In the coming months, we'll talk with some of the best-known bowlers at the USBC Open Championships and get their thoughts on their time at the tournament and what it takes to succeed on the championship lanes.

This week, we heard from Jonathan Schalow, who is second on the tournament's two-year average list at 238.61. Left-hander Brett Wolfe tops the list with 244.

Schalow, who bowled collegiately at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, found instant success at the Open Championships with a 299 game and 807 series in doubles at the 2009 event in Las Vegas. He and Chad Svendsen went on to finish fifth in Regular Doubles with a 1,458 total, while Schalow finished 18th in Regular All-Events with 2,122.

In 2010, the 24-year-old right-hander picked up right where he left off and turned in an even stronger performance. He collected two more top 10 finishes as he led his team to a third-place effort on the way to eighth-place in Regular All-Events with a 2,173 total.

Schalow and his teammates will return to the lanes at the National Bowling Stadium on June 18 and 19.

HOMETOWN: Marshfield, Wis.

OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS APPEARANCES: Two

OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS TITLES: 0

BOWLING BALL WEIGHT: 16

FAVORITE BRAND OF BOWLING BALLS: Brunswick.

ONE all-time favorite host city: Reno, Nev.

TWO best Open Championships memories: 1. rolling 299 first game of doubles in 2009 and finishing with 807 series, resulting in fifth place doubles with Chad Svendsen; 2. striking out in the 10th frame in the third game of team event at the 2010 Open Championships, resulting in a third-place team finish

THREE keys to success at the Open Championships: 1. control; 2. concentration; 3. consistency

FOURgettable Open Championships moment: leaving the 4 pin on the 12th ball of my 299 game

FIVE bowlers in history on your Open Championships fantasy all-star team: Earl Anthony, Dick Weber, Mike Aulby, Johnny Petraglia and Marshall Holman

SIX bowling balls currently in your Open Championships arsenal: Brunswick C-System 2.5, Brunswick C-System 3.5, Brunswick Siege, Brunswick Damage, Brunswick Fury Pearl, Brunswick Target Zone

SEVEN cities you'd like to see the Open Championships go to/return to: New York City, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Miami, Seattle, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Washington D.C.

EIGHT favorite bowling balls ever: Storm RazorWire, Storm X-Factor, Storm Thunder Road, MoRich Colossus, Brunswick HPD, Brunswick Fury Pearl, Brunswick Command Zone, Hammer Burgundy

NINE other current/eligible bowlers you would choose to join you on your ideal pair of companion teams at the Open Championships: Steve Richter, Dan MacLelland, Marc McDowell, Joe Cerar, Chris Schlemer, Chad Svendsen, John Szczerbinski, Mike Shady, Brent Bowers

TEN seconds or less, who is your favorite bowler of all-time?: Parker Bohn III- Parker has always been an excellent role model, both on and off the lanes. He is a phenomenal bowler, and I admire his ability to balance bowling with family. He is a true professional.  

ELEVEN strikes in a row to start a game at the Open Championships, what's going through your head?: concentrating on delivering the next shot just as pure as the previous 11.

TWELVE years from now, where do you hope to be in your bowling career?: I hope to be competing on the PBA Tour, have numerous Open Championships titles and be an influential member in the bowling industry to help foster the continued growth of bowling across the nation.