Still a two-handed bowler - athletes are not required to throw one-handed until they reach junior status - the young man who has recorded three games over the 200 plateau, two of which came in tournaments on the road to nationals - has maintained a very straightforward approach to the task at hand. Joseph in the fall, the talkative youngster is making his first appearance on the big stage, picking up the sport only a couple of years ago. At just 10 years of age and entering Grade 5 at Ecole St. Wayd O’Sullivan will undoubtedly tap into some of the experience of his new teammates. – Senior girls Doubles: Zoe Belisle and Isabelle Rodrigue (coach Junior Belisle). – Junior boys Doubles: Connor Carroll and Ryan Burton (coach Joni Barton-Bedard). – Bantam boys Doubles: Wayd O’Sullivan and Alex Lachance (coach Richard Godin). If everything is going well, you want to get it out there, you want a huge explosion, you feed off that - but it can throw you off.”įor the record, Beaulieu will be joined by Zachary Eckensviller (coach Roger Givoque) for senior boys doubles play, with the remainder of the locals slotted in as follows: “But it’s not just about muscle memory it’s a huge mental game. “I try not to go too fast because if I go too fast, I’m always off, I’m always missing.

“If I am at a tournament, I will try and make sure I always use my three-step approach which is kind of average (speed),” Beaulieu added. With a corner pin only, you might go more slowly, just to make sure that you get it.” “Usually it has to be the same speed - but it does depend on what kind of shot you are going for. “One huge thing is to keep your speed constant, your approach speed,” he said. In his particular case, there are a couple of elements of his technique that tend to come into play more often than not. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. While a solid portion of the general population can easily wrap their minds around the basic motion of throwing a bowling ball, the ability to precisely repeat the motion, all while adjusting to the varying lane conditions is what separates those like Beaulieu and the other participants in Oshawa from the masses who wander out to the lanes. “I’m watching for ball movement and pinfall.” “Usually, when I go to a tournament, I will go straight to the bowling alley and shoot 10ish games to try and get used to it, and then go from there,” said the accomplished bowler, who started in the sport at the age of three or four.

Making his sixth and final appearance at nationals, 19-year-old Kyle Beaulieu has a tried and true system that he prefers to implement on the days leading up to the big matches.

East (the Rayside-Balfour version of an ultra-popular road name in these parts), adding a little fine-tuning as they prepare to face the very best from across the country either in singles or doubles competition. Still, on a muggy Wednesday evening in July, the bulk of the group assembled at 420 Notre Dame St. In most years, this event would be taking place sometime in May - but the provincial shutdown in January and the challenges of COVID-19 in general managed to elongate the season, moving this tournament well beyond the end of league play for most of the teens and pre-teens. A 12-player delegation representing primarily Whitewater Lanes in Azilda - bantam boys singles entry Landon Zelonko from Plaza Bowl is the outlier - left over the weekend for Oshawa and NEB’s Fun World, site of the 2022 YBC Five-Pin Nationals.

Lil kids joining hands