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Title: Pros in your house?
Post by: cudaskater123 on August 16, 2008, 04:54:43 PM
I saw this over at BBE, and thought we could do it here too. Have you guys seen any pros in your local bowling alleys? I haven't seen him, but I know Norm Duke has been at my local house, and i thought i saw Ryan Shafer, but im not totally sure if it was him, lol.

What pros have been in your bowling alley?
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Title: Re: Pros in your house?
Post by: noturcuzin on August 17, 2008, 12:56:16 AM
Wayne Webb and Dave Wodka were both at mine for a pro-am.
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Title: Re: Pros in your house?
Post by: Raven829 on August 17, 2008, 01:02:49 AM
I have seen a few here because the Ladies and Legends tourney has been at my home house the last couple years.  I never talked to any though because I didn't want to be bothersome.  However, Kevin Croucher gave me a free lesson when he saw me practicing earlier this year.  I got it on tape too so that's pretty cool.

The only other pro I've ever met was PDW.  He came to hang with us youth bowlers back in the late 80's.  He bowled with everyone and signed autographs.  I still have mine and the one I stole from my sister  It's a bowling moment I'll never forget.

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Title: Re: Pros in your house?
Post by: mumzie on August 17, 2008, 01:12:30 AM
This isn't a fair question. I just got home from the NW Regional Dave Husted Invitational pro am.

Lemme see - of "names" - Craig Tuholski (exempt this year from tour trials), Chet Rogers (exempt this year - NW points winner), Chris Warren, Mitch Beasley, and of course, Dave Husted...
And all those other regional players.

Not to mention the great Ernie Schlegel.

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Title: Re: Pros in your house?
Post by: SVstar34 on August 17, 2008, 01:15:19 AM
Robert Smith
Also a couple of regional bowlers(one of them is ShermDawg here on BR)
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Title: Re: Pros in your house?
Post by: FastTracker33 on August 17, 2008, 02:26:54 AM
I don't know of who else, but this is an older pro, made 1-2 TV appearances.. Joe Hutchinson.
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Title: Re: Pros in your house?
Post by: jefftaker2002 on August 17, 2008, 03:47:57 AM
I guess im lucky iv personly talked to Mike Edwards and Brian Himmler they cam in to say hi because the center my parents own, our manager named jeff grew up with brian and Riga-( Riga actually used to bowl the usbc open with jeff's brother Ron ) and iv bowled in a local tournament and have crossed with Ken Abner who is exempt this year along with Steve Fehr and his son Jeff.
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Title: Re: Pros in your house?
Post by: n00dlejester on August 17, 2008, 03:50:31 AM
Parker Bohn III and Johnny Petraglia bowl at one of my local centers.  Both lefties.  Both destroy the THS there.  Both not fair at all.
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Title: Re: Pros in your house?
Post by: hjk246 on August 17, 2008, 04:08:58 AM
we don't get many pro bowlers in our centers in central new york.the only two I have seen or talked to was Marty Piraino and Michelle Feldman.I do wish we had more that came around this region.
Title: Re: Pros in your house?
Post by: charlest on August 17, 2008, 08:29:16 AM
I don't really have a home house right now, but at the centers I frequent I have seen:

Parker Bohn III
Johnny Petraglia
Maryann DiRupo
Teata Semiz
Jeff Morin (from the 1980s, no longer on tour)
Ken Carson (our own Krumpy300 anyone who averages 242 is a pro )
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Title: Re: Pros in your house?
Post by: charlest on August 17, 2008, 08:36:44 AM
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we don't get many pro bowlers in our centers in central new york.the only two I have seen or talked to was Marty Piraino and Michelle Feldman.I do wish we had more that came around this region.


Isn't Doug Kent in that area? Is Newark, NY far from you?

I know Tom Baker, Fran Bax, & Liz Johnson often bowl in that area.
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Title: Re: Pros in your house?
Post by: B-Team 300 on August 17, 2008, 09:04:58 AM
mike wolfe
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Title: Re: Pros in your house?
Post by: Dan Belcher on August 17, 2008, 09:34:21 AM
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mike wolfe
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You know what's funny?  I've been bowling in the Louisville area my entire life and I've never once bowled in the same league as Mike Wolfe.  I've bowled against him in several tournaments, but never once has he actually bowled in the same league as me as a regular or a sub or anything.  Kinda surprising.
Title: Re: Pros in your house?
Post by: Brian Green on August 17, 2008, 09:50:11 PM
When my home center used to host the flower city tournament a few years ago we had  Rudy Revs, Brad Angelo, Tom Baker, Mike Machuga, Mike Neumann, Mike Tryniski, and a few others   show up
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Title: Re: Pros in your house?
Post by: NtheDitch on August 17, 2008, 09:58:58 PM
Bowled on the PBAx with Steve Harman this summer, Mark Sullivan was there too he toured in the 80's
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Title: Re: Pros in your house?
Post by: themachine300 on August 17, 2008, 09:59:56 PM
Me Ritchie Allen and Kenny Simard practice together all the time at our house.
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Title: Re: Pros in your house?
Post by: achilles on August 17, 2008, 10:05:56 PM
Richard Wolfe runs a pro shop in my area.
Title: Re: Pros in your house?
Post by: streamline on August 17, 2008, 10:07:53 PM
My local alley is a dump, no pro would want anything to do with it.
Title: Re: Pros in your house?
Post by: rustylegacy on August 17, 2008, 10:09:18 PM
Dave Ferraro owns 1 of the places I go.
Title: Re: Pros in your house?
Post by: B-Team 300 on August 18, 2008, 01:22:46 AM
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mike wolfe
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You know what's funny?  I've been bowling in the Louisville area my entire life and I've never once bowled in the same league as Mike Wolfe.  I've bowled against him in several tournaments, but never once has he actually bowled in the same league as me as a regular or a sub or anything.  Kinda surprising.


