Ahead of his time: Chuck Lande was the original 2-hander
JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Tuesday, January 24, 2017 8:00 am
Chuck Lande with his wife Diane and their children Jordan, with Diane, and Jeremy, with Chuck, at Bowl Expo shortly before they built Rowlett Bowl-A-Rama in 2003. Photo contributed by Chuck Lande.
Note: Nearly 7 years after this story posted, Standley Kodish contacted me to tell me about Mike DeGroot, a 2-hander from Florida who won a PBA Regional in March 1985, two years before Lande won two Regionals in 1987. However, DeGroot never competed on the PBA Tour, making them pioneers on different levels. Here is my story on DeGroot.
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...