You guys didn't think we could get through this topic without me posting anything did we? I have been throwing this way since 1997. There are advantages of using this method. HOWEVER....it is not for everybody. You need alot of flexibility to bowl this way. I am 5'7, 135. So, needless to say, not alot of fat there. My brother uses the method also. He is 6 foot, 170. The advantages of doing this, is that it creates a way for guys who do not have alot of strength in their wrist to generate revs WITHOUT putting the strain on your wrist due to the weight of the ball resting in the opposite hand for a longer period of time. Also...it can increase versatility in that now a once one-dimensional player has the ability to use the entire lane. It can be just as easy to have a 20 mph ball speed as it is to have a 15 mph ball speed. EXAMPLE: Using an Intense Inferno, I throw the ball 18 mph with a 570 rpm rate ball rolling over 15 at the arrows with a BREAKPOINT OF 7. Result.....10 pin. MY ADJUSTMENT: Same ball, move 5 left with my feet, target 18 at the arrows with a breakpoint of around 10, but slow down to 16 mph with a 525 rev rate (most times the softer you throw the ball, the less you get on the ball rev rate wise), the ball reads the midlane better creating a "bigger pocket". Result.....all 10 in the pit. Same can be reverse. Drier lanes, increase ball speed for greater length with big backend reaction. GRANTED.....one handers can do the same thing. But, I think two handers, due to increased rev rate and versatility, can have an advantage on most lane conditions. I am a prime example. I bowled one handed for 12 years before switching over. I averaged around 210-215 in most houses. My problem was that I was a 250 rpm rev rate player, so I could not venture off the gutter very far at the time, because I simply could not open the lane up if the gutter got to be too dry (did not have the rev rate to get the ball to recover if I had to play inside). Now, I am consistently around 230 due to the fact that with my rev rate doubling, I can play as deep as I need to and be fine not having to worry about the ball not recovering. I will be the first one to say that I am not the most accurate guy in the world, but I do not spray the ball all over the world either. There are some advantages, but also some disadvantages (playing on burnt lane conditions). That is why if you choose to try the two handed method, keep practicing using the one handed method for those fried conditions, so that when you do encounter them, putting your thumb back in the ball won't feel strange to you. ONE MORE THING..........you simply cannot generate more revs with the opposite hand unless it is on top of the ball during the approach and at release. The opposite hand has to come off the ball before release in order for the ball to come off the hand clean enough to generate revs AND speed. If anyone has questions, message me anytime. I will be more than happy to answer anything sent my way.
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Steven Vance
Atlanta (Buford), GA
Pro Shop Operator
Advanced Bowling Solutions
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