Volume 10, Issue 8 February 2018

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Practice Pair Messenger

Hello, Fans! Welcome to another issue of Josh Hyde’s Bowling PBA Tour Award Winners 2017 Newsletter. The Messenger and Column Last month the PBA announced the 2017 award winners on the PBA reports on the 2017 PBA Tour winners. The Kingpin Tour. These winners will be recognized at this month’s PBA Hall of Fame cer- Column is a combination between Breakpoint and Off the Sheet. Breakpoint discusses the 2018 TOC. emony and to coincide with the 60th anniversary championship. Jason Bel- Off the Sheet discusses the PBA Tour Chronicle. The monte would his fourth . He would win three majors becom- Tenth Frame is an editorial on the old PBA ing the first bowler to accomplish that feat. Belmonte would break the rec- membership requirements. Last but not least the ord book by averaging almost 230. Belmonte has been dominating the PBA Josh Hyde Bowling Newsletter ten year anniversary Tour in this decade. He joins the only player to win both Rookie moments is bowling wisdom from yours truly Joshua of the Year and Player of the Year multiple times. Belmonte has a total of Hyde. Thanks for reading Josh Hyde’s Bowling Newsletter. nine majors out of his 16 tour wins. Chris Loeschetter would win the Steve Nagy sportsmanship award. After battling cancer Loeschetter has been a contender on the PBA Tour. Messenger: Chris feels honored to win this award. -2017 PBA Tour Award Winners 1 PBA Hall of Famer Dell Ballard Jr has won the Tony Reyes Service Spare Column: Award. Ballard has contributed through being a PBA League manager of the -2017 PBA Regional Awards 2 MoTown Muscle. Just has Loeschetter he has dealt with cancer he is still a -2018 DHC PBA Japan Invitational 3 PBA member. The thirteen time champion is a rep for Storm bowling prod- ucts. He still is contributing to the sport of bowling.

KingPin Column: Matthew Sanders has captured the Harry Golden Rookie of the Year -Breakpoint: 2018 TOC Preview 4 Off the Sheet: award. He won his first title at the plastic ball championship PBA Tour Chronicle on XtraFrame. He also had a fifth place finish at the WSOB World Champion- - Column: Founder of the PBA 4 ship. would beat him in the opening game of the PBA World Championship.

Special Feature-Ellias/Schenkel/Weber Lane 5 -Top 5 Greatest Moments in PBA History

Tenth Frame Editorial: 6 -Old PBA Membership Requirements JHBN 10 Year Anniversary: Bowling Wisdom from Joshua Hyde 6

Honorary Member since 2001

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PBA Regional Awards for 2017

Last month, the PBA announced the PBA Regional third place finish. Current Award Winners for the 2017 season. PBA Tour Bowler AJ John- In the East Region, Matt O’Grady received the PBA son won four titles out of Volume 10, Issue 8 East Region Player of the Year award. He only won one tour- seven tournament to nament, however he did place in the top five at five tourna- earn the PBA Midwest ments with three of these as second place finishes. O’Grady Region Player of the Year. had a stellar performance for only bowling at seven tourna- AJ Chapman received the ments. The Rookie of the Year is Ryan Galli who had a per- Rookie of the Year honors formance as O’Grady. He only bowled in six events and had with two top-five finishes four match play finishes including two top five finishes. For- in four tournaments. mer PBA titlist Pat Edwards had two wins and four other top The reigning five finishes. This entitled him to the PBA50 Player of the 2016 PBA Harry Goldman Year for the East Region. Rookie of the Year, Francois Lavoie as the second Canadian In the South to win a Regional Player of the Year award. He won three Region, Cristian Azcona titles and had three second place finishes in the Southwest. won Player of the Year Kyle Sherman earned the Rookie of the Year with a title by clenching one titles and a fourth place finish. and three second place In the West Region, Kyle King won the Rookie of finishes. Unsurprisingly, the Year award. He had a title and one third place finish. Walter Ray Williams Jr. The PBA50 Player of the Year and 2017 PBA50 Rookie of took the PBA50 Player of the Year is Michael Haugen Jr. He had a win and two run- the Year. He bowled six events, won four of them and placed ner-up finishes. second in the remaining two for an impressive finals appear- Former PBA titlist Hugh Miller is PBA50 Northwest ance record. Kristian Sieradski was awarded Rookie of the Region Player of the Year. . He had a win and two second Year with five cashes and two match play appearances. place finishes. Michael Tang who finished as runner-up at Graham Fach won the Player of the Year for the the 2017 Master won the Rookie of the Year award for the Central Region. He had one title, two second place finishes, Region. two third place finishes, and three other top five finishes. won both the West and Northwest Kyle Mayberry is the Rookie of the year Region Player of the Year honors. He did with a title, a runner-up, and a third place not match his prior record of nine titles, position. but he did win four titles and had three Brian Kretzer won the PBA50 other top five finishes. award for both Central and Midwest Re- gions. He had a combined record of three titles, one second place finish, and one

