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Regina bowler wins second masters in 3 years while teaching youth fundamentals of bowling
Regina bowler, Josie Brooks is returning home with her second masters win in three years.
On June 27 she won the five pin Canadian Masters Ladies Singles Tournament in Surrey, B.C.
Her first masters win came in 2023 in St. John's, N.L. where it went down the wire. This time around, she won by seventeen in the final game.
'I was more prepared for this one,' she said. 'I put a lot of work into the mental side of it and the mental-physical prep. I kind of knew the exact kind of work that I needed to put into this sort of set, compared to the last time.'
June 27 is also an emotional day for Josie, as that was her grandma's birthday. Her grandmother was also a bowler herself before she died six years ago.
Her grandma wasn't the only bowler in the family, Brooks comes from a long line of bowlers, including her dad, Bill, who has been there every step of the way. Bill knows it's natural to worry, but he's confident in the competitor that Josie is.
'I am actually with her success and just to know that she's so confident within herself,' he said. 'I don't have to worry about necessarily how she's feeling on the lanes. I know she's fine, so the less I have to worry about her, it makes it a lot easier for me.'
Training since she was five years old, Josie has learned how to balance the mental side of the game. It is something that has become more important since she started competing professionally in 2019.
'As soon as you let go of that ball, the crowd erupts and it's such a wonderful feeling to know that there's support behind me, you're not really just doing it by yourself.'
It's a feeling she is passing on to the next generation of bowlers, teaching the younger generation to perhaps, be the next great champion from Regina.
'I do love passing down my tips and tricks that have made my mental game super strong, onto other youth and adults as well,' she said.
Josie teaches people at her own bowling school, where she teaches some of the best in the country, upwards of 19 years of age.
