Great show Randy lovely to see many players that don't regularly make the show all bowling their hearts out, well done to the winners but really all the bowlers were winners and provided great entertainment. Thank you
Robin Tompkins - I love it when we get the little ones on the show. And when we get to show you some kids who are’t usually on the program. This is actually one of my favorite episodes of the season.
great job as always randy. the work you put in to make these videos for your fanbase and the kids is incredible. prodigy is really strong right now randy, keep it up.
Congratulations to all your time and hard work on these productions. Very well done. In the classic Brunswick commercial, I noticed the actor Johnny Washbrook, who played Ken in the 1950's series "My Friend Flicka".
Again, I have to say that Tristin is vastly improved. His shoulder/upper body position and control are impeccable, and his release is the thing that's changed - now getting his thumb out correctly. And he always has "let it swing." Outstanding! And Christian does not lack power, ya think? Thanks for all your hard work, Randy!
Tristin's consistency is a thing of beauty. He may not put as much on the ball as some people do, and I'd still like to see him not get the swing quite so far behind his back as he does. But the flluidity of his swing is truly something to behold. It is almost Dick Weber like. And that's about as high praise as I can offer anyone. When he gets a couple of little things ironed out in his game, he will rocket ahead to another level. In the meantime, he's quite good already. And clearly, his performance level just doesn't vary much. He doesn't have highs or lows. People ask me why he never bowls that well on PRODIGY. And my answer is always the same: You don't see him bowling the qualifier. He bowls great in it, week after week. He's won twice on PRODIGY. Only a handful have won more this season. Yes, he's probably had more chances than most, but he had to be bowling awfully well just to get into that position time after time. That's my answer and I'm stickin' with it. Tristin's a fine bowler now, and he's going to keep getting better and better with experience and as he gains a little bit of strength that just comes from growing. I know it's hard to remember this sometimes -- sometimes even I forget -- but these are still kids. They are still growing.
This is just my opinion and observation. Brin and a few others do not have much of a backswing. If I had to speculate I think it would be bowling witha heavier ball. While I understand the reasoning behind getting as much value out of your ball as possible and more pin carry, (I did the math and if they bowl 2 or more pounds heavier then comfortable they actually lose power for pin action) my personal advise would be to get them to use a lighter ball(not too light of course) and get heavier and heavier until they get it. Granted, I have no coaching experience and have only been bowling for a few months. What I'm saying is that I am not a coach and you coach them and have experience but this is just something you could possibly do. By the way great championship stepladder as always!
Hey randy, just letting you know I shot 300 a week and a half ago at age 13. I thought I would let you know because you love youth bowling. I also turn 14 today.
Mikey's always been pretty good. The thing is, unlike a lot of our tournament bowlers, other than the PEPSI Tournament, which Mikey would go bowl in (if he didn't have a school conflict, which he did this year, preventing him from going), Mikey has other priorities in life ahead of bowling. So he's not really a "tournament bowler," like Charlie and Logan and Tristin and Josh and Tyrell and Dawson and those kids. So when I hear people talk of how he needs to fix this or he needs to buy that piece of equipment, I just laugh. They don't understand that league bowling is about as far as Mikey intends to take this. He is a competitive guy. He likes to try hard and he likes to win. But it's just fun for him. He won't be buying six new balls between now and next school year. He won't be coming in each week all summer to take lessons. He won't be traveling to Dallas to bowl in Junior Gold. That's not what he's about. I applaud those who pursue those interests, and I'm here for them if I can help as a coach. But Mikey's not one of them. He's a league bowler who is a pretty talented young kid who I'm sure will bowl league for most of his life. But that's about as far as he'll ever take it. And there is not a single thing wrong with that.
You know, back in the day when I was PBA, you couldn't throw plugged equipment in tournament competition. I understand they've changed that rule, so long as the plug you use is clear so they can see to the bottom to verify that you haven't put anything in there. I don't know. But I'm still of the mind that once a ball has been drilled, if you don't want to throw it with the holes it has, the best thing to do is get rid of it. But that's just me. I don't like plugged equipment, and especially a ball that used to belong to someone else. Just like I won't use somebody else's toothbrush. But again, that's just me. I don't suppose there's any good reason not to plug a ball and re-use it. I just personally don't like doing so. I will, however, take a ball I don't use anymore and drill 3 more holes in it (for a total of 6), and then 3 more holes (for a total of 9) and 3 more (for 12) and test out different fittings, just to see if I like how it feels coming off my hand. I call 'em "Swiss Cheese Balls." One way to try out new grips. (But ignore the sound they make going down the lane.)
