Above 180.com Bowling Podcast Tim Burg, Shawn Ryan

This week we catch up Matt Gasn to discuss his time bowling at Robert Morris University. Gasn talks about his time bowling in college and his teams' mindset. We also discuss this USBC OC with Matt and how his team approaches the event.

This week we catch up with University of St. Francis Bowling Coach Tony Talley. Talley talks about how his team is preparing for the USBC Intercollegiate Team National Championships next weekend. Talley also shares his new recruiting philosophy and talks about the bowlers he is looking to bring into his program.

This week I chat with two-time USBC Eagle winner Mike Shady with the USBC Open Championships set to begin this week in Las Vegas. We discuss the mental side of bowling the yearly event and if anything should change mentally due to some of the tournament changes. Shady also shares his opinion on any possible changes bowlers might see this year regarding the oil pattern and if less lane play means bowlers can get away with bringing less equipment.

This week we catch up the University of Nebraska Head Coach Paul Klempa. Klempa joins us to discuss his teams recent NCAA win and how his team fought threw adversity to win. We discuss how he and new Assistant Coach Shannon Pluhowsky instantly clicked.

This week we catch up with Chris Via. Chris recently won the U.S. Open and bowled in college at Notre Dame College. Chris opens up about his major win and why the Fast Pitch was his ball of choice on TV. We also talk about his time bowling in college and how his mental game has evolved through the years.

This week we discuss some of big college bowling tournaments leading up to the ITC's next month. We spend time discussing Steve's trip to Reno for the USBC Masters. Steve shares his tournament experience and overall experience of Reno.