PRODIGY BOWLERS TOUR -- 03-23-2019 -- 2019 Atlanta Team Showdown

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

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[@anthonyvodicka5767]

I have a question. Whenever I try to bowl two-handed, I throw the ball way to slow. I was wondering if I am doing anything wrong. This is the only thing that is stopping me from bowling two-handed.

[@Liquidmetal6661]

@@anthonyvodicka5767 think of it like throwing a rugby ball. Use your legs and make sure your release arm is natural straight at release then follow through! Incorporate a skip on the 3&4 step going into into your 5th step slide/plant. Start your push away late on your second step. You have got to remember that it's not about the pendulum motion, it's about the transfer of momentum built from your legs directly to the ball. That's all I've learned whilst 2 handing.

[@anthonyvodicka5767]

@@Liquidmetal6661 I will try this whenever I can, thanks for the advice.

[@Liquidmetal6661]

@@anthonyvodicka5767 not a problem mate! :) the less you fall off your shot, the more accuracy you'll have too. Work on strenghting your legs and balance!

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

What he said.

[@lukes4110]

Even though the pace got slow and a bit boring at one time, the 3rd round definitely delivered some excitement. This was one of my favorite Prodigy episodes in a while👌

[@wiphi245]

Phew! Be still, my pounding heart! That was quite a nail-biter! Not sure what’s closer: this action-packed episode or the 2016 World Series! Either way, awesome episode, Coach!

[@ddtalk]

Wow!!!!!!! What an episode!!! The most exciting Team competition I've ever seen on Prodigy ! I laughed! I cried! It moved me Bob!!

[@mollystatts7242]

I really enjoy the super long episodes. Gives me something to do on lonely weekends lol

[@americandream20]

I see you Molly Statts I also like every episode from season 1 to now

[@tremblayjohn8909]

Hunter has come a long way. Looking better & better each week.

[@tremblayjohn8909]

Always look forward to this episode. Great job with the setup for the matches Coach Randy.

[@irishpogi]

I really believe Eddie has a great foundation and will really become a factor when he grows older. He has the prototypical crank delivery with the bent elbow

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

irishpogi - You are correct. He is a product of the bowler factory that is the Brunswick Zone Lilburn youth program.

[@calebreaves358]

Great episode

[@conniemilhollon7472]

This was a great episode was alot of fun to watch.

[@MavMPlays07]

2:11:05 all hail the trick-shot artist in the history of PRODIGY BOWLERS TOUR

[@travoncordova7798]

Nice video Randy keep up the good work!!! 👍

[@rashidmyclanfans5702]

I like Eddie's style, arm swing and fallthrough

[@SirJoelsuf1]

The adult/youth scotch doubles thing is on my birthday, cool. Might go if I know any junior bowlers who want to go.

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

You don't have to enter as a doubles team. Adults compete in their own division. Kids compete in their own division. The top 5 in each division advance to the show and get paired up -- 1 with 1, 2 with 2, and so on. So if you're a parent and you bring your kid, there's a chance you would end up bowling AGAINST your own kid on the show.

[@americandream20]

Hello how are you guys doing? What have you guys been doing since the virus is in our way I was happy that state was March 28th and 29th but I was mad because this coronavirus had came and just about ruined every thing

[@jgroomasb]

Coach Randy, thanks for taking the time to produce these great videos. I just found this channel, and I am binge watching. What happened to Logan?. He was in the first 5 or 6 videos I watched. Haven't seen him in the newer videos. Good work . Excellent production. Thanks.

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

If you "just found" this channel, then I'd say you've got a lot of catching up to do. LOL! But it's fun to watch them in chronological order, as it really enables you to see how these kids have grown. Oh, and if you search through some of the earliest videos on this channel, you might even find some videos of ME bowling (back before I blew out my ankle). On a couple of them, I'm bowling with Christian Mennell...back when he still looked like a little kid. (Because he was one.)

[@tremblayjohn8909]

That 3-10 spare attempt was insane. I’ve never seen a pin slide that far and not fall. 😳

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

You mean 3-7.