Just like the season before, Dominick came and bowled a week or two with us at the beginning of the season. Seemed all gung ho this time, too, saying he really wanted to get back into it. But he only stayed one or two weeks, and then, not only did he never come back, but despite repeated efforts by me to reach him by phone and by email, I coudln't get him to respond. And Antonio only occasionally shows up to coach nowadays.
Lamar didn't return this season. Although I'm told his mom came by the bowling center a few days ago asking about some awards we had for him. FROM LAST YEAR. (She waited a full year to ask about them.) -smh Lamar's a good kid. We miss him.
His name came up in a conversation just the other day. I believe someone told me they'd heard he graduated high school this Spring. If that's true, I guess he'll be going on to college and we won't see him again. He was quiet, but I liked him.
Hey Randy even though you told me not to ask what mikeys ball is but im one of those kids that needs to know cause im two handed and only have urethane and need a reactive ball but I also qualified 4th for pepsi
Assuming you're inserting your middle and ring fingers and your thumb, the secret (if there is one) is to keep a relaxed thumb so you can get it out quickly to impart the rotation with your wrist and fingers. Do not squeeze the ball with the thumb or feel like you're holding the ball with your thumb. The thumb should GUIDE the ball, not HOLD ON TO IT. If there is one thing that will increase your revs quicker than most anything else, it's that. Get your thumb out quick so you can ROLL the ball off your fingers. Don't flip it. Don't twist it. Don't try to spin it around. Just get your thumb out quick and roll the ball off your fingers.
Well, I couldn't have known what your were inferring. While it's true that "most" of our shows are shorter, in recent weeks, we've done one show that was about two and a half hours and another show that was about 3 hours in length. So you might have been inferring that 2 hours seemed short by comparson. I had no way of knowing what you meant; that's why I asked. No offense or rudeness taken or intended. Just wanted to clarify.
Wow! They could stand to check the tolerances of the gutters on these lanes. This is way too many 10 pins for kids to leave. You might be careful. You could fall thru that ball return cover. Lollol
I said she's "working on a spare," which is correct. It means she has a spare up on the scoreboard. Whenever you have a spare up, also known as "having a spare working," it means you are "working on a spare." You must be new to the game.
Well, not so fast there Thomas. We've got a few more shows to do before we'll call it a season. Our first-ever PRODIGY *SATELLITE* TOUR was shot Monday night in Phoenix, Arizona, and the camera's SD card is presently in transit, on its way to me. Assuming the footage is usable (fingers crossed), I'll be editing that show sometime next week. It'll be our next episode. A whole new cast of characters, never before seen on PRODIGY. I'm excited about that one. Then on June 3rd, I'll be at Brunswick Zone Lilburn to film one of the stepladders at the Georgia Youth Bowlers Tour (GYBT) Tournament of Champions. I have tentatively schedule June 9th as the date for something I've dubbed the "PRODIGY INVITATIONAL TEAM CHALLENGE." Similar to the team challenge we held last Summer, I'm hoping to attract an elite field of PRODIGY bowlers for this one. If the response goes as I'm hoping it might, we'll film that on the 9th. We'll take the 16th off. And then, on June 23rd, we'll hold our official season ending event, the First Annual PRODIGY BOWLERS TOUR TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS. And this should be a true spectacular. All 25 (or however many there are by then) winners we've had on PRODIGY this season will be invited to bowl in the event. And however many there are will be seeded into one long stepladder based on (a.) their number of PRODIGY wins this season and (b.) their scores in a one (or maybe two) game qualifier to seed them into the ladder. All the one-win players will be seeded at the bottom of the stepladder. The 2-win players will be seeded above them. The 3's above them, and so on. One or two game totals will be used to seed them within their groupings. Then once we start the stepladder, it will work like this: In all the "matches" pitting one-win players against one another, the "matches" will consist of a single-ball elimination. Low pinfall loses. High pinfall advances to the next "match." Then, once we reach the two-win players, they'll bowl a two-frame, 9th and 10th frame-style "match," where we'll decide who advances in two frames. Then, finally, once we get to the 3-win players, we'll bowl full 10-frame matches the rest of the way. And the championship match will be two games. The player must win both matches. If they split, it'll come down to a 9th/10th frame roll-off to decide the winner. And finally, the week after that on June 30th, we'll finish the season with an unofficial event (no pin to sign). It'll be our 2nd Annual Adult/Youth Scotch Doubles 9-Pin No-Tap event. This is the event where last year we had our one and only 300 game bowled on PRODIGY. And with the talent we've got, it won't surprise me if we have another one...or two. So there are a few more episodes coming. Then I'll take July and August off. I'll be moving during that period, so no rest for the weary. And then we'll start Season 3 sometime around Labor Day.
