Bob Summerville is the founder of Bowling This Month. A graduate of North Texas State University, Bob was an enthusiastic supporter and promoter of bowling and participated in many local, regional, and national bowling tournaments before starting Bowling This Month in 1994 with his wife, Alayne Merenstein. Bowling This Month went on to become the only instructional bowling magazine devoted exclusively to the serious bowler. Another of his proud achievements was the creation of one of the industry’s largest bowling schools, Super School. In his early career, Bob taught history, managed bowling centers, worked on historical records projects for the State of Texas, and held the position of records manager for a Houston utility company. A prolific bowling writer, entrepreneur, and coach, Bob died in 2001 in San Marcos, Texas. He is survived by his wife, Alayne, who continued running Bowling This Month through 2013. Bob is also survived by his son, Joshua Summerville, and mother, Eileen Summerville.
Editor's note The following editorial was written by Bowling This Month's founder, Bob Summerville. It was originally published in our March 1997 edition and then subsequently reprinted in our May 2001 memorial issue shortly after Mr. Summerville's untimely passing. In... [Read More]
Every four years, when the summer Olympics rolls around, I swear that this time I won’t watch this spectacle that has done so much to cheapen sport in the name of the almighty dollar. Of course, from the moment that... [Read More]
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Recently, I had the pleasure of talking to Jim Pestello. Most of you probably have never heard of Jim, but he is the owner of Astro Bowling Center in San Antonio, Texas and the promoter behind the Track Texas Masters... [Read More]
This month, Paul Horvick's College Report is different than in past issues. Paul holds an old fashioned roundtable discussion with five of the leading bowlers from the college ranks - past and present - headlined by the PBA's Justin Hromek,... [Read More]
Before going on, I want to apologize for the lateness of this issue, but sometimes when you try to improve service, step one is to reduce it. This is the case this time as we move toward magazine-rate postage which... [Read More]
Recently, I did something I never do. I watched sports on TV. I found myself captivated by the NBA playoffs. Then I spent a few hours watching golf - the U.S. Open. As Yogi Berra would say, I saw a... [Read More]
It's time again for the Senior Master's. That's the ABC-sponsored event where the powers-that-be in Greendale openly admit that "good" bowlers over the age of fifty have no chance against the elite bowling kids, an admission they refuse to make... [Read More]
I grew up Navy. That means that every few months, I moved to a new town in a new state with new friends and a completely new environment. Culture shock for me became the norm, but the thing I never... [Read More]
Recently, I received a very insulting letter from a gentleman who said that “traditional straight players” like me should quit whining about lane conditions and just get out of bowling. I suppose he has a point. Maybe I should quit.... [Read More]