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LuckyLefty

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Chris Barnes technique.....
« on: January 05, 2010, 12:27:10 AM »
I believe Chris Barnes is better than ever.  

No more scrunch at the foul line his fairly new long flat spot and beautiful set of fundamentals are better than ever!!  Is it Mark Baker that he is working with?

I believe soon because of his tremendous ability combined with GREAT fundamentals the balance will start to tip in his favor with more wins than loses on TV.  As soon as HE starts to realize the tremendous spread between himself and the rest of the bowlers!

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Re: Chris Barnes technique.....
« Reply #16 on: January 10, 2010, 08:56:04 PM »
Barnes is said to be the most talented bowler on tour now but there is a big big difference in the most talented and the best and Walter Ray did beat him the last time they played and Barnes had a big lead.
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Re: Chris Barnes technique.....
« Reply #17 on: January 10, 2010, 09:05:25 PM »
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Barnes is the best bowler in the world. Ask any bowler on tour and they will tell you the same thing.
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He is one of the best in past 10 year? But can''t see best or not He needs to prove it.

at their time any of the top 10 pba was once the best!! Case close!!
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Re: Chris Barnes technique.....
« Reply #18 on: January 11, 2010, 03:46:42 PM »
Duh? Barnes proves it every week.
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LuckyLefty

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Re: Chris Barnes technique.....
« Reply #19 on: January 13, 2010, 07:50:00 PM »
You are right! ...I did not mean squeezing the grip, I met the downward squeeze of the ball into the foul line seems to be gone!

He looks so good right now!  His confidence will build from this technique change.

If Mark Baker is the one responsible....I'm impressed!

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Re: Chris Barnes technique.....
« Reply #20 on: January 13, 2010, 11:08:31 PM »
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Barnes is said to be the most talented bowler on tour now but there is a big big difference in the most talented and the best and Walter Ray did beat him the last time they played and Barnes had a big lead.
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I back that 100%, i have no doubt Barnes is the most talented bowler out thier, because he can play ANY line and do it well... does he always win??? NOPE...

But I bet if you took a poll, and asked any PBA player who they'd least like to face on TV.  It's Barnes,WRW and Duke in a close 3rd.....
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Re: Chris Barnes technique.....
« Reply #21 on: January 14, 2010, 01:06:30 AM »
I would say Barnes is the one I'd MOST like to face, just so I can go up to him, shake his hand, and say "big fan, big fan"
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Re: Chris Barnes technique.....
« Reply #22 on: January 14, 2010, 01:14:30 AM »
i believe that right now chris barnes is the best bowler right now when it comes to making and can throw away the 4 or 5 frames to get lined up to shoot 750 the next three. however this is also his downfall on tv because he will over analyze the one game match or just the big shot in the tenth and try and do to much. that is just how i feel about it.
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Re: Chris Barnes technique.....
« Reply #23 on: January 14, 2010, 04:05:05 AM »
Whenever I see Duke, WRW or Barnes on tv, the only one I worry about making a

bad shot or missing an easy spare is Chris Barnes. I''m not one to ever call

him a choker cause he has a ton of talent and he is great, but as great as he

is, of the three, he is a little adventurous. That''s something I can''t say

about  Duke or WRW. They have made bad shots, but when it happens, I am

usually surprised by it. With Barnes it "Damn, here we go again".

Hell, WRW left the big four on tv...and picked it up!

Barnes may be "more talented" but I would feel safer betting on the

other two in a pressure situation...(although i''m not a betting man)

But you really can''t go wrong with any of them, that''s for sure.

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r534me

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Re: Chris Barnes technique.....
« Reply #24 on: January 14, 2010, 08:04:42 PM »
Second block, CB bowled 836 for the first three games.  Like him or not, that's pretty awesome.
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Re: Chris Barnes technique.....
« Reply #25 on: January 14, 2010, 08:27:53 PM »
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imagine how many titles walter ray would have if he had barnes talent ?  you've got to be kidding. you should have said imagine how many titles would barnes have if he had walter ray's ability.


