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Grip change has Amleto Monacelli back in top form, leading PBA50 Fountain Valley Open

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Monday, June 6, 2016 11:00 pm
Grip change has Amleto Monacelli back in top form, leading PBA50 Fountain Valley Open
With a new grip, Amleto Monacelli averaged more than 243 to lead the first round of qualifying at the PBA50 Fountain Valley Open presented by Track. Photo by Pro Bowlers Association.
Amleto Monacelli didn’t have the best start to the 2016 PBA50 Tour as he struggled with the powerful release that made him an all-time great. A trip to the Phoenix area to stay with BowlingDynamics.com owner Dave Cirigliano — fresh off a stellar USBC Open Championships — fixed that issue, he said. “I was having trouble getting out the ball clean,” Monacelli, 54, said in this PBA news release. “I found I was squeezing the ball and decided to make a...