With the 2012 United States Bowling Congress Team USA Trials just a couple of weeks away, BOWL.com is asking various Team USA stars to offer their perspectives on the Team USA Trials experience. This week, USBC Hall of Famer and Team USA member Carolyn Dorin-Ballard offers advice for Team USA Trials bowlers, reminisces about her memorable experience with Team USA at the 2011 World Women's Championships, and much more.

Be sure to keep checking back with BOWL.com as other Team USA stars discuss their experience bowling the USBC Team USA Trials and representing their country throughout the world.

The 2012 USBC Team USA Trials will be conducted from Jan. 2 - 6 at Texas Station's Texas Star Lanes in Las Vegas, Nev. For more information on this event, click here.