Pro bowlers list?

[Phonetek]

How would I find out what pro's live and maybe bowl around where I live? I've seen how some of you have ran into them at your local house or knew some of them growing up and such. I would be interested in who's around. Plus is there like a list of all active pro's who are on tour? I remember when I was a kid at the pro/am that I had a book that had pics and bio's of every pro on tour. The week they were there I met tons of them and got autographs and even got to bowl with a few. I sure would love to do that again and bring my son along as it's an awesome experience. Meeting some pro's would really get his interest even more fired up even if it's not his idol Norm Duke.

[JaxBowlingGuy]

https://www.pba.com/bowlers

[Amyers]

High end bowling tends to be a small circle. Figure out where the high end bowlers congregate i.e. which leagues, tournaments, and pro shops they use. bowl some events their and make friends. Not too many PBA guys close to me but I have three WPBA pros and 4 or 5 guys who bowl seniors PBA regionals. Those guys have been a big help to me buy giving me info on balls to lessons to even giving me equipment.

[boatman37]

Well I see BJ Moore from Greensburg is pretty close to here (about an hour away). Also Brandon Novak from Chillicothe, OH. That isn't too far. As far as I know I have never ran across any of them. The only pro I think I have ever met was Mark Roth. He ran the center about 2 miles from me for a short while around 2002 before a fallout with a business partner. I think he went back to NJ after that but not sure.

[Amyers]

Well I see BJ Moore from Greensburg is pretty close to here (about an hour away). Also Brandon Novak from Chillicothe, OH. That isn't too far. As far as I know I have never ran across any of them. The only pro I think I have ever met was Mark Roth. He ran the center about 2 miles from me for a short while around 2002 before a fallout with a business partner. I think he went back to NJ after that but not sure.

Brandon bowls all over the place I've met him a few times. There's a swing and release not to copy lol.

There are a lot more that bowl regionals in your area I guarantee it

[chip82901]

Well I see BJ Moore from Greensburg is pretty close to here (about an hour away). Also Brandon Novak from Chillicothe, OH. That isn't too far. As far as I know I have never ran across any of them. The only pro I think I have ever met was Mark Roth. He ran the center about 2 miles from me for a short while around 2002 before a fallout with a business partner. I think he went back to NJ after that but not sure.

If you ever run into B.J., he's an awesome dude. Bowled the Storm Utah Open with him last year, as well as both Tang boys. This year, both Tangs, Anthony Pepe, and Josh Blanchard were all there (Josh cuz the pro shop there is ran by a fellow EBI regional staffer). All were fairly cool except for Blanchard. He seemed to be bothered by people trying to talk to him. Both Tang's are awesome, and Pepe seemed to be a favorite as well. Just nice to talk with.

[Phonetek]

Thanks for the list. It shows I have 4 pros in IL 3 of which are all from within a half hour from me. That's pretty awesome.

Liz Johnson is the closest
Al Johnson is second
Kristopher Pratner is just a tad further
Sean Rash he's about an hour.

I recognize 3 of the 4 names. I'm a little surprised the list of pro's is as short as it is. Is it me or was it a lot bigger back in the day? I thought there were hundreds of pro's out there.

[Amyers]

Thanks for the list. It shows I have 4 pros in IL 3 of which are all from within a half hour from me. That's pretty awesome.

Liz Johnson is the closest
Al Johnson is second
Kristopher Pratner is just a tad further
Sean Rash he's about an hour.

I recognize 3 of the 4 names. I'm a little surprised the list of pro's is as short as it is. Is it me or was it a lot bigger back in the day? I thought there were hundreds of pro's out there.

I'm sure the list is smaller but there must be some qualifications to make that list as there are a ton more people that bowl PBA Regional events than that.

[chip82901]

Thanks for the list. It shows I have 4 pros in IL 3 of which are all from within a half hour from me. That's pretty awesome.

Liz Johnson is the closest
Al Johnson is second
Kristopher Pratner is just a tad further
Sean Rash he's about an hour.

I recognize 3 of the 4 names. I'm a little surprised the list of pro's is as short as it is. Is it me or was it a lot bigger back in the day? I thought there were hundreds of pro's out there.

Liz is by far the greatest female bowler of all time.

I'm assuming you mean A.J. Johnson. He's a young up and comer that is going to be a household name in the bowling community in the next few years.

Prather is a stud, that if you've watched a few events this year, you'll recognize the name. He's going to be making shows routinely for awhile.

And I think we all know who Rash is at the moment lol.

Matt Sanders, another up and comer, is out of Indiana, E.J. Tacket is out of Indiana as well.

[Phonetek]

Liz is by far the greatest female bowler of all time.

I'm assuming you mean A.J. Johnson. He's a young up and comer that is going to be a household name in the bowling community in the next few years.

Prather is a stud, that if you've watched a few events this year, you'll recognize the name. He's going to be making shows routinely for awhile.

And I think we all know who Rash is at the moment lol.

Matt Sanders, another up and comer, is out of Indiana, E.J. Tacket is out of Indiana as well.


Yes I meant A.J. Johnson, I didn't have my glasses on so I typed Al. LOL Prather is the one I didn't recognize. I haven't yet seen any televised bowling this year. We don't have any live tv just Hulu at the moment. Liz, Sean and AJ I have seen in various places, matches on youtube, instructional videos etc.

[fortheloveofbowling]

Liz is by far the greatest female bowler of all time.

I'm assuming you mean A.J. Johnson. He's a young up and comer that is going to be a household name in the bowling community in the next few years.

Prather is a stud, that if you've watched a few events this year, you'll recognize the name. He's going to be making shows routinely for awhile.

And I think we all know who Rash is at the moment lol.

Matt Sanders, another up and comer, is out of Indiana, E.J. Tacket is out of Indiana as well.

Liz Johnson is right there but you might want to look up Marion Ladewig

[djp1080]

How about Carmen Salvino and Bill Spigner? I'm sure there are plenty of older PBA players all over the Chicagoland area. It's just that they're no longer on the tour...

[Albundy]

Ray Edwards (remember him) holds the house series record at my alley (Port Jeff) He still bowls there but I've never bowled in the same league as him.

[got_a_300]

What about Diandra Asbaty she lives somewhere
around the Chicago area.

[djp1080]

Yes, she's at Diversey River Bowl... :)

[TCJ]

I used to bowl at a center that had two former PBA pros. I believe they were the only ones that routinely bowled there.