There is no more time left on getting your questions in for Bill O'Neill here is what everyone submitted:
What are your statistics (Ball Speed, Revs, Tilt, Axis Rotation)?
What are your finger and thumb pitches (and oval angle if you oval your thumbhole)?
Are there specific dual angle layouts you find yourself constantly using? Basically, what are your favorite layouts for symmetrical and asymmetrical?
How do you prepare for a coming season/tournament?
How much did you practice as a youth bowler?
How do you practice game fundamentals (exercises)?
What is your greatest challenge during practice?
When practicing, do you practice on all the recognized patterns, just so you get a good feel for them?
How do you prepare for a tournament thats on, lets say the Shark pattern, when you can't get any actual practice
time in on the Shark?
Do you ever practice on a typical house shot?
Do you practice with a buddy (a higher caliber player someone who can keep you in a competitive frame of mind,
and is knowledgeable enough to point out deficiencies in your game)?
Do you employ the Earl Anthony method of practicing with equipment that is weak and not suited for the conditions
at hand, for if you can make such a ball work well, then the right equipment meant for the condition will be a
"piece of cake" when you need to score well (during actual competition)?
How do you train during the off season other than practicing?
How often do you workout in the gym and do you have any tips for other bowlers?
What is your favorite snack or food before or after bowling?
What adjustments were made to your game that helped with the transitioning from the collegiate level to
the pro level?
What are you wanting to improve on for next season and what are your goals for the upcoming season?
Can an exempt professional bowler who does not win in a season earn enough money during that season to support himself?
If you fail to place in the top 30 the entire season, would that bowler have find a way to supplement his income in order to stay on the tour?
What are the overall impressions of the exempt players for the future of the PBA Tour?
What would you do to benefit/promote/grow the tour if given the chance?
How did bowling for Saginaw in college improve your game?
Did you feel a lot of pressure to perform well or have high expectations for elite
amateur/professional events because of the numerous honors that you recieved throughout your collegiate career?
What do you do to keep from getting nervous in a big tournament?
Have you ever bowled in the Lehigh Valley masters tournament? If so whats your highest finish?
Who are the "good guys" to bowl with/against on tour?
Who are the guys you don't like bowling with?...(for whatever reason)
What other things did you see with Hammer that you didn't from other companies to make you decide to join Hammer?
What is your favorite ball out of the current Hammer lineup?
What is your go to ball and why?
If you had too choose your favorite layout, what would it be and what ball would you say would match up with that
layout?
What ball in the current Hammer lineup would you consider to be the most versatile and which do you think you will use most often this season?
What was your favorite ball to use last season?
How many balls do you actually own, do you use the same ones all year long or do you get new ones for every
tournament?
What is the one feature of your game and the one feature of Hammer bowling equipment that works best together? In other words, where do you find the best
synergy with Hammer?
Do you get to choose the balls you use when you make a TV show, or does Hammer have a preference for the balls they want you to use?
Who do you credit for your rise in the PBA?
In a tournament format with a lot of games when you have a bad game, what do you tell yourself to help you bounce back with a good game?
Which oil pattern do you believe you get the best "Look" and when do you know it?
What is the best lesson you've learned as a youth bowler, collegiate bowler and now a PBA bowler? (Three Part)
What do you think of the World Series of Bowling? (One Positive and One Negative from a players perspective.)
What did the US Open victory mean to you?
what was your experience like at the PBA event held at Six Flags this year?
What is the best advice you can give to youth bowlers or a person who is looking to join the PBA and bowl
Regionals and possible give the Tour a try?
Being friends with Belmo, how many times do you practice/play around with, the 2 handed approach?
If you could pick one partner in the game of spades besides Tony LaCaze who would it be?
How did coaching Jeff Lurie, the Eagles owner go?
How has being a newlywed changed your outlook on life and your bowling?
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