Dave Denison

Bowler & writer. Hoosier upbringing. UW-Madison alum. Also an editor at The Baffler. Non-sports tweets are handled by @DaveADenison.

[PBA Tour @PBATour]

YOU LIKE THAT?!?!

The PBA is returning to Bayside Bowl in 2026 for the PBA Roth/Holman Doubles Championship.

[Dave Denison @Bowlriter]

That's the sign at Rutland Bowlerama, where I rolled in the Green Mountain Open, as recounted in this Baffler exclusive:
https://t.co/TMGxPNZMay

[Dave Denison @Bowlriter]

Fall season for bowling leagues starts soon! Yes, there are still lots of league bowlers.
https://t.co/TMGxPNZMay

[Dave Denison @Bowlriter]

Fred Flintstone converts the 7-10 split. https://t.co/bP4MIxvnqT via @YouTube

[Dave Denison @Bowlriter]

Top bowling writers will already know most of what's in this story -- but maybe not the anecdote about the Trump-supporting proprietor who got run down by his 68-yr-old father?
@GianmarcManzion
@Lucas_Wiseman
@JeffRichgels
@SweepTheRack
@BWTFef

[Longreads @Longreads]

“Do proprietors want to run a center for serious bowlers? Or do they want a recreation center with rock-climbing walls and minigolf, blacklight bowling, and ‘family fun’?” @DaveADenison on the state of bowling for @thebafflermag https://t.co/s0sbFmP3GD

[Newser @Newser]

"To be a bowler is to be at war with change," writes Dave Denison at the Baffler . His piece takes an in-depth look at the current state of the sport and where it's... https://t.co/gzsPU6X1iM

[Longreads @Longreads]

In this week’s Top 5:

Documenting Israel (@NYMag)
Detective Google (@WIRED)
Parade pondering (@nybooks)
Thoughtful foraging (@Orion_Magazine)
Bowling forward (@thebafflermag)

https://t.co/Xo2GPbrUrH

[Dave Denison @Bowlriter]

Still a LOT of avid bowlers out there!

[Dave Denison @Bowlriter]

Here's an inside look at the state of bowling today.
From a tournament in its 52nd year, to a Bowlero, to a stringpins house, to the rockin' Bayside Bowl . . . and even a visit to a duckpins center that seems "frozen in time."
https://t.co/TMGxPNZMay

[Defector @DefectorMedia]

"The first thing I noticed about my family’s old bowling alley, as we pulled into the sprawling lot, was how the front patio looked smaller than it had at age 10." https://t.co/lGkVsKx7Cj

[Dave Denison @Bowlriter]

Bowlriter Strikes Again.
https://t.co/EOspRC5cGu

[Ogg Vorbis @gotitatguineys]

I follow this old guy on TikTok who’s whole account is just him bowling and he did what is probably the most tonally perfect tribute to David Lynch

[Dave Denison @Bowlriter]

@PotCzach Thank you Zach!

[Zach Harris @PotCzach]

really great read from @Bowlriter for bowlers and non-bowlers alike

[The Baffler @thebafflermag]

Bowling industry leaders say that the sport needs to “evolve.” But as @DaveADenison puts it in our new issue, “to be a bowler is to be at war with change.”
https://t.co/vZYLUW3m4Q

[Dave Denison @Bowlriter]

300 on 3/3. My bowliversary.

[Matt Karp 🌹🦏🇺🇸 @karpmj]

We also found that strong populist soundbites -- attacking billionaires, calling to expand Medicare -- won Harris more working-class support than any other message, including a defense of abortion or a promise of border security

[Lucas Wiseman @Lucas_Wiseman]

This story reflects a lot of what I have seen and heard from Bowlero. It’s a must read for bowlers.

It also explains exactly why I haven’t and will not invest in $BOWL. https://t.co/00BdG6od1l

[Dave Denison @Bowlriter]

Some surprising celebs showed up on "Celebrity Bowling" in the 1970s.
#bowling #celebritybowling
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[Populism Updates @PopulismUpdates]

Bowling at number 5, we are so back

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