@jeprodigalson792 But kicking the basketball is a technical foul. It's against the rules. There was never a rule in bowling saying that you couldn't use both hands during delivery.
@@xDMRmrkiller he's only made one national PBA telecast i can think of, 2018 USBC Masters that Andrew Anderson won. Rhino Page was the only "not new name" that made the stepladder haha
I've seen bowling documentaries before... there aren't many!... and this was such fun and had a joyful approach to it. I thought it was captivating. The underlying story of the non-conformist breaking out ahead is always a great story, no matter the subject. And Jason is such a joyful competitor, you root for him even though you already know the ending!
This will be A bit long I'll try to shorten it as much as possible. I've never shared this with anyone. Your documentary really hit home for me. As I was little my Dad was working at the Bowlium in Montclair Calif. He was great bowler himself. He got me interested in bowling, so I started when I was 8 or so. I have Cerebral Palsey and I couldn't really walk on my own till I was 7. Being too cumbersome I had to walk to the foul line and be stationary before starting my swing. The comments and ridicule almost had Mee to quit. Fast forward.... I had practiced and practiced thousands of games. I loved the sport. Approx 100 games a week just to keep my muscle memory up plus tournaments on weekends. I won my first tournament when I was 12 (Dad was there and so proud.) my thumb was bleeding allover the place too. I had aspirations of the heavy hitters on TV now. Then I bowled I bowled I bowled. I then had shelves of trophies. I still have the league sheet of the day I was averaging higher than dad was. (Dad was so proud). So I bowled. I bowled. I went to Havasu to bowl the Pro Am during the tour stop there. I was paired up with Danny Wiseman. Never got any real encouragement from anyone at home. They thought it was too far fetched for me to really make it. I felt it. I knew I could though. Danny Wiseman, and Norm Duke and their whole crew acted as if I'd known them forever. Inviting me to dinner. Taking me to Hussongs after and making me feel welcome. I did. All the while pushing me to give it a go with all the encouragement in the world From Danny giving me one of his bowling balls to Norm explaining stuff and telling me I could, was a great step for me. I was at the point I was averaging 210 plus. Ha ha to all. Still standing at the foul line and starting my push away from there. At that time life got really hectic and busy. It took away from the time I needed to devote to bowling. And my game suffered. I almost made it. Alot of things happened between those times. I'm 56 now and it's all but a memory now. But I can tell you there's no better people on the tour than Danny and Norm.Never met Jason. I hear he's as nice as they come. The opposition to my style was huge, and my style was not well taken at first. Belmonte's story parallels my life in so many ways. I hope he continues his rein. Your documentary was great. If you made it this far, Thanks for reading. Still have that purple Nitro from Danny. Priceless to me.
I'll call it what it is... I've fractured both my wrists. I tried, for months, to bowl one handed and I simply couldn't do it. I naturally started to bowl two handed then found out it actually was a technique real people used. It was a godsend. Without being able to bowl two handed, I literally wouldn't be out on the lanes with anything other than a house ball. This style not only has inherent benefits, it allows for those who may have prior injuries to continue to enjoy the sport!
I broke my wrist/arm in a car crash in my 3rd year of bowling. Averaged 150 then after i came back my wrist was just too stiff. Since bowling two handed my average has gone up to 170 and i have a much better time
I’ve been working on it and honestly I may go that route as I age due to arthritis and my thumb is short and stubby lol. Makes fitment an absolute nightmare. I can see myself two handing exclusively in the next few years.
Same scenario, completely destroyed my right wrist and after bowling my entire life thumbless, I decided to try two handed. It felt more natural and I was able to actually hold the ball and bowl with my very limited Range of Motion. Changed my game and the only reason I still play.
Bowling is much more than being able to bowl 1 handed vs 2 handed. Proof of that is that there are now so many more 2 handed bowlers and belmo is still special ... it goes way beyond how many hands you use to carry the ball during your approach (because all bowlers deliver the ball with one hand ;) ) .. In any case , Bowlers like Kris Prather, EJ Tackett and just recently Kyle Sherman winning the Cheetah Championship shows theres room for one handed bowling in the future .. Bowling is so much more: Mental Game, Tactics (making the right equipment choice, reading the lanes and reaction the right way), Tenchnique (speed, direction of rotation, etc choices) and so on ... At the end of the day if you compete in high levels theres something so much more important: Versatility and Consistency doing what you do ... The future of bowling is now much rich and diverse with the 2 handed bowling style and i cant wait to see more! Cheers!
Thank you this is a great statement. You speak out of my heart. I bowl 40+ years now and the game constantly evolves. Thats exactly how it should be. At the end of the day the better (time to time also luckier) bowler is winning the championship. Unfortunatly some times very bad breaks stand in the way. But that makes it even more interesting. I wish everyone reading my comment some lucky breaks at best time. Good luck and peace everywhere
Thumb bowling is leaving bowling. Your mentions only exist because that is how they trained growing up. But now most people are learning how to bowl with no thumb as either one or two handed. So as they get older and become the new PBA that is all we are going to see for the most part and the dinosaurs will retire and fall off our radar. People unwilling to adapt and change to better ways are never going to achieve the same as those willing to change.
@@firnameweren5311 Well, i think one handed bowling will never dissapear totally, it is just phisically less strainfull. We still have to see 50, 60 and 70 years old two handed bowlers doin it everyweek in their leagues. And well ... Belmonte is arguably the best bowler ever, and he is two handed but still can be beaten by one handed bowlers from time to time. Thats the nature of the sports and i highly doubt one handed bowling will go away 100% ...
@GENOSANDIEGO Honestly, it depends on the pattern and lane conditions if revs and speed will help. On house shots, it's helpful. Sport patterns, not always. Jason used to throw the ball much faster and using a lot of hook. Once he got on tour and started bowling the more difficult patterns, he realized he needed to learn speed/rev control. Which he did. No matter your style, to bowl well on tough patterns, you have to be able to hit a mark consistently.
THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO BOWL !!!! Roll the ball down the lane and knock down pins. Doesn't matter how you walk up the approach, how many hands on the ball, if you wear pants or a dress. Enjoy the game !!!!!
except for the very rich part. I would say that the top player in any sport should be a mult multi millionaire..but I doubt belmo has $1,000,000 in liquid assets from bowling.
This has the same feeling as the Fosbury Flop in the high jump. He brings something new to the table and everyone mocked him for it, but he was one of the greatest, and has created something revolutionary. Use what's effective, we grow and change, if we stuck to the same old things all the time we'd never get better. Sometimes old is good, but sometimes new is effective as well.
@@jasonboness3871 don't know why to word mocked is used here. people are not mocking two hand bowling they just are saying it's not even worth watching. go ahead a bowl with two hands, i don't care if the game is going down hill.
Belmo has done to bowling as Tiger did to golf. It continues to grow. Attracting young bowlers, reinvigorating old bowlers and seeing the money starting to flow.
Sorry to burst your bubble but what you say isn’t exactly seen by rank and file pba memberd. Purses for PBA tournaments are less now adjusted for inflation than they were in the 1980s and PGA tournament purses have doubled since Tiger Woods started his run winning majors in 1997. Tell us more about all that money flowing in though. I can think of a few hundred guys who’d love to see where it winds up
@@bofadeeznuts469 well i dont really have a bubble big guy, but i was more speaking to the local bowling shops seeing revenue from the recreational bowlers. Im not sure about your little world but in mine where our lanes were once empty and unused outside of league times we have now seen a ramp up of casual bowlers both old and young and the talk of the lanes is pro bowlers with Belmo being the predominant mention. So maybe in your one dimensional view the pro purses have gone unchanged when adjusted for inflation, my global view of the sport has seen my purse grow despite inflation. Sorry to burst your bubble with my inside info.
