PRODIGY BOWLERS TOUR -- 01-19-2019 -- Taco Saturday

PRODIGY BOWLERS TOUR -- Episode 83
"Taco Saturday"
Recorded January 19, 2019
For release on January 25, 2019
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On today's show, we bring you a championship match between our top two Littles and a four-player, three-match stepladder among our finalists in the Bigs division.
They're bowling on the demanding Mexico City pattern, which is why we're calling this week's show "Taco Saturday." (Enchilada Saturday just didn't have the same ring to it.)
Some really thrilling shotmaking and a down-to-the-wire finish highlight this week's show, and I think you'll enjoy it.
As always, your comments are welcome, but we do insist that critiques of our bowlers be positive. Remember, the mission of PRODIGY BOWLERS TOUR is to "Celebrate Junior Bowling while we Elevate Junior Bowlers." So keep your critiques helpful, not hurtful, and all will be good. But if all you have to offer is to insult or demean our kids, your comment will be deleted, and in some extreme cases, you will be blocked from posting here again. Remember, the kids aren't the only ones who read these comments; so do their parents. So use your head. People who have nothing better to do than to insult children need to get a life...and get lost. It won't be tolerated here.
Your play-by-play announcer is USBC Silver Certified Coach and former PBA player Randy Brown who is also a 2009 inductee in the Texas Radio Hall of Fame. Randy also offers bowling lessons to bowling enthusiasts young and old, beginner and highly skilled player, through his website at www.brownswick.com.
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-Coach Randy

[@thundertoes9420]

It's good to Charlie back on the show.

[@kyahrose5261]

You really gotta keep up shot for shot when Charlie is on point....and then hope he throws you a bone in a frame or two. Really great seeing Charlie back on the lanes. This episode really had me wishing I could be bowling again already. Great work to all the contestants!

[@TheForcerYT]

That final match in the BIGS was awesome

[@Lunch_Box_74_]

I love Bowling’ I love eating tacos’ I love doing both at the same time.

[@calebreaves358]

Nicks in the littles XD

[@conniemilhollon7472]

Was nice to Mr. Charlie again on the show. Mr. Hunter just keeps getting better all the time. He has gotten taller here. It was a good show as always good bunch of kids.

[@the__white__kid1765]

its good to see nolan and chili again

[@the__white__kid1765]

charlie

[@brandonkaravite1754]

I’ll call him chili from now on

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

I kinda like that. He is about the most chill guy I know on the lanes. Chili is not a bad name for him. Wish I'd thought of it.

[@the__white__kid1765]

@@ProdigyBowlersTour IT WAS A TYPO!!!!

[@dougcooper5204]

I love to watch Charlie bowl - I look to see him graduate from the Prodigy Bowlers Tour to the PBA tour in the future. I have just one complaint.....he'd beat my brains in on the lanes.

[@MavMPlays07]

Nolan is back boys

[@brandonkaravite1754]

What did you mean by, “not as long as we COULD have thrown at them.” When talking about the oil pattern? Were you maybe referring to badger?

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

Yes. Badger is 52 or 53 ft. (I forget). I'll get you guys on that one of these days. It will be imparative for you to ROLL the ball (not heave or toss it out on to the lane). Gotta get the ball into an early roll on those extremely long oil patterns. Or you won't be able to get the ball to wiggle even an inch.

[@joejherrington4687]

BrownswickBowling effiel tower and Great Wall of china are both longer than 45 feet I believe, would you consider those anytime soon?

[@thomasdinsmore5866]

Randy I think the way to convert the 2-8-10 is aim left 2 pin slide over the 10 pin the ball will take out the 8

[@grantpickard7754]

Thomas Dinsmore You’ll miss the 8 and the 2 will miss the 10 way more than you’ll convert it. Take your medicine and go for the count

[@brockhaugland2244]

This was the pattern I qualified on for junior gold.

[@vandiesel5447]

Charlie is something special

[@calebreaves358]

I feel like josh has gotten better than when I saw him last

[@kristenbevilacqua5702]

I’m eating tacos rn🤣🚫🧢

[@joshg6410]

Coach Randy, you called my ball (Josh Greenberg) a light ball. It's 12 pounds

[@alan-tienle5909]

josh g that is light

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

josh g - 12 pounds is light. It may not be light for YOU. But the pins weigh the same whether you throw an 8 pound ball, a 12 pound ball or a 16 pound ball. So, to the pins, 12 is fairly light.

[@coltonpeterson9629]

I was so close to getting my first 600 series I had a 592

[@mrt5805]

Don't worry mate I missed my 700 by 4

[@jdracer111]

Nolan seems like he never has enough ball. Maybe if he had a little more hooking ball I think he could give them all a rough time. I wish he could try a more aggressive ball. Nolan can be a good bowler.

