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Young Aaron Chilundo (18) a former Prince Edward High School student now with Masasa Industrial Training College has got five bowling awards to his name much to the pleasure of the sport. Our Cool Lifestyle reporter Mathew Masinge (MM) had an interesting conversation with Aaron Chilundo (AC) to find out how really he is finding his ways in the game.

MM : How and when did you get started in bowling?

AC : I used to watch my mother bowl when I was growing up, I guess she is the one who inspired me a lot. I only started bowling when I was doing my junior high school at Prince Edward, it was when I got invited by my white friend who taught me how to do the underhand arm-swing and from then I fell in love with sport.

When I came back to school the following day I then joined the bowling club at PE.

MM : Did you ever dream of making it this far when you started playing bowling?

AC: During my junior years I improved in bowling and started to bowl in more tournaments. At that time I started to have visions of bowling for a living because I knew it would take me far.

MM : When did you consider yourself a success in bowling?

AC : After I joined the PE Bowling club I would play interesting games but my height could get me left out of the team. It was only last year that I got noticed and won the Most Promising Bowler Award at PE.

Soon after that award things began to flourish for me. I got the Bob Michel Award, Dixon’s Award, fours silver award (at the nationals), Paint and Painters Award and bronze in pairs at the nationals. This is when I started seeing myself as a force to reckon in bowling.

MM : Of all your accomplishments in bowling, which one or ones stand out the most, and why?

AC :I would like to say that having won the most promising young bowler award got me going, it is my biggest accomplishment since it gave birth to my career.

MM : If you had to choose between bowling and another sport what would it be?

AC : My primary school teachers taught me how to play football when I was 9. I never played any competitive soccer but I was average. I still can play it and would not mind to substitute it for bowling.

Fortunately I don’t have to choose between things, I am making a huge impact in my bowling, but also really enjoy the sport and the competition.

MM : What is the origin of your nickname of “Aaromark?” and who came up with it ?

AC : When I was in my junior years at PE and would make excellent throws like an arrow from a bow, one of my team mates started calling me ‘Arrow’ and I do not know how the mark came in the picture but it was then ‘Aaromark’. The name has stuck on me.

MM : Do you have any superstitions, like about horseshoes?

AC : I do not think so but my only superstition is to play and be the best of the best.

MM : What is the best advice you would give a bowler who has aspirations of becoming a touring professional?

AC: To any bowler I would say have fun. I tend to have more fun when I do well, so learn everything you can to become better.

Learn to bowl on the toughest lane conditions that you can find as that will make you a better shot maker.

Bowl in as many different tournaments and lane conditions as possible. The best tool for learning how to bowl in tournaments is to bowl in tournaments.

MM: What are your favourite TV show(s) and movie(s)? What is your favourite kind of music?

AC: I like to watch comedies, drama and action movies, my favourite music is hip hop and my favourite artist is Chris Brown.