Player of the year Rookie of the Year PBA50 Player of the Year Pat Patterson Award

East Matt O’Grady Ryan Galli Ray Edwards Mike Healy South Cristian Azcona Kristian Sieradzki Walter Ray Williams Jr. Krystal Hall Central Graham Fach Kyle Mayberry Brian Kretzer Dave Wodka Midwest AJ Johnson AJ Chapman Brian Kretzer Kevin Kullman Southwest Francois Lavoie Kyle Sherman N/A Mike Austin West Jakob Butturff Kyle King Michael Haugen Jr. Josh Blanchard Northwest Jakob Butturff Michael Tang Hugh Miller Bob Harvey Page 3 2018 DHC PBA Japan Invitational

This year’s DHC Japan Invitational saw a different only losing four games format than previous Japan Cups. The international players during the match play would have to be PBA Members to be eligible for the 2018 portion of the event. Volume 10, Issue 8 tournament of champions. Bowlers had to be invited to bowl Shota Kawzoe who the tournament as they did not have a tournament qualifier qualified in 13th place as in year’s past. EJ Tackett was invited because he was the would jump to third defending champion. The top 16 in PBA earnings were auto- place to have a chance matically in the tournament. As well as the top 16 JPBA mem- becoming the third bers, some Korean KPBA members were invited as well. Japanese player to win The second woman to win a PBA Title, the Japan Cup. Shota would only lose five games between the was at this year’s DHC Japan Invitational. However she failed round robin of match play. During qualifying and match play to qualify for match play. Earlier in the tournament, Xtra no bowler was able to run away with a high score. At the Ja- Frame Commentators were commenting on Toyko’s Wall of pan invitational they used the forty-five dragon pattern. Mar- Fame of the past champions of the Tournament. PBA deputy shall Kent would edge out by ten pins to advance commissioner Kirk van Kruegerson made the comment that to the stepladder finals. Dom Barrett would really put his Parker Bohn III was like a rock star. There were a total of 48 striking shoes on in match play. bowlers that bowled 12 games of qualifying. The top 16 In the stepladder finals, the scores would be excep- would advance to bowl round robin match play after a total of tionally high. It would take a 255 average to win a game in the 28 games. The field would be cut to the top five for the step- stepladder finals. The opening game saw qualifying leader ladder finals. The 2016 USBC Masters champion Anthony Si- take on . It would be a close monsen would lead the qualifying with an impressive score of match as Simonsen prevailed with a 248 game. However, + 372. It would only take a score of +124 by Yannaphon Larpa- Marshall Kent would lose the game by four pins by shooting a pharat by Thailand to make the first cut. In the first round of 244. Only one international player would make the top five, qualifying, reigning player of the year would Shota Kawazoe who did very well in the 2017 DHC Japan Cup get off to a quick start. Some other big names would make tournament. In this match it would be a high scoring match the cut defending champions EJ Tackett, Jason Belmonte, with Simonsen coming out on top 278 to 257. This would pro- Dom Barrett, Marshall Kent, Kyle Troup, Ryan Cimenelli, Sean pel Simonsen in the semi-finals against Kyle Troup. Anthony Rash. There were no 300’s shot at this year’s Japan invitation- Simonsen had a letdown as he could a muster up a 180 al. Four time Japan Cup Winner, Parker Bohn III would not against Troup’s 227. Kyle would advance to the Championship have a chance as he struggled with a score of minus seventy match to face Dom Barrett. Kyle Troup would really struggle one. against Barrett. Barrett would once again put on his striking Anthony Simonsen would falter in match play. How shoes as he would have a 267 game to win his sixth career ever, Dom Barrett would put together an amazing run PBA Tour Title.

