Hello Randy, My name is Josh, ever since I first saw your show back in November 2016 I have absolutely loved it. I was so happy that people still pay attention to junior bowling and kids. When I first saw Hunter, I thought that he was a very energetic kid with a big passion for bowling, and I think that today, He did the best bowling he ever could, even though he had Handicap he bowled amazing today, and I'd just like to say to Hunter: Congratulations on your win today, It shows that age and size isn't nessecary for sports, just as long as you are passionate and love the sport that you play, then you will be able to do amzing things. I'm only 12 years old, and I think that Hunter is the most Inspirational 9 year old you will ever meet, and I know he will be on the PBA Tour when he becomes a professional when he grows up. All I have to say is Keep on doing the thing youu love and follow your dreams, because if you do, then you will do amzing things in bowling one day. I hope that Hunter will read this, Good luck at your League, Tournaments and Competitions in the Future, Hunter. You are an Amazing Kid! Prodigy Bowlers Tour is the most amazing TH-cam Series ever! P.S Hunter's average has really improved!
WOWWWW!!!! COACH RANDY YOU HAVE TO BE ABSOLUTELY KIDDING ME!!! I HAD CHILLS IN MY BODY WATCHING HUNTER MOW THROUGH ALL THE BIG KIDS TO WIN THE STEP LADDER TOURNAMENT!!! BEING A FATHER AND HAVING A SON I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW PROUD HIS DAD IS AND I SURELY CAN'T IMAGINE HOW HAPPY HUNTER IS!!! WHAT THE LITTLE GUY I KNOW HE'S GOT A BIG FAN UP HERE IN CINCINNATI AND TO KEEP WHOOPING UP ON THE BIG BOYS
Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GREAT JOB HUNTER!! Congratulations!! You did it! Anything is possible now! Just believe and work hard!! Kudos to the other guys too! You guys are winners today too for being such great examples to Hunter!! You guys are Awesome! Coach Randy...Great play by play, coaching and of course videography.....but most of all being a great example to these bowlers!! Ha! And I thought it couldn't get better than last weeks PBA like bowling...boy was I wrong!! I can't wait till next week!
All these kids have so much skill for such young bowlers. I am so happy to have stumbled upon prodigy bowlers tour late into season 1, Season 2 is shaping up to be just as exciting as season 1 if not more. Keep up the hard work and Thank you Randy for putting your own time into editing these videos of these talented youth bowlers.
So Coach Randy, I want to thank you for helping me achieve to be a scratch bowler in less than 9 months as a total beginner. High score is 279, a lot of eight-baggers, 15lb green quantum, w no spare ball. Friends w Forkel now in Vegas...Pretty cool. Also, and this is for you, I’m an official USBC volunteer coach at the Saturday kids league. I love the game. You do an amazing program that looks to be getting even better very soon. Wow. Congrats to Coach Randy. Thank you again , tc. 🎳🏆🎳
coach Randy BEST SHOW EVER as a old 53yr old guy those matches UN aged me 5 yrs i feel like 48 now what a great showing by Hunter his win over the big boys was so fun to see and watch his LOVE for the game is so neat to see his sportsmanship is way beyond his years WHAT A GREAT KID had a tear in my eye at the end when he won SOOOOOOO COOL biggest fan here in milwaukee
This is awesome Coach Randy. My kids and I watch PBT every week. They are big fans of McFluffy and Little Logan. When the tour hits the road, bring the kids to Central PA and visit all of our ABC Lanes (North, East, & West)Keep up the great work!!!!
By far the best PBS show I have witnessed. I coached for 20 years and never saw as much joy and as hard working as I have seen in Hunter. Congratulations Hunter. You deserve it. GREAT bowling. What a wonderful young man. Keep the great videos coming and Hunter keep bowling and having fun.
Another good episode from the best TH-cam channel out there! The past 2 weeks I have bowled my highest games. 2 weeks ago I bowled a 192 and this past Sunday I bowled a 198. Hopefully this Sunday I can break 200!
Chum - Focus on one thing: the shot in front of you. Don’t think about results or “what ifs.” Just focus on making ONE quality shot. Then another. The scores will come.
WOW. That 10th frame ball of Logan M. was one of the almightiest-rollin' balls I've ever seen, and I've been watching bowling, and bowling myself, for 61 years. Congratulations to the victor. Great bowling.
So I’ve been following since I first found your channel earlier this year. I’ve watched every episode even the ones from last year. (I am retired so I have a lot of free time) I have to give hunter props when he does slow down he is consistent. But not to down play the talent of the other kids they are all great bowlers. Coach Randy keep up the good work sir, you are making a great impression on these young men.
HUNTER AWESOME JOB YOU controlled your emotions and controlled your ball. You kept it simple and repeated your shots. The other kids made harder than it was for their bowling. Your sportsmanship out shines the other. Go back and watch your consistency on spare shots. Best wishes
It would certainly be right up there with Charlie giving The Coveted Trophy Pin to Hunter at last Spring's season-ending trophy and awards presentation ceremony.
COACH RANDY you just gotta love it!!!! Hunter aka "THE GRINDER" took the big boys behind the shed..lol.. filling frames win the games. X FOR SHOW / FOR DOUGH. JUST SO SWEET!!! CONGRATS HUNTER WAY TO GO. WHAT AN INSPIRATION
+ernesto janniere - a couple of possible show titles I considered...but dismissed because I thought they’d give away the outcome: “Can You Beat A 4th Grader?” and “The Hunter and The Hunted.”
Well as usual keep up the great work. Loved the handicap play, maybe once a month or every other month. great to see Hunter and Nolan make the cut. Appreciate all you do
Coach Randy asked me when I was bowling to join his league(because I had a two ball bag). I have been thinking about it and I would, but I really have trouble getting rev rate. I can't control the ball very well either. If I did I'd join the league. Another deciding factor is that I play baseball. Due to the fact that I play baseball My parents buy my gear for that. For bowling I have bought myself all my stuff.
