Staff Bio's
Rob Bailey
Former member of the PBA
Inducted in the Madison Area Bowlers Hall of Fame in 2000
Drilling balls since 1976
(see History page)
Dave Shaw
2010 Inducted into the Madison Area Bowling Hall of Fame!
Senior PBA member since 2003
225 composite league average in Madison Bowling Association since 2001
15-300 games and 2 800 series
Graduate of the Dick Ritger Bowling School
A Director of the Madison Bowling Association since 2002
Married to Diane
Dave also bowls regularly in area and state scratch tournaments and the USBC National tournament.
Dave is a Certified Ball Driller and works with many existing and new customers, and continures to be very active in bowling circles, constantly winning tournaments!
Steve Parkinson
Steve has worked in the Pro-Shop since 2006, and also is a very good bowler. He bowls in the NFL League
and the American Family League. He has two 300 games to his credit. On October 20, 2015, he recorded and 835 series (256, 289, 290) in the Senior Masters League at Bowl-A-Vard Lanes. This feat is even more impressive considering it was bowled on a Sport Pattern. He used a 14# Motiv Forza.Steve has is a Certified Ball Driller and has done a great job in working with new and existing customers alike. Steve lives close to the shop and many times can be available if I am not.
Gregory Conner
Rob’s step-son
Gregory started his career in Junior League at Rudes Lanes and Prairie Lanes.
In 1996 he won the all around championship for the Madison Area junior Bowlers Association, the Bob Minter-Roger Kasper Memorial Award, for being the most over his average for the tournament. His Team, Rob Bailey’s Pro Shop, also won the “E” Division that year. Team members were Nate Taylor, Jeff Chase, Joseph Yelk, Nic Carlson, and Gregory Conner.He has worked in the Pro-Shop since 1996, and is a certified RBPS Ball driller, measurer, and layout specialist.
He is a good bowler in his own right, having high finishes in the MBA tournament, finishing as high as 2nd in All Events in 2005 with a 2101 scratch total, and is Rob’s doubles partner in MBA tournaments and State Tournament. He has had 290’s and 11 in a row, but is still looking for his first 300 game. He started bowling in the ABC/USBC tournament in 2002.
He is married to Marci and they live in Columbus, and they have two sons, Caden, born April 28, 2010, and Blake born May 5th 2012! And, yes, they each come out and bowl, but are hooked on the ramp right now. Caden is at least exploring the possibility of pushing it down the lane.
Susie Bailey
Accounting, Pricing, Ordering, and Scheduling. Secretary of the Whenever League bowled at Rob Bailey’s Lanes.