[@adamatkins1466]

He throws a hyper cell fused

[@davidhenderson3895]

How many pounds is his ball?

[@lukes4110]

I wanna say 14. Also the Fused is one of the most aggressive, skid-flip balls there is, Nolan just doesn't have the revs

[@coltonpeterson9629]

What is the weight on the balls that " the littles" were using

[@notjoshags]

Do you have to bowl league to bowl on prodigy?

[@trintally]

Anyone know if Charlie’s shoes are allowed in tournaments?

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

trintally - Pretty sure he wears them in tournaments.

[@calebreaves358]

Noice video :))))

[@dylanbulusan5472]

not tryna throw shade, but anyone else notice that anthony constantly switched bowling balls, even if his previous shot was good

[@brandonkaravite1754]

Dylan Bulusan he may have just been trying to find a more consistent line. Or maybe he saw something we didn’t. Never know.

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

I noticed him switch once or twice. That's hardly out of the ordinary.

[@ethanbowers4371]

I’m also not trying to throw shade at Anthony, but y does he get a new ball almost every time he’s on prodigy? Just wondering

[@dylanbulusan5472]

i don’t doubt the fact that he was trying to find something more consistent, but just odd to see in the middle of a one game match.

[@theatomicjester6363]

Dylan Bulusan he’s throwing different balls on different lanes, probably because the lanes are reacting differently, so he throws different balls to get the same look on both lanes

[@daltonmeister747]

Hi Randy, im a Youth bowler from scottsburg indiana i average around 180 - 170 and i would love to bowl one of your prodigy events

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

You are welcome to come visit and bowl with us anytime. Bring one of your parents (they'll need to sign a release form). Just let me know ahead of time when you plan to come. We've had kids travel from Florida, Tennessee and one came from Honolulu, Hawaii to bowl PRODIGY once.

[@daltonmeister747]

Thanks hopefully i can come down someday and bowl one

[@ICauseMadness]

Could you start saying what ball they are using

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

I've fielded this question a hundred times, and honestly, I'm kinda tired of answering it. It won't happen. There are a variety of reasons why. But let me list a few here: First, I have other things to do while the event is going on besides polling all the players to find out which balls they're carrying in their bags. I would need an assistant to do that for me. Second, while editing the show, I would need to be able to recoginize every single ball on sight when I see it being used. This is not practical for several reasons, not the least of which is the fact that these kids are not PBA pros. While some of them may be able to throw just the latest, newest balls on the market, a lot of them throw equipment that's been around for a few years. So not only would I have to be able to recognize every ball that every manufacturer is currently making, but I would have to be able to recognize every ball that every manufacturer has made in the past 5 or maybe 10 years. I don't know if there's a person on earth who is that conversant in every single brand's produce line that they could recognize every ball on sight. Thirdly, I just don't give a damn about what ball they're throwing. As a coach, while I recognize the importance of properly matching up with the condition, I'm far more concerned about HOW they're throwing it than I am with what they're throwing. I totally believe that there is FAR too much emphasis placed on what ball a player is throwing than there should be. But of course, that's what the equipment manufacturers want you to be preoccupied with -- keeping up with the Joneses. I could list several more reasons, but those are the biggies. It's just never going to happen. Even if I had an assistant to go around and ask all the players what they're carrying, I probably wouldn't recognize each and every ball on sight even if I knew the names of the balls they're carrying. I spent 35-40 hours a week editing these shows; I'm not looking to make it more complicated and more mistake-prone by adding variables like trying to correctly identifying the balls they're throwing when, frankly, I don't even care that much about it. Bottom line: When weighing the plusses and minuses, I just don't see how it would add anything that would make the show that much more compelling.

[@billyg1122]

@@ProdigyBowlersTour just ask what ball there using that game and say it in your commentary, I don't see the difficulty in that, we don't need to know their whole arsenal

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

billyg1122 - I’d need to know it if they start changing balls. Look, it’s not as simple as you make it out to be. But thanks for the suggestion.

[@billyg1122]

@@ProdigyBowlersTour 👍

[@barvphillips1670]

I like Nolan’s shoes. What is the name brand ??

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

Hopefully he'll chime in here and answer. I don't know.

[@aprilfolmar1036]

@BrunswickBowling It was the 4 that got the 7

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

No, it was the 7 that got the 4.

[@aprilfolmar1036]

@@ProdigyBowlersTour I'm talking about that you said "I don't know what got the 7"

[@aprilfolmar1036]

@@ProdigyBowlersTour 33:00

[@jameskliewer5809]

Expect the unexpected.

[@kristenbevilacqua5702]

Have you ever recommended the storm physix to Nolan. It's one of the strongest balls on the market. I feel like he is not getting enough on the ball while throwing an aggressive ball

[@laurenralph6676]

Like hunter munter

[@xVampyreMoonx]

No Nick Dishwasher??? That's not normal lol.