+Gold Rush - You don’t have to be an expert bowler to bowl in a league. We have plenty of kids who join and are surprised at how quickly they can start showing progress with just a little coaching.
Bob Berzon - It definitely ranks right up there. Although for me, the moment when Charlie presented Hunter with The Coveted Trophy Pin last year is hard to top.
Just had a phone conversation tonight with the guy who’ll be taping the show, if we can put the deal together. I’m ready to go as soon as they can decide there that they want to do it.
Pretty funny how even in its second season people still don't understand this is just for funzies. League is league fun is fun and both make for good bowlers and good people. I coached t-ball for a bit so i fully understand the taking it way too serious mentality and it becomes super toxic for the kiddos. All work and no play fits well here. Plus imagine the pressure it puts on the more seasoned kids to play flawless and overcome. That is super valuable as well.
Great episode! Congratulations to Hunter. I think the bigger kids were a bit flummoxed by the situation. Hunter forced them to over-perform, and it changed the dynamic. By the way...what's that occasional background noise that sounds like a distressed chicken?
I don't know if logan m could have moved more left on the right lane like he did on the left but if not a ball change would have been good for him.I am glad hunter won.i remember hunter did something similar to this and lost to Charlie when he shot like 279.no matter how big or how small that's why I love bowling.
Hey guys I do good on Wii bowling I try to copy you guys on Wii bowling maybe you should come to Canada I will challenge you a game a five pin bowling what do you think Coach Randy?
A copy of this tape will be worth a million dollars some day and it won't be the last time Hunter runs all the way up the ladder from the bottom I'm sure of it.
Advice: Randy needs to teach Christian and Logan M that it would be best they fix their method of bowling now before they are older and it is too late. While they both probably average decent now for their age, they will have a fixed ceiling later on because they are more focused on rev rate which they seem is connected to ball speed which as a result ruins accuracy. The older you get, the harder it is to make any significant changes to your bowling style. There are some guys in my adult leagues that bowl just like them. When they are on, they are on. But when the lanes aren't quite right or their motion isn't working for a night, their scores drop fast. A guy in my league that bowls exactly like Logan M bowled a 105 and a 222 in back to back games last week. The other Logan, Charlie, and a couple of the 2 handed bowlers have long term potential. (Bowled 674 last week in case some commenters think I don't know what I'm talking about lol). Good show!
Well, Logan M. isn't one of ours. He bowls at Stars and Strikes. But if I worked with him, I'd probably go to work on getting him to lower his swing a little. With Christian, it causes multiple problems relating to both his accuracy and timing. I wish I had a dollar for every time I've talked to him about it. He seems to make a little progress, and then the next time he goes bowling, it's as if we never had the conversation. Maddening.
+xValk - LoFo was bowling in the USA BOWLING regional in Raleigh, NC. His team won. And in the championship series (Baker), the bowled 299. LoFo got the first two strikes in the 10th and then left a 4 pin on the final ball.
Nerdy Cubing - I used to think that job would be in my future. I even once told Randy Pedersen that I thought I’d one day get that job. He asked me to pursue it. That was back when he shared the booth with someone he’d had a public feud with. But the guy who’s doing it now is quite good.
+sean teahan - They get to sign “The Coveted Trophy Pin.” (See the end of the video.) Then at the end of the season, all the winners will be invited to bowl a season ending Tournament of Champions, and the winner will get to keep the pin.
Please tell me if this getting annoying, Coach Randy, but what’s the status on the new camera? I’ve been waiting a long time to watch PBT in beautiful Hi-Def (I know it’s already HD, but it’s a little fuzzy).
Here's the deal: I tried to order the camera on the 8th, but B&H was closed for the Jewish holiday, and would not open for a week. So I called a week later when they reopened on the 15th, but the price I was quoted for the camera was not good. They said it was a "sale" price, and that the sale was dictated by Sony, not the store. They also informed me that the camera would go on sale a week later. The camera is now on sale, and I'm waiting two more days (the 25th) to order it (for reasons I won't elaborate on here). I might have the camera this weekend, but the following weekend is more likely. I also spoke with the folks from whom I'll be ordering the camera platform. Unfortunately, I had not factored in the price of shipping, which, it turns out, is considerably more than I anticipated (about $150). Bottom line: We'll have both the camera, the accessories and the platform in the next couple of weeks. As for your stated desire to see the show in "beautiful HD," I'll just say this: My whole rationale for getting this new camera is so we can get a better picture. How much better it is, I really don't know. We shoot the show in 4K now (the iPhone 7 Plus shoots in 4K). But a dedicated camcorder like the Sony is obvioiusly going to have better glass, so it should yield a clearer, crisper picture. That said, the reason I shoot in 4K and edit in 720p (which will not change) is so I can do the camera moves in software, essentially throwing away pixels. When you zoom into a quarter of the screen, you need 1280x720 pixels or the picture will degrade and pixelate. So when you start with 4K, you have much more latitude to zoom in on a tighter portion of the screen. Patience, grasshopper. The new toys will be here in the next week or so.