[@ashtonross7939]

Time to get popcorn and coke.

[@peterdaigle5188]

Wish you guys were not so far away or I would come and bowl in prodigy when you guys were accepting visitors but anyways keep up the good work Randy cant wait to see what comes next

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

Fly in. Bring a parent. You'll have fun. Just check with me beforehand to make sure we'll be filming on the date you come. (It would be a real drag to go to all the trouble to travel here only to find out when you arrive that we're not there that day.)

[@Liquidmetal6661]

The left lane sweep are extremely slow! Maybe they ought to take a lot of that lane! I can envision some sneaky pins trying to get away! 🙂

[@donaldcimino6529]

Great show next time you do this add a row for marks

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

Donald Cimino -. I responded to a similar comment earlier. Scroll down and you’ll find out why I didn’t. I definitely considered it.

[@rebeccahoward5366]

A suggestion for next time you use any team format, could u put either the number of marks or the teams pin count under the last players score? I could see you not doing this as it give the viewers an idea of who’s gonna win but it would also enhance the quality I think. Just an idea

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

Rebecca, rest assured that I thought long and hard about this very thing while editing the show this week. I even went to the lengths of extending the scoresheet graphic, adding another row at the bottom to put a number at the bottom on both sides so I could do just as you suggested -- either put a total or a running tally of marks. In the end I didn't, and here's why: It would have required updating it after every ball thrown in the match, which only added a much greater likelihood (almost an inevitability) that I'd get the totals wrong. As complex a thing as it is to build the video scoresheet in just a two-player match, doing it for TEN players is a massive undertaking. I had to go back and fix dozens of mistakes as it was. To add the variable of a running total, which would have to be constantly updated after each and every shot, I finally dismissed the idea simply because I knew that if I screwed it up at any point in the match, it would be next to impossible to go back in and make corrections. You'll notice in Round Three I actually did go in and make note of precisely when the total pinfall total was clinched for one of the teams. Just figuring that out was a bit of a project. Quite honestly, I just chose not to put the team total pinfall up as a running tally because it was too much work and I more than likely would have messed it up anyway. These team events are big, big editing jobs. While a regular five-player stepladder consists of EIGHT games of editing, this week's team show consisted of TWENTY-FOUR games of editing -- three times the work that's usually involved. It took me TEN HOURS just to edit Round Three. And to be perfectly candid, I chose a shortcut as far as the team scoring totals go because I just wanted to see the finish line.

[@rebeccahoward5366]

BrownswickBowling I completely understand and get where you are coming from. I didn’t know editing took that long, so thank you for all the work you do to keep this show running! All of the viewers that bowl and don’t, appreciate the work you put in. Thank you very much!!

[@david-tn2ub]

I love watching hunter bowl he has a gift that kid

[@jdracer111]

Christian threw alot off splits tonight. Terrible oil pattern. I'm glad this isn't used anymore for a house shot here.

[@AKstryker23]

Who the hell would put this as a house shot?

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

Atlanta has never been the house shot. It is a sport shot.

[@brianlee2439]

Tristins rotations is kinda going back to the spinner style again or is it just me

[@irishpogi]

@Jacob The Gamer 1212 they were using a pattern that was 38' in length and he does not generate a lot of ball speed

[@elizabethbechstein6490]

Hey Coach Randy when is the next team showdown Because I might be able to come and bowl and my average is about 155 and I got a new high sore a few days ago with a 235 also I’m 10 years old

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

No plans for another Team Showdown at this time.

[@jamesdunn8893]

@@ProdigyBowlersTour are you guys going to do more shows after the virus is over ?

[@americandream20]

Hello how are you guys doing

[@jamesdunn8893]

@@americandream20 hi

[@americandream20]

@@jamesdunn8893 how r u

[@anthonyvodicka5767]

Aw man, why isn't this in May or June, like it was the last two years?

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

We'll probably do another one in June.

[@kingdeedee6983]

Why would Anthony switch from his fever pitch that he was having success with?

[@niccoagujo4663]

its weird, but i think brandon can do one step drills so he can familiarize himself with a lower trail foot.

