I agree... it's like watching the old guard pass it down to you guys. I also love how much you guys respect the past PBA tour players/champions. Keeps the sport alive!
Hromek is a great guy! He's one of the few that put up with me in the early 90's. He was always nice to me when he didn't have to be. Him and Steelsmith were just different. I'd add Dan Dyck and Kloempken to that list. Miss being around those guys, they just made you feel like you belonged, when you didn't!
@@flippperboy you are correct, pretty sure I lost to all those guys on tv except monacelli. Never hit him on tv. Walter duke and Voss kicked everyone’s butt back then.
@@TheHouseBowlingI made the right decision for me to get away from the tour and traveling. I got to coach my boys in their sports, bowling and basketball respectively. I got to coach my son jerod in high school and had a front row seat to watch him win the state championship twice as an individual. I also got to coach my other son Matt in basketball, that kid can shoot the ball! I wouldn’t trade anything for those memories! I don’t know if I could have gotten to 10 titles to qualify, it’s hard to win out there. This is gonna be your year packy!!
It’s good to see Justin Hromek out there bowling. Anytime I hear his name I think about the old Brunswick Zone commercial with him throwing the Amber Zone, it showed it coming off his hand with some serious revs. Good stuff guys!
How about The Brunswick Circuit Pro Bowling Video Game. It had Justin and many other Brunswick Staff members. I had it for my computer and it was pretty cool game
François is one of those pros I've gotten to bowl next to at tournaments post-US Open Championship, and he was still very humble and nice to those of us who weren't truly at his level. He's a class act. Now we need the two of them vs the Tyler Gromlovits of Webber Intl. Bring on my lil bro!
That was awesome seeing Justin rolling the rock. Still throwing wood with that high tilt roll and acute pocket entry angle, Loved watching him on TV. I think he caught one of the worst breaks in bowling at Masters qualifying for top 64. May have been in Reno at the stadium. He flushed one in the tenth which would have put him in the cut and one of the pins laying on the deck stood back up. It was awhile back, so not sure my memory is accurate on place and tourney.
Yep! It was in the winners bracket against Mika K. The ten pin slid to the 9 pin spot and hit the ball as it went off the lane and just froze it in its place. Easily the worst break I’ve ever had, I’ve still never seen anything quite like that hit
Great match! Please more content like these, just a straight vanilla match. Challenges are fun but normal matches are unmatched. Maybe just on a more unusual pattern like Badger or stuff like that, but keep the vanilla matches.
Man. This was a fun video. I rolled my first 300 with a gold rhino at wantagh lanes in 1994. This brought back some real good memories. Thanks so much.
Cool challenge. Cool match. Justin Hromek still got it after all this time and Frankie is just crazy accurate. I started bowling back in like 97-98 and I remember seeing that Gold rhino at Olympia Lanes in Hammond, IN. That brought me back. Keep up the great content!
Would love to see guys like Parker Bohn come back and recreate the US Open Finals from 1994, maybe even get them to use legacy balls for the challenge with Justin!
Great seeing Justin! One of the more approachable guys on tour. I talked to him at the ‘94 Lexington Open, and he signed a pin for my daughter. I felt bad for him when he threw the double gutter; I seem to remember he also wasn’t feeling well on that show. Great match!
I really enjoyed the video. Nice to see that Justin still has game. Frankie is a class guy and does have a good sense of humor from what I can see, although I'm sure not everyone gets him. More videos like this please.
@@ripvanrevsyes we did. I would have killed for google maps on my phone when we were trying to navigate through New Jersey and the Bronx back in the day. These kids have it easy now. Lol
Great video Packy, more like this. You've done a great job this year putting out vids - Fun, informative and entertaining. I know you wanted to hit the 100k subscriber mark this year. You deserve that and more, sorry it didn't quite pan out. All the best to you and all the other house team. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year to all members of the house and their families. Best of luck to all of you for the coming 2023 PBA season.
Cool video! Justin is definitely one of the guys I remember watching as a 10 yr old kid. Lots of stiff competition back then with Walter Ray, Voss, Duke and me being a lefty can't forget Parker Bohn lll.
I loved when Duke made a TV show, he had such a quirky style that was fun to watch. I'd have to say my favorite though was Doug Kent just because my approach and release was pretty much identical to his
Justin hromek is a very humble guy, great bowler use to love watching him as a kid and he still throws the ball amazing! It was interesting to hear him talk about how the pros back then shot spares better but todays group is more versatile. I’d like to hear him talk about the patterns back then compared to now on your next video please!