A further update: FYI: There's been a little hold-up in the purchasing of the camera. A few days ago, I read a review of the FDR AX53 that left me a little concerned, so I've been doing a bit more research. That turned up some other concerns. Not that it's a bad camera (it's not). But certain reviews mentioned a problem with auto focus shifting focus whenever something moved in the foreground, adjusting the depth at which the camera wanted to focus. This could be a huge problem with bowlers moving forward and backard (relative to the camera) on the approach, while I really just want the focus to stay on the pins. I am now weighing some options, one of which is for me to kick in about $600 more to upgrade the purchase to a Sony FDR AX100. This is a step up from the consumer-grade AX53 to a more "prosumer"-grade camera. It's an older model, but has a MUCH bigger sensor, meaning it would yield a decidedly better image than the 53, especially in low-light situations. Sooner or later, PRODIGY will end up in a center where the approaches are not as well lit as they are at Brunswick Zone Roswell (like Stars and Strikes centers, which my experience shooting pictures with my Canon 7D in their centers tells me are woefully short on light). And I know that we'll eventually shoot a show or two in the Cosmic lights (it's bound to happen, whether we want it to or not...and I'd kinda like to do it...maybe once in blue moon). So, bottom line, while I was literally about to pull the trigger on this purchase this week, I'm now considering another option, and may need to hold off a little while longer until I can scrounge together several hundred more dollars of my own money to swing the purchase, or unless further research eases my concerns about the AX53. Another option is, I may buy the camera first and then wait to get the accessories (other than the bare essentials) later, so we can at least start using the new equipment. Trust me, I'm as anxious as you are. Stay tuned. I'll keep you posted. (Especially if you're a member of our PRODIGY BOWLERS TOUR Facebook group, where such updates are always posted first.) It's coming.
Well, we might just get you to film the episode. Stay tuned. We'll soon have the pilot program in motion and may start having our viewers submit their own footage for future PRODIGY episodes. Details soon.
Not saying hunter didn’t deserve this, but he shouldnt have even been in the competition. Bowling by divisions with average is much better in my opinion. I️ bowled a consistent 180 ave (not my best but still alright) and this girl next to me bowled like 100 ave and she qualified and I️ didn’t. I️ was salty
@Bill Polinski -- I feel compelled to respond to this, not because I want to engage in an argument, but because I feel you are lacking some context and an understanding of what, exactly, PRODIGY BOWLERS TOUR is. I think with that added context, you might feel quite differently. So, if you'll allow me... There are two schools of thought about how best to group junior bowlers for competition. One school of thought says it's best done by average. Most state associations hold their state USBC tournaments this way. These are quite often handicap tournaments. Then there is the school of thought that says the best way to group kids in tournament is by age group, and to have them bowl scratch. This is how the state PEPSI Tournaments are done, and how Junior Gold, the largest youth tournament in the world, is done. PRODIGY is neither one of those. PRODIGY isn't a tournament. It isn't even a "tour" as the name suggests. It's a made-for-TH-cam TV show. It's a concept. In fact, it was originally conceived (by me) as a means of promoting our youth bowling program at Brunswick Zone Roswell, to try to peel off a few junior bowlers from neighboring centers' programs so we might grow our own. That has occured, to a small extent. But what happens far more is that kids who bowl elsewhere come over to bowl PRODIGY with our kids after they finish with their league at their home centers. That's fine, too. But understand this: PRODIGY is not some big tournament that is promoted in fliers and social media advertising, etc. in hopes of attracting hoardes of kids. It's a collection of kids who bowl in our youth program that choose to stay after league to bowl these "unofficial, informal and impromptu after-league challenge matches." And if any kids from elsewhere want to come over and join us, so much the better. Typically, there is a nucleus of kids from our program numbering around 8 or 9, maybe 10 or 12 kids who routinely participate. If kids from other centers show up to bowl with us, it expands that number to around 18, maybe 20. Our largest two events ever were when we took the show to another bowling center and had 26 kids bowl, and another time when we invited the kids' parents and the coaches to bowl in an Adult/Youth event where the field hit 31. These are small events. And since there's no prize to speak of (other than getting to sign "The Coveted Trophy Pin" -- and of course, the reward of getting to see yourself on a make-believe "TV show" on TH-cam), the only real motivation here is to make a good showing so you can say you did. There's no scholarship money, no trophy (other than the pin, which is given away at the end of the season). (There are a few exceptions. We gave away spots in a ball demo day on a couple of shows. And next week, we'll be awarding frozen turkeys in our annual Thanksgiving Turkey Shoot-Out). But for all intents and purposes, they're bowling for bragging rights. Just like you and I would if we met up for a friendly match and decided to bowl for a Coke. (Except the kids don't even win a Coke.) Now, consider: Our youth program is divided into two leagues -- the Roswell Varsity and the Roswell Junior Varsity. Total, there's about 35 kids, give or take. Most of them are in the Varsity. The JV has something like 10 or 11 kids right now. Hunter is one of them. And he's the ONLY one who consistently stays after league and bowls PRODIGY. And he doesn't care if it's handicap or not. He stays and bowls against the big kids whose averages are 70, 80, 90 pins higher than his, week after week after week. He has less than a snowball's chance in hell to win most of those events. When Hunter, a 9-year-old, 137-average bowler is in the same field as our 15, 16 and 17-year olds who carry averages in excess of 200, 210 or even 220, Hunter doesn't complain. He just bowls. He could be bowling against Jason Belmonte. He doesn't care. He is unafraid. He just wants to bowl. So once in a blue moon, we handicap the field. This particular show was just the third one (if I'm counting correctly) that we employed handicap. THREE episodes out of the first 40, we've used handicap. And you're begrudging Hunter of the opportunity to have a chance to compete against these kids just those few times? Seriously? I ask you: Did you have anything complimentary to say about Hunter's courage to bowl -- scratch -- against these other players all those other weeks when he had no chance? No. You only said, "He shouldn't have even been in the competition" this time. Talk about seeing the glass as half-empty. I see it a little differently. I'm not running a tournament. I'm running a made-for-TH-cam TV show that gives these young players a chance to participate in a type of competition that changes from week to week. One of the things our