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

I agree. What I really want to do is get one of those weighted ankle things and put it around his right ankle and have him practice with it.

[@AverageLeagueHack]

was that the stone 1 or the ringing 1? :P

[@jeffreyostrich1675]

You mentioned that something wouldn't be legal in 2020 in reference to ball drilling/holes, what is the change? This comment happened in round 1 team event.

[@AKstryker23]

No balance holes after August 1st 2020, since 2 handers dont use their thumb they arent allowed to have a hole thats not being occupied by a finger or thumb. If you throw at spares with your thumb you need a separate ball

[@Rplcards]

What did Christian do too his swing

[@Shootin_deers]

Hayes looks like he could work on his ball speed

[@paulpensinger4138]

Hey randy how many players are throwing motiv equipment

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

A few.

[@llbigwave]

Christian at 2:11:14 LMAO!

[@kaimoney3042]

What is Anthony’s ball speed?

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

Google "Bowling Ball Speed chart." Then use the stopwatch function in your smartphone while watching PRODIGY.

[@dejabowler873]

Over 9000

[@Jared46290]

who is yelling in the background after every shot....nick or Brandon or someone else?

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

Or most of them.

[@Jared46290]

@@ProdigyBowlersTour I think I saw nolan....why didnt he bowl?

[@jamisreebirzick5872]

1:10:43 “I wish I was a 10 pin!” “Your wish is granted!”

[@yShaynex]

Coach Randy, can I have some advice on how to keep my ball from travelling too far out behind my back n not behind my head?

[@ct5006360]

Tuck your elbow in agents your side.

[@yeetusmcgeetus4946]

These kids should be taught how to throw their spare ball at every spare they can. Many of them are great bowlers, but on tough patterns, strike balls can move unpredictably. It also just makes the shot consistent over every pattern. You don't have to throw different ways to pick up the same spare.

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

There are exceptions. I would always throw the strike ball at double wood, for example.

[@lorelaileskoske7140]

I wanna bowl in this my high game is 225 and my average is 140 and I would love to bowl in this but I live in Syracuse New York

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

Come on down! We've had visitors from as far away as Michigan and Hawaii.

[@lorelaileskoske7140]

BrownswickBowling I can talk to my dad

[@evanpeacock8442]

Anyone know the song at 32:29?

[@matthewlatona8515]

Adventure of a Lifetime - Coldplay

[@evanpeacock8442]

@@matthewlatona8515 thank u

[@rashidmyclanfans5702]

I like Anthony's Fever Pitch

[@timmyvanartsdalen5301]

I still have no idea how to hook my ball😂

[@hunterrussell3311]

hi little Hunter

[@reigndrops4090]

What bAll is Hayes throwing? My guess is the trident somthing

[@nickdykema5663]

It looked like trident quest

[@reigndrops4090]

MegaLanturn How aggressive is it? It doesn’t seem that aggressive

[@nickdykema6771]

It’s very aggressive, it just doesn’t look like it because Hayes is a low rev player, and he lofts it so the ball is skidding for a decent part of the lane and not getting a lot of chances to read for someone who already doesn’t hook a ball much

[@dejabowler873]

Abiss

[@fld4628]

Gilbert's fans should be the Kang Gang

[@gilbertkang4560]

FLD_go no kangsters

[@brianlee2439]

Yesss more asians I like it I’m asian too so no hate

[@jasonsidito551]

Are u going to upload today

[@sethrudin1073]

Get Josh Rondino on the show more. He’s form is impeccable

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

He's also aged out of youth bowling. We do occasionally have grown-ups bowl on the show, but not often. And there's really only one show a year where they're locked in. Oh, and for the record, we don't simply "get players on the show." They either come to bowl or they don't.

[@sethrudin1073]

I wish I was in Georgia so I could see the live taping, but unfortunately I kinda have a thousand mile drive. But from New York, the entire Rockland bowling community and I wish you the best of luck in a great end of the season! Hunter is REALLY improving!!!

