Best Bowling Ball For Two Handed Bowlers? 122 Most Correct Answers

In ten-pin bowling, there are many different ways to deliver the bowling ball (known as “throwing” or “rolling”) to deliver it to the pins in an accurate and powerful manner. In general, there are three basic forms of 10-pin bowling. The most basic form is known as stroking, which is the most classic form. The most potent form is known as cranking, which gives the ball great leverage and maximum rotation but sacrifices accuracy. In between is the domain of the tweener, who has characteristics of both but doesn’t really fit into either category. A well-known variant of “tweening” is the power stroker.

Power stroking is often very similar to cranking, and bowlers can often fit into both categories, so bowlers who use either style are often referred to simply as power players. A fourth style, known as helicopter, spinning, or UFO, is a style used to great effect in Asia. Eventually, many modern bowlers have switched to a one- or two-handed thumbless delivery. Most of the different forms use different wrist and hand positions and rely on different timing and body positions to accommodate the differences in each release style.

Traditional form of bowling[ edit ]

A conventional bowling ball roll enters pocket 1-3 and continues to roll from right to left (right-handed). The ball only touches four pins (1, 3, 5, and 9 pins) to achieve a hit. This type of roll/hit applies to strokers, power strokers, and crankers.

A traditional bowling shape is the most common method used in 10-pin bowling. There are many styles that can be used in a conventional form of bowling. However, all styles have one thing in common: the way you hit a shot.

The following describes a strike for a right-handed bowler. In traditional bowling, a strike is a special way to knock down all the pins on the first ball. A common shot is when the ball uses the one-three pocket. A pocket is the area opposite the one and three pins.

There are countless ways a bowler can score a strike. However, the goal for a bowler is to strike every first ball using the method that generates the highest strike percentage. A perfect shot is one in which the ball hits only four pins: the one, three, five, and nine pins. The ball enters the one-three pocket and then falls into the pit area to the right of where the eight previously stood.

caress [edit]

A stroker is a type of ten-pin bowling player who gently releases his bowling ball. They typically have speeds under 300 rpm. Strokers often keep their shoulders straight to the foul line and their backswing generally doesn’t go much further than parallel to the ground. This type of triggering reduces the ball’s spin speed, reducing its hooking potential and hitting power. Strokers rely on finesse and accuracy as opposed to crankers who use speed and power. However, today’s modern reactive resin bowling balls allow strokers to hit the “pocket” at a relatively high angle. Stroking is considered the most classic of all forms of bowling and remains the most popular style of bowling in the PBA.

Although crankers are often seen as more formidable, strokers are often seen as more repeatable and accurate shots. Strokers rely more on smooth ball placement than kinetic energy to knock down pins. Walter Ray Williams, Jr., the all-time leader in titles and bowling earnings in the United States, is a stroker (although some consider his style unique and not easily categorized). Other famous strokers include PBA Hall of Famers Norm Duke, David Ozio and Dick Weber.

Several high profile left-handed bowlers such as Hall of Famers Earl Anthony, Mike Aulby, Parker Bohn III and Mike Scroggins have used a stroker clearance, leading to a stereotype in the bowling community that most left-handers are strokers who can only play the outer part of the lane. Part of this is due to the fact that the left side of the lane tends to hold more oil due to less activity, forcing off-lane players to find friction.

A tweener (a term derived from “in-between”) is a bowler who plays the ball in a way that falls somewhere between batting and cranking. They have speeds between 300 and 370 rpm. This modified delivery could use a higher backswing than is typically used by a pure stroker, or a less powerful wrist position than a pure cranker. Some use the term to refer to a bowler who is simply not a “perfect” example of a stroker or a cranker.

Notable tweeners include Brian Voss (mainly a stroker, but not a “picturesque one”), Mika Koivuniemi (mainly a stroker, but with a high backswing), and Doug Kent (regarded by some as a power stroker).

Power Stroking[edit]

A variation of tweening is used by a very successful and well-known bowler, Pete Weber, who is considered a power stroker. This term refers to a bowler who relies on a high backswing and open shoulders to generate potential ball speed and a big hook, but uses a stroker’s timing. The Weber clearance imparts a high degree of axis rotation and very little axis tilt. The release of a power stroker is both gentle and powerful, generating many revolutions via a wrist snap or flick of the fingers without straining the arm swing. Some other famous power strokers are Bryan Goebel, Wes Malott, Dick Allen, Dominic Barrett, Doug Kent (often referred to as a tweener), and Chris Barnes (often referred to as a stroker).

