Two Handed Bowling Versus One Handed Tenpin Bowling

[dw300]

Oh lordy, than 1 handed release was horrific to watch .. what has been seen, cannot be unseen! Great bowling by the 2 hander tho.

[masteircheef]

did anyone else think of a monkey when they saw the one hander :3

[A2handedbowler]

I have been watching James' shot for a while on youtube, and I find it so much fun to watch even though I'm a two-handed bowler. Be aware that he might not be using a high performance ball guys!! He has revs and power just like a two-hander. I'd say the two-hander is probably more consistant. Post more vids James!! Haven't seen a new one in a while!!!!!

[masteircheef]

(one hander) funny... i can do that with... half or less of your draw :p

[masteircheef]

holy sh... one hander, I thought you were gonna throw it overhead 

[macgar32]

The one handed guy....That has to hurt

[phongvo9989]

two handed bowling is a new generation :)

[ZeroTuck]

First off, the two hander was great. Very smooth, very consistent.

Now the one hander... Dude, you're gonna hurt yourself. Your armswing is horrible, i'm suprised you didn't dislocate your shoulder or your wrist. Your approach is just awful. First off, your timing on it is bad, your losing balance to maintain that awful armswing. Fix all of it. You can get those kind of revs without looking like a pompous douche about it. The two hander was better by far.

[DeniaLol]

@ZeroTuck I've bowled with the one-hander, James, and he's been bowling like this for a long time. He's a pretty awesome bowler, and a good guy to boot, regardless of his timing or his approach. I've seen far worse.

[yugiDaD411]

if he wants to bowl like a jackass, let him

[spyder803300]

I have to agree with everyone here the two hander very good great repeatability. the one hander u didn't hit the same spot twice your approach is borderline awful and you're trying too hard to hook the ball instead of prying it off your hand. get the ball off your hand quit trying to hook the whole lane. You don't need to do that to score. Need proof? see Norm Duke, Walter Ray Williams Jr. Mika Koivuniemi. More proof? defending usbc open all events champion matt mcneil.

[wayneerd3469]

the one handed bowler would add so much more power to his shot if he would just stop sticking his ass out, face the pins better, and keep his balance. your getting good revs but your making way to much added movement on your approach and you end up turning away from your target to sustain that back swing of yours.

[benhj900]

The one handed guy has quite possibly one of the worse approaches i have ever seen

[wolfaxe]

1 handed guy sucks

[pyroman69able]

that one hander just looks painful

[Rofe110s21]

To the Two-Hander. I'd work on quieting the moving parts as much as possible and keeping the head from dipping or swaying. Helps in the long run w/ consistency

[crazyasian0430]

I feel sorry for the kid that bowls handed the way he bowls he's going to tear his shoulder up when he gets older if not his shoulder its going be his wrist or elbow. I'm a one handed bowler myself and watching this make my whole arm hurt.

[legaless24]

omg the one hander suckssssss

[shuumai]

The one-hander reminds me of a more intense Tommy Jones.

[i3enthebowlerkid]

@shuumai he is nothing like tommy. Jones is very smooth with his shot. That kid is the exact opposite of smooth

[shuumai]

About comparing a two-hander to a one-hander, I've noticed that when people complement a two-hander, they're likely to point out elements that are similar to a one-hander's style. A two-hander tends to raise the balance leg higher, turn more sideways, and do a skip step. If a two-hander moves more like a one-hander, that can be OK, but it could be a sign of trouble.

[shuumai]

To the two-hander: Thinking about the backswing recently, I came up with a focus that seems to help me. Instead of thinking of /swinging/ the ball back, after the ball is moved forward, I think of drawing it straight back to its highest point. The weight of the ball still pulls it down into an arc, but the ball doesn't drop as low and pull on the body as much. From there the ball swings forward. I think of it as a half-pendulum swing. What do you think?

[narCable]

I think the two hander has a pretty form, my only concern is keeping the ball closer to his body. The finish and the ball speed are excellent.

[JEEPMAN1195]

the one handed guy esnt hiting the same mark twice

[narCable]

@JEEPMAN1195 Your right that shit is ugly.

[djay1095]

Two handed bowlers are awesome. im a two handed bowler as well.

