Watching Earl bowl, was like watching Ken Griffey Jr hit a baseball...perfection every time
@rallyden
16 жыл бұрын
He was the best...consistent and seemingly simple delivery. did the job without a large hook.
@jesse75
Жыл бұрын
RIP. One of my childhood hero's. Thanks for leaving this legacy.
@bobbyricigliano2799
5 жыл бұрын
The Legend. He made bowling look easy, which it isn't at all. I would say most bowlers of today who grew up around the time Earl was a PBA star find the direction of bowling in 2019 to rather depressing. All the great old houses are either being torn down or converted into some sort of repulsive night club with glow in the dark lanes. No. Just....no.
@deborahchesser7375
3 жыл бұрын
I wish I had the money to rescue a great old alley. We had one torn down here where I live that had been open for 60 years. Times are different and I can’t stand it, give me my drive-in movies, skating rinks and bowling alleys back.
@Jeremycoxloa
2 ай бұрын
Felt like I learned how to bowl all over again absolutely killed it after watching this.
@NeilTruick
5 жыл бұрын
I may have watched this video back in the day. If I had access to it, I would have definitely watched it if it had Earl Anthony's name on it. I worked to emulate his style in my early days. I was impressed by how simple and effortless his approach looked, but there was a lot of power in his delivery and ball reaction. The only difference is that he was more down-and-in, where I'm more of a tweener. After 37 years, he's still my role model.
@cdrematt
7 жыл бұрын
I remember borrowing this video from the library on VHS when I was a kid in the local youth league. I played it over and over, trying to copy what Mr. Anthony was doing. I never got those results, but it did help me tame the nasty hook I had at the time
@Ansachu
6 жыл бұрын
By nasty hook do you mean overhooking? I have that problem. I'm watching this video right now for that reason. Do you have any tips on how did you tame your hook? I try to not even turn my wrist and it still hooks more than I want.
@WillB12X
14 жыл бұрын
I found this series very helpful and infomative. Thanks!
@petermoran2832
8 жыл бұрын
To think that Mr. Anthony didn't win his first PBA title until he was thirty-one years, after eight years on the tour. Eventually, though, he grabbed 43 victories beginning from 1970 and ending in 1983- an amazing fourteen year span. W. R. Williams had to take at least 16 years to break the record. That is why Earl Anthony was perhaps the greatest professional bowler of all time.
@bowlingaroundbeautiful6798
8 жыл бұрын
+Peter Moran This is incorrect. Anthony bowled for a bit, then returned to his original work, before returning to the tour a few years later, when he started winning titles.
@20alphabet
8 жыл бұрын
Yes, you are correct.
@stevenkrasner5532
7 жыл бұрын
Peter Moran The words you used, "was perhaps..." is in error. Not perhaps, but Earl Anthony was the greatest bowler of all time!
@20alphabet
7 жыл бұрын
Steve Krasner There are some who would take you to task on that. Some say Don Carter was the greatest of all time while others would favor Dick Weber. Carmen Salvino said that if Barry Asher hadn't developed the starting problem he would've been named #1 in the last 50 years in the PBA. So who was indeed the greatest seems to depend upon who you talk to.
@DeedsResearcher
7 жыл бұрын
Don Carter was the greatest of his own time. Dick Webber was a close 2nd, and Carmen Salvino may have been 3rd. However, if you talk about "all-time" it is clear that Earl Anthony has to be at the top of that list. He won more tournaments than anyone else...and more money, being the first PBA member to top the $1 Million mark in career PBA earnings. I do not speak as a lay person, but as a former PBA member who had his own application to join the PBA signed by...among others...Earl Anthony...at the 1981 Greater Hartford Open in Windsor Locks, CT. His sudden passing left a big void in the world of Bowling, and he will never be forgotten. Earl was ALWAYS a complete gentleman, both on the lanes and off.
@Solomelodies
11 жыл бұрын
1234 and you strike i wish it was that easy for me lol
@thepoozer
11 жыл бұрын
This video reminds me of the good old days of being able to smoke in the alley.
