Barnz is a Beast. I remember Chris Barnes bowling as an Amateur against Mark Roth ( 🙏) Marshall Holman, and Lisa Wagner on Television. I also Remember Chris Bowling in those Mega Tournaments as an Amateur.
Honorable mentions for Barnes: 1999 Tournament of Champions - missed an 8 pin to lose by a mark in the title match 2000 PBA National - acted like a child and ruthlessly berated Dale Traber on national tv for no reason
I just re-watched that 2000 national championship and didn't notice Chris "ruthlessly berating" Dale. I heard him say "it's not over yet" and "still have to show up". What else did Chris do?
There’s also Stu Williams’ first ever telecast where Barnes was the commentator and spent the whole show saying how much he hated Stu’s swing and short follow through. Now they’re podcast partners.
He has had a lot of great achievements but also a lot of really poor shots. Overall, with his talent, he underachieved. Still a hall of fame career w/o a doubt. To me he is similar to Marshall Holman who had some of the same issues and also underachieved his awesome talent. Of course Marshall is a nicer guy so I always felt bad for him - never for Barnes.
I can’t take any sympathy for Barnes seriously. Someone who won $200,000 on a crossover strike in an event where second place paid $0 does not get to complain about bad breaks.
Barnes has always had a chip on his shoulder and a shitty attitude. I'm not sure how people look at him like a some bowling spokesman or ambassador to the sport.. Looks like it has rubbed off on his son as well just watch his mannerisms... Watching Barnes blow every match is very entertaining 😂
One on hand, there is no question that Chris has had spells of performing poorly on TV, on the other, the guy has still won 19 titles, so its really not fair to call him a "choker" by any sense. The fact that he has two parts to that is a testament to the insane number of shows he has made. We just can't pretend he isn't one of the all time greats.
As 43 year old who grew up with Chris Barnes making nearly every show and being the top seed in almost every tournament, he's obviously overlooked as a goat in the sport due to his seemingly substandard results. The guy is obviously a generational talent and an all timer regardless of his TV record. The man led the field in practically every tournament he bowled in. That not only counts for something, it puts him securely in the GOAT conversation! Edit: typical autocorrect spelling and punctuation errors.
Guy is an excellent commentator as well, which shows a good look into his bowling knowledge. A few fractions of an inch here and there and he easily has 30+ titles and several more majors.
Basically remove that Columbia 300 logo from a shirt and replace it with SPI and you would have had a totally different kind of result for his titles and and in terms of his carry. This is exactly why I dumped Columbia 300 equipment, because it never carried a 10-pin for me when it mattered - - and that's when I threw the shot well - - and was always exceptionally over/under. Columbia 300 today is still a seriously underachieving line in the B7 lineup of products today, so that by itself speaks volumes. Most of the really good stuff comes from hammer, radical, and then from brunswick.
How is the 2001 Long Island open not on this list. Arena final championship match from Mohegan sun. Barnes as #1 seed vs hometown favorite Tommy Delutz jr. Tommy leaves a pocket 7-10 first shot in tenth on a great shot. Barnes needed to fill 20 in 10th. Made two horrible shots through face first shot only leaving 10 pin. Then on fill gasses it leaving 2-4-5 to lose game. Always loved Tommy’s game, style. Plus was lucky enough to know him and call him a friend when I was bowling pba events. Classy, great guy.
EJ tackett used to be kinda of a choker too but hes been balling these past few years.. would you say Marshall Holman was a choker too? some say he shouldve had a lot more titles too. easily shouldve surpassed 30 titles
Not sure how I stumbled upon this worst 5 series, but I love it. Nice work! I have to imagine Weber's on the list already...I mean, he has some TV GOOOOOLD in the Outburst category lol. Keep up the great work!
Chris Barnes is still one of the best bowlers in the world.Some people would love to have the opportunities he had he bowled well to be in that position
You should do Marshall Holman worst mistakes ever. Then do Randy Pedersen, I’ll have my popcorn with me if Marshall gets 2 gutters & a standing 8 pin for Randy. Super cheers.