well if u kno where rose bowl is on goldsmith lane, he is usually up there on wednesday nights during the offseason to bowl in a matchplay tournament. besides that he just randomly drops in on my home house, ten pin, to practice a lil
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Title: Re: Pros in your house?
Post by: Atochabsh on August 18, 2008, 01:59:00 AM
We regularly see Steve Cook, Leanne Barrett and Wayne Webb at our local bowling functions and leagues.  Larry Laub and Betty Morris are in and out.  We also have several regional guys.  Also we had Walter Ray Williams stop off at one of our centers on his way from Reno one weekend night.  It was very late at night when he stopped and he was put on the end pair and shot 279.  

Erin
Title: Re: Pros in your house?
Post by: Dan Belcher on August 18, 2008, 07:08:13 AM
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mike wolfe
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You know what's funny?  I've been bowling in the Louisville area my entire life and I've never once bowled in the same league as Mike Wolfe.  I've bowled against him in several tournaments, but never once has he actually bowled in the same league as me as a regular or a sub or anything.  Kinda surprising.


well if u kno where rose bowl is on goldsmith lane, he is usually up there on wednesday nights during the offseason to bowl in a matchplay tournament. besides that he just randomly drops in on my home house, ten pin, to practice a lil
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Yeah, I almost never bowl in that house.  I've been there twice since they put in synthetic lanes, both times for the city tournament.  I'm usually at Kingpin, Executive, or Fern Valley.
Title: Re: Pros in your house?
Post by: Spider Man on August 18, 2008, 07:19:28 AM
I'm in lower central NY. I've seen Ryan Shafer bowl in some charity type tournaments. Also PB III and Petraglia have been booked for some end-of-season spring bowling parties.
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Title: Re: Pros in your house?
Post by: Rick Wunder on August 18, 2008, 09:06:48 AM
I've seen pretty much all of the exempt players, since our center (Hawthorn) hosts a tour event.  

Also, I saw Norm Duke and Brian Voss picking up some bowling balls at our center the night before the first day of taping for the PBA team event (I don't remember what they call it) that was held at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, IL.

I saw Johnny Petraglia once or twice a few years ago, because he is friends with the then owner of the center.

Dick Baker (senior player) comes in to practice now and then, when he's in town.
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Title: Re: Pros in your house?
Post by: Fatboy8 on August 18, 2008, 09:19:14 AM
When Rhino Page was at KU, he'd come up to our center and bowl in a few tournaments with Jeff Ussery. Other than that, nope.

We do have a CIA/FBI/5 Star General that bowls league here though...........................(inside joke)
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Title: Re: Pros in your house?
Post by: tenpin477 on August 18, 2008, 02:30:14 PM
Parker Bohn did an exhibition like 9 years ago at my center, and the last 2 years my center has run a bowl like the pros seminar during national bowling week.
Title: Re: Pros in your house?
Post by: ebo4life on August 18, 2008, 02:33:20 PM
I bowl in the house Jason Couch's father Cliff owns where they had the Roll to Riches
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Title: Re: Pros in your house?
Post by: icewall on August 18, 2008, 02:44:31 PM
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Parker Bohn III and Johnny Petraglia bowl at one of my local centers.  Both lefties.  Both destroy the THS there.  Both not fair at all.
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Title: Re: Pros in your house?
Post by: charlest on August 18, 2008, 04:55:51 PM
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Parker Bohn III and Johnny Petraglia bowl at one of my local centers.  Both lefties.  Both destroy the THS there.  Both not fair at all.
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I know where you bowl!  well I know where johnny bowls for 1 league but never seen parker there.
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Not sure if Steve is talking about Howell Lanes or Airport Plaza, but Howell is Parker's home house.
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Title: Re: Pros in your house?
Post by: OddBalls on August 18, 2008, 05:00:44 PM
Barry Asher and Mark Baker
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Title: Re: Pros in your house?
Post by: JBracer2 on August 18, 2008, 05:28:47 PM
Pete Weber, Mike Mineman
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Title: Re: Pros in your house?
Post by: Brickguy221 on August 18, 2008, 05:33:42 PM
Same as I posted over on BBE......

I see Gary Dickenson & Anne Marie Dugan whenever I go to the house in Edmond. This house was once the home house to many pros including but not limited to....Norm Duke...Tony Westlake...Carol Norman...Tiffany Stanbrough...LeAnne Barrett...David Ozio....etc. This once was my main house to bowl in for 25 years or so, but I don't go there very often anymore as I do most of my bowling now days in another house with better lanes, equipment, etc.
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Title: Re: Pros in your house?
Post by: baccala8872 on August 19, 2008, 07:45:11 AM
Do Jason Kidd and Vince Carter count?  

When they both were on the New Jersey Nets, they joined a summer league because they loved to bowl.  Well, the NBA season obviously didn't allow them to make all their league nights, so the league voted them out!!!  Funny stuff.

By the way, Joumana Kidd........slammin!!!!
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