@Snagglefratz
12 жыл бұрын
I couldn't agree more, djkthegame1. Who better to teach it than The Great Earl Anthony. He was all class. A true champion. I miss him much.
@Buddy69Love
13 жыл бұрын
This man did it all, bowling baseball, & golf. I current bowl at Earl Anthony Dublin lanes in Cali. If he would have started bowling PBA at a younger age he might of won over 50 PBA titles.
@cygnusrider
4 жыл бұрын
I know, this response is late. Earl took a shot at the PBA in 1963 entering three tournaments after carrying a 200+ average in league play. Although he didn't make a splash, the experience taught him that he needed a lot more work to have a legitimate chance on the tour. He spent almost seven years practicing relentlessly while working nights in a warehouse. He joined the PBA in 1970 and dominated for the better part of the next 13 years. The bottom line is that Earl was apparently a very good league bowler, but he didn't have what it took to go pro in '63. Had he been successful the first go round, he definitely would have won over 50.
@steveperry1344
9 ай бұрын
earl had such a great easy action, i could watch him bowl all day and try to emulate him because i'm left handed too but i take a three step approach.
@Kelski1998
12 жыл бұрын
I remember when I was a kid and learning how to bowl all 7 of my Uncles are bowlers. And they told me almost the same thing watch a pro. And the pro I picked was Mr. Anthony himself! I noticed he and I are both lefties so that made it that much easier. I havent bowled in ages but always good to get a few tips via You Tube from the master himself Earl Anthony!
@georgev1980
13 жыл бұрын
He makes it look so easy.
@jefballard3
9 жыл бұрын
Had the pleasure to meet Mr. Anthony several times in the 1980s and 90s. Just a class guy.
@20alphabet
8 жыл бұрын
...and an alcoholic. Shame that. He was far superior as an ambassador of the game than the clowns they call professional bowlers today.
@20alphabet
7 жыл бұрын
Caroline Miniscule Personal observation, and cause of death. Do YOU know the circumstances under which he died? Your username is apparently indicative of your intellect.
@20alphabet
7 жыл бұрын
Sounds like SOMEONE'S not experiencing that "springtime freshness".
@barbarapeterson7193
7 жыл бұрын
Well, well, well - you have no answer, so you take refuge in misogynist remarks. You're condemned as a loser out of your own mouth.
@DeedsResearcher
7 жыл бұрын
Are you related to Del Ballard?
@Buddy69Love
11 жыл бұрын
Earl gave me lessons at Dublin lanes. RIP
@mrwrister
15 жыл бұрын
He did have a perfect game on TV in Japan. He referred to it in when he and Mike Durbin were commenting on C.K. Moores' televised 300 game.
@aleckermit
15 жыл бұрын
I wanna see WRW and EA go head to head!
@TickNation
14 жыл бұрын
7:41 aww thats tough to do... and he still gets a strike this man was a bowling machine.
@allison9090
9 жыл бұрын
and............you strike
@BowlingDiseased
13 жыл бұрын
I remember renting this from Palmer video in High School
@BowlerScott
15 жыл бұрын
Earl Anthony is the eighth wonder of the world :D
@Thefurrylover777
11 жыл бұрын
I'm left handed to Earl Anthony nice to see a legend left handed for once
@chewinggumaddict1
7 жыл бұрын
Thefurrylover777 parker and couch are not legends?bruhhh
@riceboy1701e
12 жыл бұрын
@djkthegame1 As a high school bowling coach who is still learning the game, I totally agree. And my personal all time HERO here, the GREAT Earl Anthony! Who better to learn from than EA!
@globalcombattv
8 жыл бұрын
Darkk Mane's guide on how to play AP Sion brought me here.