Cranking/Powerplayer[ edit ]

EJ Tackett lofts the ball down the left channel.

Bowlers who use a high backswing (pictured) are generally considered crankers.

A cranker, or power player, is a bowler who strives to create revolutions with a hollow wrist or excessive wrist movement. They have speeds over 370 rpm. Crankers who rely on wrist motion can have a high backswing and open their shoulders to generate ball speed. These bowlers often grip the wrist but open the wrist at the top of the swing. Crankers can also muscle the ball with a bent elbow because their wrist isn’t strong enough to be wrapped on release. Crankers often use “late” timing, where the foot reaches the foul line before the ball. a technique known as plant and pull which uses barely a slide on its final step and pulls the ball up to create leverage. The timing between the feet and the release of the ball is just a fraction of a second. While sometimes used as another term for a cranker, the plant-and-pull bowler is somewhat misleading, as some crankers slide more, while bowlers of other styles can use the technique as well. The term “cranks” is used to describe the type of triggering and heavy wrist movement that is typical of cranks. Due to the high RPM and power of crankers, they can pack powerful shots even on less than perfect hits, but are more prone to splits, which are rarely left by strokers or otherwise. The myth that cranks are not good backup shooters is not always supported. Roth, for example, was one of the best reserve shooters on tour in his day and was the first to implement the nearly impossible 7-10 split on national television. Robert Smith and Jason Couch also both had very high conversion percentages. Because of the intense nature of their release, cranking is sometimes considered physically damaging in the long term, so some bowlers progress to a tweener/power stroker release. Because many bowlers have a style that can be referred to as a cranker or power stroker, the term power player is used for any bowler who can generate high spins or ball speeds.

Crankers sometimes stand on the extreme opposite side of approach (relative to their target) and roll the ball down the center lane boards towards the gutter, using high turns to hook the ball back into the pocket. This line is called “deep in,” “coast to coast,” or “hooking the whole trail.” Depending on the bowling ball, lane conditions, and the bowler, the ball may feature either a rounded hook pattern or a later, more severe hook pattern known as a skid snap or skid flip.

Some cranks use a low backswing but have a cupped wrist to generate high revs. that was the “old fashioned” way of cranking. Notable bowlers with such a style include Jim Godman, Bob Learn, Jr., Ryan Shafer, Kelly Coffman, and Bob Vespi. Mark Roth was one of the first bowlers to crank the ball with a high backswing and excessive wrist movement. Older commentaries also referred to such crankers as “twisters”. Other bowlers who have followed this style include Amleto Monacelli, Jason Couch, and more recently E.J. Tackett. Bowlers like Robert Smith, Mike Fagan, and Tommy Jones are often considered crankers due to their high backswings and revs, but each have a smooth release and slide so they can also be classified as power strokers.

ball speed [edit]

Bowling ball firing speed is primarily affected by three factors: gravity, the bowler’s forward speed, and downswing acceleration. A longer arm or higher backswing height increases the speed that gravity creates. Forward momentum is also imparted to the ball by the bowler’s walking speed.[1] Finally, intentional forward acceleration of the arm during the downswing affects delivery speed.[1]

spiders [edit]

A spinning movement of the bowling ball actually spins away from the 1 pin (right hand) when it hits it, and then continues left to right, hitting the 3, 6, and 10 pins. This type of hit causes a domino effect across the rack.

Spinners use a release style known variously as spinning, helicopter, or UFO. Regardless of what it’s called, a spinner releases a ball so that it rotates counterclockwise about the vertical axis (right-handed and viewed from above) as it moves down the lane. A spinner produces about 90 degrees of axis tilt and virtually no axis rotation (lateral). Spinning is a popular style in Asia, particularly in Taiwan, where lanes are typically oiled from the foul line to the pin rack and offer little to no opportunity for a ball thrown in any of the three more orthodox ways to hit any place friction finds the alley. A hook needs friction for the ball to “grab” the lane. When spinning, very little of the ball’s surface touches the lane, which is what the spinner intends. Spinning does not require any friction, although most spinners have a slight backup hook relative to their bowling hand due to hand position when released.