Hahahahaha....comparing Tiger to that Aussie is ridiculous!!! Tiger shows strength and he shows "weakness" ... He needs an extra hand for support to throw a bowling ball!!!
@@unclerhombusi could kinda agree with this. my “problem” with his argument is it kinda feels like he’s degrading two handers bowlers, now i know he’s probably not ofc but from what he stated it could sound like that. i agree one handers have to work harder, but i’ve personally met people where they can’t bowl one handed. i don’t think they should be put down in such a way to where they feel they can’t bowl just because it’s not “traditional”. at the end of the day we all have to knock down the same pins, all strikes look the same on the score board.
Well done! The beautiful thing about bowling and why it’s the greatest sport in the world is that anybody at any age can do it, and everybody has a different style. As long as you stay behind the foul line, throw it however you want!
I started bowling about 2 years ago when I was 20 after having tried one handed on and off throughout my childhood and teen years. I came across a highlight of Belmo just on accident really and said “wow I have to try that”. With a ton of hard work and inspiration from guys like Belmo, Osku, Simo, etc I just threw my first 300 last night! Without 2 handed bowling, this sport would’ve never been a real option for me.
I remember watching Belmo before he made it to the PBA and I knew when I seen him bowl saying to myself “ he’s gonna be the best in the world.” Here we are!!! Way to go Belmo!
In the early 80s, when skateboarding started to grow from being viewed as a childish game into a professional competitor sport, there was a similar rivalry as there is one-handed vs two-handed bowlers. Tony Hawk has talked about being a kid and how he was not physically strong enough to hold onto his board while airing out of quarter pipes, so he had to adapt. He learned to "ollie" (jump without using hands) out of the swimming pools and vert ramps he skated. Older skaters would bash his new style as cheating, as gimmick, tasteless etc. Decades have now passed, and thanks to Tony's "gimmick" the sport has been totally revolutionized into what it is today. If you gate keep a sport from progressing, then you are going to watch that sport die. Sports need innovation to continue forward.
perfectly put. it’s like imagining modern american football without the forward pass, and yet… that wasn’t originally part of the game. now it’s a staple
Really cute story but Tony hawk did not invent the Ollie on vert or flat. I know you didn't use the word invent but you're implying it. Alan Gelfand and Rodney Mullen would be offended lol
Belmo has brough a lot of interest back into the sport if you ask me. I used to dislike going bowling until I saw the two handed thing. My scores jumped 100 pins in a week and now I bowl two leagues a night and just can't get enough.
i started throwing 2 handed so i could throw a heavier ball. i had never seen it before and my friends only found belmo months later and said there are other people that use 2 hands. seems pretty natural to me.
been a two handed bowler ever since jasons been in a dude perfect video and I appreciate what he has done for the sport and how he has opened the minds of millions. Belmo, you a real one.
Is started Bowling in 2010 when i was still 5. I got lot attention then because, i was one of the first’s two handers in Finland, and now in 2023 I am 18 and one of the top Players and juniors here 💪🏻🇫🇮
8 years ago is when I started bowling 2 handed. I couldnt curve the ball one handed and 2 hands just felt normal after some practice. I remember getting some looks and some laughs from some people, mostly my friends because they never saw that style before lol. I remember looking up if there were any pros who bowled like me and thats when I found Belmo and he's been my favorite bowler ever since. Great video guys!
Bowling is like any other sport; it changes. Times change. Belmo is an absolute inspiration who has and will continue to inspire generations of bowlers. 1 handed, 2 handed, doesn't change the fact that you want to knock down all 10 pins. Similar to how Steph Curry, Michael Jordan changed the game of basketball, not just Belmo but other 2 handers like Osku, Simo etc are changing bowling. It's time to embrace change. Change is good. If you took the time to read this comment, I wish you all the best in your endeavours (bowling or not)!
I have been a one handed bowler for years but I have started to see people trying to get me to go two hands but this was the video that made me go out and try it and it was the best game I had ever played
This is an amazing piece of art that should be captured in a time capsule and brought out at the Smithsonian and 80 is two handed Bowling is here to stay and thank you Jason Belmonte for thriving the most in this unique style I thought. Also this video is very educational and I enjoyed every second of it thank you and keep posting my two handed Bowling🎳🤟🏽
This was a real joy to watch! You did a great job making this documentary! IMO, Belmo (and Osku) made a monumental change in the game. Not only in the physical aspect but (even more important), in the way the game is approached. It opened up new and exciting ways of making a sport that was defined as "classical" more diverse and exciting. It is groundbreaking, and there is not a greater compliment to an athlete than to say that he (or she) has influenced the way the game is played. Once again, you guys did a top-notch documentary! Keep up the good work!
My respect to all champion bowlers. I was a one handed right hand thrower until one of my right hand flexor tendons ruptured in the middle of a tournament. The pro shop master drilled holes on a used 7 pound ball and managed to finish my throws frame in excruciating pain. Then, one week rest and aiming with a tennis ball to an empty water bottle at 40 feet away. I managed to do the rest of my second part tournament for a third place. My handicap worsened to 110. Then, I said byebye to competition. To return, I have to relearn two hand left handed throws from zero. Wish me luck.😊
I never thought making a transition from 1handed bowling as a 8y year old to now being 22 years of age and throwing the ball with 2 hands would be possible, I surely enjoy more than 1 handed, and this give me motivation to keep going
Great documentary. Excellent editing, storytelling, shots, b-roll. Built suspense, really kept me entertained the whole time. Awesome work from the production team!
Great documentary. I love that there are two very distinct styles. Plus within each style every player has their own variations. It’s made the game more interesting. The yin and yang of the styles makes me appreciate the one handers more too. Guys like Prather, and Tackett are just as fun to watch. I loved bowling when I was younger but drifted away from it. I wouldn’t be watching or playing now if the two styles didn’t coexist.
I love bowling because when it all comes down to it. Everyone has the same opportunity to achieve perfection. It's not like basketball or any other mainstream sport. We all have an equal shot at winning in any given scenario, regardless of style, delivery, speed, revolutions, etc. It's why bowling is, and always will be my favorite sport.
I've been bowling seriously the past year and a half. I was the typical casual one hander with no thumb when I first started. I would try to imitate Tom Daughtery until one day a retired bowling coach in his 60s came up to me and said, why am I bowling like that? Told him i could never crate revs or hook with thumb in after trying years ago. He told me something very interesting. He said, well if u are doing this for fun, keep doing it. If u plan to get better or join a league, try two handed approach. He then said, there's only a couple of guys on tour who bowl one hand no thumb which means its very hard to master. Meanwhile, there's LOTS of two handers on tour who successfully master their technique. Ever since that day, I made the switched and never looked back. Mind you, he was your typical old school one hander but he understood the new wave and how I would benefit better by jumping on it. With that said, even as a two hander, EJ Tackett is still my favorite bowler. His power and release is phenomenal!
Great documentary, I first started bowling in November of 2020 during my junior year of high school last year and learned 2 handed bowling by just watching slow motion videos of Belmo and my friend showing me the style a few times and last year I achieved my high score of 278 and and high series of 724 (278, 232, 214). I'm gonna continue bowling in college and definitely join some leagues when I am older, bowling, Belmo, Brad and Kyle, Darren Tang, and the entire House Bowling channel changed my life for the better.
I am also a 1 hander. While i really dont care how you bowl, you do you. But i will say the one handed greats will always have a place in my heart. It is muchhh easier to get power and revolutions 2 handed, so when you have a great & powerful 1 hander i do think its more special. Tommy Jones, Bill oneil, Norm Duke, Weber, Prather, EJ Tackett, obviously i could go on and on. There just more special to me i guess. But to each his own. I hope we will have more 1 handed greats in the future. And i think theres plenty who are already there.