Dom Barrett Winner of the DHC Japan Invitational Breakpoint Page 4 PBA TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS SCHEDULE 2018 PBA AMF Riviera Lanes, Fairlawn, Ohio, Feb. 5-11 (all times Eastern) Tournament of Champions Preview Monday, February 5 3 p.m. - Pre-Tournament Qualifier (8 games)

Volume 10, Issue 8 This year, the PBA Tourna- ment of Champions is heading back to Tuesday, February 6 the historic Riviera Lanes in Akron, 2 p.m. - Practice Session Ohio. Here is a preview of what Josh year’s Tournament of Champions. 6:30 p.m. – Xtra Frame King of Bowling match Hyde’s Bowling thinks about this year’s Jason Belmonte has a chance to tie ( vs. challenger to be decided, best PBA Tournament of Champions. and at win- of three games)

Pete Weber and Jason Bel- ning the most Majors (10). The pattern is named after Wednesday, February 7 monte have a chance to join Jason 11 a.m. - Qualifying Round 1 (6 games) Couch and as the only 3- who made 5 championship round ap- 6 p.m. - Qualifying Round 2 (6 games) time champions at the TOC. Will E.J. pearances in the Tournament of Tackett join Jason Belmonte and Jason Champions. With the PBA’s 60th year, Thursday, February 8 Couch to successfully defend their it is great to see the PBA going back to 11 a.m. - Qualifying Round 3 (6 games) Tournament of Champions title? Norm Riviera Lanes for their pinnacle event 6 p.m. - Match Play Round 1 (8 games) Duke has a chance to join Pete Weber on the PBA Tour. Duke was the last as the only other bowler to complete bowler to win the TOC at Riviera Lanes Friday, February 9 11 a.m. - Match Play Round 2 (8 games) the triple crown twice in his career if in 1994. This will ToC for 1971 cham- pion, who is 70. 6 p.m. - Match Play Round 3 (8 games) he were to win the TOC. Will Walter Ray Williams, Jr. finally complete the It should be an exciting event Sunday, February 11 Super Slam of the PBA by winning this at this year’s Tournament of Champi- 1 p.m. - ESPN Stepladder Finals ons as a number of storylines play out.

PBA Tour Chronicles—Part 1 of 12

This column is dedicated to the Bowlers Eddie’s dream was unfolding in front of Journal International. I will be summarizing his eyes. Eddie has also been an agent BJI articles periodically in the Josh Hyde’s for Phil Donahue, Chi-Chi Rodriguez, and Bowling Newsletter. some other famous names in show busi- ness. Had it not been for the syndicated Last month, Don Synder wrote television series Jackpot Bowling, Eddie the PBA Tour Chronicles for the 60th probably would not have started the year anniversary for the PBA Tour. The PBA. first chronicle is entitled “In the Snows Elias would be inducted in the of Ohio: The PBA’s Founding in 1958 PBA Hall of Fame in 1976. He served as Has Roots in Eddie Elias’s Car Trouble.” the first PBA Commissioner from 1958 Don talked about how Eddie was a law- to the mid 70’s. Bowler’s Journal yer in the Akron, Ohio area. For six International has brought bowling writ- months, he studied for the Ohio Bar er Don Synder on board as the contribu- exam literally non-stop. tor. Each month throughout the 2018 Eddie wanted to create a calendar year, the Josh Hyde Bowling Above: Billy Hardwick (left) league for pro-bowlers to compete on a newsletter will make a summary of the and Eddie Elias (right) - week-to-week basis. When Lou Campi PBA Tour in an Off the Sheet article. early years of the PBA. won the inaugural PBA Tournament,

