I'm looking to start getting interviews for my youtube channel, and I should be able to get a lot that are of national interest, not just me trying to prop up a local "hero."

The first guy on my list is Ron Bahr. He is the ONLY guy in the history of the Open Championships to shoot back to back 300s en route to winning the 2003 singles event in Knoxville, with a 237-300-300-837 set. That also makes him one of only 27 people to have more than one 300 at the tournament.

Been talking to him about the programming and such, and he's a bit disappointed he never gets mentioned. He's not a big ego guy looking for attention, but aside from the usual perks of winning an eagle, he hasn't heard a peep. They keep talking about all these other guys and their accomplishments and records, but once the 2004 tournament kicked off, not another word has been said about it aside from the yearly introductions before the team squad.

Yeah it's been a while since it happened, but would anyone have any interest in watching an interview with this guy? Haha I find him pretty entertaining, big personality guy. If you do, there any questions you would be interested in hearing the answer to? Thanks for the replies.

Haha thanks for the reply, I was beginning to hear crickets.  And lol I know all these answers already because we talk about them at length.  He DID make the comment Saturday that although the shot was sport compliant in 2003, they didn't start the sport sanctioning until 2004, so he didn't technically get credit for sport 300s and the 800. 

He says the conditions haven't changed a whole lot, it's been the equipment.  He complains about the "big oil soakers" that speed the transition up.  He shot the set with an original Columbia clear pin Pulse, and he continues to take that one and a blue Surge every year in addition to some newer stuff. 

He always watches the youtube videos of the squads now that they offer them, plus he likes getting there a day early so he has plenty of time to actually watch a lot of different people actually bowling at the venue.  We also put the patterns down here at our home house a couple times before we leave for the event. 

"Smooth and arc-ey" is what he likes there.  Something strong enough to let you play a bit right of 10 and get it back.  He's got this nice little fade through the middle.  Not a big speed and revs guy, kind of a Steve Jaros type of roll, a real simple game that he doesn't have to change much with the lane transition, he just follows it. 

He obviously hasn't been as successful since then, but he still holds his own.  He shot almost 1900 for all events last year, and he's 56.  The funny thing about that year was that he didn't do well in team, so he didn't put anything in brackets the second day.  Haha he still made several thousand dollars out of the deal, but you'd have to think that 837 sweeps every bracket he'd have been in. 

I don't know when the video will be up, might be after the bowling season ends and things calm down a bit before I get the chance, but I want to have a lot of stuff lined up and ready to go.  Ron isn't a familiar name to most people, but I DO have some very familiar names in the area that I hope to get an interview with, but I don't want to name drop in case it doesn't happen.  I will be taking questions though once I have them confirmed.  I see Ron several times a week too, so if there's anything you're just curious about, I can always ask him.  I'll see him tonight at league matter of fact.