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by Jerry Schneider February 29, 2012 02:52
NASCAR star Carl Edwards was among those impressed by Pete Weber’s dramatic win in PBA’s 69th U.S. Open.
Edwards took in the U.S. Open ESPN telecast – which garnered a 25 percent increase in viewership over the 2011 U.S. Open telecast – during Sunday’s rainout of the Daytona 500.
Weber defeated Mike Fagan 215-214 in the title match last Sunday for a record fifth U.S. Open title at Brunswick Zone-Carolier in North Brunswick, N.J., surpassing his father Dick Weber and Don Carter who won the prestigious tournament four times.
“I got into that a little bit,’’ Edwards said. “It was inspiring. He had to throw a strike, and he did, on his final throw. He won his fifth [U.S. Open] title. Pretty cool.’’
What Weber called “the biggest win of my career” also took the national media and PBA’s electronic communication platforms by storm as well.
Other media hits included extensive follow-up coverage by ESPN including air time on Around the Horn, Pardon the Interruption, SportsCenter (Weber’s win was No. 5 on SportsCenter’s top 10 plays of the week), ESPN News and an upcoming segment on ESPN’s “Dan Le Batard Is Highly Questionable” show.
Pardon the Interruption co-host Tony Kornheiser got a kick out of Weber’s new catch phrase of “Who do you think you are? I am!” during the telecast after throwing the winning shot.
ESPN Classic will rerun the historic 69th U.S. Open Monday, March 5 at 11:30 p.m. ET.
Associated Press Stories ran in major newspapers across the country including the New York Times, Washington Post, Newsday, St. Louis Post-Dispatch and USA Today.
Video of Weber’s performance was also featured on AOL, CBS, Yahoo, FoxSports, Deadspin and Huffington Post sites among others.
Weber’s reaction after throwing a strike on the final ball to win has attracted more than 500,000 hits on YouTube in less than three days.
Online bowling channel Xtra Frame on pba.com received a 25 percent increase in subscriptions and pba.com traffic nearly doubled its highest traffic in the last six months.
Storm is synonymous with high performance. Looking at the best competitive bowlers around the world, all gathered in Las Vegas for this year’s PBA World Series of Bowling, Storm emerged as the clear leader in our sport with complete domination of the events.
The intent of the new Vivid is to create a motion which expands the current Premier line, giving you a clear picture of the lane condition while utilizing Storm’s most technologically-advanced cores and coverstocks. This new Vivid will be a perfect fit between the original Virtual Gravity Nano solid and pearl versions, combining midlane traction and backend hook.
By now you are probably familiar with the term nanotechnology. While it technically refers to the study of manipulating matter on an atomic and molecular scale, nanotechnology in the coverstock creates heavy surface texture like no other. So, anytime you see the new NRG logo on a ball, know that you’ve got the best bowling has to offer.
Starting at the center, the heart of the bowling ball, the technical team developed a new asymmetrical shape known at the M.A.D. core. Maximum Accelerating Disc technology optimizes the shapes of the RG planes to allow you to perfectly dial in your desired reaction.
Moving to the shell, the NRG solid reactive coverstock utilizes nanotechnology to create additional contours and surface texture. Proven in the original Virtual Gravity Nano, this coverstock allows bowlers of all skill levels to hook the ball like a pro. Just give it a little side roll and watch the Vivid do its magic.
Prepped with a 2000-grit finish, the Vivid can be smoothed with Xtra Shine if you find it has just too much teeth. But know that with the Vivid you’ll be sure to see a true heavy roll with increased break point responsiveness like no other.
Coverstock: NRG – Solid Reactive , Weight Block: M.A.D. Core (14-16 pounds), Ball Color: Black/Blue/Green, Ball Finish: 2000-grit Abralon, Flare Potential: 6″ Plus (High), Recommended Lane Conditions: Heavy Oil
Brunswick recently announced the release of three new bowling balls. The Brunswick NeXXus Red/Black Bowling Ball, Brunswick Versa-Max Bowling Ball and the Brunswick Karma Pink/Purple Pearl Bowling Ball. To checkout each product simply watch the product videos below or click the link or the pictures to go to each product page.
Storm Bowling Products has just announced the release of three new bowling balls. The Storm VIVID Bowling Ball, the Storm Modern Marvel Bowling Ball and the Storm Crossroad Bowling Ball.
The intent of the new Vivid is to create a motion which expands the current Premier line, giving you a clear picture of the lane condition while utilizing Storm’s most technologically-advanced cores and coverstocks. This new Vivid will be a perfect fit between the original Virtual Gravity Nano solid and pearl versions, combining midlane traction and backend hook.
The R2X hybrid reactive coverstock handles heavy oil like a champ while the fast-revving Centripetal core works with nearly every layout imaginable. Prepped with a 4000-grit Abralon finish, the Modern Marvel provides optimum traction throughout the entire lane. The Master line features new technology with strong, dynamic core shapes that are sure to help all bowlers looking to ‘master’ the sport of bowling.
The intent of the new Crossroad is to identify the best components of these two champions and combine them, creating a new superpower in the bowling world. The number one factor of ball motion is coverstock. So, when we are looking to expand upon the Victory Road with the proven components of the Hy-Road, we first started with the R2S hybrid reactive shell that seemed to match up on every lane condition imaginable.
Finished to 1500-grit as well, the new Crossroad is sure to skid through even the most hooking heads around. But if your speed is higher and the heads are slick, you can still adjust the surface texture easily as R2S is one of the most versatile coverstocks on the market.
The 2 piece construction of Lord Field Bowling Balls does not allow oil penetration like 2 piece equipment. The coverstock will last longer with lower maintenance costs. Lord Field Bowling Balls that are now available are the following: Lord Field Exodus Solid Bowling Ball, Lord Field Exodus Pearl Bowling Ball, Lord Field Exodus Iron Bowling Ball and the Lord Field Pin Hacker Bowling Ball.