season of the ultimate school of hard knocks in bowling: the PBA Tour. I went through it in 1987-88 before my wrist drove me from the Tour. Surgical repair didn’t make me quite able to return to the grind of the Tour, but what I learned in those two years was a giant factor in my crafting a career that landed me in the USBC Hall of Fame. And the gulf between the Tour and the rest of bowling... subscribe to read more. "Being on Tour is no joke." Darin Bloomquist posted that on Facebook in April after going through a season of the ultimate school of hard knocks in bowling: the PBA Tour. I went through it in 1987-88 before my wrist drove me from the Tour. Surgical repair didn’t make me quite able to return to the grind of the Tour, but what I learned in those two years was a giant factor in my crafting a career that landed me in the USBC Hall of Fame. And the gulf between the Tour and the rest of bowling... Social Media: