Louisville, Kentucky’s Matt Ogle lately picked up his first PBA singles title when he defeated Sam Cooley to safe the PBA Shark Championship on April 19, 2023. His path to the PBA Tour was fairly an journey, with loads of adversity alongside the way in which.

Previous to his victory, we have been lucky sufficient to meet up with him to talk about matters starting from his days as a youth bowler, his transition from one-handed to two-handed approach, and a few of the greatest recommendation he’s ever obtained.

(Please word that our questions seem in daring italics, and Matt’s solutions seem in normal typeface.)

Who was the coach, or coaches, that helped information you alongside your path?

My coaches through the years have been a mix of lots of people. I took the data from everybody and mixed it to make one type. My foremost coaches have been Roy Kellow, Mike Wolfe, and Tony Lambert.

What’s the greatest recommendation you will have obtained, and who did it come from?

The perfect recommendation I obtained was to bowl in opposition to the pins, not my opponent, and that I’ve no pals after I’m in competitors. Mr. Kellow at all times stated if I can beat the pins, then I’ll beat my opponent, and we might be pals off the lanes.

On the flip aspect, what’s the greatest recommendation you will have given another person?

I give the identical recommendation after I coach or am concerned in a clinic, and that’s to observe with a objective. By that, I imply once you go observe, don’t at all times go to throw strikes. Observe bowling everywhere in the lane, …