Listen to the commentary. I explain that Brin is receiving 100 pins in handicap differential from Logan. So rather than asking you to add those pins in your head, I've added them into the score from Frame 1 so you don't have to add a thing.
Another awesome and fun episode! Thank you Coach Randy for every episode, its something I love to look forward to every week.
Thank you, Andrew. I'm glad you enjoy watching. Thanks for making time in your life to do so.
Great show Randy lovely to see many players that don't regularly make the show all bowling their hearts out, well done to the winners but really all the bowlers were winners and provided great entertainment. Thank you
Robin Tompkins - I love it when we get the little ones on the show. And when we get to show you some kids who are’t usually on the program. This is actually one of my favorite episodes of the season.
great job as always randy. the work you put in to make these videos for your fanbase and the kids is incredible. prodigy is really strong right now randy, keep it up.
Thanks, Spinelli, for your kind words. Apprecated more than you know.
Congratulations to all your time and hard work on these productions. Very well done. In the classic Brunswick commercial, I noticed the actor Johnny Washbrook, who played Ken in the 1950's series "My Friend Flicka".
Wow! What an amazing episode this was!!!!👏👏
I don't know how you could possibly know that. At the time you posted this, you hadn't had time to watch the whole thing yet.
All of the previous episodes are amazing so I simply based it off of those. This is my favorite channel after all.
Marquis got a good swing and did good for his age.. proud of you 👍
I honest to god love prodigy bowlers tour I wish you guys would come to me but I live in Cali
George Vargas where do you live
Again, I have to say that Tristin is vastly improved. His shoulder/upper body position and control are impeccable, and his release is the thing that's changed - now getting his thumb out correctly. And he always has "let it swing." Outstanding! And Christian does not lack power, ya think? Thanks for all your hard work, Randy!
Tristin's consistency is a thing of beauty. He may not put as much on the ball as some people do, and I'd still like to see him not get the swing quite so far behind his back as he does. But the flluidity of his swing is truly something to behold. It is almost Dick Weber like. And that's about as high praise as I can offer anyone. When he gets a couple of little things ironed out in his game, he will rocket ahead to another level. In the meantime, he's quite good already. And clearly, his performance level just doesn't vary much. He doesn't have highs or lows. People ask me why he never bowls that well on PRODIGY. And my answer is always the same: You don't see him bowling the qualifier. He bowls great in it, week after week. He's won twice on PRODIGY. Only a handful have won more this season. Yes, he's probably had more chances than most, but he had to be bowling awfully well just to get into that position time after time. That's my answer and I'm stickin' with it. Tristin's a fine bowler now, and he's going to keep getting better and better with experience and as he gains a little bit of strength that just comes from growing. I know it's hard to remember this sometimes -- sometimes even I forget -- but these are still kids. They are still growing.
Well done boys and girls you all tried your best! Great episode! Just like every single one (even the last one😂)
This is just my opinion and observation. Brin and a few others do not have much of a backswing. If I had to speculate I think it would be bowling witha heavier ball. While I understand the reasoning behind getting as much value out of your ball as possible and more pin carry, (I did the math and if they bowl 2 or more pounds heavier then comfortable they actually lose power for pin action) my personal advise would be to get them to use a lighter ball(not too light of course) and get heavier and heavier until they get it. Granted, I have no coaching experience and have only been bowling for a few months. What I'm saying is that I am not a coach and you coach them and have experience but this is just something you could possibly do. By the way great championship stepladder as always!
Hey randy, just letting you know I shot 300 a week and a half ago at age 13. I thought I would let you know because you love youth bowling. I also turn 14 today.
Awesome! Congratulations! You're about half the age I was when I got my first. And less than one-quarter the age when I got my latest one (my 8th).
BrownswickBowling thanks. It was crazy.