viewers (and the bowlers themselves, as well as their parents) have told me time and time again they like most about PRODIGY is that the format changes. I don't get tied to any one way of doing things. Sometimes we throw some quirky little rule into the format (see the Halloween show or last week's "Seventh Frame Sweat" as two good examples). Next week's Thanksgiving Turkey Shootout will be another one that's different. And it will be a handicap affair, with big kids and little kids paired up in a doubles competition. I'm a former PBA player myself, and a USBC Silver Certified Coach. At 64 (I turn 65 next week), you might take one look at me and think I'm a traditionalist. Certainly, the fact that I've taken on the extra work to add the LEGENDS OF THE GAME feature on our PRODIGY shows might even be evidence of that. But there's a lot about me that would speak otherwise. As a longtime Top 40 radio programmer (which is why I'm in the Texas Radio Hall of Fame), I'm a lot hipper than most 65 year olds you'll meet. And I'm always looking for new ways to do do things. PRODIGY is not about tradition. It's not about upholding some perceived "norm" that bowling's traditionalists cling to. PRODIGY BOWLERS TOUR is about one thing and one thing only, and it's the first words out my mouth on every show: Celebrating Junior Bowling, Elevating Junior Bowlers. If we had enough little kids bowling PRODIGY each week, I would love nothing more than to feature them in their own division on the show each week. But as I mentioned, our program only has about 10 or 11 "Junior Varsity" players. And Hunter is the only one who routinely stays after and bowls with the big kids on PRODIGY. So once in a while, I throw him bone and give him a chance to compete. And you would begrudge him and me that? C'mon, man. This ain't the PBA. It ain't some adult "tour." We do this for fun...and for the entertainment of our fans who watch the show. I put in about 20-25 hours of my own personal time from Saturday afternoon through Monday evening to edit and produce each show. The only compensation I get for it comes in the form of a tiny check I get each month from TH-cam, which isn't even enough to buy a new bowling ball and get it drilled. So it ain't like I'm making off like a bandit here. I do this because I love the game, because I love these kids, and because I get a kick out of the creative process that goes into the production of the show. Believe me, if I didn't have fun doing it, I wouldn't waste my time. Having people who don't even know the story behind PRODIGY second-guess how I do it might take some of the fun out of it for me if I let it. So I choose to discount their opinions as misguided or ill-informed. Which is why I share this context with you. If we had more Hunters, you wouldn't see him competing against these bigger kids, and there would be no need to handicap players in a field of such disparate skill levels as this. But this is a smal nucleus of kids in one youth program who love bowling so much that they're willing to stay after league and stage these faux "tournaments" just so viewers like you can have something to watch on TH-cam that's a little different than just another cat video. In the process, I hope PRODIGY helps to promote our youth program to others in our area (maybe even persuade some of them to leave their program and come bowl with us, where they might get to see themselves bowl on TH-cam occasionallY), and to promote the sport of bowling, which I have loved since I was first learning to walk in the 1950s, even before automatic pinsetters transformed the bowling industry.
Wait whats this? I get it its salt for not appreciating the fact that Hunter, who is 9 at the time of vid, has enough guts and skill to compete with these other children. I see this person who doesnt appreciate fairness and the fact that handicaps are rare,nessacary and to developing players like Hunter, give him a chance to learn, competer and have fun all in one.If you cant appreciate competitve kids bowling then dont think about it. If you truly do like bowling, then help Hunter and advise, guide and make better. If this Handicap is so wretched then, Follow the last sentence so he doesnt need it. So dont hate because your hate could change the bowling and encouragement of young hunter. And that will lead to you to being kicked out from this community and if you like bowling thats certainly something you dont want.
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Hello Randy,
My name is Josh, ever since I first saw your show back in November 2016 I have absolutely loved it.
I was so happy that people still pay attention to junior bowling and kids.
When I first saw Hunter, I thought that he was a very energetic kid with a big passion for bowling, and I think that today, He did the best bowling he ever could, even though he had Handicap he bowled amazing today, and I'd just like to say to Hunter: Congratulations on your win today, It shows that age and size isn't nessecary for sports, just as long as you are passionate and love the sport that you play, then you will be able to do amzing things.
I'm only 12 years old, and I think that Hunter is the most Inspirational 9 year old you will ever meet, and I know he will be on the PBA Tour when he becomes a professional when he grows up. All I have to say is Keep on doing the thing youu love and follow your dreams, because if you do, then you will do amzing things in bowling one day.
I hope that Hunter will read this, Good luck at your League, Tournaments and Competitions in the Future, Hunter.
You are an Amazing Kid!
Prodigy Bowlers Tour is the most amazing TH-cam Series ever!
P.S Hunter's average has really improved!
hunter new coach darren
Go, Hunter! The Little Bowler that Could! This was the most spine tingling, exciting episode EVAR!!
WOWWWW!!!! COACH RANDY YOU HAVE TO BE ABSOLUTELY KIDDING ME!!! I HAD CHILLS IN MY BODY WATCHING HUNTER MOW THROUGH ALL THE BIG KIDS TO WIN THE STEP LADDER TOURNAMENT!!! BEING A FATHER AND HAVING A SON I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW PROUD HIS DAD IS AND I SURELY CAN'T IMAGINE HOW HAPPY HUNTER IS!!! WHAT THE LITTLE GUY I KNOW HE'S GOT A BIG FAN UP HERE IN CINCINNATI AND TO KEEP WHOOPING UP ON THE BIG BOYS
Hunter reminds me of when I was younger and I loved bowling. Great job little man!!!
Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GREAT JOB HUNTER!! Congratulations!! You did it! Anything is possible now! Just believe and work hard!! Kudos to the other guys too! You guys are winners today too for being such great examples to Hunter!! You guys are Awesome! Coach Randy...Great play by play, coaching and of course videography.....but most of all being a great example to these bowlers!! Ha! And I thought it couldn't get better than last weeks PBA like bowling...boy was I wrong!! I can't wait till next week!
All these kids have so much skill for such young bowlers. I am so happy to have stumbled upon prodigy bowlers tour late into season 1, Season 2 is shaping up to be just as exciting as season 1 if not more. Keep up the hard work and Thank you Randy for putting your own time into editing these videos of these talented youth bowlers.
So Coach Randy, I want to thank you for helping me achieve to be a scratch bowler in less than 9 months as a total beginner. High score is 279, a lot of eight-baggers, 15lb green quantum, w no spare ball.
