Author Topic: Rev rate of the PBA strokers.....??? (multi question post) (Read 12060 times)

xrayjay · « **on:** March 12, 2014, 12:21:43 PM »

We've all heard about maxi bob, rash, Belmo, and others when it comes to RPM's.... what about ND, WRW, BV, Carolyn Ballard, etc.....what are their rev rates?

Also, can someone below 275 rpm be successful in today's PBA? I mean these people before mentioned, all have multiple titles. But, there are very few "new strokers" coming up nowadays. Will these "strokers" be found only in leagues?

Plus, IMHO, several ball companies in the future (except Storm) would rather have the power players/crankers throwing their ball because it's more "awsome" to see the big hooker. (no, not the ones here on Stockton BLVD.) Instead of the down and in pure stroker player.

xrayjay · « **Reply #16 on:** March 14, 2014, 11:38:07 AM »

Quote from: sgtcat09 on March 13, 2014, 03:06:28 PM

Quote from: JustRico on March 13, 2014, 02:22:54 PM
Tweeners tend to get caught one way or another usually in the wrong way...not enough revs or too much speed thus either the ball reading too early or not at all

Id consider myself a tweener and thats exactly what happens to me.

Ball either jumps off the spot or pushes straight through the breakpoint. Hard to find an in between.

Noticed it last night when my pair had a PBA tour player and 4 crankers on it. That'll kill a pair real quick.

This proves how little I know about the game lol

I've always thought tweeners, like CB, could adjust and deal with different situations. Play deep when he needs to and play outside when he needs to; slow down or go fast; etc.....

itsallaboutme · « **Reply #17 on:** March 14, 2014, 12:35:06 PM »

CB's rev rate is higher than you think it is.

StormisComin · « **Reply #18 on:** March 14, 2014, 01:47:50 PM »

Barnes rev rate is easily 400+

xrayjay · « **Reply #19 on:** March 14, 2014, 01:57:09 PM »

So bowlers are labeled by their revrate?

so that makes CB a cranker?

itsallaboutme · « **Reply #20 on:** March 14, 2014, 02:36:23 PM »

I didn't put any label on him, but yes, the labels pretty much now refer to rev rate instead of style.

Mongo · « **Reply #21 on:** March 14, 2014, 02:41:24 PM »

If CB is a tweener then there are only 5-6 crankers on tour.

northface28 · « **Reply #22 on:** March 14, 2014, 02:42:00 PM »

Barnes' revrate is north of 400+, hard to tell because he's end over end so you don't see a huge change of direction.

xrayjay · « **Reply #23 on:** March 14, 2014, 02:57:38 PM »

Where does Wes Mallot fall into this? I guess his a cranker then.....

If they go by revrate, then shouldn't there be 4 or more catagories to Label bowlers.

Norm Duke, if he has more than 300 or more revs, then he must be a tweener or power stroker...no?

itsallaboutme · « **Reply #24 on:** March 14, 2014, 02:59:14 PM »

300 is way below average on tour. Malott's rev rate is lower than Barnes.

itsallaboutme · « **Reply #25 on:** March 14, 2014, 03:07:18 PM »

Keep in mind that when Barnes is on TV he is usually playing straighter and not getting on it very much.

You need to go watch a Tour event to truly appreciate the rev rates these guys have with such little effort. TV doesn't do a lot of guys justice.

sgtcat09 · « **Reply #26 on:** March 14, 2014, 04:51:16 PM »

Quote from: itsallaboutme on March 14, 2014, 03:07:18 PM

Keep in mind that when Barnes is on TV he is usually playing straighter and not getting on it very much.

You need to go watch a Tour event to truly appreciate the rev rates these guys have with such little effort. TV doesn't do a lot of guys justice.

Yeah if you watch coverage of say qualifying, you see a lot more hook out of them than you do on TV. Especially after the lanes are a few games old.

xrayjay · « **Reply #27 on:** March 14, 2014, 05:16:50 PM »

Saw PDW and RS in Tacoma, WA several years ago, it's crazy how easy they make it look. Even with WW, I bowled in the same league he did and he average like 245'ish (acually the last time I saw the league print out in the middle of the season, it was like 250!!)...the amount of hand he gets is amazing.

Mongo · « **Reply #28 on:** March 14, 2014, 05:37:41 PM »

I'd say the only guy out there who flirts with being right at 300 rpm is Haugen and even then I'd lean towards him being above that.

JustRico · « **Reply #29 on:** March 14, 2014, 07:14:36 PM »

Classifying bowlers by rev rate is easier today to an extent
Cranker is an olde mentality of a bowler that really tries to turn the ball or crank on it...the newer term would be crow barring it
High rev players are no longer deemed crankers due to how they release the ball and the ease for most
Barnes rev rate is deceiving as are a few of them and Malott is similar to Fagan that their bowling balls tend to respond to friction faster due to the rotation

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