He calls it the "Gup Thrust." It’s somewhere between hilarious and obscene, something Elvis might have tried if he could send 10 pins flying into the pit like Guppy Troup does.

He’s executed the move in sparkling arenas and smoky, small-town alleys. He did it on national TV in 1998, thrilling the kids in the stands who’d painted "G.U.P.P.Y." on their bare chests in support of their eccentric bowling hero.

And a little after 11 a.m. Saturday, in the middle of a run of six straight strikes in the SunTrust Senior PBA Open, he did it in Salem.

"There it is!" a couple of laughing Lee-Hi Lanes spectators said, as Guppy Troup turned and flung his hips forward, fists clinched at his sides.

There it is. A professional bowler who's mastered the art of having fun.

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