2006 Japan Cup - Shafer vs Smith (1)

[SmooveLefty]

why are Ryan and Robert creating soooo much angle thru the front part of the lane? it appears that the straighter u can go on these patterns the better.

[MultiJmoney1234]

@ridna660r he is actually tracking over the "thunderstruck" logo

[bladeknockingon700]

Count how man times Rob's ball rolls over the label? I'm usually pretty good at determining rev rates right off the bat but his is too high to count. LOL. Actually I hear that his highest is 720 I would love to see a video of that cause if he can do that consistently and not have any injuries he would be really dominant

[vagabondsguild]

@bladeknockingon700 I tried roughly over one second, came to 9, that is 540rpm, which could be pretty accurate. Shafer had around 360-420 I came to, might be slightly off though, counting over one second isn't the best method when not using a 30fps cam and tape.

[kidbowler14]

whoa thats robert smith?! he looks different

[adelserone]

try and count how many times robs ball rolls over the label! haha

[Booker435]

@adelserone i counted eleventy billion

[superdutch44]

this is during Max Bob's Mind Blowing Hawaiian years! lol he is a good guy, amazing what he can do with a ball

[Reloadnikka]

xD smith has a mullet >:O!!

[AlexBowler4106]

Robert Smith is throwing a Thunderstruck Pearl. Not a Fired Up. The Fired Up is a brighter red than the Thunderstruck Pearl.

[bowlerwannabes]

robert smith has so many different looks, he was bald, had short haur, and long hair

[concreton01]

yes its funny but he's still one of my favourites

[inspirebowl]

r. smith hair is erm...

[imaball]

wow they did horrible

[parkit56]

The Storm Thunder Struck Pearl does not have flush engraving, so what you are hearing is the ball rolling over the engraving.

[pokemon989359]

its a fired up look at 1:02 the thunderstruck logo isnt round-ish

[parkit56]

Look at the second part of this match between 0:26 and 0:31. That ball Smith has in his hands has the oval engraving and the ThunderStruck engraving by his thumbhole. Besides, the Fired Up was released in 2005. I don't think Storm is going to pay much of an incentive to throw a ball that old.

[jimmsr]

TS pearl is kinda roundish

[HammerBowler]

its a fired up..

[pokemon989359]

i win thx hammerbowler!!

[crashbandit900]

thunder struck the fired up is more orange  plus goto the pba site look at season archives 2006 season it has an in the bag option that says he was using the thunderstruck pearl parkit56 wins

[mhumage]

Its his ball rolling on the holes.

[ridna660r]

@mhumage no.... these guys know how to throw a bowing ball, its def not touching the holes lol. the rev rate over those lanes make that sound

[alex7alfa]

does any one knows the oil pattern???

[Yankee5004]

special japan cup oil pattern(42ft)

[metshorriblecollapse]

whats up with the shuffling sound after every ball, what is it

[TranswarpXL]

My guess is you mean the sounds of those popper things the audience has or the ball return.

[metshorriblecollapse]

no, while the ball is rolling its making a sound

[imthemaaan]

hey bro the sound ur hearing in the friction of the ball on the lane

[TraumaER]

That sound is awesome. They should have it like that every week.

[cchambe3]

You should see the mag that Rob is in. It's in japanese and he's the cover story. Now thats international pimpin. Cool azz dude too.