2 handed debate thread

[fordman1]

you don't need a lot of strikes to shoot 600 series. Be a good spare shooter and you can shoot 6 with even 7 strikes

You have the sense of humor of a soccer player sir. But for argument sake you can't shoot 600 without strikes. You can without spares. Strikes are more important for "huge" scores...

By the was this that serious of a question? How do you bowl 900.

Sure two handed should have banned from the start. Once you became old enough to cross the street alone you use one hand to bowl.

[Amyers]

That's the thing though...I've been bowling 2-handed for as long as I can remember (started bowling around 3-4, now 29). I honestly can see myself bowling like this for many more years. Like any sport, you have to take care of yourself to continue. I wouldn't say on a THS a 2-hander has an advantage over anyone! Yes, most have a higher rev rate, but you still have the same 60 feet, the same pins, and have to be able to make adjustments. Any 1-hander has the ability to put more revs on the ball. Hell, look at Tackett, Mallott...there's many more that have a higher rev rate than say, Anthony Simonsen. He's a 2-hander, but his rev rate and ball speed isn't through the roof. Belmo is just a freak of nature when it comes to how he releases the ball. Most 2-handers don't have near the speed, revs, nor accuracy that he has.

I would agree with that.Belmao is a freak and you simply don't find that level of ability among most of the current stock of bowlers. the real difference in my opinion and it may not be worth much to develop the release of Tackett takes years of practice the typical two hander who is committed to learning how can develop that same rev rate in months instead of years. The accuracy to go along with it takes longer. This coincides with THS patterns if you have sufficient speed and revs as long as you can throw the ball to the friction your going to score well. I don't hate two handers it's not against the rules but I do believe they hold an unfair advantage against one handers in some ways.

[NewToBowling]

You have the sense of humor of a soccer player sir. But for argument sake you can't shoot 600 without strikes. You can without spares. Strikes are more important for "huge" scores...

By the was this that serious of a question? How do you bowl 900.

Sure two handed should have banned from the start. Once you became old enough to cross the street alone you use one hand to bowl.

Any good reason behind this besides jealousy or envy? (No need to answer, it's a rhetorical question)

[chip82901]

Any good reason behind this besides jealousy or envy? (No need to answer, it's a rhetorical question)

Haters are gonna hate. I've grown used to it by now lol

[Aslan]

Your post kinda pissed me off, because I've battled the 2-handed critics my entire life, and I've had to be the advocate around here for them. Try to refrain from talking bad on any bowler. It's a dying sport that desperately needs new bowlers joining, whether they bowl 1-handed, 2-handed, or I hate to say it, even our little sniper buddy. The game is evolving, either jump on the train, or get run over by it, the choice is yours.

1) The most annoying thing about 2-handers is they feel the need to "advocate" for two-handed bowling. If it's such a major advantage...it doesn't really need advocates does it?

2) While I agree it is getting a surge in popularity...mostly due to Belmonte's dominance...I still hesitate to join RobM in his assessment that someday it'll dominate the sport. Pete Weber may say that he'd bowl that way if he was starting over...but why wouldn't he do it NOW? Is he retiring? He's one of the greatest bowlers in history...I'm assuming he could master this new fangled style easier than most. Given his size disadvantage, I'm assuming he'd welcome the increase in power.

We'll see. I don't have a crystal ball. Maybe someday...hopefully after I've died...bowling will be 95% 2-handers and they'll have the "World Points System" where spares are irrelevant...and it'll likely be even less popular a sport than it is now. Players that once ended their careers due to knee and elbow issues...will now faced shortened careers with back and shoulder issues. New release $300 balls that used to help bowlers hook...will be replaced by balls made of teflon to keep them from hooking. Maybe we'll even have a bowling center on the moon...and it'll probably be owned by Bowlmor....because they will own EVERY center by then.

It doesn't matter to me...I won't be alive long enough to see any of it....God willing. For now...I see a few 2-handers here and there...a few of em are pretty good...most are "meh"...doesn't affect me much so to each their own.

Apparently the thread asking "How do you shoot your first 600?" is by a person that already shot one...which is confusing...

...so I'm done with it. It's time for me to go bowl...1-handed....like a regular person.

[mc_runner]

1) The most annoying thing about 2-handers is they feel the need to "advocate" for two-handed bowling. If it's such a major advantage...it doesn't really need advocates does it?

Just a quick thought, as a one hander myself... they need to advocate for it because lots of people are salty about it when there really shouldn't be a good reason to be.

[NewToBowling]

Just a quick thought, as a one hander myself... they need to advocate for it because lots of people are salty about it when there really shouldn't be a good reason to be.

Bingo

[chip82901]

Just a quick thought, as a one hander myself... they need to advocate for it because lots of people are salty about it when there really shouldn't be a good reason to be.

EXACTLY! Being that I've dealt with the criticism my entire life (still do to this day), I have to stick up for it, because it's what I do. If it were illegal or banned, as some people want it, where would bowling be today? Honestly, answer that question. It's growing the sport as we know it. More and more people are bowling BECAUSE of the 2-handed style. That's like saying ban lefty's cuz they have the advantage over right handers as there usually isn't near the amount of right handers. Same concept. But as I stated before, we all have 60 feet, 10 pins, and the same oil to battle.

[NewToBowling]

Note I am a 1-hander normal thumb bowler but to grow the sport we have to evolve. Two handers are not the devil many make them out to be. They still put on their pants one leg at a time

[fordman1]

How do you know that? I bet they grab them with both hands and step in both legs at the same time. Like a Fireman.
Final answer if you want to bowl a nice series you have to do three things throw strikes, make spares and get a few breaks.
No matter your goal 300, 600, 700, 800 or even 900.