what sport has the smallest "pro" vs. "whoever" specialization gap.

you are probably talking about guys like johnathan wiley who is a bad ass at hustling people. for bowling it's simply not worth it to try to go on tour since the reward isn't that great for the hassle of all the travel and practice time.

not trying to argue with u but i certainly couldn't name 5 guys from each house because there just aren't that many. there may be 5 guys in houston who are good enough to bowl on tour but don't, but certainly not 5 guys in each house. i've bowled against some of the better guys on the pro tour and i bowled against guys like dj archer and nathan bohr in college. both were a hell of a lot better than me and were some of the best college bowlers, but they certainly are not dominating on tour.

finally, i can't bowl anymore since i have a bone spur on my elbow after cracked a bone in there. i had surgery on it once to remove a bone chip and then this spur formed. so i need surgery on it again. i've thought about going lefty since i'm left handed, but right-armed, but i've just haven't had the money to do all that practicing again. i do miss bowling though.