Brunswick signs husband-wife team
 2/14/2007
Carolyn Dorin-Ballard and Del Ballard at the 2002 ESPY Awards
LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- With a strong emphasis on organized coaching,
Brunswick Bowling & Billiards - Retail Division has announced the
additions of two professional bowlers to its teaching staff.
Two-time U.S Open champion Del Ballard will serve as a full-time teaching
professional and two-time Professional Women's Bowling Association Bowler
of the Year and United States Bowling Congress High School Spokesperson
Carolyn Dorin-Ballard will serve as a teaching representative.
"We are thrilled with Del Ballard and Carolyn Dorin-Ballard joining
Brunswick's teaching staff to further promote organized coaching in all of
our bowling centers," said Don Jones, director of marketing, Brunswick
Bowling & Billiards - Retail.
"With help from the Ballards, we can convert the casual bowler into a more
frequent customer. When people grasp the basics of bowling, it makes an
enormous impact; it makes bowling more fun and that's what brings people
back."
In their new roles, Del and Carolyn will work with bowlers of all levels
at Brunswick Zone centers across the country. Their main focus will be
leading clinics and lessons for high school and youth bowlers and working
with them to become lifelong bowlers.
"The face of bowling is changing to include more families and casual
bowlers," Jones said. "Therefore, Brunswick is taking a lead in providing
personal coaching and tips for bowlers of all skill levels to help improve
their game."
Del Ballard joined the Professional Bowlers Association tour at age 19 and
won his first major title in 1987. From there, he went on to win two U.S.
Open Championships, the Tournament of Champions, the USBC Masters and the
Brunswick World Open. He has won 12 PBA titles.
Carolyn Dorin-Ballard joined the professional tour in 1991 and won 20 PWBA
titles, three major championships, five Women's International Bowling
Congress championships, and is a two-time PWBA Bowler of the Year and
seven-time WIBC All-American. Dorin-Ballard also serves as the USBC
spokesperson for highschool bowling and as the director of development for
the Bowling Proprietors' Association of America Foundation.
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