Friends w Forkel now in Vegas...Pretty cool. Also, and this is for you, I’m an official
USBC volunteer coach at the Saturday kids league. I love the game. You do an amazing program that looks to be getting even better very soon.
Wow. Congrats to Coach Randy. Thank you again , tc. 🎳🏆🎳
coach Randy BEST SHOW EVER as a old 53yr old guy those matches UN aged me 5 yrs i feel like 48 now what a great showing by Hunter his win over the big boys was so fun to see and watch his LOVE for the game is so neat to see his sportsmanship is way beyond his years WHAT A GREAT KID had a tear in my eye at the end when he won SOOOOOOO COOL biggest fan here in milwaukee
This is awesome Coach Randy. My kids and I watch PBT every week. They are big fans of McFluffy and Little Logan. When the tour hits the road, bring the kids to Central PA and visit all of our ABC Lanes (North, East, & West)Keep up the great work!!!!
This is easily my favourite bowling TH-cam channel. I don't understand why this doesn't have more subscribers
Tell everyone you know! :-)
Great bowling Hunter, you played well the whole entire show! Very amazing sportsmanship which makes it even better :)
al moffitt Omg this is his dad!!!
By far the best PBS show I have witnessed. I coached for 20 years and never saw as much joy and as hard working as I have seen in Hunter. Congratulations Hunter. You deserve it. GREAT bowling. What a wonderful young man. Keep the great videos coming and Hunter keep bowling and having fun.
Hunter I have two words for you...
Great job!
I've been waiting for this all day!😍 Yay!
CONGRATS HUNTER. Prodigy bowlers tour is one of my favorites to watch on youtube!
Another good episode from the best TH-cam channel out there! The past 2 weeks I have bowled my highest games. 2 weeks ago I bowled a 192 and this past Sunday I bowled a 198. Hopefully this Sunday I can break 200!
Good luck! When I got my first 200, I wasn’t paying attention to the score I was so focused.
Chum Just keep striking and sparing and you might get 200 already! :)
Chum - Focus on one thing: the shot in front of you. Don’t think about results or “what ifs.” Just focus on making ONE quality shot. Then another. The scores will come.
That was my exact mindset when I shot my first 700.
BrownswickBowling awesome, thank you! I usually worry about the end but I will try focusing on one frame at a time
Love the Legends of the Game sequences! WOW!!! WAY TO GO HUNTER!!!!
WOW. That 10th frame ball of Logan M. was one of the almightiest-rollin' balls I've ever seen, and I've been watching bowling, and bowling myself, for 61 years. Congratulations to the victor. Great bowling.
So I’ve been following since I first found your channel earlier this year. I’ve watched every episode even the ones from last year. (I am retired so I have a lot of free time) I have to give hunter props when he does slow down he is consistent. But not to down play the talent of the other kids they are all great bowlers. Coach Randy keep up the good work sir, you are making a great impression on these young men.
Well what can i say about this weeks Prodigy Tour i guess there is only one word.......WOW............Take a bow my friend
Awwwe CONGRATS HUNTER!!!! I was rooting for you the whole time lol You can hang with the big guys!!
Great job Hunter! Great bowling even with handicap!
Was I the only one who was cheering against the other kids so Hunter would win!?! Great bowling to all the kids, keep it going!
They are all so good
Congratulations to Hunter on a brilliant victory! This episode was more exciting than the PBA!
These episodes are produced a lot better than the PBA too. They need to hire Randy because whoever is in charge of PBA broadcasts is terrible.
Always good to see the underdog win. Great job hunter!!!
Another great vid😂😂😂
HUNTER AWESOME JOB
YOU controlled your emotions and controlled your ball. You kept it simple and repeated your shots. The other kids made harder than it was for their bowling. Your sportsmanship out shines the other. Go back and watch your consistency on spare shots. Best wishes
If PBT had a Top 10 Best Moments, this will be no doubt No.1
It would certainly be right up there with Charlie giving The Coveted Trophy Pin to Hunter at last Spring's season-ending trophy and awards presentation ceremony.
Agreed. Watching Charlie do that was so amazing and heart warming!
He ran the step ladder on my birthday....Cool!
A belated Happy Birthday!
COACH RANDY you just gotta love it!!!! Hunter aka "THE GRINDER" took the big boys behind the shed..lol.. filling frames win the games. X FOR SHOW / FOR DOUGH. JUST SO SWEET!!! CONGRATS HUNTER WAY TO GO. WHAT AN INSPIRATION
+ernesto janniere - a couple of possible show titles I considered...but dismissed because I thought they’d give away the outcome: “Can You Beat A 4th Grader?” and “The Hunter and The Hunted.”
Well as usual keep up the great work. Loved the handicap play, maybe once a month or every other month. great to see Hunter and Nolan make the cut. Appreciate all you do
awesome one randy
LOOK AT THAT SMILE...PRICELESS
Coach Randy asked me when I was bowling to join his league(because I had a two ball bag). I have been thinking about it and I would, but I really have trouble getting rev rate. I can't control the ball very well either. If I did I'd join the league. Another deciding factor is that I play baseball. Due to the fact that I play baseball My parents buy my gear for that. For bowling I have bought myself all my stuff.
+Gold Rush - You don’t have to be an expert bowler to bowl in a league. We have plenty of kids who join and are surprised at how quickly they can start showing progress with just a little coaching.
Hunter's reaction at the end made my day. He is a real young potential.
You should do more handicap matches like this.Would like to see more single ball elimination matches.
Joseph Bobbitt - We’ll do a few SBE shows each year. As for hdcp events, well, we’ll do a couple. Not many.
This was back. when hunter bowled 1 handed time has really passed
🏆 Ok...the Hunter interview at the end may just be the greatest moment ever on PBT!
Hunter loves bowling more than anyone! CONGRATULATIONS HUNTER! 🎳 🏆
Bob Berzon - It definitely ranks right up there. Although for me, the moment when Charlie presented Hunter with The Coveted Trophy Pin last year is hard to top.
