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charlest

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Weber and the IQ Tour Pearl
« on: March 31, 2013, 09:41:38 PM »
So how did he get a ball like this to roll out at the pocket on almost every shot?

Touch?
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Re: Weber and the IQ Tour Pearl
« Reply #1 on: March 31, 2013, 09:58:51 PM »
He is just that good.
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littlegreycat

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Re: Weber and the IQ Tour Pearl
« Reply #2 on: March 31, 2013, 10:09:45 PM »
he used two. pin up and pin down.  If I remember he was on the left lane with the pin down ball it jumped early so on the right he used the pin up ball.
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Re: Weber and the IQ Tour Pearl
« Reply #3 on: March 31, 2013, 10:15:51 PM »
you hit it charlest...touch

The best players in the game have the ability to put just enough on the ball to get the job done.

This is one of the things that separates the best from the rest. Duke, Walter and PDW have the ability to do such things. Bowlers like TJ and Rash have not yet learned that. Sometimes power wins but more often than not when things get tough the touch players will typically win out.
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Re: Weber and the IQ Tour Pearl
« Reply #4 on: March 31, 2013, 10:16:13 PM »
Check out this Storm video at around the 3:16 mark and listen to Doene, Randy and Del talking about this subject, very informative:

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Re: Weber and the IQ Tour Pearl
« Reply #5 on: April 01, 2013, 06:39:38 AM »
It takes a firm wrist and soft hands.  I can score very well when I can do both, the problem is when my wrist is firm, i get grabby.  When I get too soft with the hands the wrist gets soft.   Tough to do both.  Pete is the greatest at it.
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Re: Weber and the IQ Tour Pearl
« Reply #6 on: April 01, 2013, 07:13:54 AM »
I'd agree with the touch response.  Mr. Weber has more talent than just about any bowler ever.  His balance at the line, smooth release, not jacking on it, tilt makes the ball float thru the heads and mid-lane and his axis rotation makes the ball respond to friction well without over reacting.

Put him with great equipment, matched up to the condition and he's just about unbeatable.

It was great to see him beat the hi rev players.
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Re: Weber and the IQ Tour Pearl
« Reply #7 on: April 01, 2013, 09:16:50 AM »
That ball looked my Wii ball, LoL!! 

That was some fun bowling.  I was actually looking forward to all of those matches yesterday.  Even though the Rash/Belmonte matchup made for great drama, I was hoping TJ would beat Rash. 

Congrats to PDW!  What a great bowler.
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Re: Weber and the IQ Tour Pearl
« Reply #8 on: April 01, 2013, 09:25:05 AM »
Agreed. Pete took that pattern, and got the ball to do what no one else's could do. Hit the friction, and roll out high flush. That's why he's the best out there, at 50.
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Re: Weber and the IQ Tour Pearl
« Reply #9 on: April 01, 2013, 11:01:38 AM »
I was at the Tourny and agree that PDW looked great.   What surprised me is that PDW could not find the pocket with either his pin up IQ Pearl, his Pin down IQ Pearl or his HyRoad during pre match warm up.   Everything he threw in pre match high went thru the nose and left ugly stuff while Belmo had a great look.  PDW had a nervous look on his face as he was talking to Del right before airtime.

We the lights came up, PDW's shot was perfect.  Go figure.   It was pretty impressive.

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Re: Weber and the IQ Tour Pearl
« Reply #10 on: April 01, 2013, 12:22:47 PM »
Quote from: Norm3v on March 31, 2013, 10:16:13 PM
Check out this Storm video at around the 3:16 mark and listen to Doene, Randy and Del talking about this subject, very informative:


Great find, Norm!  I enjoyed the ell out of that video.  Thanks for sharing it here.
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Re: Weber and the IQ Tour Pearl
« Reply #11 on: April 01, 2013, 04:35:01 PM »
here's the complete match
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Re: Weber and the IQ Tour Pearl
« Reply #12 on: April 01, 2013, 06:12:08 PM »
Pete's release is the envy of the industry. I'd take it over anyone's game on tour.  Power can be impressive at times, but "poetry in motion" is so fun to watch. 

Power and revs need head oil, while PDW can get the ball to glide through the area those guys have long vacated.  Norm Duke also comes to mind as one who can finesse it well.  Del Ballard should get more credit for his talents in helping the guys on tour.



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Re: Weber and the IQ Tour Pearl
« Reply #13 on: April 01, 2013, 06:25:42 PM »
Quote from: charlest on March 31, 2013, 09:41:38 PM
So how did he get a ball like this to roll out at the pocket on almost every shot?

Touch?

  I think it was a combination of everything. You have Weber who is arguably the greatest of all time, that includes the swing, footwork, touch or lack there of at the bottom and so on. Now match that up with professionals whos main job is to target and identify proper ball motion capable of a high strike percentage you get what we witnessed at the TOC.

 
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Re: Weber and the IQ Tour Pearl
« Reply #14 on: April 01, 2013, 09:33:22 PM »
It was funny listening to the commentators talking about how Weber could not loft the gutter cap and how he might have trouble because the lanes were burnt. I could not recall ever seeing Weber loft the gutter cap and fully expected that he would finesse the shot, either from the inside or extreme outside up the twig. Would have expected the same out of Norm Duke.

Fun match to watch.  I believe Weber changed to the pin up on both lanes by the end of the match.
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