I would love to see them play the same low-score game you did with Frankie in a challenge a while back. The one where you were both trying to pick corner pins. He said the old guy's spare game was better. Let's see it.
This was really cool and the way you did it was even better..not trying to talk in between just let them do their thing and I thought that was cool. Happy new year all 👍
That was awesome to watch. True class acts, gentlemen, enjoying the game. Great storytelling, memories, and bowling. I remember watching all three of the aforementioned title games. Definitely loved this one, thanks to Packy for birthing this idea. Props to the toys-4-tots donation too. #ClassActs #USOpenWinners 👍🎳🙌👏
@@justinhromek73 I feel this. Back in my college days when I was practicing 4-5 days a week, I was truly at the top of my game. Now, working 60 plus hours a week at my family’s bowling center/pro shop, I don’t have the time I used to to get on the lanes and stay sharp
Packy, this is a great idea for content. It is a chance for nostalgia but at the same time it presents an opportunity to get knowledge and wisdom from bowlers of different generations. I also hope you feature more women and gender-diverse bowlers in future content. Subbie from the Philippines here!
Between 2 US open Champs, that was a lot of strikes. Both bowled well. Any game 250 plus is usually a winning score. Glad to see Justin still involved with bowling and he hasn't lost his skill to strike. Maybe next video have them do a rematch on a us open oil pattern to see who is the official us open champion.
How about 14-15 year old Ben Pettit from New Zealand against Jason Belmonte from Australia ? That kid could quite possibly make the cuts for most USBA and PBA pro tournaments.
Suggestion: Mystery oil pattern rematch = highest score of 3 games is winner, two lanes that have different oil patterns and there not told what the oil patterns are on each lane. Different oil pattern for each lane, maybe Bear for one lane and Wolf for the other lane.
Hey Packy, how about a tournament where all bowlers must use the same hard rubber black bowling balls that many of us as kids grew up using like Brunswick Black Beauty etc etc. wouldn’t that be a better test of skill and make it like a stock car race in that all the balls are basically equal as far as gripping the lanes. What do you think❓
I think this generation compared to mine values striking more than spare shooting. The only balls available when I started on tour were plastics and urethane. We shot more spares. Lol
@@justinhromek73 absolutely, you and Rick were shot makers! I met you guys in the 90's at all star bowl in indy, I believe you were dating the daughter of the woman that managed the snack bar
I remember bowling in a pro-am tournament when Justin was one of the pros bowling with us. He was great interacting with us amateurs in contrast to few of the other pros that seemed not so pleased bowling with us. Will not say their names! Did not Justin have shoulder injury problems that caused him issues? Maybe that is issue that limited his wins on tour.
Thank you! Yeah i liked bowling the pro ams and meeting people. The shoulder injury was my roommate Rick Steelsmith. I quit in 2004, my boys were 2 and 6 and it was getting hard to be gone for weeks at a time
@@justinhromek73 Sorry for the poor memory of mine! Love both your game and Rick Steelsmith's game. No need to reply but the bygone era of the PBA tour was special.
Would love to see more videos like this with old pros against current pros.
They are fun ones for sure!
I agree... it's like watching the old guard pass it down to you guys. I also love how much you guys respect the past PBA tour players/champions. Keeps the sport alive!
"i had to mapquest it"
Frankies dry humor is underrated, you'd never know how much of a character he is from how he acts on tv. good stuff.
It's a French Canadian thing
Duke just smoking people from a wheelchair.
Hromek is a great guy! He's one of the few that put up with me in the early 90's. He was always nice to me when he didn't have to be. Him and Steelsmith were just different. I'd add Dan Dyck and Kloempken to that list. Miss being around those guys, they just made you feel like you belonged, when you didn't!
Francois is one of my favorite bowlers. His form just makes bowling look effortless it's amazing to watch
Smooth like butter like Prather
Justin lost by his own "commercial break"
"You did it to yourself" 😄
Liked the relaxed competitiveness and the back and forth between the two.
To win an open is pretty much every bowlers dream! Haven't seen Justin in a very very long time. Such talent. Great video!
Thanks! Frankie is as tough as they get in a one game match
Nice video. The ongoing conversations with the two pro's was superb . Packey staying pretty much out of the limelight was straight up professional.
To this day I am amazed Justin Hromek only ever won 3 titles. Great guy.