Do a low ball next
That was great congrats hunter from uk 🇬🇧
Congrats Hunter
Congratulations to the winner..! WTG. I wonder what happened this week to Logan F...? Oh well, I'm sure he'll be back.
dahur - Logan F. Was in Raleigh, NC bowling at the USA BOWLING event. His team won!
BrownswickBowling :D
Great bowling big fan
How is the taping pair selected?
blockcl - We try to use 39 and 40 when we can. Keeps us as far away from the rabble as possible.
Maybe lanes 1&2 too right?
what kind of spare ball did Logan M throw?
Awesome job Hunter! 👍🏻
Wow I’m so proud of hunter
This bowling game in the bowling alley cool
When do u think the pilot program will be ready
For plano super bowl
Just had a phone conversation tonight with the guy who’ll be taping the show, if we can put the deal together. I’m ready to go as soon as they can decide there that they want to do it.
What is the guys name so i can ask him about it
It's one of the parents. Justin Pittsinger. I believe his son bowls league there.
Hey coach Randy is the prodigy bowlers tour only at us or world wide?
Pretty funny how even in its second season people still don't understand this is just for funzies. League is league fun is fun and both make for good bowlers and good people. I coached t-ball for a bit so i fully understand the taking it way too serious mentality and it becomes super toxic for the kiddos. All work and no play fits well here. Plus imagine the pressure it puts on the more seasoned kids to play flawless and overcome. That is super valuable as well.
Great episode! Congratulations to Hunter. I think the bigger kids were a bit flummoxed by the situation. Hunter forced them to over-perform, and it changed the dynamic. By the way...what's that occasional background noise that sounds like a distressed chicken?
It's the bowling balls coming out of the ball lift, my center makes the exact same noise on occasion lol
look how happy he was !
I don't know if logan m could have moved more left on the right lane like he did on the left but if not a ball change would have been good for him.I am glad hunter won.i remember hunter did something similar to this and lost to Charlie when he shot like 279.no matter how big or how small that's why I love bowling.
Hunter Keep Growing
Was Charlie throwing a code red ?
+BullyBrian 82 - He might have been. He owns one.
Hey guys I do good on Wii bowling I try to copy you guys on Wii bowling maybe you should come to Canada I will challenge you a game a five pin bowling what do you think Coach Randy?
I thought the title of the video was made for Hunter, but it was for the oil pattern
Randy I am still watching this 😂
A copy of this tape will be worth a million dollars some day and it won't be the last time Hunter runs all the way up the ladder from the bottom I'm sure of it.
Advice: Randy needs to teach Christian and Logan M that it would be best they fix their method of bowling now before they are older and it is too late. While they both probably average decent now for their age, they will have a fixed ceiling later on because they are more focused on rev rate which they seem is connected to ball speed which as a result ruins accuracy. The older you get, the harder it is to make any significant changes to your bowling style. There are some guys in my adult leagues that bowl just like them. When they are on, they are on. But when the lanes aren't quite right or their motion isn't working for a night, their scores drop fast. A guy in my league that bowls exactly like Logan M bowled a 105 and a 222 in back to back games last week. The other Logan, Charlie, and a couple of the 2 handed bowlers have long term potential. (Bowled 674 last week in case some commenters think I don't know what I'm talking about lol).
Good show!
Well, Logan M. isn't one of ours. He bowls at Stars and Strikes. But if I worked with him, I'd probably go to work on getting him to lower his swing a little. With Christian, it causes multiple problems relating to both his accuracy and timing. I wish I had a dollar for every time I've talked to him about it. He seems to make a little progress, and then the next time he goes bowling, it's as if we never had the conversation. Maddening.
Takes a lot of courage to beat the top bowlers on varsity
I would be willing to bet a million dollars that someday Hunter will not only be a PBA Champion but he will make the Hall of Fame.
pls make more vids
they come out every monday if you are new.
No Lofo? Rip.
+xValk - LoFo was bowling in the USA BOWLING regional in Raleigh, NC. His team won. And in the championship series (Baker), the bowled 299. LoFo got the first two strikes in the 10th and then left a 4 pin on the final ball.
BrownswickBowling Dangit, 4 pin, thanks for messing up a 300 ;p cool they won though
Why are you not announcing PBA yet? You would be so good
Nerdy Cubing - I used to think that job would be in my future. I even once told Randy Pedersen that I thought I’d one day get that job. He asked me to pursue it. That was back when he shared the booth with someone he’d had a public feud with. But the guy who’s doing it now is quite good.
do they get anything for winning
+sean teahan - They get to sign “The Coveted Trophy Pin.” (See the end of the video.) Then at the end of the season, all the winners will be invited to bowl a season ending Tournament of Champions, and the winner will get to keep the pin.
is there something wrong with nolan's elbow?
Not as far as I know.
This was recorded on my birthday
+Nick Allgeyer - Happy belated birthday!
Killiin it hunter! Those 10 pins will carry with more power and age
Please tell me if this getting annoying, Coach Randy, but what’s the status on the new camera? I’ve been waiting a long time to watch PBT in beautiful Hi-Def (I know it’s already HD, but it’s a little fuzzy).
Ben 1014 I’m with u
Just like an update
Here's the deal: I tried to order the camera on the 8th, but B&H was closed for the Jewish holiday, and would not open for a week. So I called a week later when they reopened on the 15th, but the price I was quoted for the camera was not good. They said it was a "sale" price, and that the sale was dictated by Sony, not the store. They also informed me that the camera would go on sale a week later. The camera is now on sale, and I'm waiting two more days (the 25th) to order it (for reasons I won't elaborate on here). I might have the camera this weekend, but the following weekend is more likely.
I also spoke with the folks from whom I'll be ordering the camera platform. Unfortunately, I had not factored in the price of shipping, which, it turns out, is considerably more than I anticipated (about $150).
Bottom line: We'll have both the camera, the accessories and the platform in the next couple of weeks.
