Truly, one of the coolest parts of the tour is the PBA truck. For those of you who have never heard of this, the PBA truck is an asset for a bowler that is unique to the tour. Just outside of the bowling center sit two semi truck trailers. They are parked six inches from one another and join together in the middle. These trucks are incredible. They have a tile ceiling, carpet, and central air conditioning!
The first truck houses an incredible mobile pro shop with two mill machines ready to drill hundreds of balls in a week. Also in that trailer is a player locker room that transports equipment between tour stops. Trailer number two houses more bowling balls than you have ever seen in your life! This is a full sized trailer and it is floor to ceiling with bowling balls!
One of my first tasks when I get to a tour stop is stock the truck with the new equipment and to replenish depleted supplies. Motiv has 60-70 spots on the truck and 10 balls in our product line. It’s my job to decide what needs to get on the truck and what doesn’t. Honestly, it’s very difficult to decide. I have to predict the future and try to know what balls will be good each week and which ones will not. Otherwise, there are wasted spaces on the shelves.
Once the truck is stocked and the pro shop is ready to go, we start laying out balls. During the World Series of Bowling there were over 500 bowling balls drilled during the first five days of competition! Already this week I have laid out 4 balls for exempt players and they haven’t even had a practice session yet.
This week the lanes are going to be moderately difficult with some hold in the middle of the lane, but not much hook on the gutter or if you miss right. As a result, I expect to lay out a lot of high performance equipment. There will be a lot of SR2’s, Primals, and Cruels going off the truck this week.
Please feel free to ask me any questions you have and I will do my best to answer.
P.S. I will try to remember to snap some photos of the truck tomorrow to post!
2 comments:
Sounds like you are having a good time. Can't wait for MOTIV to make the show
Hi Brett!
Pics of the truck would be cool!
I see you are in the hunt for the top 50; how have the lanes played so far? Do you ever get 'star-struck' seeing all of these talented bowlers in one place at one time?
How hard is it for you to balance the duties of the tour rep with competing in the tournament? Do you have any helpers?
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