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Really? No talk of the Masters? *SPOILERS INSIDE!*
« on: February 25, 2014, 12:29:14 PM »
I though it was the best show in quite some time.  You had power guys (Belmo + Tackett), a lefty (Ciminelli), a tweener (Smallwood), and a straight guy (Haugen).  Old guys, young guys, guys on a hot streak, a young gun looking for his first title, tons of different equipment, drama in every match, what else could you ask for?

Ciminelli just couldn't get his ball to read the right lane for some reason.  If he had he might have had a great chance of winning since the right side got chopped up pretty bad.  Smallwood's reaction looked good, but he just couldn't repeat or make a spare.  Haugen threw one bad shot and his carry just wasn't good enough.  Tackett took a little too long getting comfortable on the lanes but this young guy is good!

Belmo was interesting.  He looked too comfortable to start with - a little too much show boating after making the two splits.  But after looking lost during the match with Smallwood he became very serious.  He still never looked overly comfortable, but grinded out win after win.  He was a world beater through ~7 frames each game and then the wheels would come off.  Maybe he took his foot off the gas a little early after starting with big leads?  Also, he used his 2 re-racks very early each game and always on the left lane.  Was anyone there to see if the racks were off spot a little?  Like him or hate him it was a great win for Belmo.  He used every trick he had to get his ball to read the lane correctly.  Averaging 221 for 4 games with a so-so ball reaction on the Masters pattern is impressive in my book.

 

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Re: Really? No talk of the Masters? *SPOILERS INSIDE!*
« Reply #31 on: February 27, 2014, 10:34:28 AM »
Every style at the snapshot of the release point will show the same thing, thumb out/fingers rotate ball off the hand.

Some of us will have the mechanics to generate more tilt/higher revrate than others, but at the end of the day how does someone who keeps a "guide hand" on the ball for two steps later than someone else classify as cheating?

Rev envy generates about 99% of the hate in the bowling industry.

+Infinity. When WRW was jamming "the red ball up 10" these same dudes were choking down his dong, now that's its someone else, there's a problem.

So true.  I hated how WRW threw the ball and was dominating the tour but I didn't wish for the weak, straight style to be made illegal.

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Re: Really? No talk of the Masters? *SPOILERS INSIDE!*
« Reply #32 on: February 27, 2014, 10:51:09 AM »
What he has done with the limited schedule the PBA now is what makes it even more remarkable. 

The way he is bowling if there were still 35 tournaments a year and they bowled 42 games every week he would probably make 20 shows.