Korina has improved her game since the last time she was on prodigy. She is throwing the ball well. Congrats to all the winners.
Wow Mikey got a lot better
Mikey's always been pretty good. The thing is, unlike a lot of our tournament bowlers, other than the PEPSI Tournament, which Mikey would go bowl in (if he didn't have a school conflict, which he did this year, preventing him from going), Mikey has other priorities in life ahead of bowling. So he's not really a "tournament bowler," like Charlie and Logan and Tristin and Josh and Tyrell and Dawson and those kids. So when I hear people talk of how he needs to fix this or he needs to buy that piece of equipment, I just laugh. They don't understand that league bowling is about as far as Mikey intends to take this. He is a competitive guy. He likes to try hard and he likes to win. But it's just fun for him. He won't be buying six new balls between now and next school year. He won't be coming in each week all summer to take lessons. He won't be traveling to Dallas to bowl in Junior Gold. That's not what he's about. I applaud those who pursue those interests, and I'm here for them if I can help as a coach. But Mikey's not one of them. He's a league bowler who is a pretty talented young kid who I'm sure will bowl league for most of his life. But that's about as far as he'll ever take it. And there is not a single thing wrong with that.
Give them 100dollars if they convert big 4 or 7-10
Of YOUR money? Thanks for offering! I will. Shall I send you an address where you can send the money?
Is it better to keep redrilling a single bowling ball multiple times or redrill a ball maybe 2 or 3 times and then get a new ball?
You know, back in the day when I was PBA, you couldn't throw plugged equipment in tournament competition. I understand they've changed that rule, so long as the plug you use is clear so they can see to the bottom to verify that you haven't put anything in there. I don't know. But I'm still of the mind that once a ball has been drilled, if you don't want to throw it with the holes it has, the best thing to do is get rid of it. But that's just me. I don't like plugged equipment, and especially a ball that used to belong to someone else. Just like I won't use somebody else's toothbrush. But again, that's just me. I don't suppose there's any good reason not to plug a ball and re-use it. I just personally don't like doing so. I will, however, take a ball I don't use anymore and drill 3 more holes in it (for a total of 6), and then 3 more holes (for a total of 9) and 3 more (for 12) and test out different fittings, just to see if I like how it feels coming off my hand. I call 'em "Swiss Cheese Balls." One way to try out new grips. (But ignore the sound they make going down the lane.)
Chum not to many times
Does Dominick still bowl and does Antonio still coach with u
Just like the season before, Dominick came and bowled a week or two with us at the beginning of the season. Seemed all gung ho this time, too, saying he really wanted to get back into it. But he only stayed one or two weeks, and then, not only did he never come back, but despite repeated efforts by me to reach him by phone and by email, I coudln't get him to respond. And Antonio only occasionally shows up to coach nowadays.
BrownswickBowling ok and have you heard anything from Lamar?
Lamar didn't return this season. Although I'm told his mom came by the bowling center a few days ago asking about some awards we had for him. FROM LAST YEAR. (She waited a full year to ask about them.) -smh Lamar's a good kid. We miss him.
BrownswickBowling he was a good kid and bowler defo miss him on the show
His name came up in a conversation just the other day. I believe someone told me they'd heard he graduated high school this Spring. If that's true, I guess he'll be going on to college and we won't see him again. He was quiet, but I liked him.
Hey Randy even though you told me not to ask what mikeys ball is but im one of those kids that needs to know cause im two handed and only have urethane and need a reactive ball but I also qualified 4th for pepsi
Look at his photo at the beginning in the player introductions. The label is clearly visible.
Dawson Brackman drastic fusion
How many mph does Marqués throw?
if im not getting much revs, what is something i can do to improve on that?
Assuming you're inserting your middle and ring fingers and your thumb, the secret (if there is one) is to keep a relaxed thumb so you can get it out quickly to impart the rotation with your wrist and fingers. Do not squeeze the ball with the thumb or feel like you're holding the ball with your thumb. The thumb should GUIDE the ball, not HOLD ON TO IT. If there is one thing that will increase your revs quicker than most anything else, it's that. Get your thumb out quick so you can ROLL the ball off your fingers. Don't flip it. Don't twist it. Don't try to spin it around. Just get your thumb out quick and roll the ball off your fingers.
