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EastonCxN

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Crankers v Strokers
« on: April 16, 2005, 09:03:47 AM »
It seems that in today's population of young bowlers, all they want to do is crank it across the alley. You see it in leagues, and open bowling, kids grabbing a ball off the rack, using no thumb and just makin it go from one end to the other usually not getting many pins. Why is it that every young kid strives to throw that big hook. I am one of the few that is not like that, i am trying to be a nice Stroker. Would anyone agree that it is easy to repeat a strokers shot rather than a crankers, wont the scores prevail over the look of the ball going down? what do you guys think
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Re: Crankers v Strokers
« Reply #46 on: April 16, 2005, 05:55:12 PM »
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RPM MAX

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Re: Crankers v Strokers
« Reply #47 on: April 16, 2005, 05:56:27 PM »
Easton can u crank the ball?
If the answer is no how the hell do u know that u cant repeat shots better cranking it over stroking it up 5?
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Re: Crankers v Strokers
« Reply #48 on: April 16, 2005, 05:56:40 PM »
see i seee goods on both cranker and stroker, im stroker, but the crankers seem to think that is the best thing to happen in bowling and think there is no flaw in THEIR swing, im talking about eeryobody not just YOU
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Re: Crankers v Strokers
« Reply #49 on: April 16, 2005, 05:57:33 PM »
I'm basing this off of what i see in bowling alleys among the youth bowlers
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RPM MAX

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Re: Crankers v Strokers
« Reply #50 on: April 16, 2005, 05:58:20 PM »
I see whats going on here! CRANKER ENVY!!!!!!!
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EastonCxN

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Re: Crankers v Strokers
« Reply #51 on: April 16, 2005, 05:59:11 PM »
LOL! all you crankers unite it seems like
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Re: Crankers v Strokers
« Reply #52 on: April 16, 2005, 06:00:08 PM »
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Re: Crankers v Strokers
« Reply #53 on: April 16, 2005, 06:04:11 PM »
it breaks down Bowlers v Other sport; Crankers v Stroker; Brus v Storm ; ball v ball...
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Re: Crankers v Strokers
« Reply #54 on: April 16, 2005, 06:17:37 PM »
what i was trying to get across the whole time was about kids these days cranking,seems as if the crankers think that they have no flaws, well i see their flaws, and they need help realizing that, no style is perfect, just what you like
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Re: Crankers v Strokers
« Reply #55 on: April 16, 2005, 08:46:04 PM »
If you guys saw me bowl, you'd think that I fall under the stereotype.  But, I guess I'm lucky in this, it's pretty natural for me to rev up the ball.  The lowest rpm I can achieve without REALLY messing with things, is around 300 rpm.  I can get around 500, but don't do that often.  I'm kind of the complete opposite of the stereotype, in that most kids are trying to get more hook, and I'm trying to get less.  My favorite line is a 15-10 swing.  But, the only way I can ever do this with a lot of forward roll, if I put side roll it'll take off.

No real reason for this post, I thought I'd just say my side to the story.
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a_ak57

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Re: Crankers v Strokers
« Reply #56 on: April 16, 2005, 08:48:43 PM »
Oh, and NO, I am not any more accurate when doing my closest impression of a stroker.  The only reason that stereotype came about is from idiot strokers trying to do something they can do and crank the ball.  For those who have natural revs (me as high-end tweener, and people like rpm-max), we are accurate with a higher rpm rate.

The ONLY reason the sterotype that strokers are more accurate than crankers, is because so many strokers try to become crankers, rather than using what's natural.  If you took bowlers who were natural at each style (stroker, tweener, cranker) you'd find they would all have about the same accuracy.
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Edited on 4/16/2005 8:51 PM
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bowling9883

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Re: Crankers v Strokers
« Reply #57 on: April 17, 2005, 01:27:30 AM »
I am a stroker as well. I think if you can repeat anything then stick with it. Just my opinion. Repetition is key in our game today.
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Re: Crankers v Strokers
« Reply #58 on: April 17, 2005, 08:04:02 AM »
"Why is it that every young kid strives to throw that big hook."

There are many reasons to why that could happen.  In some cases it depends on who you grew up around in the alley, and what I mean by that is who are the people that you watched bowl. Its almost like monkey see monkey do and kids will follow that.  Also I say it has something to do with whomever their favorite player is on the PBA tour, we all try to take something from our favorite player like WRW's accuracy or P.Web's ecentric attitude, and TJ's ability to hook the whole lane.  Kids imitate what they see, but not to take away from RPM MAX because he has a point to... "There is no right or wrong way to bowl its all about what works for you."  There are some kids who just naturally do it.
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