I love watching Jason i love Simo I started 1 handed but just couldnt figure out the style because i honestly just thought the thumb did more. I went to 2 handed for about 6 months until after a long practice session i felt a sharp pain and i was limping. I had pinched a nerve around my hip and it was at that point thanks to a friend that was willing to coach me i switched back to 1 handed. Im a bigger guy not just height but weight im not a slim person like Jesper so to get lower for 2 handed i think i was really putting alot of strain on my back. 1 handed has been amazing and ive seen my avg jump up 40 pins. At the end of the day it doesnt matter the style just enjoy what youre doing and do what works best. No one likes losing so if you bowl better a different style then do that and win.
I love this. I used to bowl just two fingers one handed. Very inconsistent but managed a 289 one time. Started trying two handed recently and its much more comfortable and fun. The left arm coming into play though is taking some time to get used to.
Well done! I'm a leftie and I've always done things differently from the majority and adapted. My dad bought me used right-handed golf clubs when I was little (no return policy), not remembering that I was left-handed. I learned to golf right-handed, learned to bat on both sides of the plate in baseball, and learned to skateboard and do very difficult tricks from any direction. Cheers to positive role models of doing things differently and excelling at it!
Thanks for the video, it’s great stuff and I really enjoy it! As a one handed league bowler who through pro lessons & allot of practice games per week resulted in much success, I have no issue with two handed bowlers. I put a lot into it just like anyone else can for the love of the game. To each his own. I was taught several different hand positions and I’ve had to use them to adapt as the game went on. This point where I’m a little older I may need to go to two handed ball and I’m not sure yet but I won’t count it out. Hats off to all bowlers no matter what your style is because it’s great for the game!
I have joint pain and can't bowl well one handed for more than a game or two. Switched to two handed and brought my game up 100 points due to enjoying it more and being able to bowl nearly unlimited games. I appreciate both styles but really thankful discovering the two hand style.
Great documentary! I’m beginning my journey into learning the sport of bowling, and like to have a mix of 2 handed for strikes and 1 handed for spares. I like that idea of versatility and not categorizing at the end.
Jason Belmonte is one of my personal heroes. As a two handed bowler myself, watching him and Osku inspired me to get better at the game. Working at AMF, practicing tirelessly to just be better. Those men helped me become a better bowler, a better competitor, and honestly a better person. Jason is like Tiger, MJ, TB12, Ronaldo, men who have completely revolutionized their sports by being different and not apologizing for it. The biggest quote I took away from this, "Why would I be like you, if I'm beating you?" Thank you Belmo. Also shout out to my home center, AMF Shrader Lanes, now Bowlero Western in Richmond, VA.
What a great watch! I started really picking up bowling while working at an AMF (free games!) a handful of years ago and I found that one-handed bowling left me really frustrated for two reasons: 1) I had a knee injury as a kid and it didn't heal right, leaving my right-foot lead-up really sloppy and painful and 2) I was tired of being limited to 9/10lb balls. So I got really frustrated one night, grabbed the largest 16lb ball off the house rack I could find and chucked it! Instant love, and I've been developing my throw ever since. It was always funny seeing the leaguers come up and watch me because they'd never seen two-handed bowling before, and they'd always tell me I had to "correct" it. I wasn't very good, but I was new to the sport and I wasn't ready to go back to the method of throwing that was hurting me and ruining the fun of learning how to play. My pro-shop guy, bless his heart, hated my throw, but still did his best to drill me something that worked for me and I still have that 14lb ball today. I'm right handed, but lead with the left foot and hand, which attracts attention. It's been rough sometimes, but plenty of people seem to just be gawkers when it comes to seeing it the first time. They've never thought about changing up their own throw, and maybe it inspires them a little. I'm glad to see that more people are open to the two-handed throw. I'm by no means a professional, and my throw seems to change every other month as I find new ways to improve, but that's what I like about it!
Man as someone who grew up the son of a head bowling alley mechabic on Long Island NY… both Osku and Belmo’s story spoke to me so deeply. Many a days I spent as a 4-5yr old on days off from PreK, bowling with balls that were far too heavy for me. My father worked himself to the bone on those machines and was just disregarded as bowling left LI…. And I never made anything of myself better than and all county bowler. Respect to the dedication. One handed to the bone tho
I've been saying this and I've been bowling since I was 9, it's not what matters before the foul line, it's what you can do on the lanes and do it consistently. Man I would love to bowl a series with Jason. I was ridiculed for my high back swing my whole life, but I've always done me just didn't have availability to do nothing on what he has done in this game. 🍻 cheers Belmo
Wonderful documentary. As just a casual bowler for the first time in my 28 years I recently saw a two hand bowler in person and it was electric, I began to try it. A few things I immediately noticed I could use my natural power and finally felt in control. In my mind the future of the game is going to be players who can use and master a variety of styles depending on what plays they're trying to make
Actually my friend got me into it. I went with him to practice one day and BAM! instantly hooked, bought my first ball, a month later another one and then 6 months later another one. Once you're into bowling, you'll not ever lose love for it no matter how long of a break you take or how old you get. It's a passion and Love that you'll not ever forget.
This is just a serious problem inside the bowling community, the whole point of the game is to roll the ball and knock over ten pins, who cares about using two hands? The two handed style is just so you can support the weight of the ball, have a little more control and some people say it generates more power, revs etc, and it is true. But at the end of the day, you still have to be accurate just like one handers, in fact, one handers sometimes have even better accuracy then two handers. Some people just simply refuse to move on because they think this style basically made the old school one - handed style useless compared to those who are two handed, and it’s unfair that they have better ball speed etc. But actually, nobody said it ain’t allowed, so I think if haters gonna hate, they might as well focus on their bowling game then making those hate comments behind our backs. Just like Belmo said, “ Why would I bowl like you if I’m beating you?”
11:00 there wasn't enough room to say "After joining the tour 3 years later, to date Jason Belmonte has racked up 29 PBA titles, while Paluszek has yet to capture a title, remaining a journeyman action bowler" the best way to kill something is to hinder process, and that's why bowling is dying in the US. I've tried bowling 2 handed. I can't do it well at all. Doesn't mean I don't like it or think it should be illegal. Truth be told, I'm surprised no one has tried to legislate 2 handed bowling out of the game, in THIS specific manner: Only one hand may be on the ball during the downswing. Then again, I'm NOT surprised, given the intelligence level of the anti-two handed argument.
It's not just about how many hands or fingers you use. It's about accuracy, speed, foot technique, mental strength. 2 hands doesn't automatically equal a win
I was playing one handed for as long as I can remember. Once I tried 2 hands and got my approach figured out. I kind of upped my game. I just started bowling 2 hands within the last 2 months.
John nun was on my team in our youth league! So cool to see him here! Me and him got made fun of for our bowling styles but he obviously didn't let it slow him down lol
I got my first 300 two handed bowling that brought a state championship to my school for the first time in 25 years 🤷🏻♂️ now I’m in the Hall of fame for my High School
I used to be a one handed bowler, mostly throwing plastic, bent wrist, and no hook. I got a reactive ball and still couldn't get much of a hook going, and in my practice, I pulled a tendon in my hand and couldn't hang on. I had seen Belmo and figured I would give it a shot. The early attempts weren't that great, I could hook it, but I didn't have much control. As I went on, I got more and more accurate and I started learning how to shape the ball to different oil patterns, and I started to really love the sport. I went from a 110 average bowler to a 180 average bowler, and a high score of 204 to a high score of 276. Lot of purists think it's easy, but believe me when I say it isn't. Yeah, anyone can go out and get a few lucky strikes with it, but actually getting repeatable results is just as difficult as one handed. It might even be a little more difficult, because there's more moving parts to go wrong, get your wrist angle slightly off, or too much flick and you will go from hitting the pocket to sniping the 7 pin.
I love watching two handers with allot of power shred racks. I wonder why we didn't think of this when we were kids in the 70's. It's such a great innovation for the game.
