The secret is to throw a frozen rope angled from the 5-board to the 19-board at the head pin. This will minimize the effect of the enormous deflection. Hitting high on the headpin should allow the ball to settle into the pocket. I have seen this allow many 80-90 year old bowlers throwing 8 pound balls to strike often. Anyway, great video. Love to watch Machuga!
I think this issue with your approach is it potentially would stay on the deck longer, but it wouldn't move. It would either stop or deflect into the gutter.
Thanks so much guys!! Fun video! I'm a 98 lb. weakling, who can throw no heavier than a 10 lb. ball. Fairly new to bowling, my personal best game is a 189--and I've been told by sooooo many people that unless I increase my ball weight, I shouldn't expect much improvement to my score. You have renewed my optimism and motivation to work for that perfect game. :)
USBC rule 6B says: _Illegal Pinfall When any of the following occur, the delivery counts but the resulting pinfall does not: 1. A ball leaves the lane before reaching the pins. 2. A ball rebounds from the rear cushion. 3. A pin rebounds after coming in contact with the body, arms or legs of a human pinsetter. 4. A pin is touched by mechanical pinsetting equipment. 5. Any pin knocked down when dead wood is being removed. 6. Any pin knocked down by a human pinsetter. 7. The player commits a foul. 8. A delivery is made with dead wood on the lane or in the gutter and the ball contacts such dead wood before leaving the lane surface. 9. A delivery is made with dead wood on the lane or in the gutter, and a pin, after coming into contact with the dead wood, knocks down one or more pins. If an illegal pinfall occurs and the player is entitled to additional deliveries in the frame, the pin(s) illegally knocked down must be respotted where it (they) originally stood before delivery of the ball._ After reading that I'm not totally sure. It sounds like their intention is that the pin should not count. However 6B1 talks about leaving the lane *before* hitting the pins (which obviously did not occur) and 6B2 talks about the rear cushion which is also not the case because the ball never made it that far. Rule 6A2 says _Pins knocked down or off the lane surface by _*_a pin rebounding from a side partition_*_ or rear cushion_ are legal. However there's no mention of a ball rebounding from the side cushion. Not much help here either. Anyway it's quite the interesting question.
Yo, I’ve saw him before when I was about 8 years old. He even gave me a signed shirt of his when I was 6 in Parkersburg, WV! Edit: that bowling alley used to have 32 lanes
Years back, our old alley had this hilarious challenge called the 8 pounder challenge! Who could throw the highest game, wins gift cards etc highest game I seen with an 8 pounder was 268 😂
I wonder how different this ball reacts on these twister pins compared to wood. And which one is better for it?
The secret is to throw a frozen rope angled from the 5-board to the 19-board at the head pin. This will minimize the effect of the enormous deflection. Hitting high on the headpin should allow the ball to settle into the pocket. I have seen this allow many 80-90 year old bowlers throwing 8 pound balls to strike often. Anyway, great video. Love to watch Machuga!
Machuga rocks!!!
I think slow hooking it would be the ticket. The longer you can make it stay on the pin deck still spinning the better. 😆
Your spinner release practice has some time to shine? Is that why? Is there a collab coming soon 👀
Hear me out tho, chucking it at the speed of sound would probably strike
I think this issue with your approach is it potentially would stay on the deck longer, but it wouldn't move. It would either stop or deflect into the gutter.
Thanks so much guys!! Fun video! I'm a 98 lb. weakling, who can throw no heavier than a 10 lb. ball. Fairly new to bowling, my personal best game is a 189--and I've been told by sooooo many people that unless I increase my ball weight, I shouldn't expect much improvement to my score. You have renewed my optimism and motivation to work for that perfect game. :)
Put the fun back into bowling. Enjoyed watching it.
Pretty sure the ufo spinner would make the ball deflect past the 10 pin and into the gutter haha.
Smoothest form, cleanest release you’ll find!
3:39 Hypothetical question: Would the 10 pin have counted in USBC sanctioned bowling, or would the ball have been considered dead and in the gutter?
USBC rule 6B says:
_Illegal Pinfall
When any of the following occur, the delivery counts but the resulting pinfall does not:
1. A ball leaves the lane before reaching the pins.
2. A ball rebounds from the rear cushion.
3. A pin rebounds after coming in contact with the body, arms or legs of a human pinsetter.
4. A pin is touched by mechanical pinsetting equipment.
5. Any pin knocked down when dead wood is being removed.
6. Any pin knocked down by a human pinsetter.
7. The player commits a foul.
8. A delivery is made with dead wood on the lane or in the gutter and the ball contacts such dead wood before leaving
the lane surface.
9. A delivery is made with dead wood on the lane or in the gutter, and a pin, after coming into contact with the dead
wood, knocks down one or more pins.
If an illegal pinfall occurs and the player is entitled to additional deliveries in the frame, the pin(s) illegally knocked down
must be respotted where it (they) originally stood before delivery of the ball._
After reading that I'm not totally sure. It sounds like their intention is that the pin should not count. However 6B1 talks about leaving the lane *before* hitting the pins (which obviously did not occur) and 6B2 talks about the rear cushion which is also not the case because the ball never made it that far.
Rule 6A2 says _Pins knocked down or off the lane surface by _*_a pin rebounding from a side partition_*_ or rear cushion_ are legal. However there's no mention of a ball rebounding from the side cushion. Not much help here either.
Anyway it's quite the interesting question.
Archer-35th Recreational Center. My home alley. I'd go to Miami, Bleeker or Marzano and didn't know how to compensate for a flat surface! 🤣
The ball wrapped around the 10 pin as if it was the 6 pin.
Yo, I’ve saw him before when I was about 8 years old. He even gave me a signed shirt of his when I was 6 in Parkersburg, WV!
Edit: that bowling alley used to have 32 lanes
It would be cool for the pros to have a fun tournament that you can only throw the training ball like the 2 pounder.
can we count the 10 pin at 3:31 ???? hmmmmm
I definitely would like to take a shot at trying to beat that score
I’d love to take a crack at this lol
Imagine if this was on string pins, let's gooooo
@insidebowling let me get that ball and Gordon will beat it!
Nice but where is the 2lb Machuga Flop?
I know Flanagan pretty well. We should get a rematch!!!!!!!
Nice video Mikes! Anything less than 8 pounds has to be thrown with the thumb out
Years back, our old alley had this hilarious challenge called the 8 pounder challenge! Who could throw the highest game, wins gift cards etc highest game I seen with an 8 pounder was 268 😂
I accept the challenge I’m only an hour west of Erie
The ball will deflect too much after hitting the pocket. Hitting it where u would expect a split for sure might actually equal a strike.
He should do two handed lol
Yeah, give me that ball and I'll post a 200 with it
L Math
i can bowl 200 with anything
I could beat that. Lol.
Sounds terrible…roll a jar of marbles man!
No way that's a 2 pound ball. I call bs