Bowling Ball Release RPMs Comparison Videos

[dw300]

82rpm?? Is this real life?!

[RiceCracker321]

If we send you a video, you can calculate rev rates right?

[davidalloy94]

can you try calculating my rev rate? these are my two videos:

/watch?v=Byi3-h0mVDs

watch?v=uLwiWLs_JOs

[davidalloy94]

it would definitly help if i knew the ball speed. if i show you a video of me bowling, would you try to figure out my rpm's? it'd be greatly appreciated

[masteircheef]

im more of a stroker style, but i have no idea how to calculate my revs.. i dont have a high speed cam or anything but if i sent you a vid do you think you could give me some sort of estimate?

[kunzie1707]

i am a 15 year old bowler of minnesota with a 195 average not great i know but youwould be able to calculate my revs right or at least tell me how i could do it orrr.....

[davidalloy94]

@kunzie1707 you think a 195 average isn't great? i'm 17 and my league average this summer was a 164. to me that's like being the best varsity player in the state.

[acooldude0]

@davidalloy94 195 for high school bowling is rather good. Roughly based on my high school and teams around, you might find no 195 average bowlers or a whole team filled with over that. Our team averaged probably just under 180 and we won our matches about 3:2. On my team, a 164 average would probably flop between JV and varsity.

[davidalloy94]

@acooldude0 it isn't a good enough average to make varsity on my school team. to make varsity your average needs to be at least 180. but i just hope that even after i try out and still don't make varsity, i'll get good enough to move up to varsity during the season.

[TheQuiggles22]

lol 82 XD. I get more on my spare shots

[ZeroTuck]

Would you be able to calculate my rev rate if I sent you a video?

[bowlspot]

@ZeroTuck Usually, send it to me and I will give it a shot.

[lancejay1234]

im only 12 and my rev rate is a big fat 82 with a giant 10 lb gyro core ball, get sme lol

[marktindal2186]

Very interesting to see the different lines used when the revs go up. Nice video, thx!

[Triggahappy13]

I would really hate to see what the whole form of some of those people looks like

[bowleramaa]

i am 325-375 ball spped 17 stroker or tweener

[dodgersown1]

Can someone calculate my rev rate by watching my vids? I calculated ~220 but an expert(ish) opinion would be nice

[bowlspot]

@dodgersown1 - sure, can you send a link or your video to us?

[lathekin1]

There's some nice gentle sliders here, but i hate 'chuckers' and 'droppers' ! no respect for the lanes ! [ just thought i'd mention that ]

[TheFeetofGod]

A friend of mine can throw 600 revs... Its slightly rediculous

[HippyHD]

@TheFeetofGod he has to be a two handed guy. no way a one handed bowler can even acheive 600. Jason Belmonte is a pro and throws around 600 revs with two hands and he towers by atleast a couple hundred revs over the rest of the pros that bowl one handed. i call crap.

[TheFeetofGod]

@HippyHD I do not...He throws with one hand but does it extremely weird.

[HippyHD]

@TheFeetofGod no thumb? he would break his thumb trying to get 600 one handed seriously.

[TheFeetofGod]

@HippyHD No... He uses his thumb, he can only go 600 revs like twice cause it hurts his hand so bad.

[HippyHD]

@TheFeetofGod well thats just retarded im not even sure what mine is but i know its nowhere near that. good stuff.

[prosteelheader]

@TheFeetofGod so, what good is it then?

[UltimateWWEPro]

@HippyHD Check out Robert Smith... highest revving one handed bowler ever. Highest marked at about 700 rpms

[psmith62591]

@TheFeetofGod two handed?

[TheFeetofGod]

@psmith62591 No. I might video tape it. But not sure.

[psmith62591]

@TheFeetofGod no offense but i call B/S on that if you get the vid of him and prove it ill gladly eat my words

[DaveBais]

funny to watch that the higher the revs the later the timing :)

[yourhometowncasinos]

Fro thos ppl wanting more rev's just post it close to your slide leg and relax your thumb

[who8mahbacon]

is it odd that im right handed but i bowl better with my left. its the same with golf

[sk8rktb]

@who8mahbacon im left handed but i bowl with my right hand, same with throwing

[boeing747641]

600rpm looks better

[Guibu2]

205 RMP bowler's release is ugly

[wiiman0001]

a lot of those the release sucks, not supposed to bounce your bowling ball

[CalsCustomCars]

i bet none of you boneheads have a rev rate higher then 250 ... throw a old urethane ball with a pancake weight block and it will REALLY show you how many revs you DON'T have.....

[wiiman0001]

@CalsCustomCars than* not then.