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

He had to leave and couldn't stay for the stepladder, so I had him bowl in the Littles division.

[@joejherrington4687]

How come hunter switched to 2handed bowling approach

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

Joe J Herrington - The same reason everybody else is changing. Because he gets more on the ball that way.

[@joejherrington4687]

BrownswickBowling I think people are lazy and don’t want to try and learn how to hook the ball, I’ve thrown 2 handded and I don’t get as many revs as I do one handed. Kids these days don’t want to put in the effort so they switch to 2handed bowling

[@justindresbach8142]

Joe J Herrington I completely agree. I know a couple people who have done that to get more revs on the ball and it completely irritates me.

[@Freelancer302]

You're probably not getting more revs on the ball when you do 2 handed because you're throwing it like crap. I bowl one handed but accusing people of not putting in effort is probably just due to the fact that you're bad and insecure that people younger than you are better than you.

[@alanmoffitt3591]

I actually changed because I broke my finger and instantly had my personal best at the time. And than at a tournament with my broken finger I qualified for Junior Gold. So than I decided to permanently switch to twohanded bowling.

[@kristenbevilacqua5702]

How many lbs does hunter throw??

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

12, I believe.

[@kristenbevilacqua5702]

BrownswickBowling that’s weird because I throw 11.5 and I get terrible ball carry, any tips?

[@justindresbach8142]

Gwrthod l i stream on twitch too twitch.tv/gwrthod depends on what kind of ball and sometimes it also depends on the house. Generally 12 lb balls carry less as you would expect but if the ball is strong and is drilled strong it will carry. My brother threw 12lb once in youth city and shot 728. He throws 14lb regularly but the 12lb ended up working for him that day. Btw if you want to know the ball he threw it was the Columbia 300 freeze

[@zaythebowler]

BrownswickBowling Wow I thought based of the amount of carry Hunter has that his ball would be 13 or 14 like mine

[@brianlee2439]

Personal opinion Jordan’s are that comfortable

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

Yeah, I'm not a Nike guy either. I have super wide Fred Flintstone feet. So I'm a New Balance guy, which sells some of their shoes in EEEE and even EEEEEE widths. (I'm wearing the 6E right now.)

[@jaydensymons7228]

Where’s the older hunter

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

The only other Hunter we've had on PRODIGY (Hunter Harper) bowls league at another bowling center. We'd love to have him come pay a visit. Kids are welcome to come bowl with us anytime.

[@donovansdenofgames4573]

Can these kids go to other colleges besides Emmanuel?

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

Donovan Scalco - Yes. And many of them will.

[@donovansdenofgames4573]

@@ProdigyBowlersTour go to Emmanuel or different ones like Mckendree, webber international, robert morris or Wichita State

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

Donovan Scalco - We’ve got a couple that are looking at Webber. Others elsewhere. It’s not really my place to say who’s going where unless they and/or their family shares that information with me for mass consumption.

[@travoncordova7798]

Aww man Charlie always get lucky when he mess up and leave the door open for his opponent to get up and beat him but doesn't take advantage of it and he wins anyway I don't understand that, luck I guess but he is my favorite.

[@davidmurphy5646]

Does Charlie have a 300 game?

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

Several.

[@brandonkaravite1754]

David Murphy 9 as of right now.

[@davidmurphy5646]

@@brandonkaravite1754 Wow how long have you been bowling?

[@davidmurphy5646]

Sorry I meant how long has Charlie been bowling

[@dejabowler873]

Charles 🎳🎳🎳🎳🎳🎳🎳🎳🎳🎳🎳🎳🎳🎳🎳

[@JCraigen11]

Im in 7th grade bowling 245 and I'm confident I can beat all of em

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

Jaden Craigen - You know we don’t often bowl on the house shot on PRODIGY.

[@JCraigen11]

@@ProdigyBowlersTour point made sorry for being arrogant

[@liam1557]

Man Randy really “quenched” that fast.

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

Not "arrogant," really. I just wanted to make sure you knew the difference between bowling on a typical house shot and bowling on tough sport conditions. Can make a huge difference in the scores.

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

@Jaden Craigen -- You know, regardless of where you live, you could always come to Atlanta some Saturday and find out if, in fact, you could "beat all of 'em." My hunch is, you couldn't. Plenty of tried, only to find out that (a.) getting past the qualifier is harder than it looks, and (b.) winning on PRODIGY is harder than it looks. Pre-bowl for your league sometime and come try it out. Unless, of course, you're scared.

[@mateog4658]

Anybody going to 2019 world junior bowling championships in France? Am not from US BTW

[@davidmurphy5646]

I could be going, probably not