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Everyone was bowling again! This week we recap the USBC Senior Masters, the PWBA Waterloo Open and the PBA Tour finals! All 3 of these events featured different formats with 3 major winners being victorious! Which format is the best for tournaments? 

We welcome back to the podcast with her 6th PWBA Tour title, Stephanie Zavala! Fresh off the win on her BIRTHDAY at the PWBA Cleveland open, we sit down with Steph to discuss her win, the good juju at the centre and her overall week for the PWBA Summer Series. We also take a look at the most recent announcement from the PBA Tour with CBS Sports set to host the WSOB and the all new Comissioner&apos...

This week we discuss the sad announcements out of SFA and Webber International as their bowling programs have been cut. We discuss why the colleges may have done this and what this means for other college bowlers. We also review the PBA tour finals where we saw Jesper take home the win! 

EVERYONE WAS BOWLING! After spending the weekend in Vegas watching the USBC Queens, we recap the entire Queens tournament, the PBA tour playoff semifinals and a couple PBA50 National tour titles! While seeing all 3 sections of pro bowling, is bowling more interesting when the carry percentages are lower? 

This week we have the pleasure of sitting down with PBA Rising star who wants more! Eric had a great 2024 season and we were able to reflect on 2024 and 2025. We take a look at him making his FIRST tv show along with his dad being a part of it. We also recap the quarterfinals of the PBA Tour playoffs!

This week we have the start of his years PBA Tour Playoffs! We both notice a big difference in the hype around them this year from the fans perspective. Do they need to change the PBA playoff format? 

The PBA Tour FINALLY announces a new TV Deal with the CW Network! We take a look at this deal, what it means for the PBA Tour and our initial impressions. We also recap that Elite League Battle of the Brands that saw Storm coming out on top. We finish the episode by sitting with the man on the mission this year, Tim Foy Jr! 

The lefties have returned! Jesper Svensson came home with the win at the Tournament of Champions in a dominating fashion! We take a deep dive at the TofC story lines and the back to back stepladders! The PBA Elite League Battle of the Brands is officially here and we preview the teams and the match ups for this coming weekend! 

What would a major be without some story lines?! 20 year old Ethan Fiore takes home the win at the PBA Players Championship! #VapeGate happened and reignited an old rivalry between Rash and Belmonte! Lefty lock out as well? Full recap this week! Usagiimports.com code OTG at checkout!

The PBA All Star weekend has concluded and the 2 handed bowlers have their match! We have a short episode this week where we take a look at the first ever 1 hander vs 2 handed bowlers event where the 1 handers took the win! We then take a look at the strike derby that saw EJ Tackett take down Jason Belmonte in the finals. String pins have met their match and it is most likely string pins! usagiimp...

WHAT JUST HAPPENED?! The most ludicrous event ever just concluded with the 2025 USBC Masters! On this episode, we take a look at all the story lines from this week, some REALLY good and some REALLY bad. We also sit down with this year's winner Gary Haines. We talk with him about his win, his match with Simo and the infamous KISS! 

We recap all 5 of the shows from the WSOB including the Brooklyn heard around the world! We take a deep dive into the first 3 animal patterns being won by first-time International bowlers and then EJ Tackett taking the Shark Championship along with the World Championship! We talk about the break from EJ to beat Tim Foy JR and the clash again between Jason Belmonte and EJ Tackett.  Usagiimports.com...

The CRAZIEST series of events lead to an INSTANT-CLASSIC for the PBA Tour! This week we review the Mike Aulby Nevada Classic! We take a look at two players making it from the PTQ onto the show, then the record setting roll off between EJ Tackett and Ethan Fiore! In the championship match, we saw Andrew Anderson get paybacks against EJ to win the Mike Aulby Nevada Classic! There was a TON of story...

This week is FULL of situations. First we take a look at some suspensions handed out to college bowlers at Webber university including a coach and faculty member being on probation. Then we take a look at the WSOB and the latest updates from it. We recap the top 16 of each of the animal patterns and how the Chameleon championship lead to fines amongst multiple bowlers. We talk about some surprisin...

This week we preview the upcoming and current WSOB 16. This tournament could have thee BIGGEST impact on a players year/career. We take a look at who might benefit from a good week along with those who might change their career paths because of this week! We make our predictions of who we think are going to have good weeks and maybe come away with a win! 

This week we talk about 2 "Off the Wall" topics that were mentioned. The first we talk about if bowlers and the PBA are missing out by not releasing players contracts and endorsements earnings. Should professional bowling be more open about players contracts like other sports are? Then we discuss the PBA mid-season superlatives and how the PBA "called out" some players for thei...

This week we welcome back the leading guest on the show, Graham Fach! We speak with Graham about his VERY hot start to the season. We talk about him dealing with a messed up finger, the situation with Jason Belmonte on top of making multiple shows already this year including the US Open. We also review the Pete Weber Missouri Classic. This week included multiple funny interviews, players getting c...

This week we are PUMPED to welcome the newest PBA Tour champion, Santtu Tahvanainen. We sit down and discuss the Owen's Illinois Classic tournament and some of the drama that was included within the tv show. We speak with Santtu about his incredible win after being the number 1 seed and what it has been like to battle back after a major injury!  usagiimports.com code OTG at checkout! 

This week we recap the very intense and very drama packed 2025 US Open. EJ Tackett claims another US Open but not without drama. A huge comeback, distracted bowlers and "personal" comments lead to a very entertaining US Open. We also discuss some pettiness on social media with bowling companies! We also have a giveaway! Don't forget to leave a comment to enter the contest! Usagiimpo...

We welcome the 2024 Player of the Year EJ Tackett BACK to the podcast! We discuss EJ's championship winning year including the birth of his son, battling some injuries and of course, what it took for him to win the Player of the Year. We also discuss the first tournament of the year with an ALL 1 HANDED finale that saw Graham Fach winning! One Handed vs 2 hands... who wins? Usagiimports.com c...

PWBA Major champion Erin McCarthy is here! This week we discuss a lot about the major news from the world of women's professional bowling and what this means as an overall. We try to add some clarity of the news that has come out and how we all feel about it. We also review the opening tournament of the PBA Tour and team Motiv! Don't forget to pick up a new watch! Usagiimports.com code O...

Our first BONUS EPISODE in quite some time. Maria Kreke who bowled full time on the PWBA sits in as we discuss the key points of the breaking news from the PWBA tour. She gives us her perspective as the news just recently dropped and what we both think from the immediate press release! usagiimports.com code "OTG" at checkout!

Ryan Barnes is here! We sit down and talk to Ryan about his career, his HUGE win at USA Team Trials along with how he has only really been competing in bowling for about 4 years! We also take a look at some more changes with tour players and ask; Is brand loyalty important? We welcome a new sponsor! Link below. Usagiimports.com 

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY! The first episode of 2025 is here and we are back. We discuss the news of the reversal decision of Brunswick purchasing Classic distribution and then we also set a New Year's resolution for each other and then we also make bold predictions for 2025. Then we discuss the announcement of the rosters for the PBA Elite League Battle of the Brands and all the bowlers who m...

We have our last episode of 2024 ending with A LOT! First we review the end of the year PBA Tour awards including Rookie of the Year and EJ Tackett winning his 3rd Player of the Year. Then we discuss the breaking news announced that Brunswick bowling has purchased Classic products and becoming an exclusive distributor for Brunswick. Lastly, we are joined by the PBA RPI champion of 2024, Manny Ferr...