The goal in spinning is to rely more on pin deflection (pins hitting other pins) than on “carry” (the ball flips the pins). In a right-handed bowler, the ball moves down the lane, usually with a left-right line, hitting the right side of the 1-pin. At this point, the ball is moving down the front row of pins in the opposite direction to its spin – pins 1-3-6-10. This type of hit is referred to as “riding the rail” among spinners. A properly thrown spinner hits the pocket as if the ball were spinning away from the 1-pin. Conventional bowlers observing this type of spin will actually think the bowler threw a spare ball, although any hook on the ball tends to be unintentional. As the ball moves down the row it creates a domino effect. Pin 1 hits pin 2-4-7, pin 3 hits pin 5-8, pin 6 hits pin 9, and eventually the ball only hits pin 10. Even if the ball hits Brooklyn, the reversal of direction allows for even more deflection of the ball and pin (known as “Mixing”), allowing for a higher chance of Messenger Strikes.

By comparison, since spinners don’t want the ball to hit the surface of the lane, they often use “plastic” bowling balls — the older polyester-covered balls that were popular in the 1970’s and 1980’s and are now commonly used as house balls to the widely used polyurethane, “particles” (polyurethane with near-microscopic glass spheres or other hard material throughout the coverstock) and “reactive resin” spheres (“reactive resin” itself is polyurethane made by a process that has microscopic pores throughout remain, essentially a hard sponge) used by bowlers who want a ball that grips the lane and rolls hard. Also, because the risk of injury is somewhat increased with this style of bowling, as well as the advantage of ball deflection with this style, the spinner tends to use light balls between ten and twelve pounds.

Some hook bowlers can also spin and roll the ball at the same time, which keeps the ball between the X and Y axes. Such a release can impart more ball deflection and pin action, but can also result in the ball later responding with less hooking unless drilled in a configuration to compensate for the additional axis tilt. The PBA Tour’s Tom Baker and Ryan Shafer and the JPBA’s Miki Nishimura exhibit higher axis tilt than most hook bowlers.

In tournaments in countries like Taiwan, where house conditions are used, spinning can be an advantage over rolling. However, when tournaments use the more conventional oil patterns, where the oil is laid about 40 feet from the foul line and is dry to the pin rack, the turning loses its advantage as friction is present. Carry is also a more reliable and consistent technique for knocking down pins on the first ball, as spinning is less predictable in terms of pin deflection and can sometimes result in odd hands – including the 5-pin and washouts when the ball misses a 1 -pin.

Other forms of bowling[ edit ]

No-thumb delivery [ edit ]

In a thumbless delivery, only two fingers are inserted into the bowling ball, leaving the thumb on the outside of the ball to create more rotation and a larger hook. Due to similar ball rolls and turns to the cranker style, it is sometimes considered a variation of cranking. Because the bowler does not use the opposite hand to support the ball (as in the two-handed approach), the wrist is often heavily encircled and/or the ball is balanced on the forearm and delivered with a flexed elbow throughout the shot. Another variation of this execution is to palm the ball by pressing the thumb to the side of the ball while forcing the elbow to lock to keep the arm straight and create a backswing. This variation results in far greater consistency and straightens the ball when needed. All styles of the no-thumb usually require bowlers to use bowling balls, which are generally one to three pounds lighter than their thumb counterparts.

This technique is often used by casual or league bowlers who have not learned how to hook the ball with one of the standard thumb grips. It’s also common among left-handed players who use house balls. A left-handed bowler would need to reverse the ball to properly use the holes typically drilled for right-handed bowlers. Notable bowlers who use this technique at a professional level include Mike Miller and Tom Daugherty. Another successful no-thumb bowler is Eric Copping, who holds Vermont’s state record for a season average at 246 and has bowled over one hundred perfect games and over ninety 800 series with a best of 878 since April 2019. 2]

Half-thumb variation[ edit ]

The half-thumb variation is a technique used by surprise winner of the 2009 PBA World Championship, Tom Smallwood, in which the thumb is stuck into the ball just up to the first knuckle. Thus, the ball is thrown almost entirely with the fingers, as a thumbless bowler would throw it, with the thumb providing some control only during the backswing. Smallwood also keeps two hands on the bowling ball until about halfway through his approach.