Thank you, I appreciate that!
Duke, Walter Ray, Amleto, Voss. That is probably why he won only 3. I thought he was awesome when I watched him though.
@@flippperboy you are correct, pretty sure I lost to all those guys on tv except monacelli. Never hit him on tv. Walter duke and Voss kicked everyone’s butt back then.
@@justinhromek73 If you stayed out there longer you would be a hall of famer no doubt...
@@TheHouseBowlingI made the right decision for me to get away from the tour and traveling. I got to coach my boys in their sports, bowling and basketball respectively. I got to coach my son jerod in high school and had a front row seat to watch him win the state championship twice as an individual. I also got to coach my other son Matt in basketball, that kid can shoot the ball! I wouldn’t trade anything for those memories! I don’t know if I could have gotten to 10 titles to qualify, it’s hard to win out there. This is gonna be your year packy!!
It’s good to see Justin Hromek out there bowling. Anytime I hear his name I think about the old Brunswick Zone commercial with him throwing the Amber Zone, it showed it coming off his hand with some serious revs. Good stuff guys!
How about The Brunswick Circuit Pro Bowling Video Game. It had Justin and many other Brunswick Staff members. I had it for my computer and it was pretty cool game
François is one of those pros I've gotten to bowl next to at tournaments post-US Open Championship, and he was still very humble and nice to those of us who weren't truly at his level. He's a class act. Now we need the two of them vs the Tyler Gromlovits of Webber Intl. Bring on my lil bro!
Lavoie just has such an amazing release.
Great idea to have head to head match ups with older and newer major winners! Very enjoyable to watch!
Great video Packy! 2 fantastic people, and great bowling!
That was awesome seeing Justin rolling the rock. Still throwing wood with that high tilt roll and acute pocket entry angle, Loved watching him on TV. I think he caught one of the worst breaks in bowling at Masters qualifying for top 64. May have been in Reno at the stadium. He flushed one in the tenth which would have put him in the cut and one of the pins laying on the deck stood back up. It was awhile back, so not sure my memory is accurate on place and tourney.
Yep! It was in the winners bracket against Mika K. The ten pin slid to the 9 pin spot and hit the ball as it went off the lane and just froze it in its place. Easily the worst break I’ve ever had, I’ve still never seen anything quite like that hit
"Frankie Love" looks to be in good form. This was fun!
Great match! Please more content like these, just a straight vanilla match. Challenges are fun but normal matches are unmatched. Maybe just on a more unusual pattern like Badger or stuff like that, but keep the vanilla matches.
great video. Justin is such a nice guy. im happy to see him in one of your videos. you should do more of these challenges!
I appreciate that!
Oh I remember being in middle school and everyone throwing the Old Rhino's. I still have a Dusk Blue Rhino.
Man. This was a fun video. I rolled my first 300 with a gold rhino at wantagh lanes in 1994. This brought back some real good memories. Thanks so much.
Cool challenge. Cool match. Justin Hromek still got it after all this time and Frankie is just crazy accurate. I started bowling back in like 97-98 and I remember seeing that Gold rhino at Olympia Lanes in Hammond, IN. That brought me back. Keep up the great content!
Justin still throws it great!
Thanks!
Great stuff guys. Justin still strokin' it nice.
Thanks!
I remember watching Justin on TV during the 1990s! Thanks for posting another entertaining video!
Justin Hromek was on Brunswick Circuit Pro Bowling. I had it on my computer.
Would love to see more of these challenges with current pros and previous winners of titles
Next: Doubles challenge of the US Open Champs vs. their 2nd place finishers. See if you can pull that one off...
Bowl talk with Justin! And maybe a “Q&A” at the end
I’m down for that!
Would love to see guys like Parker Bohn come back and recreate the US Open Finals from 1994, maybe even get them to use legacy balls for the challenge with Justin!
That would be fun!
This would be an absolute blast!
Great seeing Justin! One of the more approachable guys on tour. I talked to him at the ‘94 Lexington Open, and he signed a pin for my daughter. I felt bad for him when he threw the double gutter; I seem to remember he also wasn’t feeling well on that show. Great match!
I really enjoyed the video. Nice to see that Justin still has game. Frankie is a class guy and does have a good sense of humor from what I can see, although I'm sure not everyone gets him. More videos like this please.
Francois might be the most consistent pro right now. Dude never misses the pocket
Love the gentleman like banter
What a great video! I truly liked seeing bowlers from the previous era and the current!
