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Insider Information from the Round of 32 with Rick Benoit

Qualifying Position Round of 32 Round of 16 Round of 8 TV
 
 

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Round
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1 vs 32

1

Brunswick

  

 

 

Ebonite

2

2 vs 31

17 vs 16

16

Elite

 

 

Brunswick

Non Staff

18

18 vs 15

9 vs 24

24

Non Staff

Brunswick

 

 

Hammer

23

10 vs 23

25 vs 8

25

Columbia

  

 

 

Storm

7

26 vs 7

                 

5 vs 28

28

MoRich

Brunswick

 

MoRich

Non Staff

27

6 vs 27

21 vs 12

12

Brunswick

  

 

 

Storm

22

22 vs 11

13 vs 20

20

Storm

 

 

 

Columbia

19

14 vs 19

29 vs 4

29

Non Staff

Ebonite

 

Lane #1

Non Staff

3

30 vs 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
1 Parker Bohn III Brunswick Staff  
  vs.    
32 Jason Couch Ebonite Staff  
  Balls Used Comments
  PB JC
1 247 289
2 212 208
3 210 248
4 225 265
5 236 226
6 258 219
7 221 205
ttl    
     

 

         A match where transition actually favored Parker. It was not an advantage to move in and open up your angles on the lane. That is what happened to Jason while Parker was able to keep his angles much straighter through the front. 

 

17 Brian Voss Elite Staff  
  vs.    
16 Mike Scroggins Non Staff  
 

Balls Used

 Comments
  BV MS
1 213 183
2 215 222
3 213 195
4 224 221
5 226 238
6 236 205
7    
ttl    
     

 

         Consistency was the key word for Brian Voss in this victory. No big games but he was able to stay in tune with the transition better than his opponent. Inside bowlers have to get a read of the scoring pace and adapting as necessary. 

 

9 Tim Criss Columbia Staff  
  vs.    
24 Rick Steelsmith Non Staff  
  Balls Used Comments
     
1    
2    
3    
4    
5    
6    
7    
ttl    
     
        Tim Criss is not an easy opponent on this pattern. Rick did a good job of following the lane transitions while Tim wound up being too deep and too open late in the match and was forced to scramble to catch up. His moves were based on the qualifying round and eventually put him in a part of the lane that does not develop with only two bowlers on a pair. 

 

25 Michael Haugen Jr. Non Staff  
  vs.    
8 Wes Malott Columbia Staff  
  Balls Used Comments
     
1    
2    
3    
4    
5    
6    
7    
ttl    
     
        Not a very good day for Michael. I was surprised at the way he was attacking the lanes. I thought his straighter angles were a good matchup this week. I can only guess that he got caught using too strong of balls. It is easy to do that when you don't see your ball make a move down lane. Many times a ball doesn't hook because it rolled to early or dynamically reacted to quickly to the friction in the front part of the lane. That is not easy to see from the foul line. A bowler has to have methods to recognize this. If that wasn't the case I don't understand why I saw Michael using as much angle in the front part of the lane as he was. 

 

5 Chris Collins Non Staff  
  vs.    
28 Mike DeVaney MoRich Staff  
  Balls Used Comments
  CC MD
1 184 210
2 198 263
3 238 222
4 248 248
5 163 236
6    
7    
ttl    
     
        A slow start can put a lot of pressure on a bowler especially when your opponent looks like his scoring pace is much higher than yours. In the middle of the match Chris looked like things were turning the corner. But a tough loss in a roll off in game four was a back breaker. Instead of being tied at 2-2 the match really feels different when you are down 1-3. Chris may have still been feeling the effects of that tough loss in game 5 as he was blown out of the water early.

 
 

 

21 Randy Weiss Track Staff  
  vs.    
12 Mika Koivuniemi Brunswick Staff  
  Balls Used Comments
  RW MK
1 247 257
2 186 214
3 222 216
4 216 236
5 239 231
6 279 238
7 162 258
ttl    
     
        I have to admit I am a little worried about how Mika's ball is reading transition. I am not liking the look of his ball reaction through the pins. He is using an awful lot of speed late in the match and I understand why. Using less angle through the front part of the lane is advisable until the breakdown is wide enough to throw at. But the problem seems to be that Mika is starting to overthrow the ball. The pure speed is causing the ball to be skidding down lane whether it rolls early or not. This has been an issue much of the year and we will have to address it to get Mika a more dominant look. Mika is bowling great but his reaction can be better. I have seen this reaction cause Mika to miss out on several opportunities in the last couple years. Randy really looked like he had things going his way until Mika made the jump left and started opening up the lane. 

