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Six year old boy says "Hold my beer.": (Original Post) Kingofalldems Aug 2021 OP
OVER THE LINE! Hugh_Lebowski Aug 2021 #1
He had some crank on that ball rurallib Aug 2021 #2
That's amazing! Rorey Aug 2021 #3
WOW .. Just WOW. Srkdqltr Aug 2021 #4
Technically zipplewrath Aug 2021 #5
OP tweet says 5-7-10. TheRickles Aug 2021 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author left-of-center2012 Aug 2021 #9
Nice form! I never could have done that. Evolve Dammit Aug 2021 #7
He's been watching Jason Belmonte and Kyle Troup on TV, I bet. House of Roberts Aug 2021 #8
Whoa now! ornotna Aug 2021 #10
Wow..this old bowler is impressed. mountain grammy Aug 2021 #11
Whatever sport this kid picks up, on top of bowling, he'll be successful at. LiberalLovinLug Aug 2021 #12
As a youth coach the past 20 years....um, no. Jon King Aug 2021 #15
I'd bet you something and we could find out in about 15 years. LiberalLovinLug Aug 2021 #17
If I had ever done that Mr. Evil Aug 2021 #13
I just watched that like 10 times .... sarchasm Aug 2021 #14
Wow! I need a safety perimeter around me when I bowl. tanyev Aug 2021 #16
Just like he planned it gratuitous Aug 2021 #18

Response to zipplewrath (Reply #5)

House of Roberts

(5,168 posts)
8. He's been watching Jason Belmonte and Kyle Troup on TV, I bet.
Mon Aug 23, 2021, 10:01 PM
Aug 2021

Now the two handed delivery is quite common on the PBA shows, compared to decades ago.

Jon King

(1,910 posts)
15. As a youth coach the past 20 years....um, no.
Mon Aug 23, 2021, 11:33 PM
Aug 2021

Sorry, just not true. Absolutely nothing in that video shows anything except rolling that ball, that one time.

We coach basketball, tennis, baseball, track. We have 6-7 year old boys who can already demolish 10 year olds in a foot race or jumping tests. We now have a 7 year old girl who can throw a ball much further than any of our 10 year olds, absolute freakish arm strength.

There are ways to spot talented athletic kids....that ain't one of them.

LiberalLovinLug

(14,173 posts)
17. I'd bet you something and we could find out in about 15 years.
Mon Aug 23, 2021, 11:54 PM
Aug 2021

I've played and watched enough to see what I see.
He has the ability for calm concentration to begin with....and even though his hands are too small he finds a way to use them in the most skilled way possible to get the exact kind of curve he wants on it. Graceful movement, then the follow through, no waste of motion he ends in a perfect poised balance, as he watches his shot develop. And he's only six ffs! Its obviously only a hunch, but its what I got.


tanyev

(42,552 posts)
16. Wow! I need a safety perimeter around me when I bowl.
Mon Aug 23, 2021, 11:38 PM
Aug 2021

Yep, even directly behind me. That durn ball gets really heavy…..

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
18. Just like he planned it
Tue Aug 24, 2021, 05:39 PM
Aug 2021

You can see the boy had this lined up in his head, he starts celebrating even before the pins go down. I hit a 4-7-10 split once, but I don't think I thought I'd done it until the pins went down for sure.

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