Johnny Petraglia Throws His Final PBA Tour Shot

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Johnny Petraglia Throws His Final PBA Tour Shot

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A bowling legend and one of the best left handers Johnny Petraglia has decided to call it a career on the PBA. The PBA posted video of his last ever shot in a PBA competition.

Johnny Petraglia Throws His Final PBA Tour Shot to Close Tournament of Champions Qualifying

Published on Feb 8, 2018

PBA Hall of Famer Johnny Petraglia, who won the PBA Tournament of Champions in 1971, rolls the final shot of his PBA Tour career to close qualifying at the 2018 PBA Tournament of Champions.

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Re: Johnny Petraglia Throws His Final PBA Tour Shot

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he still looks like he has "stuff left" good ball speed etc. Any reason why quitting?
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Re: Johnny Petraglia Throws His Final PBA Tour Shot

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Johnny P joked on Xtraframe that it was his best shot of the tournament. He cited lack of ball speed as one of the things he has struggled with.

He did clarify that he's retiring from the PBA tour, but will continue to bowl PBA50/60 events as his schedule allows.

Some great commentary during ToC match play from Marshall Holman, Johnny P, Larry Lichstein and others.

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