I think this is the most I’ve heard Frankie talk
Frankie throwing the last bit of shade with the Mapquest comment. 😂
We used paper maps in 1994.
@@ripvanrevsyes we did. I would have killed for google maps on my phone when we were trying to navigate through New Jersey and the Bronx back in the day. These kids have it easy now. Lol
Great video Packy, more like this. You've done a great job this year putting out vids - Fun, informative and entertaining. I know you wanted to hit the 100k subscriber mark this year. You deserve that and more, sorry it didn't quite pan out. All the best to you and all the other house team. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year to all members of the house and their families. Best of luck to all of you for the coming 2023 PBA season.
Still running a giveaway! At 90k :)
Cool video! Justin is definitely one of the guys I remember watching as a 10 yr old kid. Lots of stiff competition back then with Walter Ray, Voss, Duke and me being a lefty can't forget Parker Bohn lll.
I loved when Duke made a TV show, he had such a quirky style that was fun to watch. I'd have to say my favorite though was Doug Kent just because my approach and release was pretty much identical to his
Thanks guys, that was fun to watch!
It was a blast to make
Love the low key smack talk!
Same love it!! 😘❤️❤️
Justin hromek is a very humble guy, great bowler use to love watching him as a kid and he still throws the ball amazing! It was interesting to hear him talk about how the pros back then shot spares better but todays group is more versatile. I’d like to hear him talk about the patterns back then compared to now on your next video please!
Old bowling balls vs new bowling balls would be an awesome video
LaVoie has such finesse & accuracy!
Call me old if you want but, It`s great to see 2 guys that bowl the correct way!!! No 2 handed shots here!!
Fantastic event Have another
I would love to see them play the same low-score game you did with Frankie in a challenge a while back. The one where you were both trying to pick corner pins.
He said the old guy's spare game was better. Let's see it.
These guys are in their 20’s, I’m heading towards 60…lol I would need to practice
This is actually great content. Keep up to good work.
Loved making the video!!
Good stuff, how about those 2 vs packy and a pba player of his choosing for charity. Let's go!
This was an extremely enjoyable game to watch.
This was really cool and the way you did it was even better..not trying to talk in between just let them do their thing and I thought that was cool. Happy new year all 👍
Finally I got in a video as a background character 😂😂
Justin Hromek was one of my fav bowlers growing up. Still in great shape too.
Thanks, I try. I have a few aches and pains like most people but I can’t complain
We need Packy vs Mike Aulby at the US Open in Indy next
I am only 20, and I have an og Gold Rhino. I shot a 781 with it, had front 8 2 games out of 3
My favorite ball of all time!
This was a fun video. Now I’m going to have to go look up the 94 us open to see Justin
I would like to see a accuracy challenge.
My boy Frankie looks like a Bitmoji at the beginning of the video 😭
I’m also a two-handed lefty bowler. So far I have an average around 150-160. And I was wondering if you could give me any advice to help me improve.
That was awesome to watch. True class acts, gentlemen, enjoying the game. Great storytelling, memories, and bowling. I remember watching all three of the aforementioned title games. Definitely loved this one, thanks to Packy for birthing this idea. Props to the toys-4-tots donation too. #ClassActs #USOpenWinners 👍🎳🙌👏
I wanna see francois vs Parker Bohn!! Or you vs Parker... would be an awsome match
Another banger as usual
You should come down to Jensen Beach, Florida, so you can do this with Nelson Burton Jr.
Man, Hromek still throws one hell of a ball
Thanks, I appreciate that. I can still do it, just not as sharp as when I was putting the work in on my game.
@@justinhromek73 I feel this. Back in my college days when I was practicing 4-5 days a week, I was truly at the top of my game. Now, working 60 plus hours a week at my family’s bowling center/pro shop, I don’t have the time I used to to get on the lanes and stay sharp
@@thetrain3302 same here. Life gets in the way some times
Wow Justin keeping in tip top physical shape. That’s fantastic
This was great. Loved it.
Packy, this is a great idea for content. It is a chance for nostalgia but at the same time it presents an opportunity to get knowledge and wisdom from bowlers of different generations. I also hope you feature more women and gender-diverse bowlers in future content. Subbie from the Philippines here!
Crossed with Justin in Peoria on tour back in the day, I think he made the show that week. Super nice guy!!!
I loved Peoria, one of my favorite places to bowl.
I'd love to see a repeat of a low-score contest between these two.
