But who is going to watch that. Bowling has a hard enough time getting interest from the casual fans. They want big hooks with power strikes. At least you get that in the PBA today. Can't please everyone.Originally Posted by Aslan
Yes but if the house hack looks just as good at your center what's the point of the PBA Tour? It's not that the PBA guys need that equipment to look great its that it removes the honesty from the game and makes your slightly above average high rev power guy look like he should be on tour when he couldn't compete there at all
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That's exactly what they want, someone who thinks they are just as good as the pros. That means more people getting involved in the sport buying more balls and playing in more leagues. They would be happy if more and more people started playing competitive bowling.
What I see in the video is most of the power or "work" coming from his back/shoulder -- not his arm/elbow/wrist.
I used to watch that all the time. I'm more a fan of people like Carter, Weber the Elder, Anthony, Roth and Durbin than I am Belmo, Rash, Williams and Barnes. The finesse and precision wow me a lot more than the shenanigans and "revs."
And no blocking the lanes!
I'm wondering how many of you have actually bowled on a PBA pattern - not a PBA Experience pattern where the lanes aren't double stripped to remove all traces of the prior house shot. The patterns on which these guys routinely bowl are tough, but the bowlers are that good. Power is the name of the game today. Like it or not, the days of the stroker are gone for the foreseeable future. The only reason that Professional Bowling still exists is because of the sponsor dollars from the ball manufacturers. I doubt that they will go back to making rubber bowling balls any time soon.
The next time you hear a high-averaging house hack bragging about how good he is, suggest that he bowl in a PBA Regional event. I have a hunch his bragging will come to a very sudden end.
I have only taken bowling serious Jan of this year. Prior to that I would watch on TV but was kind of an afterthought. The ONLY two bowlers I knew was WRW and PDW. First time I ever heard of Norm Duke, Barnes, Belmo, Rash was four months ago. So yeah I'm a total newbie but I enjoy playing and watching the game now just looking at all the different releases/forms.
Oh I understand it's very tough. Would be interesting to get house shot "pros" on these PBA patterns.
And yes, the ball manufacturers are the ones spending the money to help fund these events. But it's curious how the announcers never mention the ball mfg, just the name. They will list the arsenal but will NEVER say Storm or Hammer, etc (even though it's blazoned across each bowlers name).
I've never heard Randy Petersen say "PDW is now switching over to the Storm Optimus", he will purposely leave out Storm.
His shoulders turn with the ball motion, not against it,
If any part of his body is working hard, it's his legs.
They are providing the most energy that is in a direction opposite of the ball motion at that moment.
At the pivot step, the leg is pushing the body forward when the ball wants to stay behind.
At the release, the leg is lifting the body up, when the ball wants to go down.
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