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rodolfo74

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Best PBA Style of all Time
« on: March 13, 2010, 10:49:40 AM »

Hello to you all:
I was looking at my old PBA vhs tapes this weekend and spend few hours remembering everything from Weber(PDW) Monacelli, Aulby, Roth, WRW Jr, Holman, Webb,  and those guys….any ways, in more than one of those videos  Mr. Bo Burton and even Earl Anthony agree on something, they both said that the best style of all time.. the best hand-eye coordination belonged to Marshall Holman do you guys agree on this..????
Personally I think that for right hander style it would be between Holman and PDW and for left hander…definitely Parker Bhon III, but that’s just my opinion.

 

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Re: Best PBA Style of all Time
« Reply #31 on: March 14, 2010, 08:09:44 PM »
PDW, hands down.  If you wouldn't cut off your left arm for his release, you simply aren't paying enough attention.  Likewise for PB3.

As for Earl, I don't think his awesomeness was in the release but in the fact that he did it day in, day out, ball to ball, and never backed down.  I've watched videos of him and he completely underwhelms me as far as his physical game and release.  No one would teach that bent elbow armswing to someone who wasn't already at the elite level doing it.

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Re: Best PBA Style of all Time
« Reply #32 on: March 14, 2010, 08:14:18 PM »
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As for Earl, I don't think his awesomeness was in the release but in the fact that he did it day in, day out, ball to ball, and never backed down. I've watched videos of him and he completely underwhelms me as far as his physical game and release. No one would teach that bent elbow armswing to someone who wasn't already at the elite level doing it.


I'd agree to a point shelley but Don Carter before Mr. Anthony also had the shovel bent arm swing.

Earl was dang accurate and on the lane conditions of the day and being a wrongsider gave him an edge.
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Re: Best PBA Style of all Time
« Reply #33 on: March 14, 2010, 10:14:04 PM »
Holman's starting approach was partially learned by a tremendous bowler that mentored him here in southern Oregon when Holman was growing up, Jerome Lee. Jerome too starts with the ball low and bent over, then starts the pushaway and never budges his head throughout the approach all the way to the line and is dead solid. Jerome is in his 70s now and still can whack 'em with the young guys and can show the seniors a thing or two at the big events like the Senior High Roller and such. A great man to know too.

As far as the question at hand, as far as textbook styles, I echo the choice of Ozio and Voss. In a way I think reactives helped Ozio because he had such an effortless release to begin with and he could just pure them down the lane and then have the reactive hit at the pocket. I must say the stories I have heard about Ozio playing straight up 1 board with a Blue Dot are crazy.

With Pete Weber, I agree he had a release you just couldn't teach. It was certainly special but he had a lot more hit at the bottom with urethane than he does now. I actually like his reactive release better because it's so effortless at the bottom with plenty of roll still. But I can tell with the back and forth with thicker oils combated with stronger coverstocks that his roll and tilt no matter how good just conflicts. You could see him just light up at the plastic ball tourney last season since he could actually hit the ball at the bottom again. Shows how much of of a talent he still is that he can still be a top tier bowler.

As for lefties, I still am amazed at how well Aulby could get a ball down the lane with lower ball speed and decent turn. You have to have a special release to get that and his was just as good with plastic, urethane, and reactives.

Dave_in_Rio_Rancho

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Re: Best PBA Style of all Time
« Reply #34 on: March 16, 2010, 10:55:32 AM »
Earlier bowlers, right side Brian Voss, left side Johnny Petraglia - vintage bowler, Carmen Salvino.

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Re: Best PBA Style of all Time
« Reply #35 on: March 16, 2010, 11:53:40 AM »
Another great stylist, but a bowler that was never able to fulfill his potential due to unfortunate circumstances is Rick Steelsmith.

Wayne Webb should also be added to the list of great stylists, whether he was holding the ball down by his side and balanced only by his bowling arm, or whether he was holding the ball up conventionally with the non-bowling hand supporting some of the ball's weight.

Other fine stylists that come to mind:
Mike Durbin, Randy Pederson, Doug Kent, Robert Smith, Dave D'Entremont, Gary Skidmore, Mark Baker, Tony Westlake (loved his game), Steve Wunderlich, Pete McCordic, Tony Reyes, and Mike Edwards.
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Re: Best PBA Style of all Time
« Reply #36 on: March 16, 2010, 12:11:08 PM »
For me on the left it was John Gant, i guess because i saw him so much in person. For a power player he was smooth, and had effortless revs.

Justin Hromek was another one from the early 90's with a killer physical game. Whatever happend to him??

As for today, gotta go with Chris Barnes, effortless revs, smooth as silk and you rarely see him fall off a shot.
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Re: Best PBA Style of all Time
« Reply #37 on: March 16, 2010, 01:25:28 PM »
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Re: Best PBA Style of all Time
« Reply #38 on: March 16, 2010, 01:34:54 PM »
Ozio form PDW release left side ricky ward and PB3
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Re: Best PBA Style of all Time
« Reply #39 on: March 16, 2010, 01:40:30 PM »
Jason Queen had pretty good form.

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Re: Best PBA Style of all Time
« Reply #40 on: March 16, 2010, 02:02:22 PM »
I'm surprised, no mention of(covers head) The Trabers!!!!!!!
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Re: Best PBA Style of all Time
« Reply #41 on: March 16, 2010, 02:09:04 PM »
Right hander--Brian Voss  Left hander---Mike Aulby

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Re: Best PBA Style of all Time
« Reply #42 on: March 16, 2010, 02:29:06 PM »
I didn't go with Pete or Dick Weber because although they were/are incredibly successful with their versions of the Weber style it is sneaky hard for most bowlers to duplicate with any great success.

I did mention Brian Voss, and Carmen Salvino but could have gone with Ozio, Burton, and many others you all brought up, who the moment you started imitating their styles your scores went up.

I didn't go with any of the power bowlers because their style hasn't seemed to "age" well.

And to me, that is the hallmark of a enduring style, it works and keeps on working.

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Re: Best PBA Style of all Time
« Reply #43 on: March 16, 2010, 02:58:00 PM »
Guppy Troup! that guy had style...
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Re: Best PBA Style of all Time
« Reply #44 on: March 17, 2010, 10:57:19 AM »
Steve Cook, did things to plastic and urethane balls that was inhuman.  Personnally, I would take D'Entremont's game, big man, great swing.

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Re: Best PBA Style of all Time
« Reply #45 on: March 17, 2010, 05:23:55 PM »
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Steve Cook, did things to plastic and urethane balls that was inhuman.  Personnally, I would take D'Entremont's game, big man, great swing.


Love those 2 styles, and for some reasoned you've reminded me of another contemporary of these 2, although not quite as successful: Jim Pencak--the man could really roll it sweet.
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