Two-handed approach[ edit ]

Video: Two-Handed Approach (Zach Wilkins, 2019) Photo: Two hands remain in contact with the ball until just before the release, with the release itself being made with only one hand. Video: Two-handed approach seen from another angle (Kyle Troup, 2022)

A two-handed approach is a bowling technique in which the throwing hand is in the bowling ball and the opposite hand is also placed on the ball during the shot. This is an evolution of the one-handed no-thumb technique, where a bowler would create similar turns but might not be as effective because their other hand isn’t supporting the ball through the approach.

Traditionally, two-handed bowling involves inserting two fingers into the ball, omitting the thumb. The dominant hand is then used to rock the ball and generate extra spin on release. Then the opposite hand is used to guide the ball through the throwing motion, delivering the ball in a shoveling fashion. Two-handed bowlers need to lean farther forward and rotate their hips more than a one-handed bowler. These bowlers put more torque through the spine to increase ball speed and RPM. This form of bowling, when done correctly, increases power, turns, and pin carry. The RPM of a two-handed bowler can reach up to 600 RPM, which is up to 17% more RPMs than the next elite single-handed bowler and twice that of some top pro bowlers.[3]

Two-handed approach should not be confused with two-handed delivery. Immediately before releasing the ball, a bowler using a two-handed approach removes their assisting hand and effectively delivers the ball with just one hand. You are considered a one-handed bowler by the governing bodies and must follow the appropriate rules for changing dominant hands during the contest. Actual two-handed delivery involves the simultaneous use of both hands to impart power to the ball and is extremely rare in adult competitions. it is mostly seen in young children who are first learning the game.'[4]

Australian Jason Belmonte, the all-time PBA major championship leader, was among the first bowlers to gain global recognition for using the two-handed approach style. Others who followed were Finland’s Osku Palermaa, Sweden’s Jesper Svensson and Americans Kyle Troup and Anthony Simonsen. The American Chaz Dennis, who at the age of 10 was the second youngest person to bowl a 300 game, also uses this technique. The Bolivia bowling team is also known for converting their bowlers to the two-handed approach style.

While only used by a handful of seasoned pro players, this style is becoming increasingly popular among young bowlers. A 2018 Bowlers Journal International article states that 21% of junior bowlers at the recently concluded USBC Junior Gold Championships used the two-handed approach style. This includes 25% of bowlers in the U12 category (age 12 and under), 24% of U15 bowlers and 19% of U20 bowlers.[5]

Full role[ edit ]

Full roller is a style of bowling that traces its origins back to the earliest days of bowling. Many top champions of the past have been full scooters like Ned Day and Billy Hardwick. There are also some modern full scooters like Dave Ewald and Tom Smallwood. A full roll rolls the ball so that the ball travels its full circumference, hence the name full roll. In addition to a full circumference ball track, the ball track itself crosses between the fingers and thumb through the palm in a diagonal path. A full roll release can be very straight, e.g. B. Billy Hardwick rolled, or have an axis of rotation of up to 90 degrees or more, such as. B. Tom Smallwood reels. Typically, a suitcase-style grip with the thumb at the 9 o’clock position and fingers at the 3 o’clock position (for right-handers) creates a full roller web the moment you release. As the hand comes forward, the thumb emerges first and the fingers, still at 3 o’clock, lift through the ball causing it to twist off the fingers to the left, creating a lateral twist and a horizontal trail through the palm center of the ball is generated ball.

See also[edit]

Bowling Ball 5 steps to choosing the right bowling ball for you

Bowling with the right ball will dramatically improve your score and consistency, but there are so many types and sizes of balls. Finding the right ball is often a daunting and overwhelming task for beginners. So you may want to contact your local pro shop or bowling center operator for help.

5 steps to choosing your own bowling ball

Most likely, especially if it’s your first ball, you’ll want a reactive resin cover that will give your shots greater hook potential.