+1,000


+1001.  That's not to say he doesn't have skills, because he most definitely does.
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« Reply #26 on: January 14, 2010, 09:02:34 PM »
duke and williams never had the pressure on them that barnes has ? what pba tour have you been watching ?
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r534me

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« Reply #27 on: January 14, 2010, 09:26:14 PM »
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Duke and Walter never had the pressure that Barnes has on him.  Duke was just a action "gun" slinger from Texas and Walter was just another kid giving it a try.  They both started out raw and became something special.   There never was any added "bowling prodigy" pressure, or a sense that they had to achieve greatness in order to call their career a success.   They were just two kids looking to make a buck bowling.  They had years to achieve what was destined for them, without alot of critics.

Barnes has been groomed from day 1 to be a bowling super star, the best in the world, the best ever.  All eyes are on him, every shot in his short career means something and success needs to be measured quickly if he is indeed to become great.  Barnes never had the benefit of working his way into the super star arena, he was put there at day one.

Ive never really sat down and got to know Chris Barnes, but in my mind this has to play on him.  There has to be some kind of mental block there, I think ever bowler gets it.  Some are afforded the time to work through it and others do not.  Chris started his PBA career too late, there seems to be the sense of urgency to become great.    Greatness seems to be measured in numbers, statistics and unfortunately there are times when a player does not start their career early enough to reach "legendary" milestones, but they were legendary players.

He has all the skills that is needed to be the best ever, maybe not enough time to become that or chances to "fail".  

Duke didnt win for 8 years after he won when he was 18, he had the time to "fail", learn, build and become great.  

Chris Barnes is great, its only a matter of enough time.




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Didn''t guys like Barnes, Healy, Smith, etc. became Pros because the Megabuck tournaments banned them?  Anyway, I thought that was part of the reason they became pros.

"After all, the current PBA roster is heavily stacked with former amateurs megabuck players like Patrick Allen, Brad Angelo, DJ Archer, Chris Barnes, Michael Fagan, Paul Fleming, Patrick Healey Jr., Brian Kretzer, Mike Machuga, Jason Queen, Robert Smith and Lonnie Waliczek. A majority of the aforementioned bowlers joined the PBA because they wore out their welcome in megabucks tournaments."

http://www.bowlingdigital.de/bowl/node/205

I don''t know if CB thrives to be greatest or whatever.  I do think he does this to earn a living as one of the best in the game and that''s just the pragmatic side of me thinking aloud.



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APheLion

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Re: Chris Barnes technique.....
« Reply #28 on: January 14, 2010, 09:28:34 PM »
lets put it this way, for those who doesnt like barnes, why dont u ask on tour, whos the person u dont want to meet on match play, i think 80-90 will tell u that it will be chris barnes.

however, if u give them a chance for tv final, most of them will take a chance, since its one game only


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Re: Chris Barnes technique.....
« Reply #29 on: January 14, 2010, 09:36:11 PM »
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Duke hooked the ball in the 80's and early 90's and won the POY in 1994 season hooking it.

Duke has more skill than Barnes will ever have.
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Ok stop there. Norm Duke was not that great in the 1980's and while was always a very good bowler and teacher of the game since when he was 18 it wasn't until 1994 he broke out.
Chris Barnes was been a terrific, consistent bowler since his rookie year in 1998 which I remind you that he won and has never until this day had a bad season. Despite his titles, 2 majors and of course the infamous chances on television he may have won it has been his consistency for over 10+ years dominating in qualifying and being a terrific match play bowler. That in itself makes him in the same conversation as Norm Duke and if Barnes quit today he is in the hall of fame no matter what the stupid 10+ titles rule is which is lame considering Bryan Global got in. Chris Barnes is one of if not the best bowler of the 00's decade next to Williams and Tommy Jones and Norm Duke and no one can dispute it. He has one of the best games that this sport has ever seen too.
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r534me

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Re: Chris Barnes technique.....
« Reply #30 on: January 14, 2010, 10:02:52 PM »
Is Healy still coaching overseas?  I thought Malyasia but I am not sure.  Purvis Granger was a tour player that became a coach somewhere in the far east.  I've never coached and I couldn't teach a fifth grader how to spell but it would seem that there is great personal satisfaction helping others achieve their best.
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