On the Lanes with Gary Daroszewski
April 01, 2010
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 six-time champion Gary Daroszewski, a member of the Linds Limited team that won Regular Team and Team All-Events at the 2009 tournament in Las Vegas.
The 51-year-old right-hander is one of 13 bowlers in Open Championships history with six or more titles. In 31 years on the tournament lanes, he has maintained a 208.4 average and entered this year just outside of the top 25 on the lifetime average list.
Last year, he posted a 2,080 all-events score to help Linds Limited to its two victories. Including 2010, the team has collected 20 titles in 146 years of tournament experience.
HOMETOWN: Franklin, Wis.
OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS APPEARANCES: 31
OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS TITLES: Team All-Events 1982, '83, 2000 and '09); Regular Doubles (1989) and Regular Team (2009).
BOWLING BALL WEIGHT: 15 lbs
FAVORITE BRAND OF BOWLING BALLS: No favorite
ONE all-time favorite host city: Reno
TWO best Open Championships memories: 1. Striking out to take over the doubles lead in 1989; 2. Winning the team and Team All-Events in 2009
THREE keys to success at the Open Championships: 1. be prepared; 2. never give up; 3. bowl with your teammates as a team
FOURgettable Open Championships moment: Don't have one
FIVE bowlers in history on your Open Championships fantasy all-star team: My teammates now (me, Gus Yannaras, Ryan Lever, Lennie Boresch Jr. and Dale Traber)
SIX bowling balls currently in your Open Championships arsenal: I only have two- Brunswick C System 3.5 and Storm Hyroad
SEVEN cities you'd like to see the Open Championships go to/return to: Just one: Las Vegas
EIGHT favorite bowling balls ever: Top two- red resin Hammer and Ebonite V2
NINE other current/eligible bowlers you would choose to join you on your ideal pair of companion teams at the Open Championships: My current team and our sister team (See No. 5 above, plus Jeff Nimke, Scott Helm, Steven Brinkman, Chad Maas and Dave Beres)
TEN seconds or less, who is your favorite bowler of all-time?: Lennie Boresch Jr.
ELEVEN strikes in a row to start a game at the Open Championships, what's going through your head?: Just repeat the same shot.
TWELVE years from now, where do you hope to be in your bowling career?: Still bowling at the USBC Championships
This week, we heard from six-time champion Gary Daroszewski, a member of the Linds Limited team that won Regular Team and Team All-Events at the 2009 tournament in Las Vegas.
The 51-year-old right-hander is one of 13 bowlers in Open Championships history with six or more titles. In 31 years on the tournament lanes, he has maintained a 208.4 average and entered this year just outside of the top 25 on the lifetime average list.
Last year, he posted a 2,080 all-events score to help Linds Limited to its two victories. Including 2010, the team has collected 20 titles in 146 years of tournament experience.
HOMETOWN: Franklin, Wis.
OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS APPEARANCES: 31
OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS TITLES: Team All-Events 1982, '83, 2000 and '09); Regular Doubles (1989) and Regular Team (2009).
BOWLING BALL WEIGHT: 15 lbs
FAVORITE BRAND OF BOWLING BALLS: No favorite
ONE all-time favorite host city: Reno
TWO best Open Championships memories: 1. Striking out to take over the doubles lead in 1989; 2. Winning the team and Team All-Events in 2009
THREE keys to success at the Open Championships: 1. be prepared; 2. never give up; 3. bowl with your teammates as a team
FOURgettable Open Championships moment: Don't have one
FIVE bowlers in history on your Open Championships fantasy all-star team: My teammates now (me, Gus Yannaras, Ryan Lever, Lennie Boresch Jr. and Dale Traber)
SIX bowling balls currently in your Open Championships arsenal: I only have two- Brunswick C System 3.5 and Storm Hyroad
SEVEN cities you'd like to see the Open Championships go to/return to: Just one: Las Vegas
EIGHT favorite bowling balls ever: Top two- red resin Hammer and Ebonite V2
NINE other current/eligible bowlers you would choose to join you on your ideal pair of companion teams at the Open Championships: My current team and our sister team (See No. 5 above, plus Jeff Nimke, Scott Helm, Steven Brinkman, Chad Maas and Dave Beres)
TEN seconds or less, who is your favorite bowler of all-time?: Lennie Boresch Jr.
ELEVEN strikes in a row to start a game at the Open Championships, what's going through your head?: Just repeat the same shot.
TWELVE years from now, where do you hope to be in your bowling career?: Still bowling at the USBC Championships