Frankie looks like he's hitting it a little harder
Omg I remember the double gutter!!! I totally forgot about that!
I still laugh about it. And cry…. LOL They forced us to play boards 1.2.3 at 45 feet to have the best chance of striking
Between 2 US open Champs, that was a lot of strikes. Both bowled well. Any game 250 plus is usually a winning score. Glad to see Justin still involved with bowling and he hasn't lost his skill to strike. Maybe next video have them do a rematch on a us open oil pattern to see who is the official us open champion.
I better start practicing. Lol I don’t bowl on anything hard anymore
The way Frankie looks up to you at the end lmao what is he 5”2
lol, this was cool , 2 great players there havin some fun, for not playing much Justin still throws it great!
Thank you! Just not as sharp as the old days
I still have my gold rhino pro drilled gripline with the mill hole lol
Mr. Hromek still throws it good!
Thank you, I appreciate that!
@@justinhromek73 yessir! Still looking a little like 1995 minus a Quantum or Danger Zone in your hand! Lol.
That was a fun time to be a bowler back then!
Loved it thanks for posting
Packy, any chance of finding out what jersey Justin is wearing? And where to get one? Really cool.
Great vid by the way!
10:24 MESSENGER for Justin Hromek!
How about 14-15 year old Ben Pettit from New Zealand against Jason Belmonte from Australia ? That kid could quite possibly make the cuts for most USBA and PBA pro tournaments.
Suggestion: Mystery oil pattern rematch = highest score of 3 games is winner, two lanes that have different oil patterns and there not told what the oil patterns are on each lane. Different oil pattern for each lane, maybe Bear for one lane and Wolf for the other lane.
Hey Packy, how about a tournament where all bowlers must use the same hard rubber black bowling balls that many of us as kids grew up using like Brunswick Black Beauty etc etc. wouldn’t that be a better test of skill and make it like a stock car race in that all the balls are basically equal as far as gripping the lanes. What do you think❓
@JRO..I wonder if we still have the combined totals record for a match at the Masters?
I don’t know but I bet we are 3 for sure! We threw a crap load of strikes
Great fun!
Justin Hromek should have won over 10 titles and be in the PBA Hall of Fame
I lost a few I could have won, it was hard to win back then. I loved bowling on tour, I appreciate the kind words.
I would like to see this challenge: amateur plays nine-pin no tap and professional plays regular.
Great match!
What camera are you using Packy??
what pattern did they bowl on
i felt that on
6:05
Cool video talk tech bowling the house bowling packy
Great idea doing this, call Petraglia! or maybe Salvino, if he's still bowling.
Love having on some of the retired pros!
There was a dead spot on that last ball watch it wiggle right as it breaks
What ball was Franky using?
9:40...That's because you didn't have any 2 handers back then. 😂 And they can throw reverse hooks.
I think this generation compared to mine values striking more than spare shooting. The only balls available when I started on tour were plastics and urethane. We shot more spares. Lol
Awesome video.
What is Justin using on his fingers when he bowls ? Doesn’t look like tape
it's a finger grip. I forget who makes it
Turbo "Rev" Gripper is the name
How about a doubles match, packy and frankie vs Justin and Rick steelsmith
Game On!!
@@justinhromek73 absolutely, you and Rick were shot makers! I met you guys in the 90's at all star bowl in indy, I believe you were dating the daughter of the woman that managed the snack bar
@@chipwhite7170 you are correct! Married her, you have a good memory sir!
Hello Im new your subscriber, what your bowling ball weight for hook and for spare. Ty
I throw 15lbs. I don’t use a spare ball
These champions just casually shot 250+ and 260+ while chatting. 🤦♂
I remember bowling in a pro-am tournament when Justin was one of the pros bowling with us. He was great interacting with us amateurs in contrast to few of the other pros that seemed not so pleased bowling with us. Will not say their names! Did not Justin have shoulder injury problems that caused him issues? Maybe that is issue that limited his wins on tour.
Thank you! Yeah i liked bowling the pro ams and meeting people. The shoulder injury was my roommate Rick Steelsmith. I quit in 2004, my boys were 2 and 6 and it was getting hard to be gone for weeks at a time
@@justinhromek73 Sorry for the poor memory of mine! Love both your game and Rick Steelsmith's game. No need to reply but the bygone era of the PBA tour was special.
Hromek was NICE.
Thank you! I appreciate that! I really enjoyed bowling with and meeting new people