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tonybowls

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Earl can hear the Footsteps
« on: November 19, 2004, 12:08:10 PM »
Walter Ray is toying with the field once again. Cruise Control. I'm sure Earl can see him in his rear view mirror. He makes match play look like a joke.
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Re: Earl can hear the Footsteps
« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2004, 08:42:19 AM »
Earl also did it in 14 years.

Look at how long WRW has been on tour.
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Re: Earl can hear the Footsteps
« Reply #2 on: November 20, 2004, 02:57:30 PM »
Well, if you've ever seen Earl bowl, you'll know why he's welcoming WRW to the club.
Althought WRW does AMAZING things with a bowling ball, and is as accurate as anyone EVER, Earl was the bowler that they used when they wanted to teach HOW to bowl. They reversed the image from left to right, and made a video tape.
I can't see them doing that with WRW - no matter how many titles.
They both have their place - and how many years has Earl's record stood?
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Re: Earl can hear the Footsteps
« Reply #3 on: November 20, 2004, 11:49:06 PM »
David, my only thought on this is to actually see how many tournaments each bowled before getting to that point.

Definately Earl did it in fewer years. I am not sure of this....but how many tour stops were there then vs what there has been in the last 10 years? I think there used to be many more. I am probably wrong, but I always try to see things from both sides of the tracks.


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Re: Earl can hear the Footsteps
« Reply #4 on: November 21, 2004, 12:23:04 AM »
What's more interesting than WRW's and Earl's differences are their bowling similarities: both are/were dead accurate strokers!

If Earl's ball had 5 revs the whole way down, it was a lot. Walter maybe up to 9 or 10, but then that isn't the point, is it?

Control is/was the essence of both bowlers' methods.
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Re: Earl can hear the Footsteps
« Reply #5 on: November 21, 2004, 12:56:04 AM »
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What's more interesting than WRW's and Earl's differences are their bowling similarities: both are/were dead accurate strokers!

If Earl's ball had 5 revs the whole way down, it was a lot. Walter maybe up to 9 or 10, but then that isn't the point, is it?

Control is/was the essence of both bowlers' methods.
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Watching WRW last week sure didn't make him look that accurate at the arrows... however, he was very accurate at the breakpoint, which is what counts. My father always says that intuitively, your mind can speed up and slow down the ball/ change your hand to account for different release irregularities, and WRW seems to be one of the best at doing this. I like to think of it as a baseball player adjusting to a change-up!
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Re: Earl can hear the Footsteps
« Reply #6 on: November 21, 2004, 06:50:25 AM »
Simply Put. Walter Ray is the best ever. By the time he finishes Bowling he will hold records that will never be broken.
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Re: Earl can hear the Footsteps
« Reply #7 on: November 21, 2004, 08:50:36 AM »
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David, my only thought on this is to actually see how many tournaments each bowled before getting to that point.

Definately Earl did it in fewer years. I am not sure of this....but how many tour stops were there then vs what there has been in the last 10 years? I think there used to be many more. I am probably wrong, but I always try to see things from both sides of the tracks.


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There definitely were more tours back when Earl Anthony was bowling compared to now. It certainly makes it easier to win more titles since you have more chances each season.

But I think the difference between the late Earl Anthony and WRW is that Earl Anthony was simply the most dominant bowler of his time, the only one who came close to him was Mark Roth. I don't feel WRW is as dominant as Earl Anthony was. But this year who knows, WRW might be the most dominant player this year for all we know. Back to back TV appearances is mighty impressive.
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Re: Earl can hear the Footsteps
« Reply #8 on: November 21, 2004, 10:10:21 AM »
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Watching WRW last week sure didn't make him look that accurate at the arrows... however, he was very accurate at the breakpoint, which is what counts.


While that may be true on a wide open house shot, it is definitely not true on PBA shots. The bowler can make adaptations to his release and use the right ball to help this situation become a reality for him and his release, and some bowler's, like WRW can do this. But in general, you need to hit not only the breakpoint area, you need to keep your hitting of the arrows' area within some range which is quite smaller than the range at a house shot.


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My father always says that intuitively, your mind can speed up and slow down the ball/ change your hand to account for different release irregularities, and WRW seems to be one of the best at doing this. I like to think of it as a baseball player adjusting to a change-up!
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I agree with you there; after so many years of bowling, people like WRW, Voss and Duke and other great players can make many of these "off the cuff" changes in mid-delivery, but eventhey are limited to how often they can allow this to happen. Their forte is always their consistency of release and ball speed, essentials, I believe, on the PBA conditions (no matter how easy they may appear to us chuckers).

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