Chuck Lande was the original PBA Tour 2-hander, but Mike DeGroot preceded him in PBA Regionals
JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: 3/11/2024, 8:00 AM
Mike DeGroot is shown posing with a ball, with his thumb out and two hands on the ball in a 1983 story in The Tampa Tribune. The full picture of the story is at the bottom of this story.
In 2017, I wrote “Ahead of his time: Chuck Lande was the original 2-hander” without being 100% certain Lande was the first 2-hander to compete at the highest levels.
I started bowling in adult tournaments in 1978 when I was just shy of 16 and Lande was the first 2-hander I saw and knew of and so I led the story:“Chuck Lande was a pioneer without being a trendsetter.By all accounts I know of, the 52-year-old Texan was the first 2-handed bowler to compete at the top levels, winni...