I began bowling two-handed due to nerve damage in my left hand and structural problems with my right thumb. It took me a lot of practice and a good amount of time to get back to where I was as a one-handed bowler. Still where I'm at I'm one of the few people who actually bowls two-handed and I do get some derision for it.
What a great documentary. My boys a 2 handed bowler and I'm so glad to have these guys pave the way for him to not have to go through as much as they have! #2Handed
My whole childhood I bowled with one hand and was terrible, I just went with family and friends so I wasn’t serious at all about it. Then last year I randomly started watching bowling videos and started studying the two handers like Troup, Belmo, and Osku and within two months of practicing that a couple times a week my average went from probably under 100 to 150-160. Less than a year into my bowling career I average 190 with my own style I’ve made from studying different areas of pros. Different styles work for different people, everyone should bowl how they want, just don’t be destructive 😂
I remember first seeing Jason during the Six Flags events in 07-08 on TV and thinking, "hang on, that's kinda wrong isn't it?" Fast forward two years later and I'm sitting at a computer desk watching his ESPN E60 interview after realizing that I'd never improve one handed, already playing with no thumb occasionally, and even threw a two handed shot as a joke and almost hurting myself. The night I tried it, I shot a 150 game somewhere in a set of 5 and I knew I could do it after that.
I love the sport of bowling, and I am a two handed bowler! Belmo is the goat! I also think bowling has evolved just based on the technology of the bowling balls too.
I'm a one hand bowler and my friend is a 2 hand bowler, I asked him to try two hand bowling and now he's catching up to me pretty quick and he's only been bowling for 2 months now. Two hand bowling is honestly really good, I believe its more accurate and creates more rev.
I prefer one handed as well. I saw. my brother was struggling told him to try two handed and his scores went up. Old school one handers need to stop whining but two handers need to stop acting like victims/saints
I bowled 1 handed for the majority of my life, but a wrist injury, caused me to switch to 2 handed. If I haven't had switched I probably would have to give up something that I love and be able to do it with my good friends and GF. It is because of them is why I continue to strive and improve my game any way I can. #BowlU
This was really good. I'm looking at converting to 2H, so I try to watch all the videos I can. When I first saw a 2H bowling I was kind of shocked but it has its pluses for sure.
Whilst it's important to honour traditions, it's also important to embrace innovation when someone brings something new to the table. Bowl one-handed, many will continue using this style. But two-handed brings a different style that allows others to find a new path and development. I used to bowl in a youth club when I was 13, haven't bowled in years, came across this technique and would love to have coaching on this.
When I bowled PBA back in the 80's and 90's, we had guys in the regions that were "PalmBallers". They didnt use 2 hands but they didnt use their thumbs either. They got a lot of revs and some had the speed too. I don't get the big deal about the 2 handers, they are basically "palmballers" with a stabilizing hand. If you're not good enough to bet them, why attack them. Get better and hold your own, any bowler can beat any other.
This was a fantastic watch! Bowling is all about repeating shots and making adjustments more efficiently than your competition, whether you throw with 1 hand or 2... Mad respect to the GOAT Belmo for starting a Trend... pun intended
I was taught at age 7 to do one handed. Bowling one handed has the advantage of more precision and accuracy, but bowling 2 handed has the advantage of generating more power and a higher rev rate. Having a lot of power on the ball is super popular among people. When I was a kid, the other kids were overly obsessed with using more power. My father had to redirect them, and encourage them to throw the ball slower, but with more precision, using me as an example (even though I never averaged better than 140 back then).
Matt Ogle hurt his wrist with how many revs he put on the ball 1 handed Switched to 2 hands out of necessity in the beginning of his prime. Worked out pretty well for him! As a 1 hander myself, it's been Awesome watching the evolution of the game through my one handed eyes. Thanks for the Video!
One two hander from Louisville i remember was Tony Lambert. Bowled agaisnt him a few times and at the time I knew the two hand game was gonna blow up. Tony was damn solid back then.
I wouldn’t classify myself as either.. I don’t know what I am. I start with two, but completely remove my hand before the ball even reaches the peak of my backswing. I do not have a thumb hole and only have two hands on the ball for my step-out.
As someone who can bowl both one and two handed its an incredible tool to have in your tool box. Now I feel like I am better at one handed but I can put more revs on the ball two handed obviously. I will say it’s quite the adjustment for me in the beginning because I have to throw 14lbs two handed and 15lb one handed
I began bowling 2 handed after I broke my thumb in a baseball game, and while I agree it's a lot easier to keep your hand behind the ball doing it 2 handed the actual mechanics is so much more difficult because of the athletics required, the power your generating is more like the power being generated by a baseball pitcher. Every fiber of muscle from your legs to your core gets used.
“why would i want to bowl like you, if i’m beating you” - Jason
Legendary
thats like a pro NBA playing basketball like soccer. Why would I want to play ball like you, if im beating you by kicking the ball into the hoop.
L @@jeprodigalson792
@@jeprodigalson792 your reply makes no sense at all but go off
@jeprodigalson792 But kicking the basketball is a technical foul. It's against the rules.
There was never a rule in bowling saying that you couldn't use both hands during delivery.
After hearing the "grumpy old man argument" from Mr. Pants, I have a strong urge to switch to 2-handed.
Same
He made me want to add a third. What a loser
bro was crying and saying hes a purist. lmao. bruh. i aint ever heard of you. might wanna switch to two handed lmao
@@xDMRmrkiller he's only made one national PBA telecast i can think of, 2018 USBC Masters that Andrew Anderson won. Rhino Page was the only "not new name" that made the stepladder haha
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I love reading everyone’s feedback on our documentary! A lot of hard work went into this project and it’s nice to see it is well received.
This was amazing. There's alot of insight and knowledge to gain here regardless of anyone's opinion on the matter. Great work!
That was great work and I’m not even a bowler, but still enjoyed it.
I've seen bowling documentaries before... there aren't many!... and this was such fun and had a joyful approach to it. I thought it was captivating. The underlying story of the non-conformist breaking out ahead is always a great story, no matter the subject. And Jason is such a joyful competitor, you root for him even though you already know the ending!
Joe is such a sad bitter loser hahahaha gets beat by teenager 2 handers on the reg I bet 🤣🤣
This will be A bit long I'll try to shorten it as much as possible. I've never shared this with anyone. Your documentary really hit home for me. As I was little my Dad was working at the Bowlium in Montclair Calif. He was great bowler himself. He got me interested in bowling, so I started when I was 8 or so. I have Cerebral Palsey and I couldn't really walk on my own till I was 7. Being too cumbersome I had to walk to the foul line and be stationary before starting my swing. The comments and ridicule almost had Mee to quit. Fast forward.... I had practiced and practiced thousands of games. I loved the sport. Approx 100 games a week just to keep my muscle memory up plus tournaments on weekends. I won my first tournament when I was 12 (Dad was there and so proud.) my thumb was bleeding allover the place too. I had aspirations of the heavy hitters on TV now. Then I bowled I bowled I bowled. I then had shelves of trophies. I still have the league sheet of the day I was averaging higher than dad was. (Dad was so proud). So I bowled. I bowled. I went to Havasu to bowl the Pro Am during the tour stop there. I was paired up with Danny Wiseman. Never got any real encouragement from anyone at home. They thought it was too far fetched for me to really make it. I felt it. I knew I could though. Danny Wiseman, and Norm Duke and their whole crew acted as if I'd known them forever. Inviting me to dinner. Taking me to Hussongs after and making me feel welcome. I did. All the while pushing me to give it a go with all the encouragement in the world From Danny giving me one of his bowling balls to Norm explaining stuff and telling me I could, was a great step for me. I was at the point I was averaging 210 plus. Ha ha to all. Still standing at the foul line and starting my push away from there. At that time life got really hectic and busy. It took away from the time I needed to devote to bowling. And my game suffered. I almost made it. Alot of things happened between those times. I'm 56 now and it's all but a memory now. But I can tell you there's no better people on the tour than Danny and Norm.Never met Jason. I hear he's as nice as they come. The opposition to my style was huge, and my style was not well taken at first. Belmonte's story parallels my life in so many ways. I hope he continues his rein. Your documentary was great. If you made it this far, Thanks for reading. Still have that purple Nitro from Danny. Priceless to me.