Find your ideal ball weight. Some say your ball should be about 10 percent of your body weight, up to a maximum of 16 pounds. Most pro bowlers use 16 pound balls, although more than you think use 15 pounders. Another method is to add a pound or two to the weight of the house ball you usually use. A heavier ball drilled specifically for your hand appears to weigh about the same as a house ball that’s two pounds lighter.

Despite these guidelines, you should never use a ball that is too heavy just because you feel you should. The really optimal ball weight is the heaviest ball that you can comfortably throw

.Determine your ideal cover material. Coverstock is the material on the outside of the ball and is very important in determining how your ball will respond to lane conditions. There are three main types of cover materials: polyester (more commonly referred to as plastic), urethane, and reactive resin. To find out which one is best for your game, check out the tips below for detailed information on each case material. Choose your ball. Once you know what weight and cover you need, you can find a large number of balls online or ask your local pro shop. There are differences in each category, but a chat with a pro shop operator or some online research should be enough to find the right type of ball for your game.

You can find a good plastic ball for $50 or even less. Reaction resin balls start at around $100 and go up from there, although some can cost several hundred dollars. Have it drilled to fit your hand. You can find pre-drilled bowling balls, but if you use one of these you might as well save your money and use a house ball. A ball drilled specifically for your hand gives you more control and also greatly reduces the risk of injury. Take your ball to a pro shop and have an expert measure your hand and drill your ball. Some stores offer free drilling with the purchase of a ball, but in other cases, don’t expect to pay more than $30 for drilling — and it’s worth it. Be patient. When you first hold (and release) a ball drilled in your hand, you may worry that it won’t fit. That’s because the house balls you’re used to really don’t fit. With practice, your new ball will prove infinitely more comfortable and controllable than a pre-drilled house ball.

Bowlers must inform the umpire, who in turn will inform the batsmen which side of the wicket they will be bowling from and which hand when they start their spell. They must inform the umpire who will inform the batsmen if they wish to change it but can do so as many times as they like. However, that is all, the style of bowling need not be specified, only the side of the wicket and the hand. If he didn’t find out, it would be declared a no-ball.

Thus, a bowler may change hands, but with advance notice to the standing umpire of the change.

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Australian professional bowler with ten pins

Jason Belmonte (born July 29, 1983) is an Australian professional bowler. He plays on the PBA Tour in the United States[1] and at world events. He is known for being one of the first bowlers to attract media attention for using the two-handed approach style to complete his shot. He has won 30 PBA titles (ranking seventh all-time with Hall of Famer Dick Weber), including a record 14 major championships; He is just one of eight bowlers in PBA Tour history to have amassed 30 wins, making him the only 30-time winner in PBA Tour history who is not currently a member of the PBA Hall of Fame (he must still meet the 20 year after tour requirement). He is one of two bowlers in PBA history to win the Super Slam and win all five PBA major titles (the other being Mike Aulby). He was named PBA Player of the Year six times, just one of a record seven honors received by Walter Ray Williams Jr. Marking $1.5 million in PBA earnings in the 2019 season and reaching 2 million in PBA earnings in the 2022 season. Belmonte has 25 career 300 games in PBA Tour events through 2020, including the 21st nationally televised 300 of the PBA in 2012[2] as well as the 34th nationally televised 300 over ten years later in the Year 2022.[3] His accolades have led many in the sport of bowling to cite him as one, if not the, greatest bowler of all time.

Belmonte is a member of the Pro staff at Storm,[4] 3G Shoes and Vise Grips. Storm has worked with Belmonte to develop the “Trend” line of bowling balls, bearing the Belmo nickname and silhouette logo.[5]

He was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the Queen’s Birthday Honors 2022 for significant service to elite-level tenpin bowling.[6]

Early life[edit]

Jason Belmonte was born on July 29, 1983 in Orange, New South Wales, Australia.[7] His father, Aldo, opened the Orange Ten Pin Bowl[8] when Jason was a toddler. As a result, Jason started rolling a ball at the age of 18 months. In an interview in 2009, he commented: “The only problem for me, however, as an 18-month-old boy, was lifting a bowling ball that weighed 4-4.5 kg … it was a bit difficult, so like all babies I have.” pushed the ball with two hands.”[8] In the process, he developed a two-handed style that he uses today, placing only two fingers and no thumb on the ball to generate more spin.[1]

title[edit]