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

You know, Seth, they do have a thing called aeroplanes. They're amazing. They fly through the air and transport you to wherever you want to go. Think about it. But if you're under 18, you'll need to bring a parent along so they can sign the release form. You know, we had a kid fly in from Honolulu, Hawaii to bowl PRODIGY with us once. So you're fresh out of excuses. :-)

[@sethrudin1073]

BrownswickBowling Convince my parents and I’ll be there by 10 am today!!!! Lol

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

That's your job. :-) But if you're any good, you can tell them this: At least one young bowler was discovered by her college through her appearances on PRODIGY and received a scholarship as a result. That might get your parents' attention.

[@nickdykema5663]

Hey coach randy will you still be covering the Pepsi finals this year? I know it was around this time of year when it happens

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

I haven't talked to the guy who runs the Pepsi Tournament yet, but I would like to do it. One change from 2018: I probably won't cover TWO stepladders. That made for a massive editing job (basically two shows in one), and I don't own two cameras. Last year, I used my iPhone for one of them...and the battery almost died before the championship match ended. That would not be good.

[@jasonsidito551]

What spare ball does Brandon have

[@jasonsidito551]

Or like the one he’s using in the vid

[@elizabethmacmillan1797]

His strike ball

[@alanmoffitt3591]

Columbia 300 WD

[@jamesarmstred7336]

So once Nick gets a little older and realizes he's the baddest guy in the building.... He won't be able to be beat.

[@fleptypaper]

2:11:05 😮

[@the__white__kid1765]

that's a lot of urethane LOL

[@Ben-jz3mt]

The 3rd game seems out of focus or something. Looks a bit blurry

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

No different than the others.

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

The focus on the entire show is the same. What sometimes happens when you're watching streaming video online is that your connection speed drops, and KZbin adjusts the quality of the video to keep you streaming, rather than halting the video and giving you the spinning sundial and the dreaded "net buffering" message that reminds some of us of the ol' days of 14.4 and 28.8 Mbps dial-up connections. Gives me shivers just thinking about it. Chances are, the problem is with your connection. The video is the same throughout.

[@Ben-jz3mt]

BrownswickBowling I had the quality set to 1080p the whole time. I think the resolution changes on its own when it’s on “auto”. Doesn’t really matter though.

[@kevinhennessy7061]

Christian could be Logan little brother

[@vn9official]

Kevin Hennessy sorry kevin but i don’t agree

[@jamesdunn8893]

@@vn9official what's up man I am a fan of yours 👍💌💙💗💘💜💟💞❤♥ I subscribed a few months ago

[@Shadow-MCS]

alright

[@zengaming8803]

Now Christian................... Listening to his...........................................................................................................................................”ONE HOUR LATER”......... MUSIC!! Lmao 😂 22:04

[@Treydawg5]

Mcfluffy cool dude lol

[@mr.aerial1885]

Does anyone throw traditional one handed any longer? Geez....

[@robertpoppleton3795]

yes I do but I am old

[@lukes4110]

There were 10 players, 5 with 1 hand, 5 with 2 hands. And yes, lots of people in general throw with 1 hand. The 2 hands thing is just part of the sport evolving, like any sport does. Over time, people find new ways to do the same thing (not necessarily better or worse), they just find it works better for them. It's completely legal and within the rules, so if you don't like 2 hand bowling, just choose not to do it yourself. It doesn't mean others can't

[@yShaynex]

I do cause my school doesn't allow two hands.... I would throw two hands if I could I tried it n I bowl better that way

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

Your school's coach is a moron if he doesn't "allow" two-handed.

[@ItEzraFTW]

Let me say this: I tried two handed. Suck at it. Rather have my thumb in the ball. Can’t be like Tyrell Ingall (forgot if there’s an “s” at the end or not) either. Oh well. One handed is nice though

[@hunterrussell3311]

What

[@pencilman1268]

wow hayes is cute

[@robertpoppleton3795]

watched Brandon before he at least bowled he was not doing well so he made it hard for everyone

[@ed911detroit]

I like big Logan's shirt "I stand for the flag." I had enough of NFL players social injustice nonsense.

[@zengaming8803]

Man Brandon has no focus.