I'll call it what it is... I've fractured both my wrists. I tried, for months, to bowl one handed and I simply couldn't do it. I naturally started to bowl two handed then found out it actually was a technique real people used. It was a godsend. Without being able to bowl two handed, I literally wouldn't be out on the lanes with anything other than a house ball. This style not only has inherent benefits, it allows for those who may have prior injuries to continue to enjoy the sport!
I broke my wrist/arm in a car crash in my 3rd year of bowling. Averaged 150 then after i came back my wrist was just too stiff. Since bowling two handed my average has gone up to 170 and i have a much better time
It's not an illegal throw. Let the haters hate. I tried throwing two-handed. Doesn't work for me. Do what works for you.
I’ve been working on it and honestly I may go that route as I age due to arthritis and my thumb is short and stubby lol. Makes fitment an absolute nightmare. I can see myself two handing exclusively in the next few years.
@@Nightmare87-128 made the switch 2 1/2 years ago. Never looked back. It’s awesome man! I’m 45. My league partner is 72 and two hander as well.
Same scenario, completely destroyed my right wrist and after bowling my entire life thumbless, I decided to try two handed. It felt more natural and I was able to actually hold the ball and bowl with my very limited Range of Motion. Changed my game and the only reason I still play.
JOE PALUSZEK: “I don’t need a crutch arm to bowl well”
Also Joe: I’ve never averaged over a 211 on tour.
can I ask how many pba title you have won?
and that comment shows one of many reasons it should be illegal.. good job
@@Saskman73 there are plenty one handed bowlers that often beat two handed bowlers on tour every single year and average close to 220....
@@joeymful 0, but neither has old Joey Pants 🤣
Belmo 👌
Bowling is much more than being able to bowl 1 handed vs 2 handed. Proof of that is that there are now so many more 2 handed bowlers and belmo is still special ... it goes way beyond how many hands you use to carry the ball during your approach (because all bowlers deliver the ball with one hand ;) ) .. In any case , Bowlers like Kris Prather, EJ Tackett and just recently Kyle Sherman winning the Cheetah Championship shows theres room for one handed bowling in the future .. Bowling is so much more: Mental Game, Tactics (making the right equipment choice, reading the lanes and reaction the right way), Tenchnique (speed, direction of rotation, etc choices) and so on ... At the end of the day if you compete in high levels theres something so much more important: Versatility and Consistency doing what you do ... The future of bowling is now much rich and diverse with the 2 handed bowling style and i cant wait to see more! Cheers!
Agree, bowling is so much more than "higher revs = better player". It sure helps, but it's more than that.
Thank you this is a great statement. You speak out of my heart. I bowl 40+ years now and the game constantly evolves. Thats exactly how it should be. At the end of the day the better (time to time also luckier) bowler is winning the championship. Unfortunatly some times very bad breaks stand in the way. But that makes it even more interesting. I wish everyone reading my comment some lucky breaks at best time. Good luck and peace everywhere
Thumb bowling is leaving bowling. Your mentions only exist because that is how they trained growing up. But now most people are learning how to bowl with no thumb as either one or two handed. So as they get older and become the new PBA that is all we are going to see for the most part and the dinosaurs will retire and fall off our radar. People unwilling to adapt and change to better ways are never going to achieve the same as those willing to change.
@@firnameweren5311 Well, i think one handed bowling will never dissapear totally, it is just phisically less strainfull. We still have to see 50, 60 and 70 years old two handed bowlers doin it everyweek in their leagues. And well ... Belmonte is arguably the best bowler ever, and he is two handed but still can be beaten by one handed bowlers from time to time. Thats the nature of the sports and i highly doubt one handed bowling will go away 100% ...
@GENOSANDIEGO Honestly, it depends on the pattern and lane conditions if revs and speed will help. On house shots, it's helpful.
Sport patterns, not always.
Jason used to throw the ball much faster and using a lot of hook.
Once he got on tour and started bowling the more difficult patterns, he realized he needed to learn speed/rev control. Which he did.
No matter your style, to bowl well on tough patterns, you have to be able to hit a mark consistently.
THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO BOWL !!!!
Roll the ball down the lane and knock down pins.
Doesn't matter how you walk up the approach, how many hands on the ball, if you wear pants or a dress.
Enjoy the game !!!!!
facts
TRUTH.... but fuck Urethane apparently lmao
so should people be allowed to switch 1 and 2 hands during games ?
@@aynjul yea why not depending on lane conditions
@@aynjul yeah. You're still just rolling the ball down the lane.
Young Belmo: "My ambition is probably be the best bowler in the world"
That aged well...
"My ambition is probably be the best bowler in the world, and be real rich" 18:00 yes I would agree
except for the very rich part. I would say that the top player in any sport should be a mult multi millionaire..but I doubt belmo has $1,000,000 in liquid assets from bowling.
@@user-wh6sp6st8s he earned 1,500,000 just in 2019
@@helix9089 source? His highest earning year to my knowledge was like 400k
Usbc
This has the same feeling as the Fosbury Flop in the high jump. He brings something new to the table and everyone mocked him for it, but he was one of the greatest, and has created something revolutionary. Use what's effective, we grow and change, if we stuck to the same old things all the time we'd never get better. Sometimes old is good, but sometimes new is effective as well.
not even close to compare belmo to Dick. try again
he still was using both feet just like before.
I was a 7'5" high jumper and that's what I've said in YT comments, guess what? I was mocked... You called it
@@jasonboness3871 don't know why to word mocked is used here.
people are not mocking two hand bowling they just are saying
it's not even worth watching. go ahead a bowl with two hands,
i don't care if the game is going down hill.
Belmo has done to bowling as Tiger did to golf. It continues to grow. Attracting young bowlers, reinvigorating old bowlers and seeing the money starting to flow.
Sorry to burst your bubble but what you say isn’t exactly seen by rank and file pba memberd. Purses for PBA tournaments are less now adjusted for inflation than they were in the 1980s and PGA tournament purses have doubled since Tiger Woods started his run winning majors in 1997. Tell us more about all that money flowing in though. I can think of a few hundred guys who’d love to see where it winds up
@@bofadeeznuts469 well i dont really have a bubble big guy, but i was more speaking to the local bowling shops seeing revenue from the recreational bowlers. Im not sure about your little world but in mine where our lanes were once empty and unused outside of league times we have now seen a ramp up of casual bowlers both old and young and the talk of the lanes is pro bowlers with Belmo being the predominant mention. So maybe in your one dimensional view the pro purses have gone unchanged when adjusted for inflation, my global view of the sport has seen my purse grow despite inflation. Sorry to burst your bubble with my inside info.
Actually bowling was a lot more popular 40 years ago.
Not true at all…That’s a slap in the face to Tiger…
Hahahahaha....comparing Tiger to that Aussie is ridiculous!!! Tiger shows strength and he shows "weakness" ... He needs an extra hand for support to throw a bowling ball!!!
Love how the no-crutch guy gives a fantastic argument for two handing
He really does.
“Us one-handers have to work harder to achieve the same effect!”
Also says that people are just gonna start throwing it like a shot put for no reason lmao
@@unclerhombusi could kinda agree with this. my “problem” with his argument is it kinda feels like he’s degrading two handers bowlers, now i know he’s probably not ofc but from what he stated it could sound like that. i agree one handers have to work harder, but i’ve personally met people where they can’t bowl one handed. i don’t think they should be put down in such a way to where they feel they can’t bowl just because it’s not “traditional”. at the end of the day we all have to knock down the same pins, all strikes look the same on the score board.
also so many things about the clothes he wears in tournament play are not purist. dude is a bozo.