Belmonte has won a European Bowling Tour title, the Brunswick Euro Challenge, held in Greece. He also won the 2007 Tenpin Masters World Championship. In September 2010, he defeated American Sean Rash in the final to secure the 2010 Korea Cup title.[9]

On the PBA Tour, Belmonte has 30 titles (7th on the PBA’s all-time list), including his first title at the Bowling Foundation Long Island Classic (2009) and three titles in the 2011-12 season (GEICO Shark Open, World Series of Bowling Chameleon Open and the Pepsi PBA Elite Players Championship). After reaching the televised finals without a win in five of six PBA Majors, he defeated Wes Malott to capture his first PBA Major title: the 2012-13 USBC Masters. (Belmonte would retroactively earn a Major title for the 2011 Elite Players Championship, making the USBC Masters his second Major.) He captured his third Major at the 2014 Barbasol Tournament of Champions, again defeating Malott in the title match. On February 8, 2015, Belmonte became the first bowler to win three consecutive USBC Masters tournaments after defeating No. 1 seed AJ Johnson. On February 15, 2015, he defeated No. 1 seed Rhino Page to claim his second straight Barbasol Tournament of Champions title and his second major title in two weeks. After winning three major titles in 2017, including an unprecedented fourth USBC Masters, Belmonte ranked second on the all-time PBA Majors list with nine, behind only Earl Anthony and Pete Weber, who both have ten.[10 ] He won the first major of 2019, the PBA Tournament of Champions, tying a record ten majors. A month later, Belmonte won the 2019 PBA World Championship, making him the all-time leading titleholder. In February 2020, Belmonte won the US Open and claimed the “Super Slam” (a title in all five PBA majors), second in PBA history after Mike Aulby.

Bowling career[edit]

Amateur and international achievements[edit]

At seventeen, Belmonte became the first Australian junior to bowl a 300 game abroad. He also won five gold medals at the Junior National Championships in 2000, was selected for the Youth Australia team and also had a spot on that team in 2002 and 2004. Belmonte was named Orange Junior Sportsperson of the Year in 2001 and won the 2002 Senior Award. He was also named Orange Sportsman of the Year in both 2002 and 2003. Belmonte won one gold, one silver and two bronze medals at the 2002 Commonwealth Championships in Scotland. Belmonte competed in Fédération Internationale des Quilleurs (FIQ) (the sport’s governing body and now known as the International Bowling Federation (IBF)) tournaments such as the World Tenpin Bowling Association (WTBA) and Asian FIQ Championships. He won a silver medal at the WTBA World Youth Championships in Thailand. Later that year he was selected to the Australian Open men’s team, where he remains to this day.

In 2004, Belmonte took three golds, one silver and one bronze at the Asian Youth FIQ in Hong Kong and followed that up at the World Youth FIQ titles in Guam with gold in singles and gold in all events. He won the prestigious 2004 Bowler of the Year award, as voted for by the Board of Directors of the World Bowlers Writers’ Association.

Belmonte was invited to compete in the 2005 World Tenpin Masters in England, where he was defeated in the semifinals. At that event, he made history by bowling the first-ever 300 game at that event. The game was filmed by Matchroom Sport. In 2007, Belmonte was again invited to compete in the World Tenpin Masters, held at the Barnsley Metrodome. After beating defending champion Chris Barnes of the United States in the semifinals, Belmonte edged out England’s Paul Moor in the finals, where he bowled the second 300 game of the event. Belmonte rolled out 23 of a possible 24 strikes to win the event with 566 points for two games against Moor’s 524.

Belmonte represented Australia at the 2006 World Youth Championships in Berlin. He was part of the team that took the gold medal in the Team Event and made it to the Masters after placing sixth in the All Events. In the second step of the Masters he lost to the eventual winner Mads Sandbaekken from Norway. He also competed in the adult version of the Men’s World Championship in the same year at the Asiad Bowling Center in Busan, Korea, making the Masters matchplay after finishing fourth. He lost to eventual winner Biboy Rivera of the Philippines to take the bronze medal.[11]

Belmonte competed in the 2007 World Ranking Masters and, after qualifying in second place, was defeated in the quarterfinals by eventual runner-up Peter Ljung of Sweden 2–0 (190–258, 158–279) to take sixth place. 12]

In 2011, at the World Bowling Tour, Belmonte defeated good friend and PBA player Mike Fagan (511–505) to win the Thailand Open.

