Whether you agree with him or not, I personally find it refreshing hear candid comments such as this.    At 17:38 or so, he even takes a shot at another star player.   Watch, listen, and discuss please.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u34xgjCYMTk

I lost it when Pete said "Oh look, Barnes got 3 off the right. Too bad." People in my office are looking at me now. #thankspdw

I'm still waiting for the day the Proprietors and the USBC to grow a sack and say:

"Listen you wishy-washy MF'ers..... This is how it is! This is how it will continue to be! If you want a higher average....make more spares. If you want to compete with the elite world beaters at a national tournament in a 9 game format.... practice all year round like they do. If you want to keep the ball up the 2nd arrow in the 7th game of a 8 game block...bend that elbow, suitcase it with no fingers, throw plastic and send "wallies" on the 5 pin just like Earl used to do. If you want to learn to loft it like the 23 year old fresh out of college studs, then hit the gym, eat better, and lower your sugar intake so you can get that follow-through up and over that beer-gut.

But for the love of whatever God you believe in, stop trying to handicap players that work harder on their game than you, practice more than you, bowl more tournaments than you, and make more spares than you."


...but I won't hold my breath

I'm still waiting for the day the Proprietors and the USBC to grow a sack and say:

"Listen you wishy-washy MF'ers..... This is how it is! This is how it will continue to be! If you want a higher average....make more spares. If you want to compete with the elite world beaters at a national tournament in a 9 game format.... practice all year round like they do. If you want to keep the ball up the 2nd arrow in the 7th game of a 8 game block...bend that elbow, suitcase it with no fingers, throw plastic and send "wallies" on the 5 pin just like Earl used to do. If you want to learn to loft it like the 23 year old fresh out of college studs, then hit the gym, eat better, and lower your sugar intake so you can get that follow-through up and over that beer-gut.

But for the love of whatever God you believe in, stop trying to handicap players that work harder on their game than you, practice more than you, bowl more tournaments than you, and make more spares than you."


...but I won't hold my breath

Can I get an amen?!?!

I'm still waiting for the day the Proprietors and the USBC to grow a sack and say:

"Listen you wishy-washy MF'ers..... This is how it is! This is how it will continue to be! If you want a higher average....make more spares. If you want to compete with the elite world beaters at a national tournament in a 9 game format.... practice all year round like they do. If you want to keep the ball up the 2nd arrow in the 7th game of a 8 game block...bend that elbow, suitcase it with no fingers, throw plastic and send "wallies" on the 5 pin just like Earl used to do. If you want to learn to loft it like the 23 year old fresh out of college studs, then hit the gym, eat better, and lower your sugar intake so you can get that follow-through up and over that beer-gut.

But for the love of whatever God you believe in, stop trying to handicap players that work harder on their game than you, practice more than you, bowl more tournaments than you, and make more spares than you."


...but I won't hold my breath

This is incredibility short-sighted in my opinion.

Consider this for a moment...there IS a place for bowlers who want to practice year round, work out all the time to get in shape and compete with world class talent. For one, the PBA U.S. Open and two, the PBA regional events in general.

Personally, I don't see why USBC has such an issue with house hacks having a little fun at a national tournament without all the bullshit. They seem to relish the idea of embarrassing/humiliating the 220+ average house hack who is rarely(or never) exposed to a flat pattern. The punk asses like Chad Murphy get a woodie off the idea of proving to those bowlers that they ain't all that. What is the point of rubbing your customers face in it? And believe it or not, those house hacks ARE the damn customer. So when the true professionals(not just PBA card holders, but including the Pete Thomas's of the sport) are allowed to prey on bowlers that are not at their level just so they can make a few dollars, that's complete bullshit. And they tightened the rules just a little more for 2019 so there would be more chum in the water for the sharks.

Make it a house shot, the best bowlers will still win. Oh of course some of the "big shots" will feel like it was a carry contest and they got robbed and it was all luck that Joe House Hack beat them and if it was a "real" condition how they would have kicked his ass. Etc, etc. Let the house bowlers at least go home with some dignity about how they bowled. There is no point in putting out a condition where some 220-230 house bowlers struggle to shoot in the mid 400's for series. When you do that, you have just ensured that he/she will not be at the tournament again.

If they want to have ONLY the elite bowlers, then keep doing it as it is currently. Otherwise, just make it another PBA level event and be done with it. Because those "wishy-washy MF'ers" are the ones who make the entire USBC viable.

Just for disclosure, I cash every year(not for big money) at the Open and enjoy bowling on the hard conditions. But putting teams together is a real pain in the ass because so many of the people I bowl with know they have zero chance at success at the Open.

Just seems like an incoherent rant to me, except it's PD f'ing W and he's made 4 million on the Tour, so somehow it's important. 

Really Mr. milorafferty....."punk asses getting woodies", and "wishy- washy MF'ers".
Now there's some statements to latch on to for the betterment of the sport.
I think we can do better than this to get a point across. At least I hope we can. 

 Perhaps true, but one of those was a quote...

 Honestly, it sounds like every other “rant” I’ve ever heard from an old guy who is getting to the point he just can’t do what he once could, can’t psychologically admit that to himself, and has to blame it all on some imaginary scapegoat.


 All the greats came to this point in their careers. The game changes, gameplay evolves in ways they don’t like, and they piss, bitch, moan, complain, and retire.

 We do it, and so do they. They may have been greats, but they’re human too.

P. D. W. is no different. He just thinks that because he is PDW that his opinion matters.

IT DOESN’T.

 Anthony said there was too much friction, to much free hook, and said “I’m a bowler, not a thrower”. He retired when he didn’t like where the game was going. Several times.

 Bo Burton said that, when he retired, he was the all time average leader (don’t know if that was true or not), and that something had to be wrong with bowling because now his “all time” average was merely middle of the road. He was retired.

 The bowling world is littered with them. Brian Voss is another one. Unhappy about where bowling has gone, and self important enough to think his opinion matters. IT DOES NOT.


 Bottom line, bowling is a BUSINESS. Not a game, not a sport, but a BUSINESS, and as such, it will ALWAYS go where the money is, and that is by catering to the great masses of amateur bowlers who want to bowl with friends, eat pizza, and drink a beer or twelve, and have FUN!

 Bowling doesn’t give a shit that you spent 25, 35, or hell 105, years developing your skills and learning the game because, if the money dictates the need, it will change right out from under you and leave you crying in the dust.

 Bowling is what it is. Take it for what it is, enjoy it while you can, and get on with your life. If you aren’t having fun bowling, you are wasting both your time and money.