@@chabib23 like kyle troup?
Well done! The beautiful thing about bowling and why it’s the greatest sport in the world is that anybody at any age can do it, and everybody has a different style. As long as you stay behind the foul line, throw it however you want!
Thank you as a 14 year old 2 handed bowler its great to hear this!!🤗
@@wallispeedubs6490 I’m quick learner but have thumb hole but still do 2 hand
Throw it however you want, top tier comment.
@@jonathanoliveros7537 cough rash cough
@@floggerfrog lmao
I started bowling about 2 years ago when I was 20 after having tried one handed on and off throughout my childhood and teen years. I came across a highlight of Belmo just on accident really and said “wow I have to try that”. With a ton of hard work and inspiration from guys like Belmo, Osku, Simo, etc I just threw my first 300 last night! Without 2 handed bowling, this sport would’ve never been a real option for me.
I’m speechless at how good this documentary was.
I remember watching Belmo before he made it to the PBA and I knew when I seen him bowl saying to myself “ he’s gonna be the best in the world.” Here we are!!! Way to go Belmo!
In the early 80s, when skateboarding started to grow from being viewed as a childish game into a professional competitor sport, there was a similar rivalry as there is one-handed vs two-handed bowlers. Tony Hawk has talked about being a kid and how he was not physically strong enough to hold onto his board while airing out of quarter pipes, so he had to adapt. He learned to "ollie" (jump without using hands) out of the swimming pools and vert ramps he skated. Older skaters would bash his new style as cheating, as gimmick, tasteless etc. Decades have now passed, and thanks to Tony's "gimmick" the sport has been totally revolutionized into what it is today. If you gate keep a sport from progressing, then you are going to watch that sport die. Sports need innovation to continue forward.
The same thing happened between boxing purists and MMA/UFC fans.
Now the UFC is perhaps the biggest sport in the world.
perfectly put. it’s like imagining modern american football without the forward pass, and yet… that wasn’t originally part of the game. now it’s a staple
Really cute story but Tony hawk did not invent the Ollie on vert or flat. I know you didn't use the word invent but you're implying it. Alan Gelfand and Rodney Mullen would be offended lol
Belmo has brough a lot of interest back into the sport if you ask me. I used to dislike going bowling until I saw the two handed thing. My scores jumped 100 pins in a week and now I bowl two leagues a night and just can't get enough.
Same here
100 pin increase? How terrible could you have been? You went from 40 to 140????
I’m gonna bowl 3 handed next year. Really stir the pot :)
And I’m going to use someone else’s hand
Your so funny 😂💀
That 3rd leg 😂
I proud to say Joes pro shop is my favorite pro shop ever, just got my bowling balls fixed by him 11/10
i started throwing 2 handed so i could throw a heavier ball. i had never seen it before and my friends only found belmo months later and said there are other people that use 2 hands. seems pretty natural to me.
been a two handed bowler ever since jasons been in a dude perfect video and I appreciate what he has done for the sport and how he has opened the minds of millions. Belmo, you a real one.
Is started Bowling in 2010 when i was still 5. I got lot attention then because, i was one of the first’s two handers in Finland, and now in 2023
I am 18 and one of the top Players and juniors here 💪🏻🇫🇮
Nice job man, keep going. That's really impressive
Rest in peace Bill Chrisman, signing Belmo was just one of the instrumental ways he's helped shape the sport.
8 years ago is when I started bowling 2 handed. I couldnt curve the ball one handed and 2 hands just felt normal after some practice. I remember getting some looks and some laughs from some people, mostly my friends because they never saw that style before lol. I remember looking up if there were any pros who bowled like me and thats when I found Belmo and he's been my favorite bowler ever since. Great video guys!
You could have learned to curve the ball one handed it just takes more time.
@@DimitrisDr3am but 2 handed made it so he can do it immediately and it’s kinda superior ngl (I bowl one handed)
@@DimitrisDr3amso…bowling one-handed is more difficult. Why wouldn’t people want the more effective route?
I had the privilege of interviewing Jason for my radio show. He is a class act that takes time out for everybody. A great documentary to be sure!
Bowling is like any other sport; it changes. Times change. Belmo is an absolute inspiration who has and will continue to inspire generations of bowlers. 1 handed, 2 handed, doesn't change the fact that you want to knock down all 10 pins. Similar to how Steph Curry, Michael Jordan changed the game of basketball, not just Belmo but other 2 handers like Osku, Simo etc are changing bowling. It's time to embrace change. Change is good. If you took the time to read this comment, I wish you all the best in your endeavours (bowling or not)!
love that this still get recommended to me, such a great documentary
"why would i wanna bowl like you if im beating you"
pure truth
I have been a one handed bowler for years but I have started to see people trying to get me to go two hands but this was the video that made me go out and try it and it was the best game I had ever played
This is an amazing piece of art that should be captured in a time capsule and brought out at the Smithsonian and 80 is two handed Bowling is here to stay and thank you Jason Belmonte for thriving the most in this unique style I thought. Also this video is very educational and I enjoyed every second of it thank you and keep posting my two handed Bowling🎳🤟🏽
This was a real joy to watch!
You did a great job making this documentary!
IMO, Belmo (and Osku) made a monumental change in the game. Not only in the physical aspect but (even more important), in the way the game is approached. It opened up new and exciting ways of making a sport that was defined as "classical" more diverse and exciting. It is groundbreaking, and there is not a greater compliment to an athlete than to say that he (or she) has influenced the way the game is played.
Once again, you guys did a top-notch documentary! Keep up the good work!
My respect to all champion bowlers. I was a one handed right hand thrower until one of my right hand flexor tendons ruptured in the middle of a tournament. The pro shop master drilled holes on a used 7 pound ball and managed to finish my throws frame in excruciating pain. Then, one week rest and aiming with a tennis ball to an empty water bottle at 40 feet away. I managed to do the rest of my second part tournament for a third place. My handicap worsened to 110. Then, I said byebye to competition. To return, I have to relearn two hand left handed throws from zero. Wish me luck.😊
what a great documentary! big thumbs up, on both hands of course
Sponsoring Belmo was one of the best business decisions that Storm ever made.
AMAZING!! Well done everyone at Flo and Lucas for making this. Loved it.
I never thought making a transition from 1handed bowling as a 8y year old to now being 22 years of age and throwing the ball with 2 hands would be possible, I surely enjoy more than 1 handed, and this give me motivation to keep going
Two-handed is more fun. It’s a full-body ordeal.
One of the things that makes bowling interesting to watch to me is how different people throw it. So many different techniques and pre routines.
Great documentary. Excellent editing, storytelling, shots, b-roll. Built suspense, really kept me entertained the whole time. Awesome work from the production team!
Great documentary. I love that there are two very distinct styles. Plus within each style every player has their own variations. It’s made the game more interesting. The yin and yang of the styles makes me appreciate the one handers more too. Guys like Prather, and Tackett are just as fun to watch. I loved bowling when I was younger but drifted away from it. I wouldn’t be watching or playing now if the two styles didn’t coexist.
I love bowling because when it all comes down to it. Everyone has the same opportunity to achieve perfection. It's not like basketball or any other mainstream sport. We all have an equal shot at winning in any given scenario, regardless of style, delivery, speed, revolutions, etc. It's why bowling is, and always will be my favorite sport.
