Above 180.com Bowling Podcast

We catch up with the head bowling coach at William Penn Mark Van Wyk.  Coach Van Wyk chats about how his team approaches tournaments and sets his baker line up.  We also talk about his teams recent success. Please check out all of our previous interviews and share with a high school bowler looking […]

I catch up with three-time PBA champion Tom Smallwood.  We discuss his win last month in Columbus and why he is a big fan of  The Masters.  Tom also has great advice for bowlers of all skill level. Please do check out High5 Gear for all your bowling clothing gear needs, do not […]

Bill O’Neill joins us to discuss his time at Saginaw Valley State University and what led him to that school.  We also chat about his most memorable times bowling in college and how he is able to balance life on the road and a family.  Bill also shares a key tip […]

This week we catch up with former WSU Shocker and PBA Hall of Famer Chris Barnes.  We discuss his time as a Shocker and what advice he has for young bowlers.  Barnes also shares his advice when it comes to working with coaches and his future plans regarding Team USA.

This week I catch up with NASCAR Infinity driver Garrett Smithley to discuss the similarities of bowling and NASCAR.  We also find out a little bit about Garrett’s background and how he got his start in racing. We also chat about the last time he went bowling and some of the […]

This week myself and Steve Kloempken chat with Robert Smith.  We discuss his time at San Diego State and what made bowling in college fun for him.  We also discuss his toying with a two-handed delivery and what makes college bowling what it is today.  Robert also chats about his time […]

This week I chat with Matt O’Grady about his TOC win last week.  We discuss the changes he has made in his life and how living in the moment is key for him. We also discuss his ball choice on TV and Matt explains his comments made before Jason Belmonte […]

This week we catch up with Robert Morris University Coach Danny Hayes.  Hayes discuss what the team looks for in a bowler and what is key for anyone looking to bowl in college.  We also discuss that 2013 team and how fun it was to coach for Danny. Please check out […]

This week I catch up with Mike Jasnau to discuss his experiences coaching the pros at the WSOB.  Mike also talks about the best way to attack a wet dry condition and where a bowler can find him.  We also discuss how bowlers try to do too much when practicing […]

This week we catch up with ASU Head Coach Jordan Nassberg.  We discuss his teams recent win in Las Vegas and preview his team heading back east for the Hoosier Classic.  Jordan talks about his coaching style and what makes ASU a great place to bowl.

This week I catch up with former NFL Star Nick Barnett to discuss his love of bowling and goals in the game.  We talk about how he got his start and his drive for the sport. Please do check out High5 Gear for all your bowling clothing gear needs, do not forget to […]

This week we catch up with Junior Team USA member Cortez Schenck.  We discuss his time bowling in Las Vegas for team trials and his freshman year at Wichita State University.  Schenck discusses his biggest takeaways from bowling in college so far and how he balances school and bowling. Please check […]

This week we catch up former San Jose State Bowler Darren Tang.  Tang talks about his performance at the Team USA Trials in Las Vegas and advice he received regarding Bowling at the Orleans. Please check out all of our previous interviews and share with a high school bowler looking to bowl in […]

This week we chat with AJ Johnson about his coaching gig at the University of St. Francis.  AJ also chats about the team trials in Las Vegas and what clicked for him last week. Johnson also shares about coaching vs bowling.  Please check out all of our previous interviews and share with a high school […]

This week we catch up with Jakob Butturff to discuss his new coaching gig and how coaching his first event went.  Jake also shares why this is a good fit for him.  We also hear the main differences in coaching vs bowling and what it was like to represent the […]

This week I chat with Vernon Peterson.  We discuss setting up a tournament arsenal and the new urethane craze.  Vernon shares his thoughts on some of the USBC OC changes and the proper mindset to have when bowling a tournament. Please do check out High5 Gear for all your bowling clothing gear […]

This week we chat with Minnesota State University-Mankato’s bowling coach Kyle Bischoff.  Kyle chats about his program’s history and his recruiting philosophies.  We also talk about what he was able take from his collegiate bowling career as a WSU Shocker.  Our time ends with us discuss the important role Storm […]

This week I catch up with Mo Pinel, Technology Developer for Radical Bowling Technologies.  We discuss some of the possible changes in store regarding the equipment.  Mo shares his thoughts some of the things he believes we can expect if changes are made to equipment. Mo also talks about what […]

This week we catch up with former Robert Morris University standout and  Team USA member Marshall Kent.  Marshall recently won a gold medal at the 2017 World Bowling Championship in the team event.  We discuss the thought process for the team going into the event and how the team was […]

This week I catch up with 11th Frame.com’s Jeff Richgels to discuss some of the main story lines from the WSOB(without giving away results).  We discuss what Jeff observed in Reno and which bowlers in Reno really impressed him.  We end our time discussing some of the new releases in […]

This week we catch up with the Head Bowling Coach at Grand Canyon University Ben Canfield.  We discuss how he was able to transition from bowler at ASU to coach at GCU.  Ben also talks about his relationship with his former coach Jordan Nassberg and how bowlers can handle relationships […]

This week I catch up with 2017 PWBA Rookie of the Year Daria Pajak. We discuss her thoughts on her PWBA season.  Daria also shares her thoughts on the lofting debate.  If you missed my interview with Nick Hoagland check it out here.  We also discuss Pajak’s time bowling in […]

This week we chat with Nick Hoagland about the 2017 U.S. Open and the extreme lofting.  Nick explains the process from beginning to end on designing a USBC pattern(which includes the U.S. Open).  We also talk about how Nick feels about the pattern laid out after the fact and what […]

This week we catch up with recent U.S. Open winner Ryan “Rhino” Page.  Page puts his win into words and has some great advice for college players.  We also talk about how Rhino is coping with anxiety issues when he bowls on TV and what he likes in the Storm/Roto […]

This week we catch up with PWBA star and former WSU shocker, Sandra Gongora.  We discuss why she chose Wichita State and what advice she has for other young bowlers. Sandra also chats about how she was able to adjust to bowling in the United States vs Mexico and differences […]