Step ladder finals Walter Ray Williams Jr with Deo Benard at PBA/PBA50 in Houston TX on 12-17-23 

Wins in the 80's 1986 True Value Open, Peoria, Ill. 1986 Fair Lanes Open, Baltimore, Md. 1986 Hammer Open, Edmond, Okla. 1987 Miller Lite Classic, Miami, Fla. 1987 Hammer Open, Edmond, Okla. Now he often bowls with a plastic Smily ball. In fact, he shot a 300 a few weeks ago with it. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-c1-8SDoOhm0.htmlsi=xMRvPn5THNO5mgGq

He was POTY on the PBA Tour 6 years before resin even came out on tour....

That was a great top 3. I kind of expected all those names to be in the final.

It's just you!

@@sawnose4775 😂. I swear he gets more revs than he used to anyway.

Both him and Hess seem to get better with age.

@XenoGuru Agreed. Tommy still out there throwing a high quality orb.

They both throw it very well compared to seniors. Compared to the touring players, well they are very good.

Pete still throws it well. He just won a PBA50 regional a few weeks ago

Pete McCordic threw the first televised 300 that I ever saw. I remember being a young kid at the time and being on the edge of my seat the whole time. I remember he was visibly shaking in the 10th frame, as would just about anybody when a live crowd is watching you. He pushed through the nerves and finished it out though.

Thank you, it is nice that you enjoy bowling. If I owned a bowling center, which I don't, I would set up a frequent practice deal for those who would like to bowl a lot.

@@walterraywilliamsjr3964 Je suis d'accord avec vous. Moi aussi si je possédais un bowling ce serait pour former les jeunes. Nous en France ce n'est pas le cas. Il y avait un bowling ou l'on pouvait se mettre sur réserve practice et c'est grâce à ce moyen que j'ai pu m'entrainer à fermer mes spares et splits. comme 5-10. Maintenant ils ont changé le système informatique et on ne peut plus s'entrainer sur les quilles seules , comme ma pas copine la 10. Avant l'épidémie nous étions 15 000 licenciés......maintenant 8 000 environs et beaucoup de seniors +. En plus c'est cher , nous on dépense 500 € par mois , et nous faut faire 80 kms aller retour pour aller au bowling . Ce que nous faisons 3 fois par semaine à raison de 4h d'entrainement à chaque fois. Vous voyez on est accroc ...( sourire ) Notre rêve aurait été d'aller aux États Unis jouer dans un de vos beaux bowlings. J'ai regardé toutes vos vidéos et aussi vos matchs ainsi que ceux de Chris Barnes. Sans vous je ne saurais toujours pas jouer. Bonne fin d'année Mr Williams , meilleurs voeux pour la future année et merci pour vos leçons.

Maybe if Jason had one arm tied behind his back! I would need a bit of handicap.

You are one the greatest ever and set records that will never be broken. My money is on you one on one against Jason anytime. Glad to see you still out there. 😊😊

"Decorated", meaning Walter Ray has won a lot of awards. "decorative" would mean that he likes to paint flowers on his balls, or sew butterflies on his shirt, lol

A resemblance for sure. Not sure Chris agrees with Kent's beliefs, though.

Damn that's crazy they look like twins.... Momma's baby Papa's maybe😂😂😂😂

Yes he is.

I try to tell people, Deo is the most talented young bowler in the sport right now. The hype is on Ryan Barnes but I think even he would admit how freaking good Deo is. Kid has 7 titles already. He’s a beast

He's still due a growing spurt...watch out when he gets even stronger!@@CurtisL8.3066

After the 2024 Cheetah champinoship....I rest my case. Great job,Deo!

I see a lot of bowlers do it. But I’m not one

I don't wipe my ball off very often. I think it is ironic that bowlers wipe their ball off and complain about the lack of oil. Shot to shot I don't see much of a difference wiping my ball off. But I will do it sometimes on lots of oil and when I bowl 2 handed so my left hand doesn't slip.

@walterraywilliamsjr3964 I'll use it as a tool and take the oil off if I want lees length and leave it on if I want more. It doesn't make a massive difference, but maybe enough to get the shape just right.

Who cares? Enjoy the bowlers, people.

Most do it as part of their routine..... Marshall Holman was the worse I've seen for doing this and we all know how good he was

Most right handers throw the ball to the right, maybe they like to see where their ball is going

no I mean off to the right...like down the paddock...in to space...lol@@walterraywilliamsjr3964

@@walterraywilliamsjr3964😂😂

I guess they should go back to wooden balls with no holes so you had to palm the ball, but those darn improvements.

​@@walterraywilliamsjr3964Great comment! I bet this guy is not using rubber either.

Get used to it. It isn't going anywhere. All sports evolve....