The ball Derrick has is the ball i have
What spare did Langston make last year
Jeffy Sml 1-3-8
Heeyyyy Mikey got a new ball
When is the next episode of prodigy?
Skip to 13:20 to accually watch them bowl
Dang 2 hours??? Worth it!
Dang. It is what it is.
BrownswickBowling 2:02:16
And your point is...?
BrownswickBowling nothing most of your videos are usuallyshorter just surprised not trying to be rude or anything
Well, I couldn't have known what your were inferring. While it's true that "most" of our shows are shorter, in recent weeks, we've done one show that was about two and a half hours and another show that was about 3 hours in length. So you might have been inferring that 2 hours seemed short by comparson. I had no way of knowing what you meant; that's why I asked. No offense or rudeness taken or intended. Just wanted to clarify.
What pattern are they bowling on randy?
It’s the house shot. Remember, it’s a league tournament and they’re trying to bowl over their average. So it really has to be the house shot.
Fourth, never been this early!
Wow! They could stand to check the tolerances of the gutters on these lanes. This is way too many 10 pins for kids to leave. You might be careful. You could fall thru that ball return cover. Lollol
At 23:31 25:48 why did you say spare
I said she's "working on a spare," which is correct. It means she has a spare up on the scoreboard. Whenever you have a spare up, also known as "having a spare working," it means you are "working on a spare." You must be new to the game.
Ohhh I know what you mean sorry!!!
see you in season 3 coach
Well, not so fast there Thomas. We've got a few more shows to do before we'll call it a season. Our first-ever PRODIGY *SATELLITE* TOUR was shot Monday night in Phoenix, Arizona, and the camera's SD card is presently in transit, on its way to me. Assuming the footage is usable (fingers crossed), I'll be editing that show sometime next week. It'll be our next episode. A whole new cast of characters, never before seen on PRODIGY. I'm excited about that one. Then on June 3rd, I'll be at Brunswick Zone Lilburn to film one of the stepladders at the Georgia Youth Bowlers Tour (GYBT) Tournament of Champions. I have tentatively schedule June 9th as the date for something I've dubbed the "PRODIGY INVITATIONAL TEAM CHALLENGE." Similar to the team challenge we held last Summer, I'm hoping to attract an elite field of PRODIGY bowlers for this one. If the response goes as I'm hoping it might, we'll film that on the 9th. We'll take the 16th off. And then, on June 23rd, we'll hold our official season ending event, the First Annual PRODIGY BOWLERS TOUR TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS. And this should be a true spectacular. All 25 (or however many there are by then) winners we've had on PRODIGY this season will be invited to bowl in the event. And however many there are will be seeded into one long stepladder based on (a.) their number of PRODIGY wins this season and (b.) their scores in a one (or maybe two) game qualifier to seed them into the ladder. All the one-win players will be seeded at the bottom of the stepladder. The 2-win players will be seeded above them. The 3's above them, and so on. One or two game totals will be used to seed them within their groupings. Then once we start the stepladder, it will work like this: In all the "matches" pitting one-win players against one another, the "matches" will consist of a single-ball elimination. Low pinfall loses. High pinfall advances to the next "match." Then, once we reach the two-win players, they'll bowl a two-frame, 9th and 10th frame-style "match," where we'll decide who advances in two frames. Then, finally, once we get to the 3-win players, we'll bowl full 10-frame matches the rest of the way. And the championship match will be two games. The player must win both matches. If they split, it'll come down to a 9th/10th frame roll-off to decide the winner. And finally, the week after that on June 30th, we'll finish the season with an unofficial event (no pin to sign). It'll be our 2nd Annual Adult/Youth Scotch Doubles 9-Pin No-Tap event. This is the event where last year we had our one and only 300 game bowled on PRODIGY. And with the talent we've got, it won't surprise me if we have another one...or two. So there are a few more episodes coming. Then I'll take July and August off. I'll be moving during that period, so no rest for the weary. And then we'll start Season 3 sometime around Labor Day.
+BrownswickBowling chirstian good luck
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Y does brin start at 100?
Listen to the commentary. I explain that Brin is receiving 100 pins in handicap differential from Logan. So rather than asking you to add those pins in your head, I've added them into the score from Frame 1 so you don't have to add a thing.
idk if I can beat any of then :/
I have hock balls
wow
Where’s charlie
Eral Wut - At a tournament. With a 221 league average, I think he figured he wouldn’t have much chance in this format.
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