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USBC, PBA Launch ‘PBA Experience’
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USBC Sport Bowling league concept unique in world of sports

GREENDALE, Wis. - The ultimate bowling experience has been unleashed.

The United States Bowling Congress and the Professional Bowlers Association are teaming up to offer bowlers a unique and exciting new league concept called the “PBA Experience.” League bowlers will get the chance to compete on the PBA’s five different lane conditioning patterns - Chameleon, Cheetah, Scorpion, Shark and Viper.

The program was announced Sunday during the finals of the USBC Masters on ESPN.

Starting Jan. 1, 2007, bowling centers across the United States will be organizing PBA Experience leagues that will be contested on the same lane oil patterns used during the previous week’s Denny’s PBA Tour event. All lane patterns for the PBA Experience - which is part of the USBC Sport Bowling program - will comply with USBC Sport Bowling rules under newly-modified specifications governing the application of oil to the lane, which allow a maximum of three times as much oil on the inside boards versus the outside boards closer to the channel.

“The PBA Experience gives bowlers a competitive, on-lane adventure that is a unique concept in the world of sports,” said Director of USBC Sport Bowling Steve Wunderlich. “For example, you can watch an NFL game but can’t duplicate Peyton Manning standing over center and dissecting a defense. You can watch a Major League Baseball game, but you’ll never face a 95 mile per hour fastball from Roger Clemens. The PBA Experience is different because bowlers will be playing on the identical playing fields - the lane conditions - as the pros. This truly is the pro experience for those who are passionate about the sport.”

"For the first time in the history of our sport, millions of USBC league bowlers from across the nation will have a unique opportunity to face and try to tame the professional lane patterns of the Denny's PBA Tour,” said Denny's PBA Tour Director Kirk von Krueger. “The PBA Experience is an absolute must for anyone who wants to return 'sport' to bowling and experience the real challenge of the game as it was meant to be played."

To make this an experience like no other, bowlers will receive tips on how to play the patterns from professional bowlers - such as USBC Sport Bowling spokesperson Chris Barnes - in the forms of a video and handouts. USBC also has created a new “PBA Experience” section of bowl.com.

“We’re trying to give bowlers the chance to experience what it’s like to compete as a pro and compare themselves to what they see on TV,” Wunderlich said.

Existing USBC Sport Bowling leagues may change to a PBA Experience league as of Jan. 1. New PBA Experience leagues can be formed as of that date.

Sport Bowling continues as an optional membership level of USBC that offers bowlers of all abilities the chance to experience a new challenge, satisfy their competitive nature and improve their bowling skills. Sport Bowling leagues and tournaments are conducted on challenging lane conditions that have become the recognized standard for competitive bowling.

For more information about the PBA Experience and the lane patterns, visit the Sport Bowling section of bowl.com.

United States Bowling Congress The United States Bowling Congress, as the national governing body, ensures the integrity and protects the future of the sport, provides programs and services and enhances the bowling experience.

USBC officially launched Jan. 1, 2005, as an organization serving nearly three million adult and youth bowlers in the United States. It resulted from the merger of the American Bowling Congress, Women's International Bowling Congress, Young American Bowling Alliance and USA Bowling.

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