I feel another event that I can’t remember the name of where Barnes had the ball in hand and threw a shot through the face to lose to Marshall Kent could’ve made this list as well especially since he climbed that stepladder and he managed to lose to what is considered to be another player who chokes a lot
I'll go for some low hanging fruit - top 5 Marshall Kent chokes?
Kent is a worse version of Chris Barnes
Only difference is Marshall is a great guy.
Most of Kents misadventures were when he was quite new to the tour. Barnes...not so much.
@@topthrilldragster20 Cant argue with that.
Barnz is a Beast. I remember Chris Barnes bowling as an Amateur against Mark Roth ( 🙏) Marshall Holman, and Lisa Wagner on Television. I also Remember Chris Bowling in those Mega Tournaments as an Amateur.
He shot a 116 game in the PBA50 2023 bud moore championship finals
Honorable mentions for Barnes:
1999 Tournament of Champions - missed an 8 pin to lose by a mark in the title match
2000 PBA National - acted like a child and ruthlessly berated Dale Traber on national tv for no reason
I just re-watched that 2000 national championship and didn't notice Chris "ruthlessly berating" Dale. I heard him say "it's not over yet" and "still have to show up". What else did Chris do?
In the very first frame he’s already making snide remarks at the guy “I guess it’s unrealistic to get 3 revs”.
There’s also Stu Williams’ first ever telecast where Barnes was the commentator and spent the whole show saying how much he hated Stu’s swing and short follow through. Now they’re podcast partners.
Sean rash for sure. The amount of titles he’s choked or lost is insane.
I’d love to see Jason Belmonte. I just need to know he’s actually capable of making mistakes.
I'm sure he's going to be thrilled to see this
Low lights of Joe Ciccone
He has had a lot of great achievements but also a lot of really poor shots. Overall, with his talent, he underachieved. Still a hall of fame career w/o a doubt. To me he is similar to Marshall Holman who had some of the same issues and also underachieved his awesome talent. Of course Marshall is a nicer guy so I always felt bad for him - never for Barnes.
He should jus remind himself that it is just like when he is bowling alone with no one watching. Because given the ratings, that is the case.
The 5-7-10 he left at the Weber Cup in 2004 tho.
Well I guess that doesn't really count I suppose.
I saw Jesper leave a 5-7-10 on a fill ball. I would have never imagined him leaving one!
You should do these 3 bowlers top 5 and worst 5
1. Norm Duke
2. Marshall Holman
3. Pete Weber
All good choices! I will do all 3 of these soon :)
Holmans double gutter was gold!!
Top 5 worst PDW moments
Please do Mika Koivuniemi
Will do!
@@therightlanebowling He only had the one really bad one when he whiffed a ten pin to win. How about Del Ballards choke? Yikes!!
Not to be arguementitive,but Earl Anthony is/was the best bowler ever.
I can’t take any sympathy for Barnes seriously. Someone who won $200,000 on a crossover strike in an event where second place paid $0 does not get to complain about bad breaks.
Which tournament was that?
@@BornIn1500 the first ever Motel 6 Roll to Riches
Lmao fair enough
Understandable, but to play Devils advocate, his previous shot, also to win, was gorgeous and rang a 10 pin.
Yep! Zero room to complain. All bowlers get robbed. He's not special.
Barnes has always had a chip on his shoulder and a shitty attitude. I'm not sure how people look at him like a some bowling spokesman or ambassador to the sport.. Looks like it has rubbed off on his son as well just watch his mannerisms...
Watching Barnes blow every match is very entertaining 😂
I couldn’t agree with you more! His son acts the same way as his cry baby dad. It’s like watching two handed chris Barnes 🤮
I agree! His son has the same arrogant chip on his shoulder as Dad. Deo Benard is the future of bowling,not Ryan.
Oof.