As for your stated desire to see the show in "beautiful HD," I'll just say this: My whole rationale for getting this new camera is so we can get a better picture. How much better it is, I really don't know. We shoot the show in 4K now (the iPhone 7 Plus shoots in 4K). But a dedicated camcorder like the Sony is obvioiusly going to have better glass, so it should yield a clearer, crisper picture.
That said, the reason I shoot in 4K and edit in 720p (which will not change) is so I can do the camera moves in software, essentially throwing away pixels. When you zoom into a quarter of the screen, you need 1280x720 pixels or the picture will degrade and pixelate. So when you start with 4K, you have much more latitude to zoom in on a tighter portion of the screen.
Patience, grasshopper. The new toys will be here in the next week or so.
A further update:
FYI: There's been a little hold-up in the purchasing of the camera.
A few days ago, I read a review of the FDR AX53 that left me a little concerned, so I've been doing a bit more research. That turned up some other concerns. Not that it's a bad camera (it's not). But certain reviews mentioned a problem with auto focus shifting focus whenever something moved in the foreground, adjusting the depth at which the camera wanted to focus. This could be a huge problem with bowlers moving forward and backard (relative to the camera) on the approach, while I really just want the focus to stay on the pins.
I am now weighing some options, one of which is for me to kick in about $600 more to upgrade the purchase to a Sony FDR AX100. This is a step up from the consumer-grade AX53 to a more "prosumer"-grade camera. It's an older model, but has a MUCH bigger sensor, meaning it would yield a decidedly better image than the 53, especially in low-light situations. Sooner or later, PRODIGY will end up in a center where the approaches are not as well lit as they are at Brunswick Zone Roswell (like Stars and Strikes centers, which my experience shooting pictures with my Canon 7D in their centers tells me are woefully short on light). And I know that we'll eventually shoot a show or two in the Cosmic lights (it's bound to happen, whether we want it to or not...and I'd kinda like to do it...maybe once in blue moon).
So, bottom line, while I was literally about to pull the trigger on this purchase this week, I'm now considering another option, and may need to hold off a little while longer until I can scrounge together several hundred more dollars of my own money to swing the purchase, or unless further research eases my concerns about the AX53. Another option is, I may buy the camera first and then wait to get the accessories (other than the bare essentials) later, so we can at least start using the new equipment.
Trust me, I'm as anxious as you are.
Stay tuned. I'll keep you posted. (Especially if you're a member of our PRODIGY BOWLERS TOUR Facebook group, where such updates are always posted first.)
It's coming.
yay hunter
Good job Hunter
That oil pattern should be renamed "Hunter"
The first game hunters score is wrong
C.I.M Media no its not
At least 50% of Bowling is the mental game. The majority of the older kids mentally broke down. I left 3 pocket 8 pins in Game 1 last Tuesday.
everytime hunter bowls it looks like hes going to fall
Hunter is great bowler and he is gonna be excellent when he gets older guaranteed
Second
if you do that pls come to gold country lanes california on Friday at 12am
Whatever you do keep hunter bowling.
Hunter beat Nolan even if he didn’t have a handy cap
Wow
nolan needs to share them fries
+Alex Wright - Yes, he does. ;-)
You should set up a prodigy episode in Britain so I can appear on the show and I'll chuck in some fries with that
You should set up a prodigy episode in Britain so I can appear on the show and I'll chuck in some fries with that
Well, we might just get you to film the episode. Stay tuned. We'll soon have the pilot program in motion and may start having our viewers submit their own footage for future PRODIGY episodes. Details soon.
Here's a bust I've had that 0/X Tenth frame on 2 of my career 700 series' LOL
11th
Not saying hunter didn’t deserve this, but he shouldnt have even been in the competition. Bowling by divisions with average is much better in my opinion. I️ bowled a consistent 180 ave (not my best but still alright) and this girl next to me bowled like 100 ave and she qualified and I️ didn’t. I️ was salty
@Bill Polinski -- I feel compelled to respond to this, not because I want to engage in an argument, but because I feel you are lacking some context and an understanding of what, exactly, PRODIGY BOWLERS TOUR is. I think with that added context, you might feel quite differently. So, if you'll allow me...
There are two schools of thought about how best to group junior bowlers for competition. One school of thought says it's best done by average. Most state associations hold their state USBC tournaments this way. These are quite often handicap tournaments. Then there is the school of thought that says the best way to group kids in tournament is by age group, and to have them bowl scratch. This is how the state PEPSI Tournaments are done, and how Junior Gold, the largest youth tournament in the world, is done.
PRODIGY is neither one of those. PRODIGY isn't a tournament. It isn't even a "tour" as the name suggests. It's a made-for-TH-cam TV show. It's a concept.
In fact, it was originally conceived (by me) as a means of promoting our youth bowling program at Brunswick Zone Roswell, to try to peel off a few junior bowlers from neighboring centers' programs so we might grow our own. That has occured, to a small extent. But what happens far more is that kids who bowl elsewhere come over to bowl PRODIGY with our kids after they finish with their league at their home centers. That's fine, too.
But understand this: PRODIGY is not some big tournament that is promoted in fliers and social media advertising, etc. in hopes of attracting hoardes of kids. It's a collection of kids who bowl in our youth program that choose to stay after league to bowl these "unofficial, informal and impromptu after-league challenge matches." And if any kids from elsewhere want to come over and join us, so much the better. Typically, there is a nucleus of kids from our program numbering around 8 or 9, maybe 10 or 12 kids who routinely participate. If kids from other centers show up to bowl with us, it expands that number to around 18, maybe 20. Our largest two events ever were when we took the show to another bowling center and had 26 kids bowl, and another time when we invited the kids' parents and the coaches to bowl in an Adult/Youth event where the field hit 31.
These are small events.
