USBC Open Championships 2009 Team Event – Brian Mounts Bowling

I bowled the 2009 USBC Open Championships March 14-15, 2009 in Las vegas, NV. It wasn’t my best performance (157, 171, 190) but I had a few bright spots and it’s worth remembering with this fine video. You’ll notice that my tendency for all three games was to tug it inside because if I didn’t it wouldn’t finish aggresively on the back end. For reference the first two games I threw a Brunswick Fury Pearl and Twisted Fury; the third gaem I tossed an old Buzzsaw. As you watch the video you’ll see my problem by noting all the 3-pins I leave followed by the occasional 2-pin or washout. The shots where I left 2-pins were the ones where I generally liked the ball out of my hand the best… the ball just didn’t finish down lane, which is why I tried moving more inside or slowing down. Eventually the third game I switched balls to an old Buzzsaw and had a bit more late lane reaction but it wasn’t enough for me to find any significant carry. That was my best game with a 190. Of all three games I missed one non-split/washout spare. I was solid; I just couldn’t hit the pocket with drive.

Comments

  1. 777hung says:

    this dude suck…whats the point of this video?

  2. albertperez23 says:

    hit ur mark and maybe u will strike

  3. H2C91 says:

    what’s the name of the song?

  4. Musicalbowlrkat300 says:

    you throw a terrible, inconsistent ball.
    and no im not riffing on your retarded ass two handed style, you just have no accuracy what so ever. sport shot or not, accuracy still counts.

  5. TONYFROMRANCHO says:

    That mexican guy is cute……

  6. planb56 says:

    lol seems like you had to little or too much ball, maybe next time keep an abralon pad near you, the red/silver ball at 4:04 would’ve been money if it was dulled just a little bit. just a thought nice bowling though i hope you had fun

  7. Elmeranteify says:

    approach and timing is the factor for the good game and it seem you make a control all of this, just keep on practice…

  8. royplayer says:

    It looks like your ball was hooking the minute it hit the lane. There was a bit of oil in the middle and a bit of hold area when I bowled. I am surprised you didn’t try moving more inside to take advantage of the oil in the middle of the lane.

  9. bcmounts says:

    Cool, I found the Kearny videos, I love those back drops they used to have. Regarding Sunset, no, I haven’t heard from any of those guys. The only people from there if seen in years are Billy and Louann… they moved over to Parkway.

  10. ilovesteelydan says:

    yeah my name is Eric. I used to bowl at Sunset Bowl, and at Kearny. I don’t think we were ever in the same league. As I recall, your league was before mine (9pm). I would just watch and wonder how someone could bowl so accurately like that! I have some videos up, from me bowling at Kearny Mesa, just so you know I’m not some strange person writing :-P I am in Portland, Oregon now. Have you heard from Fred, Jim, Pete Milton, or any of those guys?

  11. bcmounts says:

    Hey that’s cool; might I know who you are or did you just notice me and my flamboyant bowling style. :)

    Too bad about Sunset Bowl though; the condo they put in there still haven’t all sold. :/ I’m still in the neigborhood though; I bowl predominantly out of Kearny.

  12. bcmounts says:

    Thanks for the comment – that’s how I look at it; you can’t be at your best every time… though you would like to be. :)

    I just admire all the one-handed bowlers out there. I can’t do it; I think you guys are doing something difficult. ;)

  13. ilovesteelydan says:

    Very cool video! I hope to go to this tournament one day. I remember seeing you bowl in San Diego, at Sunset Bowl. I always admired people who could do the two-handed bowling technique.

  14. bcmounts says:

    Actually I gave very little thought to stepping right and going up the boards… This was mostly due to the load volume on the outside of the lanes near the heads. Just a few feet up the lane was a patch of low application volume which in my opinion would create a smaller margin of error… of course with a less aggressive ball it might have been ok but I didn’t give much significant thought to it.

  15. irishpogi says:

    Usually for the team event, the bowlers get a freshly oiled condition. This was my downfall as I drilled one lane and the closest I got was either a 4-9 split or an 8-10 if I tried to make an adjustment.

  16. bownguyen316 says:

    nice video.

    did you think about taking a huge step right and piping it up 5 or 10?

    looks like a whole lot of fun. hopefully ill go sometime

  17. concreton01 says:

    then the lanes had to very oily so much revs

  18. gurowiczw says:

    i have spackled in the two handed bowling technique, never was that good at it, very difficult so kudos to you for being able to do it.

    too bad you didnt bowl your best

    but hey

    better luck next year :D

  19. bcmounts says:

    I’ve never accurately calculated it but I’ve been curious ever since Mr. Belmonte has been on top of the bowling world. I think I hear he’s in the upper 500s. Surely I’m not that high. As best I can tell from my 30fps video camera I’m well over 300, maybe over 400… but who knows?

  20. concreton01 says:

    how mutch revs do you have

  21. ttty2t1j3 says:

    Could have done better but it’s all about the experience. I can’t wait to go there and bowl this year, be my second trip. Lots of fun.

  22. BigFatBlackMan says:

    please show some more bowling videos

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