALLS: Visionary Bowling Products
ONE all-time favorite host city: How can I not say Albuquerque....
TWO best Open Championships memories: 1, winning singles last year; 2, the first year I broke 1,900 (Billings in 2002)
THREE keys to success at the Open Championships: 1, watch other squads; 2, make accurate, repeatable shots; 3, convert your spares
FOURgettable Open Championships moment: Chopping the 3-6 in frame 29 to miss the 30 Clean a few years ago.
FIVE bowlers in history on your Open Championships fantasy all-star team: Derek Sapp, Parker Bohn III, Norm Duke, Chris Barnes, Brian Voss
SIX bowling balls currently in your Open Championships arsenal: Purple Ogre, Ogre SS, Orange Ogre, New Breed Pearl, Gladiator Solid, Blue/Green Centaur
SEVEN cities you'd like to see the Open Championships go to/return to: Seattle, San Francisco, New York City, Atlanta, Albuquerque, Chicago, St. Louis
EIGHT favorite bowling balls ever: Black Hammer, Turbo-X, Jade Nasty Nail, Ogre SS, Blue Warlock, Piranha/C, Black Rhino, and Track T-Shark
NINE other current/eligible bowlers you would choose to join you on your ideal pair of companion teams at the Open Championships: Derek Sapp, Mike Rose Jr., Jason Williams, Hugh Miller, Bob Davidson, Steve Kloempken, Mike Shady, John Janawicz, Mike Nape
TEN seconds or less, who is your favorite bowler of all-time?: Brian Voss
ELEVEN strikes in a row to start a game at the Open Championships, what's going through your head?: "OK, let's make one more good release."
TWELVE years from now, where do you hope to be in your bowling career?: Still competing, still striking and enjoying my 20th USBC Open tournament.
This week, we heard from 2008 Regular Singles champion, Bryan Young, who will be in Las Vegas to compete in this year's event on July 20 and 21.
Last year in Albuquerque, N.M., Young put together games of 278, 286 and 268 on the way to an 832 series and the Regular Singles crown. He added 677 in doubles and 656 in team and finished second in Regular All-Events with a 2,165 total.
This week, the 35-year-old right-hander will put his title on the line with just three days remaining in the record 154-day run of the 2009 USBC Open Championships.
If he's going to become the first bowler to win back-to-back singles titles, Young will have to roll the highest series in 106 years of Open Championships competition. Current singles leader, Bo Goergen of Midland, Mich., rolled games of 299, 299 and 264 for a record 862 series.
HOMETOWN: Everett, Wash.
OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS APPEARANCES: This is No. 8
OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS TITLES: 1 - 2008 Regular Singles
BOWLING BALL WEIGHT: 15 lb
FAVORITE BRAND OF BOWLING BALLS: Visionary Bowling Products
ONE all-time favorite host city: How can I not say Albuquerque....
TWO best Open Championships memories: 1, winning singles last year; 2, the first year I broke 1,900 (Billings in 2002)
THREE keys to success at the Open Championships: 1, watch other squads; 2, make accurate, repeatable shots; 3, convert your spares
FOURgettable Open Championships moment: Chopping the 3-6 in frame 29 to miss the 30 Clean a few years ago.
FIVE bowlers in history on your Open Championships fantasy all-star team: Derek Sapp, Parker Bohn III, Norm Duke, Chris Barnes, Brian Voss
SIX bowling balls currently in your Open Championships arsenal: Purple Ogre, Ogre SS, Orange Ogre, New Breed Pearl, Gladiator Solid, Blue/Green Centaur
SEVEN cities you'd like to see the Open Championships go to/return to: Seattle, San Francisco, New York City, Atlanta, Albuquerque, Chicago, St. Louis
EIGHT favorite bowling balls ever: Black Hammer, Turbo-X, Jade Nasty Nail, Ogre SS, Blue Warlock, Piranha/C, Black Rhino, and Track T-Shark
NINE other current/eligible bowlers you would choose to join you on your ideal pair of companion teams at the Open Championships: Derek Sapp, Mike Rose Jr., Jason Williams, Hugh Miller, Bob Davidson, Steve Kloempken, Mike Shady, John Janawicz, Mike Nape
TEN seconds or less, who is your favorite bowler of all-time?: Brian Voss
ELEVEN strikes in a row to start a game at the Open Championships, what's going through your head?: "OK, let's make one more good release."
TWELVE years from now, where do you hope to be in your bowling career?: Still competing, still striking and enjoying my 20th USBC Open tournament.