When he is not competing on tour Chris is an alright guy (His wife is super nice). I don’t have a lot in common but we get along ok.
Most of the problems I’m aware of come from when he is competing on the tour. He has too many antics that bother other bowlers in the squad and I believe that is a source of a lot of the anger towards him. I have seen him slap the approach so hard after a shot that bowlers 8 lanes down on the approach would all turn and look his way.
That aside, he is a true professional bowler in that he loves to bowl and compete. When not on the national tour he bowls a lot of regionals as well as other local tournaments. That is the biggest reason he moved from Wichita Kansas to Dallas Texas is so that he was closer to more regional sites. He works on his game all the time and deserves what he has achieved.
I expect him to continue to cash and make a lot of match play appearances. I also expect him to make several shows. However I don’t expect him to win more than 2 titles this year (and he already has 1).
If the shot(s) doesn’t change I expect to see many of the same faces. Walter Ray, Duke, PDW, Wiseman, Barnes will appear on shows on a regular basis. Kretzer, Tommy Jones, Brad Angelo could break thru. The lefties will continue to have a hard time.