[Reloadnikka]

oh man it hurts to see that 1 handed guy bowl

[BigQ827]

two-handed guy :-) very good!

[jamesdalrymple79]

the kid throwing one hand is going to blow his wrist out in 2 years tops. try to tame that some. Try to learn to adjust to the lanes and stop letting the ball do all the work. The kid thats throwing 2 handed. he has got a great release, one of the smoothest ones ive seem with two hands. keep it up man.

[bsballalway10]

kid that bowls with two hands is to smooth for the guy with one hand

[aznkire94]

the one hander has some serious hook and weird form. but both very nice

[JacobHLee95]

WTF is with your wrist...James...?

[thebking19]

1 hander - You are just nasty, like yuck.

2 hander - much props man, very clean maybe get ur right foot down a little, but just very nice.

[28dye]

that's some serious cranking

[TyTwoHands]

@looseleftie, i have been bowling 2 handed for about 2 years now, i made the switch despite some critizism and have drastically improved my game, bowling my highest series (799) and high game (300) using this style.

if you want to see some more videos of me bowling please check out my profile and subscribe. TyTwoHands, Ghomey is a close friend of mine and shouldnt mind me hijacking his comments :P

i will be uploading a video of me bowling at every practice session playing different lines etc.

[TyTwoHands]

@looseleftie, i have been bowling 2 handed for about 2 years now, i made the switch despite some critizism and have drastically improved my game, bowling my highest series (799) and high game (300) using this style.

if you want to see some more videos of me bowling please check out my profile and subscribe. TyTwoHands, Ghomey is a close friend of mine and shouldnt mind me hijacking his comments :P

i will be uploading a video of me bowling at every practice session playing different lines etc.

[i3enthebowlerkid]

the two hand guy has one of the best two hand styles i have ever seen other then belmo and osku obviously

[X360gamersX]

is the blond name jimmy

[looseleftie]

I love the two hander.. The smoothest I have ever seen, in terms of footwork, keeping dead straight at foul line and ability to repeat shots.. I bowl two handed, its going great for me,ave over 200 now, love it, still I love this two handers style, very smoothe..

Hey two hander how long u been bowling with this technique, and what you averageing??

[ladyzmann]

yah the guy bowling with one hand has really slow ball speed and your trying to crank it to much dont try so hard i use to have that problem and when my coach taught how to not try so hard my average went up 40 pins

[meg1413]

haha his ball speed is slow for that high back swing

[jstMichael]

fucking crazy ass crank from that onehander, twohander very nice and smooth

[theluigiteam543]

Man that one-hander drives me crazy! I swear, you look like you're going to break your back, wrist, elbow, and shoulder with every freakin' shot! Settle down a little bit, k? It looks like you're having a seizure on your follow-through!

[o0squiggle0o]

Lol! You guys are the successors of Michael Fagan & Jason Belmonte!!!

[orton9]

Not saying that 1 handed style isnt bad, but the 2 handed bowler was much more consistant... but like what they always say... if it works use it.

[socalking421]

like everyone else on here they only film there strikes

long hair kid looks like hes gunna break his arm everytime lol but goddam can he crank that shit

[i3enthebowlerkid]

he is one of the best two handers iv seen on youtube

[blinkycab]

Gran Turismo

[SonWayward]

who do I choose? the 2 hander is much smoother, effortless and its probably much easier for him to repeat shots... I choose him

[Drazorw0w]

there is no point in cranking it that hard.

[619rko99]

1 handed looks like hes dislocating his arm...ouch

[2handedrevolution]

who the hell taught the one handed guy to release a ball...there goes his wrist, when the 2 handed releaase is so effortless

[Moneyindabankrecords]

Uhmm the kid with one-handed....WOW....that is the most strange backswing or whatever you call it ever....be careful you dont like rip your arm out of socket...lol..

[i3enthebowlerkid]

the guy who bowls with one hand is going to kill his wrist by the time he is 20

[bargilx]

@i3enthebowlerkid unless his neck goes first....