[redsfan821]

@CalsCustomCars

Ball type has nothing to do with rev rate first of all. And most people without reactive now throw plastic which grips the lane less than urethane and has a single piece pancake weight block. Besides that shouldn't matter, a good bowler will be able to bowl well with any ball because they will be able to adjust and make the ball work with the condition that is out there. BTW I can average with plastic, and not house shots, I have done it before. It is all about adjusting.

[CalsCustomCars]

@redsfan821 i'm so glad you cleared that up for me .... do you give lessons .. lol

[Icanrevv381]

if im a cranker and i put some white tape on my black widow bite, and i throw it about 19-20 mph the tape caame around about 18 to 23 times, how many revs do i have, im 14

[thanoobsowne]

i got like 400-450 revs cranker useually i play on 4th ore 3th arrows

[wiiman0001]

@thanoobsowne usually*, or*

[byeofficer]

@jimmsr you need to get your shit straight...robert smith has been recorded at over 720 revs...i have 650+...it sux to have such a high rev rate and such a fast ball speed...

[jimmsr]

@byeofficer Robert smith max clocking was a 652 to be exact, which is shown in a video with randy pedersen, dont need to tell me about robert smith.... If you do have 650 i would like to see a small vid of your ball motion...

[Bowlrdude6]

my rev rate is 252. Am I a stroker or tweener

[bowlspot]

@Bowlrdude6

Actually the traditional cranker, stroker and tweener has more to do with timing and release style than rev rate. Although each style typically has a range of RPMs they are associated with which bowlers have come to use as baselines, there are always exceptions.

So to answer your question, you are probably either a stroker or tweener. If your release timing is early I would label you as a stroker.

[jtleg6]

@Bowlrdude6 mines 370, get on my lvl

[iconz116]

The last guy has a nice release, but not the best. He chicken wings it, look how far the ball is from his ankle at release. If he kept his elbow closer to his body, it would be better.

[FrankMurphy13]

@Taz86 I agree. I would much rather be consistant than have the amount of Revs that I do. I sit at around 350-400 revs. It's kinda hard when the lanes are dry. Ps do you have any vids of you bowling?

[ultravox557]

jason belmonte bowls 2 handed and has 600+ revs

[buffto]

he touches 800 sometimes

[Brizzle3923]

all of them are bowling from the top of the ball. like 2 of them were inside the ball so they are gonna have low RPM's. the last person had the best release imo

[FancyGapClawhammer]

Ehh..the guy at 1:56 I think..he stayed behind it longer. But the last guy did have a good release.

[Taz86]

@Brizzle3923

anything over 300 isn't low. the tour average is around 330 if i remember right. 375 would be considered a high end tweener. most of them have pretty good stroker releases, and it's not about how much you put on the ball but how consistent you are.

i'm around 400 myself, but i'm consistent. sometimes i wish i didn't have revs for days

[rglee9]

ok not alot of people can throw 500rpms i only get like 400 at a place where i have to throw proper hand position i dont change my revs just the ball if you watch my video thats on like 200

[Icanrevv381]

what about the ppl who throw it with alot more hand

[bownguyen316]

i wonder how man rpms i throw with my ball. i'd say between 200 and 250 to be realistic.

[ScubzMcTalBowling]

you should show this same video. but in normal speed.

[champbowler299]

i use about 500 rpms but if i am playing a sharp angle an my ball is hitting a little flat I can go up

[crashbandit900]

if thats you in your videos on your channel then your no where near 500

[jeongmin72194]

it's not his because they're not his uploads, they are favorited from someone else...

[jimmsr]

i dont believe you... 500 rpm is robert smith and tommy jones type of revs.. if you'd say 400-430 ok,, but 500 is soooo high

[xXiaolinXx]

Ugh, this means i'm only getting about 400 or so

[JustHereForBowling]

dont even complain about getting 400

[eriklovessoaps]

Interesting. I was spinning my hand to four o'clock at the far left. I don't think I saw that one. Nor did I see a no thumb shot. The great bowlers can control their RPMs to play the lanes differently. I think most pBA bowlers go higher than the highest number on here.

[theprofessional90]

yes most pba stars can go higher if they want to, but the fact is that they use hand position and roll instead of changing rev rates to combat lane conditions

[crashbandit900]

im higher then all the ppl in the video im at 520+

[strongsock]

i wish i knew what i could get up to....

[jsebeny]

too bad they don't have Robert Smith doing something like this. that'd be a sight to see!!

[SaxStud]

Still have trouble getting my fingers into that strong of a position like the last 2 shots. I still think I'm getting in the mid 200's or so... or at least I hope so lol

[trueblu8]

This is AWESOME! Now I can go and try this without fear of injuring my wrist or fingers from doing it improperly. Really cool. Thanks.

[hawa11anbowling]

cool :D