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Bowlers using a high backswing (shown) are generally considered crankers. A cranker or power player is a bowler who strives to generate revolutions using a cupped wrist or excessive wrist action. They typically have revolution rates over 400 rpm. Crankers who rely on wrist action may have a high backswing and open their shoulders to generate ...
A bowler using a high backswing. Backswing: The portion of a delivery following the push-off (push away) and preceding the forward swing and release. _#_-Bagger: A string of _#_ strikes in consecutive frames within the same game (example: "six-bagger").
Michael Todd Fagan (born November 4, 1980) is an American former professional bowler on the PBA Tour. He has also participated in World Bowling Tour (WBT) and European Bowling Tour (EBT) events, and as a member of Team USA in international competitions. Known for his high backswing, he was given the nickname "King of Swing".
According to Britannica, in 1964 iconic bowler Don Carter was the first athlete to earn a $1 million contract in any professional sport. The bowler, known for his mastery of the right-handed ...
Eddie Dean Tackett Jr. (born August 7, 1992) is an American professional ten-pin bowler.A member of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) since 2012, Tackett has won 25 PBA Tour titles (11th most all-time), including six major championships, and is one of nine professional bowlers that have completed the PBA Triple Crown (earned by winning the PBA World Championship, PBA Tournament of ...
ASHLAND − The Ashland High School boys and girls bowling teams captured back-to-back Baker Bash titles at Luray Lanes on Saturday. The Ashland boys won their title over Lexington by winning two ...
Strokers—using the most "classic" bowling form—tend to keep the shoulders square to the foul line and develop only a moderately high backswing, achieving modest ball rotation ("rev") rates and ball speeds, which thus limit hook potential and kinetic energy delivered to the pins. [24]
Murphy said he believed interference shouldn’t have been called in this case because Bauer’s backswing didn’t hit Pinto’s helmet until after the ball already had gotten past the catcher.