For entertainment, or technique?
who are good bowlers to watch?
guys,and gals, who are good bowlers to watch on youtube? as a newbie i dont know anyone and would like to watch some good matches, if thats the right term. love watching the trick shot vids, but a lot seem to be the same video.
For entertainment, or technique?
belmo's is pretty entertaining to watch, he is very animated when he bowls, but depending on what your looking for, like technique or approach, study a bowler who bowls like you, or like how you want to bowl. im a self taught bowler and all i did was watch hundreds of hours of Chris Barnes and did my best to imitate it.
"watching pros throw countless strikes in a you tube video, is like watching
super models in bikini's eating cheeseburgers on the hood of a pickup. sex sells"
For technique, I really like this video. It has slow mo releases of many of the top players today. You can probably find one that is similar to your physique and stature too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZNVJql7hH8
But for entertainment, it really doesn't matter to me. I just like to watch people bowl. Just look up PBA Bowling on youtube.
Last edited by Hendu71; 12-15-2014 at 10:51 AM.
Exactly.Originally Posted by Hendu71
For Entertainment...the best bowler in the history of the sport...Walter Ray Williams. Or maybe you go back in time and watch some of the old guys like Roth or Holman or Schlegel.
For TECHNIQUE...it depends on your technique. For a lefty, I'd say Parker Bohn. For a righty, Chris Barnes is generally considered to be the gold standard concerning 'form'. Mike Fagan has great form. If you're already advanced...a Rash or Tackett have some very powerful releases.
I have ZERO idea why you'd watch Belmonte unless you're a 2-handed bowler. I mean, maybe for entretainment...I just don't find him entertaining...but many do.
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bit of both really, but for my sins i do like watching belmonte. still cant work out how you can bowl two handed. tech would be better. going to try and have a look chris barnes, but i do like the daft vids.
Last edited by britjeff; 12-15-2014 at 01:30 PM.
Watch David Ozio. Probably the best form and timing i've ever seen.
Oooo...yeah. Thats another good one in terms of form.
Walter Ray, Jason Belmonte on the mens side.., and I personally like Shannon O Keefe and Clara Guerrero on the womens side
Has everyone forgotten about Brian Voss he was one of the
most consistent bowlers back in the 80's and 90's and even
in the present though you don't see him as much anymore.
If you want to have a smooth stroker type of approach then
he's your man to watch and learn from.
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