I've been bowling seriously the past year and a half. I was the typical casual one hander with no thumb when I first started. I would try to imitate Tom Daughtery until one day a retired bowling coach in his 60s came up to me and said, why am I bowling like that? Told him i could never crate revs or hook with thumb in after trying years ago. He told me something very interesting. He said, well if u are doing this for fun, keep doing it. If u plan to get better or join a league, try two handed approach. He then said, there's only a couple of guys on tour who bowl one hand no thumb which means its very hard to master. Meanwhile, there's LOTS of two handers on tour who successfully master their technique. Ever since that day, I made the switched and never looked back. Mind you, he was your typical old school one hander but he understood the new wave and how I would benefit better by jumping on it.
With that said, even as a two hander, EJ Tackett is still my favorite bowler. His power and release is phenomenal!
Great documentary, I first started bowling in November of 2020 during my junior year of high school last year and learned 2 handed bowling by just watching slow motion videos of Belmo and my friend showing me the style a few times and last year I achieved my high score of 278 and and high series of 724 (278, 232, 214). I'm gonna continue bowling in college and definitely join some leagues when I am older, bowling, Belmo, Brad and Kyle, Darren Tang, and the entire House Bowling channel changed my life for the better.
I am also a 1 hander. While i really dont care how you bowl, you do you. But i will say the one handed greats will always have a place in my heart. It is muchhh easier to get power and revolutions 2 handed, so when you have a great & powerful 1 hander i do think its more special. Tommy Jones, Bill oneil, Norm Duke, Weber, Prather, EJ Tackett, obviously i could go on and on. There just more special to me i guess. But to each his own. I hope we will have more 1 handed greats in the future. And i think theres plenty who are already there.
I love watching Jason i love Simo I started 1 handed but just couldnt figure out the style because i honestly just thought the thumb did more. I went to 2 handed for about 6 months until after a long practice session i felt a sharp pain and i was limping. I had pinched a nerve around my hip and it was at that point thanks to a friend that was willing to coach me i switched back to 1 handed. Im a bigger guy not just height but weight im not a slim person like Jesper so to get lower for 2 handed i think i was really putting alot of strain on my back. 1 handed has been amazing and ive seen my avg jump up 40 pins. At the end of the day it doesnt matter the style just enjoy what youre doing and do what works best. No one likes losing so if you bowl better a different style then do that and win.
I love this. I used to bowl just two fingers one handed. Very inconsistent but managed a 289 one time. Started trying two handed recently and its much more comfortable and fun. The left arm coming into play though is taking some time to get used to.
I dug down into the comments for this. This was exactly my situation and still is rn.
Well mr. Pants, i don't have a thumb and still want to bowl, wtf else am i supposed to do
Well done!
I'm a leftie and I've always done things differently from the majority and adapted. My dad bought me used right-handed golf clubs when I was little (no return policy), not remembering that I was left-handed.
I learned to golf right-handed, learned to bat on both sides of the plate in baseball, and learned to skateboard and do very difficult tricks from any direction.
Cheers to positive role models of doing things differently and excelling at it!
This was a FANTASTIC docu. Thank you so much. Really shedding light on a lot of things I've been curious about,.
Thanks for the video, it’s great stuff and I really enjoy it! As a one handed league bowler who through pro lessons & allot of practice games per week resulted in much success, I have no issue with two handed bowlers. I put a lot into it just like anyone else can for the love of the game. To each his own. I was taught several different hand positions and I’ve had to use them to adapt as the game went on. This point where I’m a little older I may need to go to two handed ball and I’m not sure yet but I won’t count it out. Hats off to all bowlers no matter what your style is because it’s great for the game!
I have joint pain and can't bowl well one handed for more than a game or two. Switched to two handed and brought my game up 100 points due to enjoying it more and being able to bowl nearly unlimited games. I appreciate both styles but really thankful discovering the two hand style.
Great documentary! I’m beginning my journey into learning the sport of bowling, and like to have a mix of 2 handed for strikes and 1 handed for spares. I like that idea of versatility and not categorizing at the end.
easily one of the best documentaries on someone who changed bowling forever and for the better. Good job!
Great video - well reported, well produced!
This was very well done! I'm inspired! Get this over to Hulu!
Jason Belmonte is one of my personal heroes. As a two handed bowler myself, watching him and Osku inspired me to get better at the game. Working at AMF, practicing tirelessly to just be better. Those men helped me become a better bowler, a better competitor, and honestly a better person. Jason is like Tiger, MJ, TB12, Ronaldo, men who have completely revolutionized their sports by being different and not apologizing for it. The biggest quote I took away from this, "Why would I be like you, if I'm beating you?" Thank you Belmo. Also shout out to my home center, AMF Shrader Lanes, now Bowlero Western in Richmond, VA.
great video
Thanks Jared!
What a great watch! I started really picking up bowling while working at an AMF (free games!) a handful of years ago and I found that one-handed bowling left me really frustrated for two reasons: 1) I had a knee injury as a kid and it didn't heal right, leaving my right-foot lead-up really sloppy and painful and 2) I was tired of being limited to 9/10lb balls. So I got really frustrated one night, grabbed the largest 16lb ball off the house rack I could find and chucked it! Instant love, and I've been developing my throw ever since.
It was always funny seeing the leaguers come up and watch me because they'd never seen two-handed bowling before, and they'd always tell me I had to "correct" it. I wasn't very good, but I was new to the sport and I wasn't ready to go back to the method of throwing that was hurting me and ruining the fun of learning how to play. My pro-shop guy, bless his heart, hated my throw, but still did his best to drill me something that worked for me and I still have that 14lb ball today.
I'm right handed, but lead with the left foot and hand, which attracts attention. It's been rough sometimes, but plenty of people seem to just be gawkers when it comes to seeing it the first time. They've never thought about changing up their own throw, and maybe it inspires them a little. I'm glad to see that more people are open to the two-handed throw. I'm by no means a professional, and my throw seems to change every other month as I find new ways to improve, but that's what I like about it!
Man as someone who grew up the son of a head bowling alley mechabic on Long Island NY… both Osku and Belmo’s story spoke to me so deeply. Many a days I spent as a 4-5yr old on days off from PreK, bowling with balls that were far too heavy for me. My father worked himself to the bone on those machines and was just disregarded as bowling left LI…. And I never made anything of myself better than and all county bowler. Respect to the dedication. One handed to the bone tho
I've been saying this and I've been bowling since I was 9, it's not what matters before the foul line, it's what you can do on the lanes and do it consistently. Man I would love to bowl a series with Jason. I was ridiculed for my high back swing my whole life, but I've always done me just didn't have availability to do nothing on what he has done in this game. 🍻 cheers Belmo
Belmo inspired me. Made me Fall in Love with bowling.
Wonderful documentary. As just a casual bowler for the first time in my 28 years I recently saw a two hand bowler in person and it was electric, I began to try it. A few things I immediately noticed I could use my natural power and finally felt in control. In my mind the future of the game is going to be players who can use and master a variety of styles depending on what plays they're trying to make
Actually my friend got me into it. I went with him to practice one day and BAM! instantly hooked, bought my first ball, a month later another one and then 6 months later another one. Once you're into bowling, you'll not ever lose love for it no matter how long of a break you take or how old you get. It's a passion and Love that you'll not ever forget.
Jason Belmonte: The Greatest Player to Ever Throw a Bowling Ball.
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This is just a serious problem inside the bowling community, the whole point of the game is to roll the ball and knock over ten pins, who cares about using two hands? The two handed style is just so you can support the weight of the ball, have a little more control and some people say it generates more power, revs etc, and it is true. But at the end of the day, you still have to be accurate just like one handers, in fact, one handers sometimes have even better accuracy then two handers. Some people just simply refuse to move on because they think this style basically made the old school one - handed style useless compared to those who are two handed, and it’s unfair that they have better ball speed etc. But actually, nobody said it ain’t allowed, so I think if haters gonna hate, they might as well focus on their bowling game then making those hate comments behind our backs. Just like Belmo said, “ Why would I bowl like you if I’m beating you?”