One on hand, there is no question that Chris has had spells of performing poorly on TV, on the other, the guy has still won 19 titles, so its really not fair to call him a "choker" by any sense.
The fact that he has two parts to that is a testament to the insane number of shows he has made. We just can't pretend he isn't one of the all time greats.
I will go ahead and pick the low hanging fruit... how about a top 5 worst Randy Peterson moments?
Missing the 5 pin on TV is number one hands down!
My favorite “LOOK OUT RANDY!!!”
That's coming very soon!
Pederson was more bad breaks,than chokes.
Being on TV is very nerve wracking! Totally different for all these guys!
Dick Allen was really letting him have it 😂
As 43 year old who grew up with Chris Barnes making nearly every show and being the top seed in almost every tournament, he's obviously overlooked as a goat in the sport due to his seemingly substandard results. The guy is obviously a generational talent and an all timer regardless of his TV record. The man led the field in practically every tournament he bowled in. That not only counts for something, it puts him securely in the GOAT conversation!
Edit: typical autocorrect spelling and punctuation errors.
Guy is an excellent commentator as well, which shows a good look into his bowling knowledge. A few fractions of an inch here and there and he easily has 30+ titles and several more majors.
Funny thing is...look at Roth's numbers. They werent much better on TV
Barnes is an easy one for this topic
Basically remove that Columbia 300 logo from a shirt and replace it with SPI and you would have had a totally different kind of result for his titles and and in terms of his carry. This is exactly why I dumped Columbia 300 equipment, because it never carried a 10-pin for me when it mattered - - and that's when I threw the shot well - - and was always exceptionally over/under. Columbia 300 today is still a seriously underachieving line in the B7 lineup of products today, so that by itself speaks volumes. Most of the really good stuff comes from hammer, radical, and then from brunswick.
I loved the Zones by Brunswick. I don't have much revs on my Ball and the Zone gave me some hook in the backend!!!
How is the 2001 Long Island open not on this list. Arena final championship match from Mohegan sun. Barnes as #1 seed vs hometown favorite Tommy Delutz jr. Tommy leaves a pocket 7-10 first shot in tenth on a great shot. Barnes needed to fill 20 in 10th. Made two horrible shots through face first shot only leaving 10 pin. Then on fill gasses it leaving 2-4-5 to lose game. Always loved Tommy’s game, style. Plus was lucky enough to know him and call him a friend when I was bowling pba events. Classy, great guy.
EJ tackett used to be kinda of a choker too but hes been balling these past few years..
would you say Marshall Holman was a choker too? some say he shouldve had a lot more titles too. easily shouldve surpassed 30 titles
Would love to see a worst 5 for Sean Rash… it would bring great joy to so many people.
Uggghhh! Rash give people a Rash with his whining.
Not sure how I stumbled upon this worst 5 series, but I love it. Nice work! I have to imagine Weber's on the list already...I mean, he has some TV GOOOOOLD in the Outburst category lol.
Keep up the great work!
Thank you! And Weber is definitely coming soon :)
Chris Barnes is still one of the best bowlers in the world.Some people would love to have the opportunities he had he bowled well to be in that position
Greatest bowler who was snakebites.
You should do Marshall Holman worst mistakes ever. Then do Randy Pedersen, I’ll have my popcorn with me if Marshall gets 2 gutters & a standing 8 pin for Randy. Super cheers.
Randy is coming very soon and I'll definitely do Holman too.
Ej is getting close to that 12 TV record
I think Mika would be a good one
Good vid mate , keep up the good work
I feel another event that I can’t remember the name of where Barnes had the ball in hand and threw a shot through the face to lose to Marshall Kent could’ve made this list as well especially since he climbed that stepladder and he managed to lose to what is considered to be another player who chokes a lot
2017 Oklahoma Open? That one really wasn't his fault. There was a fan that couldn't sit still and should have been moved.
PDW
Great video man! Can’t wait for more 😁
Thank you, much appreciated!