 

13 Walter Ray Williams Jr Non Staff  
  vs.    
20 Patrick Healey Jr. Storm Staff  
  Balls Used Comments
  WRW PH
1 279 248
2 267 208
3 209 217
4 217 211
5 217 225
6 201 221
7 237 238
ttl    
     
        Another example of Walter not following his own transition well. Time and time again I see his opponents taking advantage of the way Walter breaks down the lane. I honestly think he should reconsider his transition strategies. Number one quit using such dull equipment and throwing it 100 mph when 90 mph would be just fine with something that won't burn up so early. Carry is the reason Walter is loosing late games. He has never seen it that way. He wants to think that it is all about luck. I think Walter would be luckier if he would open up his bag and take out something with something with less than 800 grit on it.  

 

29 Patrick Allen Non Staff  
  vs.    
4 Jeff Zaffino Staff  
  Balls Used Comments
  PA JZ
1 201 204
2 213 221
3 248 257
4 229 212
5 246 206
6 238 199
7 258 221
ttl    
     
        Every time I watch Patrick I think it is only a matter of time before he is able to take control of the lanes. He really follows his own transitions very well. This match was an example of a bowler in control of his own destiny and another bowler not knowing how to control it. Revs or no revs a bowler needs to understand their game and arsenal so they have the ability to follow their own breakdown.  

 

2 Tommy Jones Ebonite Staff  
  vs.    
31 Bill O'Neil Columbia Staff  
  Balls Used Comments
  TJ BO
1 144 219
2 200 191
3 227 219
4 226 226
5 183 234
6 216 183
7    
ttl    
     
        Tommy had to feel very fortunate in this match because he was not his dominate self. I seem to be saying this quite a bit lately. I don't know if Tommy needs to check his game or if the lanes are playing that much different for him. I guess it is OK if he takes some time off. I am sure the other players will appreciate it. 

 

18 Steve Wilson Non Staff  
  vs.    
15 Steve Jaros Dynothane Staff  
  Balls Used Comments
  SW SJ
1 195 245
2 248 213
3 216 213
4 221 250
5 267 224
6 265 216
7    
ttl    
     
        Now that the week is over I look back and see how dominate Steve was through transition. The ability to control the transition is very important and the additional friction seems to be very friendly to both Steves. Steve W. was the best Steve today. 

 

10 Norm Duke Non Staff  
  vs.    
23 Dino Castillo Hammer Staff  
  Balls Used Comments
  ND DC
1 224 236
2 209 204
3 247 196
4 224 239
5 232 204
6 237 238
7 191 251
ttl    
     
        Getting by Norm Duke is not an easy task even if he doesn't have the best match up. Norm can do a lot of things but when firm speed is an advantage he is limited.  

 

26 Walter Schaub II Staff  
  vs.    
7 Robert Smith Storm Staff  
  Balls Used Comments
  WS RS
1 258 211
2 228 258
3 200 254
4 248 264
5 215 226
6    
7    
ttl    
     
        Walter bowled well but beating Robert on this distance it is not easy. Robert can simply overpower the lane like no other bowler on tour. When the rest of the field is sensing wiggle on the gutter. Robert's ball reaction is much superior. Walter can play straighter angles because of his speed/rev ratio but can not create the area and carry advantage of Robert. 

 

6 Tom Baker Brunswick Staff  
  vs.    
27 Brian Kretzer Non Staff  
  Balls Used Comments
  TB BK
1 227 212
2 243 197
3 157 205
4 208 226
5 147 206
6 180 191
7    
ttl    
     
        Tom started out with the obvious advantage and lost it in the third game. Brian has effected the scoring conditions in so many many of his matches that every opponent anticipates the scoring pace to be lower. This was no exception. I was surprised that Tom's reaction was effected as much as it was. Brian won the next 4 games with scores of 206 or less in 3 of them. 

 

22 Pete Weber Storm Staff  
  vs.    
11 Brad Angelo Brunswick Staff  
  Balls Used Comments
  PW BA
1 227 210
2 242 235
3 202 210
4 150 174
5 258 173
6 237 237
7    
ttl    
     
        The early games were the deciding games in this match. Brad could have easily been up 3-0 if his spare game did not falter. It is not a real concern as Brad's spare game is usually one of the best. The biggest concern is his confidence. Bowlers peak and valley and being in the right frame of mind is very important especially in match play. 

 

14 Joe Ciccone Non Staff  
  vs.    
19 Chris Barnes Columbia Staff  
  Balls Used Comments
  JC CB
1 201 193
2 279 289
3 214 215
4 193 184
5 214 233
6 247 268
7    
ttl    
     
        This match up has been a good one for several years. It often goes 7 games. It looked as if they were headed there again with each of the games being very close. The difference this time was that too many of the close ones went in the same direction. Chris is a very good shot maker in pressure situations which is a good trait to have in a match-play environment. 

 

30 Chris Loschetter Non Staff  
  vs.    
3 Jack Jurek Non Staff  
  Balls Used Comments
  CL JJ
1 232 229
2 237 233
3 213 279
4 184 248
5 257 165
6 222 205
7    
ttl    
     
        The simple truth in this match was that Chris could strike more than Jack. Jack seemed to have control of the pocket but the hit between strikes seemed to go in Chris's favor.