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Zanatos1914

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ThumbLess Bowlers Vs Conventional Bowlers
« on: July 06, 2007, 07:57:12 AM »
I have notices the number of Thumbless bowlers have increased and the normal conventional bowlers has decreased alittle. I know the conventional bowlers should be able to beat a thumbless bowler hands down but its something about how they make the ball do wicked turns and destroy the pocket...

Do you think Thumbless bowlers are getting better or we aren't use to them having as much control as they do these days..
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Re: ThumbLess Bowlers Vs Conventional Bowlers
« Reply #16 on: July 07, 2007, 12:00:09 AM »
in the entire history of the pba( and that goes back to 1959 ) there has been exactly one(1) man win a national title using the no-thumb method-----and the end of his career was hastened by the wear and tear placed upon his body by the no-thumb style...........
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Re: ThumbLess Bowlers Vs Conventional Bowlers
« Reply #17 on: July 07, 2007, 11:47:37 AM »
And that person is Mike Miller, I loved watching his game. I copied his style when I first started bowling leagues and after a season and a half I was in the 190's. I also used my thumb with corner pins and I was on my way to really perfecting it into a smooth but powerful style. I was actually watching films of PBA and watching smooth strokers and trying to develop a smooth game opposed to allot of the thumbless crankers now and just spray the ball anywhere down the lane and have no fundamentals. When it was over in early 01, after already having quad and hip problems that was no problem after severally spraining my wrist. So then I started over with the thumb back in the ball and glad I did.

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Atochabsh

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Re: ThumbLess Bowlers Vs Conventional Bowlers
« Reply #18 on: July 07, 2007, 10:26:41 PM »
Since I am involved with my local USBC association as a director and office employee, I am concerned with bowler retention.  When thumbless bowlers fail to get better and/or get injured they drop out of the sport.  That's bad for bowling.  

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Re: ThumbLess Bowlers Vs Conventional Bowlers
« Reply #19 on: July 07, 2007, 11:06:34 PM »
My doubles partner for our local King of the Hills uses a no-thumb release for his stike ball. When he has to shoot certain spares he'll put his thumb in the ball. While there are some no-thumbers who are pretty accurate, most of the ones I've come across aren't very accurate at all and as soon as you put them on something with very little mistake area they go to crap.
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Zanatos1914

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Re: ThumbLess Bowlers Vs Conventional Bowlers
« Reply #20 on: July 09, 2007, 10:22:34 AM »
Thanks for the information and the responses.  Everyone seems very knowledgeable on this site.. Also Thumbless bowling is very complicated and allot of factors are involved if u are going to be affective.. We have to read to lanes and watch for the breaking points.. Also we have to hold the ball in our hand tight to make sure we don't drop the ball also.  I purchased a Ebonite Mag Force 9000 glove to help and also to make sure the ball comes back to destroy the pins..  

Dry lanes are a problem for everyone else u are a full roller but like everything u must have the right ball and have it drilled up correctly..  

Also I carry a spare ball for pins on the right side of the lane because I don't have time to second guess myself...

Thanks again
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