@katherinec456
11 жыл бұрын
Cool
@georgev1980
13 жыл бұрын
@Buddy69Love DO they have any of his old bowling equipment there? I was wondering what weight of ball he used
@Crittervids
12 жыл бұрын
One of the best of all time. Actually, mathematically speaking, he very well could have been the best bowler. He started late, and retired early. Had he continued his pace in the senior tour, he very well could have been ahead of Walter Ray to be the best of all time(statistically). He disliked the senior tour, and worked on his golf game in his later years. Sadly, he died early in an accident. Of course, I use the term "best" loosely. Plenty of amazing bowlers.
@Snagglefratz
12 жыл бұрын
He used a sixteen pounder. With today's equipment it's not necessary to use a sixteen. With the reactive surfaces on today's more aggressive balls you can get great pin action from a fifteen or even a fourteen pounder. Being able to use a lighter ball saves wear and tear on the bowler in the long run.
@ninjakram
14 жыл бұрын
Has Earl ever explained why he was a proponent of having a bent elbow in the backswing? Since this was a fundamentals video he seems to be bending it less than when he was bowling on TV .
@dem5393
8 жыл бұрын
I'm left handed and do a 3 step approach. This is the first video I've seen it demonstrated. He says it is tough but did not explain what was hard about it. I am developing a little tennis elbow and am wondering if it is too hard on my arm
@20alphabet
8 жыл бұрын
The number of steps in your approach has nothing to do with your developing tennis elbow. Keep you elbow locked straight, for a perfect pendulum swing.
@DeedsResearcher
7 жыл бұрын
What is difficult about it is that you MUST start the ball in motion BEFORE you start your footwork. This is to assure that your timing remains the same, with the ball and the sliding foot reaching the foul line at the same time. It's known as the "trigger position". a phrase that goes back to the time of the late Billy Welu, as far as I know. As Earl explained in the video, the first step in a 5-step approach is merely a timing step, and you do NOT start the ball in motion UNTIL AFTER you finish that first step. You see, one thing you never want to do is mess around with your timing because THAT is critical to success on the lanes.Earl's timing was about as perfect as you can get. You never saw him lunging at the foul line, but was always in perfect position. You can watch a lot of bowlers and will see that most of them are all over the place when they release the ball. NOT EARL! He was rock-solid at the line.
@xerxesxylophone7188
7 жыл бұрын
I've actually tried delayed timing with a 5 step approach (with the first step just being a short foot or so long slide). What I would do is push the ball slightly forward on step 2, but not let it fall into a swing until step 3. It was good if I wanted slow walking tempo speed with the ability to hit up on the ball more, but it would cause me a bit of a tenser swing than if I simply bowl with a standard pushaway on step 2. I had to make sure that my feet stayed slow so that the ball could catch up with my feet for the slide. It's very hard to get a free swing in only 3 steps and avoid tenseness or pulling the ball off target. Needless to say, I wouldn't bowl like that unless I needed slower speed and had to hit up on the ball for maybe an oily condition on the lane.
@Brandon_85
Жыл бұрын
What bowling alley was this filmed at?
@ghostbusterguy20011
8 жыл бұрын
so they couldnt keep this place closed to the general public for a few hours lol
@jesse75
Жыл бұрын
Where's the dots on the approach ?
@modelrailroader247
11 жыл бұрын
Good old urethane bowling balls
@CurtisL8.3066
3 жыл бұрын
They are back now in a big way. I like playing with urethane, it’s fun to strike with it
@1USACitizen192
5 жыл бұрын
Is there a 12 step approach?
@ethanjs672
5 жыл бұрын
Are you serious? Haha
@bcrusher3
16 жыл бұрын
Execute!
@sagatbalrog
9 жыл бұрын
i dont know a single pro that uses a 4 step approach. they all use 5 or 6
@20alphabet
8 жыл бұрын
Because they're all married?
@NeilTruick
5 жыл бұрын
I would say it's easier to generate speed on the approach with a five-step, because you're starting back further on the approach. However, I prefer a four-step because I feel it's easier (for me) to coordinate the timing between my feet and my backswing if I have to change speeds.
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