On the Lanes with Lynda Barnes
April 11, 2011
In the coming months, we'll talk with some of the 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 former Team USA star Lynda Barnes, who made her way to the National Bowling Stadium to compete on April 8-9.
The 43-year-old right-hander made 12 appearances on Team USA from 1989-2009, and during that time, she collected two dozen medals in international competition, including eight in three trips to the World Tenpin Bowling Association World Women's Championships. She also brought home the QubicaAMF World Cup in 2005.
Stateside, she is a three-time Team USA Trials winner and a two-time champion at the USBC Queens. Her 2008 Queens victory earned her a spot at the 2008 Bowling's Clash of Champions, which she also won.
A member of the World Bowling Writers Hall of Fame, Barnes owns three titles at the USBC Women's Championships, but still is in search of similar success at the Open Championships.
This year on the tournament lanes, she shot 636 in doubles, 567 in singles and 565 in team for a 1,768 all-events total. In eight Open Championships appearances, she is averaging 204.8.
HOMETOWN: Double Oak, Texas
OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS APPEARANCES: Eight
OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS TITLES: 0, so far :)
BOWLING BALL WEIGHT: 15 pounds and getting lighter every year
FAVORITE BRAND OF BOWLING BALLS: COLUMBIA
ONE all-time favorite host city: Reno, of course.
TWO best Open Championships memories: 1. walking down Center Aisle for the first time; 2. bowling with great friends.
THREE keys to success at the Open Championships: 1. speed control; 2. accuracy; 3. fun
FOURgettable Open Championships moment: Carrying bowling balls to the Stadium
FIVE bowlers in history on your Open Championships fantasy all-star team: Chris Barnes, Kim Kearney, Carolyn Dorin-Ballard and any teammates I've ever had the honor of bowling with!
SIX bowling balls currently in your Open Championships arsenal: Columbia Action, Columbia Outburst, Columbia Power Swing, Columbia World Beater, Columbia Pure Physics, spare ball
SEVEN cities you'd like to see the Open Championships go to/return to: Dallas; Arlington, Texas; Euless, Texas; Lewisville, Texas; Denton, Texas; Flower Mound, Texas; Double Oak, Texas
EIGHT favorite bowling balls ever: Anything Columbia
NINE other current/eligible bowlers you would choose to join you on your ideal pair of companion teams at the Open Championships: See #5
TEN seconds or less, who is your favorite bowler of all-time?: Chris Barnes (Don't tell him!)
ELEVEN strikes in a row to start a game at the Open Championships, what's going through your head?: YES!!!!
TWELVE years from now, where do you hope to be in your bowling career?: Watching my kids, Ryan and Troy, win eagles!!!!!!
This week, we heard from former Team USA star Lynda Barnes, who made her way to the National Bowling Stadium to compete on April 8-9.
The 43-year-old right-hander made 12 appearances on Team USA from 1989-2009, and during that time, she collected two dozen medals in international competition, including eight in three trips to the World Tenpin Bowling Association World Women's Championships. She also brought home the QubicaAMF World Cup in 2005.
Stateside, she is a three-time Team USA Trials winner and a two-time champion at the USBC Queens. Her 2008 Queens victory earned her a spot at the 2008 Bowling's Clash of Champions, which she also won.
A member of the World Bowling Writers Hall of Fame, Barnes owns three titles at the USBC Women's Championships, but still is in search of similar success at the Open Championships.
This year on the tournament lanes, she shot 636 in doubles, 567 in singles and 565 in team for a 1,768 all-events total. In eight Open Championships appearances, she is averaging 204.8.
HOMETOWN: Double Oak, Texas
OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS APPEARANCES: Eight
OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS TITLES: 0, so far :)
BOWLING BALL WEIGHT: 15 pounds and getting lighter every year
FAVORITE BRAND OF BOWLING BALLS: COLUMBIA
ONE all-time favorite host city: Reno, of course.
TWO best Open Championships memories: 1. walking down Center Aisle for the first time; 2. bowling with great friends.
THREE keys to success at the Open Championships: 1. speed control; 2. accuracy; 3. fun
FOURgettable Open Championships moment: Carrying bowling balls to the Stadium
FIVE bowlers in history on your Open Championships fantasy all-star team: Chris Barnes, Kim Kearney, Carolyn Dorin-Ballard and any teammates I've ever had the honor of bowling with!
SIX bowling balls currently in your Open Championships arsenal: Columbia Action, Columbia Outburst, Columbia Power Swing, Columbia World Beater, Columbia Pure Physics, spare ball
SEVEN cities you'd like to see the Open Championships go to/return to: Dallas; Arlington, Texas; Euless, Texas; Lewisville, Texas; Denton, Texas; Flower Mound, Texas; Double Oak, Texas
EIGHT favorite bowling balls ever: Anything Columbia
NINE other current/eligible bowlers you would choose to join you on your ideal pair of companion teams at the Open Championships: See #5
TEN seconds or less, who is your favorite bowler of all-time?: Chris Barnes (Don't tell him!)
ELEVEN strikes in a row to start a game at the Open Championships, what's going through your head?: YES!!!!
TWELVE years from now, where do you hope to be in your bowling career?: Watching my kids, Ryan and Troy, win eagles!!!!!!