And since there's no prize to speak of (other than getting to sign "The Coveted Trophy Pin" -- and of course, the reward of getting to see yourself on a make-believe "TV show" on TH-cam), the only real motivation here is to make a good showing so you can say you did. There's no scholarship money, no trophy (other than the pin, which is given away at the end of the season). (There are a few exceptions. We gave away spots in a ball demo day on a couple of shows. And next week, we'll be awarding frozen turkeys in our annual Thanksgiving Turkey Shoot-Out). But for all intents and purposes, they're bowling for bragging rights. Just like you and I would if we met up for a friendly match and decided to bowl for a Coke. (Except the kids don't even win a Coke.)
Now, consider: Our youth program is divided into two leagues -- the Roswell Varsity and the Roswell Junior Varsity. Total, there's about 35 kids, give or take. Most of them are in the Varsity. The JV has something like 10 or 11 kids right now. Hunter is one of them. And he's the ONLY one who consistently stays after league and bowls PRODIGY. And he doesn't care if it's handicap or not.
He stays and bowls against the big kids whose averages are 70, 80, 90 pins higher than his, week after week after week. He has less than a snowball's chance in hell to win most of those events. When Hunter, a 9-year-old, 137-average bowler is in the same field as our 15, 16 and 17-year olds who carry averages in excess of 200, 210 or even 220, Hunter doesn't complain. He just bowls. He could be bowling against Jason Belmonte. He doesn't care. He is unafraid. He just wants to bowl.
So once in a blue moon, we handicap the field. This particular show was just the third one (if I'm counting correctly) that we employed handicap. THREE episodes out of the first 40, we've used handicap.
And you're begrudging Hunter of the opportunity to have a chance to compete against these kids just those few times? Seriously?
I ask you: Did you have anything complimentary to say about Hunter's courage to bowl -- scratch -- against these other players all those other weeks when he had no chance? No. You only said, "He shouldn't have even been in the competition" this time. Talk about seeing the glass as half-empty.
I see it a little differently. I'm not running a tournament. I'm running a made-for-TH-cam TV show that gives these young players a chance to participate in a type of competition that changes from week to week. One of the things our viewers (and the bowlers themselves, as well as their parents) have told me time and time again they like most about PRODIGY is that the format changes. I don't get tied to any one way of doing things. Sometimes we throw some quirky little rule into the format (see the Halloween show or last week's "Seventh Frame Sweat" as two good examples). Next week's Thanksgiving Turkey Shootout will be another one that's different. And it will be a handicap affair, with big kids and little kids paired up in a doubles competition.
I'm a former PBA player myself, and a USBC Silver Certified Coach. At 64 (I turn 65 next week), you might take one look at me and think I'm a traditionalist. Certainly, the fact that I've taken on the extra work to add the LEGENDS OF THE GAME feature on our PRODIGY shows might even be evidence of that. But there's a lot about me that would speak otherwise. As a longtime Top 40 radio programmer (which is why I'm in the Texas Radio Hall of Fame), I'm a lot hipper than most 65 year olds you'll meet. And I'm always looking for new ways to do do things.
PRODIGY is not about tradition. It's not about upholding some perceived "norm" that bowling's traditionalists cling to. PRODIGY BOWLERS TOUR is about one thing and one thing only, and it's the first words out my mouth on every show: Celebrating Junior Bowling, Elevating Junior Bowlers.
If we had enough little kids bowling PRODIGY each week, I would love nothing more than to feature them in their own division on the show each week. But as I mentioned, our program only has about 10 or 11 "Junior Varsity" players. And Hunter is the only one who routinely stays after and bowls with the big kids on PRODIGY. So once in a while, I throw him bone and give him a chance to compete. And you would begrudge him and me that? C'mon, man.
This ain't the PBA. It ain't some adult "tour." We do this for fun...and for the entertainment of our fans who watch the show. I put in about 20-25 hours of my own personal time from Saturday afternoon through Monday evening to edit and produce each show. The only compensation I get for it comes in the form of a tiny check I get each month from TH-cam, which isn't even enough to buy a new bowling ball and get it drilled. So it ain't like I'm making off like a bandit here. I do this because I love the game, because I love these kids, and because I get a kick out of the creative process that goes into the production of the show. Believe me, if I didn't have fun doing it, I wouldn't waste my time.
Having people who don't even know the story behind PRODIGY second-guess how I do it might take some of the fun out of it for me if I let it. So I choose to discount their opinions as misguided or ill-informed.
Which is why I share this context with you.
If we had more Hunters, you wouldn't see him competing against these bigger kids, and there would be no need to handicap players in a field of such disparate skill levels as this. But this is a smal nucleus of kids in one youth program who love bowling so much that they're willing to stay after league and stage these faux "tournaments" just so viewers like you can have something to watch on TH-cam that's a little different than just another cat video. In the process, I hope PRODIGY helps to promote our youth program to others in our area (maybe even persuade some of them to leave their program and come bowl with us, where they might get to see themselves bowl on TH-cam occasionallY), and to promote the sport of bowling, which I have loved since I was first learning to walk in the 1950s, even before automatic pinsetters transformed the bowling industry.
This such a damm big response I like it. Mine isnt as big
Wait whats this? I get it its salt for not appreciating the fact that Hunter, who is 9 at the time of vid, has enough guts and skill to compete with these other children. I see this person who doesnt appreciate fairness and the fact that handicaps are rare,nessacary and to developing players like Hunter, give him a chance to learn, competer and have fun all in one.If you cant appreciate competitve kids bowling then dont think about it. If you truly do like bowling, then help Hunter and advise, guide and make better. If this Handicap is so wretched then, Follow the last sentence so he doesnt need it. So dont hate because your hate could change the bowling and encouragement of young hunter. And that will lead to you to being kicked out from this community and if you like bowling thats certainly something you dont want.
Hunter would have won the first game without handicap
Reign Drops No, Christan has 183, Hunter 20th out handicap had 171.
Not true, but he almost did.
He beat nolan
third
First
Who dislikes? Wait, its the haters