Which PBA pros still active today has the worst/best technical form

[NewToBowling]

Worst meaning they do what they do and are still successful but people shouldn't try to emulate them.

Best meaning if you were a coach you would show videos of them and tell them this is how it's done.

Worst: Ryan Shafer and WRW
Best: Mike Fagan (IMO, his effortless swing and still being able to get those revs on the ball, it's amazing).

[ep1977]

Worst: Belmo

Best: Fagan

[JasonNJ]

Best: Parker Bohn, Norm Duke and Danielle McEwan

Worst: DJ Archer, Shawn Maldonaldo

I agree Fagan has an effortless swing but I would think it is a swing that would be extremely hard to replicate.

[ep1977]

Best: Parker Bohn, Norm Duke and Danielle McEwan

Worst: DJ Archer, Shawn Maldonaldo

I agree Fagan has an effortless swing but I would think it is a swing that would be extremely hard to replicate.

When Norm Duke rolls a bowling ball it looks like anybody could duplicate that swing and release but that is obviously not the case.

[manke]

Best is Barnes and the worst is DJ Archer

[djp1080]

Worst: DJ Archer, Ronnie Russell, Dave Wodka
Best: Pete Weber, John Szczerbinski, Wes Malott, Liz Johnson

[NewToBowling]

DJ Archer is kind of weird but I don't see anything wrong with Ronnie Russell.

[RobLV1]

Worst meaning they do what they do and are still successful but people shouldn't try to emulate them.

Best meaning if you were a coach you would show videos of them and tell them this is how it's done.

Worst: Ryan Shafer and WRW
Best: Mike Fagan (IMO, his effortless swing and still being able to get those revs on the ball, it's amazing).

As a coach, I would never show a video of any bowler and tell anyone that "this is how it's done," for the simple reason that there is no correct way to bowl. The idea is to knock down as many pins as possible, period. I will use video of particular bowlers to help individual student to visualize certain aspects of their games. Last weekend, for instance, I was talking to a junior bowler who has an extremely high backswing, a lot of ball speed, a high rev rate, but throws the ball dead straight. I talked to him about expanding the flat spot at the bottom of his swing to allow more time between the thumb and fingers exiting the ball. I suggested that he watch videos of Pete Weber as an example of a bowler with a high backswing who has the time to turn through the ball. If I was coaching a bowler who stays too upright, I might suggest that he watch Jason Belmonte to show the extreme angle of the spine of successful two-handed bowlers. Every bowler is unique and should be encouraged to do what they do as consistently as possible.

[NewToBowling]

You're right. Guess words I'm searching for are fluid and smooth. Mike Fagan is the definition of it

[fordman1]

What ever works. It isn't the Olympics where there are no stick up their a$$ judges. Its the score that counts. Knock down the pins. BUT Patrick Allen sucks. Brian Voss smooth.

[1VegasBowler]

As a coach, I would never show a video of any bowler and tell anyone that "this is how it's done," for the simple reason that there is no correct way to bowl. The idea is to knock down as many pins as possible, period. I will use video of particular bowlers to help individual student to visualize certain aspects of their games. Last weekend, for instance, I was talking to a junior bowler who has an extremely high backswing, a lot of ball speed, a high rev rate, but throws the ball dead straight. I talked to him about expanding the flat spot at the bottom of his swing to allow more time between the thumb and fingers exiting the ball. I suggested that he watch videos of Pete Weber as an example of a bowler with a high backswing who has the time to turn through the ball. If I was coaching a bowler who stays too upright, I might suggest that he watch Jason Belmonte to show the extreme angle of the spine of successful two-handed bowlers. Every bowler is unique and should be encouraged to do what they do as consistently as possible.

This says it right on the spot.

Every bowler does their own thing, and the pros do it best. They have ball reps & coaches available to them all of the time, and the coaches can see better than anybody what might be wrong at any particular time because they see them all of the time.

Everybody will develop their own thing over time, but unless you have your timing down and the right equipment in your hands, no form will every be perfect.

I also think, that, when people here say this pro or that pro has bad technical form, you might want to look at how many overall titles they have to their name.

[billf]

Worst: DJ Archer, Ronnie Russell, Dave Wodka
Best: Pete Weber, John Szczerbinski, Wes Malott, Liz Johnson

I'm not qusstioning your opinion just curious what you dislike about the swings of Ronnie Russell and Dave Wodka? Two completely differing styles so that's obviously not it.

[billf]

Best: Parker Bohn III, Norm Duke and Tommy Jones for the men. Danielle McEwan and Shannon O'Keefe for the women

Worst: WRWJr (even he says he won't teach that style), Shawn Maldonado, Patrick Allen for the men. Michelle Feldman for the women. Her swing plane is about three feet wide most weekends.