It's crazy how short his follow through is and how much he can do with the ball... that's rare talent, prolly hard to mimic....

For me, Rick Stealsmith and Mike Machuga are ones I like watching.

The last three tournaments I've bowled, Mike Fagan has been on the pair next to me. After all the time off, it's amazing how sharp his game still is. He's backed off about 100-150 rpms or so, and it's amazing watching how powerful his ball still is when it looks like he's doing absolutely nothing to it at the bottom.

Stu, has excellent control of what he does with his fingers at the release. He has very powerful grip strength, and relies on timing and "fingers" to shape his reaction. I love watching him bowl. He's like a modern day version of Norm Duke, versatility wise, IMO.

Quote from: xrayjay on October 10, 2017, 11:03:17 AM

It's crazy how short his follow through is and how much he can do with the ball... that's rare talent, prolly hard to mimic....

And how much/many fingers he gets on/in the ball, with such a short, virtually non-existent follow-thru.

Can anyone explain it??

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For me, Rick Steelsmith and Mike Machuga are ones I like watching.

They seem almost as effortless and still get a ton on the ball.Steelsmith, before he was injured got even more on the ball, with even less effort.

Virtually perfect thumb release is all I can see. I literally drool in envy ...

About Stealsmith and Machuga, you said it right! I envy their effortless release too. Nothing "fancy".... for me to generate more turn, i have to do "more" in such a small window at release that I get tired after a while. These guys can go Old school ABC major qualifying format - bowl a ton of games in a day and do it all week without being tired and losing rev rate on the show.

There was this Filipino kid over a decade ago with a classic approach, but a release that was so whipping yo-yo smooth, laying the ball down without a sound, and turned his (original) Inferno's cover off itself. How the balls sucked the pins into the deck was amazing splitting the 8 9. So smooth and effortless. And, he didn't even know how skilled he was. Very humble kid too....