[i3enthebowlerkid]

@bargilx some thing on that guy is going to be fucked up soon thats for sure

[FFHpoison]

@i3enthebowlerkid or his neck ounchy

[StrawberryMcmuffin]

@i3enthebowlerkid more like fuck his tendit in his shoulder

[i3enthebowlerkid]

@StrawberryMcmuffin he will pretty much be fucked up in every way lol

[michaelmaloney79]

@i3enthebowlerkid exactly, the one hander need to start over form scrathc. he obviously bowls just for the cool look but longevity wise he will not have that many revs for 2 long. 2 handed bowling is easier on the body. 2 handed wins

[i3enthebowlerkid]

@michaelmaloney79 yea the two hander in this vid throws it great! and if they were both on sport shots i dont think the one hand guy would hit the head pin very often lol

[Brianbright36]

@michaelmaloney79 I agree with everything you said except that two handed is easier on the body. The torque we two handers generate causes are backs to hurt and so we must stay in awesome shape to bowl this way. No fat guys would be able to bowl two handed very long.

[A2handedbowler]

@Brianbright36 I agree with you except for the fat guy thing. Ive seen a guy that just keeps his back straight and uses a low reactive ball. If you bowl two handed the right way (sounds funny) we do have to be in shape, this is clear

[shishandwish1208]

i bowl 2 handed and my league doesnt complain i have like a 206 average my high game is like 299 and i have a 799 series thats it but like 2 hands i think is pretty awesome has its advantages and disadvantages

[FancyGapClawhammer]

True. No nasty thumb blisters and callouses.

[hawa11anbowling]

yes there is no rule against 2 handed bowling

technicaly your still releasing the ball with one hand

your just supporting the ball with 2 hands on the approach

[hawa11anbowling]

two handed bowling owns

[powerbowler]

Tyson gets my vote.

[AdenR8]

mumdizze

are you a retard two handed bowling is one of it biggest growing styles in tenpin bowling and if you look at Jason Belmonte and Osku Palermaa two of the most well know bowlers and its because of there two handed style so stop being a little bitch about it

[Mumdizzle]

2 handed bowling should not be allowed ever, its the failures way of bowling. Bowling is about developing a skill set in getting the ball down the lane USING ONE HAND. if you cant throw with one hand, you shouldn't be bowling.

[starsandbarsDixie]

Say it all you want buddy. As long as two handed keeps getting strikes, it'll always be used.

[2handedbowler1]

u probaly suck in two handed jerk!!

[Kaidanshi0731]

Then I suggest you cut your own weak arm off, you immature dickhead. Where the fuck did the rules say that you have to bowl one-handed? Prove me a fucking article or even the rulebook where it says you HAVE to bowl one-handed. Your comment really pisses me off, you one-sided piece of shit. I like experimenting both ways of rolling the ball. Etch this to your head, asshole: THERE'S MORE THAN 1 FUCKING WAY TO ROLL THE FUCKING BALL! STICK WITH IT, MOTHERFUCKER!!!

[djsketchy7]

@Kaidanshi0731 Calm down spaz. No need to act like we are 12.

[vidsofdispute]

@Mumdizzle you do throw it with one hand you retard you hold it with your other hand to support you on the swing

[relic184]

1 handed dude change your relice befor you snap you wrist,

[harharhar123]

1 hander seems to lack good consistency on release (esp on the ball-to-balancing foot distacne), it seems to deviate every shot

[UrFvcked]

i would chose the 2 handed kid because he has more constistency on his mark

what ball was he using?

[irishlilpete]

i pick the two handed guy because he doesnt have the crazy swing aftr like the one handed guy does. plus 2 hander looks so much more consistent

[colames123]

Omg!!! i can say that a really unic bowling style!!! go dude!!

[trexownsyou]

fail

[fizzy696969]

hi jimmy,

kevin here, awsome vid man i could watch you bowl all day your mate has a sweet shot too we will have to do a vid with my back up shot one day ;)

[jedibowler93]

You guys are both great. I've been trying out both recently. I'm leaning towards two-handed though. Great job.

[StOrmCatz]

two hander looks great, but axis tilt down?? :/ Get it up like belmo already.

The 1 hander has a crazy swing, needs to tone it down a bit & earn some consistancy. Very impressive though, how's you're back? D:

In all I choose neither, but the two hander wins here.

Thanks Pearce for linking me, btw.

[NBAquik3]

ISAAC ELLIS

YEHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

[TYSQN]

Mr banfields shot for sure! :P

lookin good mate.

[jezka666]

ooooooo.....

i dont no who to choose!

i love you both =D