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Page 6 Tenth Frame—Editorial Old PBA Membership Requirements This month the PBA is having their 60th Anniver- dation for PBA membership. Dick was a great bowler back sary Tournament, and I thought it might be a great topic when the PBA was getting started. to discuss some of the old PBA membership require- If the bowler was approved to obtain a PBA mem- Volume 10, Issue 8 ments. For those of you that don’t know me on a personal bership, he would have to cash in two PBA Regional Tourna- basis, my dad was a former PBA Regional member in the ments and go to a 3-day PBA member school. Then, they late 80s. He bowled in the PBA Regional Program for a could compete on the PBA National Tour. The Regional Pro- couple of years then decided he could not compete on gram was developed by Chuck Pezzano for bowlers who the PBA Tour. A couple of PBA members wrote a letter were unsure if they could make it on the PBA Tour. Some big for him—one was National Resident Pro Champion Bus names might be at these tournaments. A few friends of Oswald, the other was Pat Alexander. If a bowler wanted mine have won a PBA Regional Tournament. Of course, I to be a PBA member, he had to average two league sea- know all the big name pro bowlers, but these guys that I am sons totaling 66 games of 200 or better and have two mentioning are guys that my dad has bowled with in local letters of recommendation from current PBA members. tournaments. They even have cashed at the historic PBA These letters did not have to be written from a superstar National Championship at the Ducat Imperial Lanes in Tole- like Earl Anthony or . If an aspiring bowler do, Ohio. From the 1960s through 2008, any member could knew a fellow bowler that was a PBA member, that PBA bowl in the PBA National/World Championships Tourna- member could write a letter of recommendation. A multi- ment. It was a great event because it was only for PBA mem- tude of pro bowlers had Dick Weber write a recommen- bership.

Bowling Wisdom from Joshua Hyde

Back in November 2011, I started a column called “Bowlology”. It is a column in which my bowling knowledge is shared with bowlers to improve their game. I have been a bowler who success- fully obtained my bronze level couching certification. In recent years, I have developed a Ten Pin Staff- er program as well as the Sriking Mastermind exam. Just recently, I have completed an instructional guide for bowlers, coaches and proshop operators. Just like my newsletter, I have incorporated bowl- ing terminology that applies to different levels of bowling. Some of my colleagues, including a highly respected bowling journalist, have recognized me as being in the top 2% in bowling knowledge. This is a major compliment. I am able to describe certain concepts so that any bowler, at any level, can understand. Growing up I had volumes of Don Johnson’s “ A Pro’s Guide to Better Bowling.” Truly I did not think that I understood the game to the degree that Fred Bordon or a Johnny Petraglia do. Discussing topics with Doug Kent and Parker Bohn III has made my job easier as I gain new knowledge through conver- sations with these PBA Pros. Doug Kent was an inspiration to me when I wrote an article about how bowling is a surface sport. He made me think about what that meant and what bowlers tend to think. As a result, he really liked the article because he said that he could take it to a league bowler who averaged 150 and have him read it. The article would help the league bowler to think about oil and how oil affects the ball on the lane. Another article that I wrote was about pin carry and once again I turned to Doug Kent for some advice. We talked about what pin carry is and how it can raise a bowler’s average ten to twenty pins. Doug Kent has really helped me understand the dynamics of axis rotation, axis tilt and positive axis point. We have spent a total of 24 hours discussing the aspects of bowling— how bowlers can improve their average if they would research the physical aspects of the game and bowling ball dynamics. Parker Bohn III has also had his hand in expanding my bowling knowledge of the game. One of the first articles I did with Parker was about having a good finishing position at the foul line. When Sean Rash won the Tournament of Champions back in 2012, Parker said that he threw an excellent ball because he executed it bril- liantly. Last but not least, my dad, Roger Hyde, studied the game a great deal by watching the greatest bowlers in the world. He has passed that knowledge down to me. He talked about how the trail leg is a pivotal part in a bowler’s game. As I was working on the article, he gave me advice on the trail leg and how bowlers can bene- fit from having a good foundation to execute shots. These people have been instru- mental in increasing my bowling knowledge. I would really like to thank them all.