TonyPR wrote:As I said before there is no reason why you can’t roll it at 13-14 mph with accuracy and without injuring yourself or at least use less axis rotation... well yes there is, the fact that you don’t want to or believe you can’t. As a coach I give the best advice I can give and I also get to choose who I coach so I won’t bother you anymore with my nonsense, one can take the camel to the oasis but one cannot make it drink. Hope someday you realize it’s the fletcher not the arrow. Good luck.
And, there lies one of the main issues with the so called "modern game".
You know what people said about my game, which was the beginning of what is now known as the modern game? He must leave a lot of nasty splits, he probably can't make spares, what about when the lanes are dry, bet he can't make a ten pin, on and on and on and on. To me, it just meant, people are easily confused, no matter what their level of expertise.
In fact, Harry "Tiger" Smith was standing behind me at a Team USA event and utterd: "Wow, that sure is pretty!" Of course, it was tongue and cheek. My first night on the Stroh's team, Harry Campbell turned to another member of the team and asked: "So, whaddya think?" Reply: "It sure is exciting to watch" with a slight hint of degradation in his voice. I proceeded to roll 730+, led all bowlers in that rock pile of a bowling center.
See, that's the opposite end of the spectrum from where we are in this conversation with Nord.
The difference between me and everyone else, whether it is on the internet or in the shop, I respect the person. Always. I have had a wonderful life in the bowling industry (only the injury mentioned earlier prevented any possibility of national recognition, maybe, nothing is for sure). But, I look at it this way, God had the last word.
All of my life, I was a pretty good athlete. It didn't matter whether if was ball, a club, a bat, or a racquet, sports just came naturally to me. I have also believed, the best of the best skilled athletes are not bowlers. Not because they can't, but because there is no money. There is no money because someone chooses to degrade another because their technique does not embody the "Holy Grail" of what a bowler should look like now.
Here's what totally irks me, there is a total lack of respect for people who came before us. Golf embraces Palmer, baseball embraces Ruth, it goes on. Bowling? If someone mentions a foregone personality: "well their style would never be capable of competing in today's bowling environment".
Nord is studious and is realistic enough to know, he has physical limitations. But, in reading his posts, it's apparent, he absolutely enjoys the entire bowling experience. I think it is fantastic!
Anyone want to play tennis? I'm willing to bet, most people here would barely get to a ball, let alone return it. And talk about looking bad? It will be pretty obvious, real quick, when ya swing the racquet and come up with air.
I'm sure Nord would be more than happy to apply a little dose of humility.