11:00 there wasn't enough room to say "After joining the tour 3 years later, to date Jason Belmonte has racked up 29 PBA titles, while Paluszek has yet to capture a title, remaining a journeyman action bowler"
the best way to kill something is to hinder process, and that's why bowling is dying in the US. I've tried bowling 2 handed. I can't do it well at all. Doesn't mean I don't like it or think it should be illegal. Truth be told, I'm surprised no one has tried to legislate 2 handed bowling out of the game, in THIS specific manner: Only one hand may be on the ball during the downswing. Then again, I'm NOT surprised, given the intelligence level of the anti-two handed argument.
It's not just about how many hands or fingers you use. It's about accuracy, speed, foot technique, mental strength. 2 hands doesn't automatically equal a win
exactly idk why they cry about that so what things change people change techniques change they need to accept that
Those who can do and those who can’t cry
I was playing one handed for as long as I can remember. Once I tried 2 hands and got my approach figured out. I kind of upped my game. I just started bowling 2 hands within the last 2 months.
I'm 2 handed and think it's absolutely destructive to the game of bowling
Idk about that but y’all definitely destroy the oil 😂
John nun was on my team in our youth league! So cool to see him here! Me and him got made fun of for our bowling styles but he obviously didn't let it slow him down lol
Wonderful documentary! Thank you for this.
Love the old belmo clips! Never seen belmo with braces until now...
I'm 61. Bowled for 50 years. My physical condition has forced me out of the game, but if I could, I'd give 2 handed ago. It looks like a lot of fun.
I got my first 300 two handed bowling that brought a state championship to my school for the first time in 25 years 🤷🏻♂️ now I’m in the Hall of fame for my High School
I used to be a one handed bowler, mostly throwing plastic, bent wrist, and no hook. I got a reactive ball and still couldn't get much of a hook going, and in my practice, I pulled a tendon in my hand and couldn't hang on. I had seen Belmo and figured I would give it a shot. The early attempts weren't that great, I could hook it, but I didn't have much control. As I went on, I got more and more accurate and I started learning how to shape the ball to different oil patterns, and I started to really love the sport. I went from a 110 average bowler to a 180 average bowler, and a high score of 204 to a high score of 276.
Lot of purists think it's easy, but believe me when I say it isn't. Yeah, anyone can go out and get a few lucky strikes with it, but actually getting repeatable results is just as difficult as one handed. It might even be a little more difficult, because there's more moving parts to go wrong, get your wrist angle slightly off, or too much flick and you will go from hitting the pocket to sniping the 7 pin.
Love this documentary, Kudos to Flowbowling and all who made this possible.
I love watching two handers with allot of power shred racks. I wonder why we didn't think of this when we were kids in the 70's. It's such a great innovation for the game.
The Lane conditions in the 70's rewarded you for accuracy... Not like today where the more revs you have, the more room you have .
I began bowling two-handed due to nerve damage in my left hand and structural problems with my right thumb. It took me a lot of practice and a good amount of time to get back to where I was as a one-handed bowler. Still where I'm at I'm one of the few people who actually bowls two-handed and I do get some derision for it.
What a great documentary. My boys a 2 handed bowler and I'm so glad to have these guys pave the way for him to not have to go through as much as they have! #2Handed
My whole childhood I bowled with one hand and was terrible, I just went with family and friends so I wasn’t serious at all about it. Then last year I randomly started watching bowling videos and started studying the two handers like Troup, Belmo, and Osku and within two months of practicing that a couple times a week my average went from probably under 100 to 150-160. Less than a year into my bowling career I average 190 with my own style I’ve made from studying different areas of pros. Different styles work for different people, everyone should bowl how they want, just don’t be destructive 😂
I remember first seeing Jason during the Six Flags events in 07-08 on TV and thinking, "hang on, that's kinda wrong isn't it?" Fast forward two years later and I'm sitting at a computer desk watching his ESPN E60 interview after realizing that I'd never improve one handed, already playing with no thumb occasionally, and even threw a two handed shot as a joke and almost hurting myself.
The night I tried it, I shot a 150 game somewhere in a set of 5 and I knew I could do it after that.
I love the sport of bowling, and I am a two handed bowler! Belmo is the goat! I also think bowling has evolved just based on the technology of the bowling balls too.
This video is a masterpiece! Thank you for the hard work and time put into making it.
I'm a one hand bowler and my friend is a 2 hand bowler, I asked him to try two hand bowling and now he's catching up to me pretty quick and he's only been bowling for 2 months now.
Two hand bowling is honestly really good, I believe its more accurate and creates more rev.
More revs yes more accurate no it’s less stable without your thumb harder to hit your spot every time
I prefer one handed as well. I saw. my brother was struggling told him to try two handed and his scores went up.
Old school one handers need to stop whining but two handers need to stop acting like victims/saints
I bowled 1 handed for the majority of my life, but a wrist injury, caused me to switch to 2 handed. If I haven't had switched I probably would have to give up something that I love and be able to do it with my good friends and GF. It is because of them is why I continue to strive and improve my game any way I can. #BowlU
This was really good. I'm looking at converting to 2H, so I try to watch all the videos I can. When I first saw a 2H bowling I was kind of shocked but it has its pluses for sure.
this was really, really well done. Thank you for sharing.
Great documentary. This should be on Netflix or HBO.
Whilst it's important to honour traditions, it's also important to embrace innovation when someone brings something new to the table. Bowl one-handed, many will continue using this style. But two-handed brings a different style that allows others to find a new path and development. I used to bowl in a youth club when I was 13, haven't bowled in years, came across this technique and would love to have coaching on this.
When I bowled PBA back in the 80's and 90's, we had guys in the regions that were "PalmBallers". They didnt use 2 hands but they didnt use their thumbs either. They got a lot of revs and some had the speed too. I don't get the big deal about the 2 handers, they are basically "palmballers" with a stabilizing hand. If you're not good enough to bet them, why attack them. Get better and hold your own, any bowler can beat any other.
This was a fantastic watch! Bowling is all about repeating shots and making adjustments more efficiently than your competition, whether you throw with 1 hand or 2... Mad respect to the GOAT Belmo for starting a Trend... pun intended
I was taught at age 7 to do one handed. Bowling one handed has the advantage of more precision and accuracy, but bowling 2 handed has the advantage of generating more power and a higher rev rate.
Having a lot of power on the ball is super popular among people. When I was a kid, the other kids were overly obsessed with using more power. My father had to redirect them, and encourage them to throw the ball slower, but with more precision, using me as an example (even though I never averaged better than 140 back then).
Matt Ogle hurt his wrist with how many revs he put on the ball 1 handed
Switched to 2 hands out of necessity in the beginning of his prime. Worked out pretty well for him! As a 1 hander myself, it's been Awesome watching the evolution of the game through my one handed eyes. Thanks for the Video!
One two hander from Louisville i remember was Tony Lambert. Bowled agaisnt him a few times and at the time I knew the two hand game was gonna blow up. Tony was damn solid back then.
I wouldn’t classify myself as either.. I don’t know what I am. I start with two, but completely remove my hand before the ball even reaches the peak of my backswing. I do not have a thumb hole and only have two hands on the ball for my step-out.
Very cool documentary! a real joy to watch!
Thanks for the hard work you put in it, it shows!
As someone who can bowl both one and two handed its an incredible tool to have in your tool box. Now I feel like I am better at one handed but I can put more revs on the ball two handed obviously. I will say it’s quite the adjustment for me in the beginning because I have to throw 14lbs two handed and 15lb one handed
Awesome documentary Jason Belmo no.1
What a well structured video, I loved every minute of it
such a great documentary.
I began bowling 2 handed after I broke my thumb in a baseball game, and while I agree it's a lot easier to keep your hand behind the ball doing it 2 handed the actual mechanics is so much more difficult because of the athletics required, the power your generating is more like the power being generated by a baseball pitcher. Every fiber of muscle from your legs to your core gets used.