Meet The Team

Carolyn Dorin-Ballard

Co-Owner | Hall-of-Fame Bowler | Premier Coach

Carolyn Dorin-Ballard began bowling at the age of 6 at the Jersey Lanes in Linden, NJ. Her father taught her the four-step approach to become competitive in the Jr. League and has been hooked to the game ever since. She continued her passion through high school into West Texas State University (now West Texas A&M). Through her sophomore year, she became a professional bowler and progressed through the ranks, all the way to 22 professional titles over a stellar career, spanning over 13 years.

Her Professional Bowling career highlights include:

• 20 Professional Women’s Bowling Association Titles

  • Record-tying 7 titles in 2001

  • 3 Major Championships: 2 Brunswick World Championships, USBC Queens Championship

• 2 PWBA/PBA Women’s Series Titles

• 4-time member of Team USA (2008-2011) – World Team Champion - 2011

• PWBA Player of the Year - 2001, 2003

• USBC Hall of Fame - 2008

• 2000 Bowler of the Decade

• USBC Silver Level Coach

• College Accomplishments – 2 National Team Championships, 3-Time All-American

Nicknamed “CDB”, Carolyn served as the Director of Coaching for the United States Bowling Congress, and has done extensive work promoting the sport at the High School and Collegiate levels.  She is a member of both the Roto Grip and Turbo 2-n-1 Grips Pro Staffs.

She credits her success on and off the lanes to good coaching and great mentors that taught her how to be an all-around athlete and is grateful to have an amazing support system of family and friends. 

Together, Carolyn and her husband, Del, run the Ballard's Bowling Academy to teach excellence and to pass down the knowledge they have gained over the years. Both are active advocates for the sport of bowling and consider their best accomplishment in life as being parents to their wonderful daughter, Alyssa.