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northface28

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Financial Impact on Pro Bowlers
« on: April 15, 2020, 04:51:02 PM »
These guys have to be destitute or damn close. How long before they’re selling their ass or making fans only pages to make ends meet?
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Re: Financial Impact on Pro Bowlers
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2020, 05:08:53 PM »
Or get a job.

I can see Chris Barnes working the counter at 7-11.
Norm Duke hustling from his car to the door delivering pizza.
Pete Weber as a security guard at an impound yard.
Sean Rash driving a tow truck hauling cars to said impound yard.
Jason Belmonte washing cars at a dealership.
Bill O'Neal already looks like an accountant.
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Re: Financial Impact on Pro Bowlers
« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2020, 05:39:05 PM »
Bill O'Neal already looks like an accountant.

Is that why he's been one of my favorites? Same profession lol

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Re: Financial Impact on Pro Bowlers
« Reply #3 on: April 15, 2020, 05:52:25 PM »
I'd be more interested in what the pro shop landscape looks like after this.

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Re: Financial Impact on Pro Bowlers
« Reply #4 on: April 15, 2020, 06:00:46 PM »
I'd be more interested in what the pro shop landscape looks like after this.

Yea, that's where the real bloodshed is going to happen. Most of the ones I've seen appeared to be hanging by a thread already.
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Re: Financial Impact on Pro Bowlers
« Reply #5 on: April 15, 2020, 06:45:37 PM »
I'd be more interested in what the pro shop landscape looks like after this.

Yea, that's where the real bloodshed is going to happen. Most of the ones I've seen appeared to be hanging by a thread already.

For sure, with millions unemployed + lack of summer bowling.......yeah it’s going to be a blood bath for a lot of shops.
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Re: Financial Impact on Pro Bowlers
« Reply #6 on: April 15, 2020, 08:46:31 PM »
I'd be more interested in what the pro shop landscape looks like after this.

Yea, that's where the real bloodshed is going to happen. Most of the ones I've seen appeared to be hanging by a thread already.

For sure, with millions unemployed + lack of summer bowling.......yeah it’s going to be a blood bath for a lot of shops.

Summers are always dead in the summer anyways. However, who knows if shop owners are still paying the center rent, or what. I'm sure the distributors are going to be cool about payment, but yeah... Not a lot of money in the pro shop biz as is. I think Some makes about 50k up in Rockford, and the only other shop I can think of around here is Star, and who knows how much Lynn gets.

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Re: Financial Impact on Pro Bowlers
« Reply #7 on: April 16, 2020, 12:30:57 PM »
Or get a job.

I can see Chris Barnes working the counter at 7-11.
Norm Duke hustling from his car to the door delivering pizza.
Pete Weber as a security guard at an impound yard.
Sean Rash driving a tow truck hauling cars to said impound yard.
Jason Belmonte washing cars at a dealership.
Bill O'Neal already looks like an accountant.

You bring up something interesting here. I don't ever think we've seen anyone from the PBA ever have a side hustle. Bowling has always been their main thing, unless it was a job related to bowling. I mean, if we take the women into account, we know that:

Lynda is a SAHM.
Liz Kuhlkin works at a grocery store.
Erin is a nurse (and working her ass off with COVID right now).

And that's just for starters. I wonder what the men would do if they didn't already earn the pay on the tour, even when the money was good..

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Re: Financial Impact on Pro Bowlers
« Reply #8 on: April 16, 2020, 08:28:05 PM »
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Re: Financial Impact on Pro Bowlers
« Reply #9 on: April 16, 2020, 08:29:51 PM »

Norm Duke hustling from his car to the door delivering pizza.


If that were a TV show, I'd watch it religiously.