I work at Taylor Lanes and I overheard one of the head people of the PBA and Patrick Allen and the were talking about how last year the left side was so easy at times that you didn't need to have to have "skill" to bowl well. They also said at times the lane machine was messed up and the lefties were shut out. They proceeded to say that this earthe have the machines working great and they have the left side worked out where this year only thwe lefties with real skill are succeeding.

I kinda thought about who had such success last year and isnt doing much this year and obviously Rhino camne to mind. Watching him in practice last night, most of the people in the TQR had a better look. It made me wonder if Rhino is who he was referring to mostly. I kinda always thought he had a lot of room last year every time on TV. While I know he would whoop my butt in bowling I reall am beginning to wonder if he is really at the caliber of the others on tour. My gut says no.

wheres the proof?
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Ive Eaten From The Insane Root That Imprisons Reason

i know its your opinion, but i would look at alot of his other accomplishments in our sport before saying that. here's some of his bio..

Hometown: Fresno, Calif.
Born: July 10, 1983
Height: 5-7
Right/left handed: Left

Years on Team USA: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008*
Years on Junior Team USA: 2001, 2002

2007 Highlights
- 2nd at 2007 USBC Team USA Trials (automatic selection awarded exemption on to 2008 team*)
- Will represent United States at 2007 Pan American Games this July in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Career Highlights
International
- Gold (team), two silvers (singles, all-events) and bronze medals (Masters) at 2006 Men’s World Championships
- Gold (team) and silver (Masters) medals at 2005 American Zone Championships
- Gold (team) and bronze (doubles) medals at 2004 Tournament of the Americas
- Gold medal (team) at 2002 American Zone Youth Championships
- Two gold medals (junior team, junior doubles), one silver (junior all-events) and one bronze (junior mixed doubles) medal at 2002 Tournament of the Americas
- Three gold medals (Masters, all-events, trios), one silver and one bronze at 2001 International Youth Friendship Tournament
National
- 12th at 2006 USBC Team USA Trials
- 2005 U.S. Amateur champion
- Member of 2004 Intercollegiate Bowling Championships winner (Kansas)
- 3rd at 2004 USA Bowling National Amateur Championships
- 4th at 2001 USA Junior Gold Bowling National Championships
- 6th at 2000 USA Junior Gold Bowling National Championships
State/Regional
- 1999 and 2000 California State Scratch Southern Cal champion
- 1999 California Coca-Cola Championships champion

Awards
- 2004 Intercollegiate Bowling Championships Most Valuable Player
- 2004-05 National Collegiate Bowling Coaches Association All-America first team
- 2003-04 National Collegiate Bowling Coaches Association All-America honorable mention

I don't know about Rhino, but you're always at the mercy of the lane man.  Remember a few years ago when Scroggins made the show regularly then struggled to hit the pocket once on TV?  Obviously his skill didn't change in a day, so either match play was easier and TV was "normal", or match play was normal and they screwed him on TV.  I can only hope whatever "change" is made from block to block or match play to TV isn't intentional.  Actually, I'm not sure what's worse incompetance or vindictiveness.
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Telling it like it is.

I have said all along, even while all the Rhino fanboys were calling him the next Earl Anthony, that Rhino had a career year last year and was going to regress in a major way this year. There was at least one thread where people were picking their POY for the upcoming season, and I swear half the people said Rhino, which instantly made me wonder if people actually follow the PBA and understand the game to any extent or just get jaded by what they see on TV every week.

So two things. First of all, although the year is young, I'd like to publicly pat myself on the back for being right. And second, while I realize Rhino could mop me up on any day of the week, he is most definitively NOT the next Earl Anthony.
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"Nobody in the game of football should be called a genius. A genius is somebody like Norman Einstein."

-Broadcasting Extraordinaire and Mensa Member Joe Theismann