AMF World Championship[ edit ]

Jason Belmonte competed in the 2004 AMF World Cup in Singapore, leading all five days of qualifying events. He finished fifth after being eliminated in the quarterfinals.

Belmonte competed again at the 2007 AMF World Championships in St. Petersburg, Russia, where he was also the leading qualifier. He finished second after being beaten by Bill Hoffman (USA) in the final. With that, Belmonte won the country classification for Australia with Ann-Maree Putney, who won the trophy in the Women’s World Cup.

In his third appearance at the 2011 AMF World Cup in Johannesburg, South Africa, he was crowned AMF Bowling World Cup Champion. His first match was against Mykhaylo Kalika (Ukraine). Belmonte won the first game 237–203 and Kalika won the second game 248–266. Belmonte would win the deciding game 266–185. Jason Belmonte then met first seeded Tommy Jones (USA). Jones would win the first game 259–279, Belmonte the second, 247–216. After Jones opened in the eighth frame, Belmonte defeated him 259–236 in game three to become the first Australian to clinch the title. His total of 765 in three games was a new finals record, surpassing the previous mark of 764 set by Petter Hansen (Norway) in Singapore 2004.

Belmonte explained: “I was well ahead in Singapore in 2004 and I was beaten in the quarter-finals,” he said, “and in 2007 I led the field again in St. Petersburg and then lost in the final. That was me.” happy to be number two seed this time around”.

PBA Tour [ edit ]

2008–09: Rookie of the Year[edit]

In 2009, Belmonte won the Bowling Foundation’s Long Island Classic PBA Tour event in his PBA TV Finals debut. As the second seed, he defeated Bill O’Neill and defeated Mike Fagan 215–201 as the number one seed for his first PBA title. The title earned Belmonte exempted status for the 2009–10 PBA Tour, and he was also named 2008–09 PBA Rookie of the Year.

2009-10 was his first season as an exempted PBA bowler. Belmonte qualified for the televised finals in three events but did not win a tournament. He came close at the GEICO Mark Roth Plastic Ball Championship on March 28, 2010. As the best qualifier, he met Brian Ziesig in the final. Ziesig was a non-exempt amateur who had to qualify via the TQR round. The two tied 247–247 at the end of regular play, sending the championship to a sudden death with a ball rolloff. Belmonte’s shot on his first try left a solid 7 pin. Ziesig then threw a strike to take the title.[14]

During the 2010–11 season, Belmonte appeared in 10 of 12 PBA events, made matchplay nine times and made four televised appearances. Without a win, he had $62,950[1] in earnings at an average of 218.82 pins per game. In his first three years on tour, Belmonte cashed in 33 of 37 tournaments, playing a total of 25 match-play games, with eight television appearances; and revenue of $187,420.[1]

2011–12: Return to Victory

Belmonte won his second, third and fourth PBA titles at the PBA’s World Series of Bowling in November 2011 and won trophies at the Chameleon Open, GEICO Shark Open and the Pepsi PBA Elite Players Championship. Belmonte also bowled a nationally televised 300-game quarterfinal match of the PBA World Championship that aired January 8, 2012 in North America. however, he did not win the tournament again.[2] Despite his three titles in the 2011-12 season, Belmonte did not win the PBA Player of the Year award. The award was won by Sean Rash in a very close vote (Rash received 29% of the vote versus Belmonte’s 26.6%).[17]

In front of his home crowd, Belmonte defeated Sean Rash in a best-of-three final (174-172, 223-255, 256-243) for his fifth PBA title at the 2012 Australian Masters in Sydney, Australia ]

2012–13: Player of the Year

On February 24, 2013, Belmonte won his sixth PBA Tour title and first PBA Major at the USBC Masters in North Brunswick, NJ. Belmonte finished the dramatic endgame with six straight hits against Wes Malott 258–245. Belmonte won a second title of the 2012-13 season, his seventh overall, at the PBA Lucas Oil Bear Open in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. He finished second to Wes Malott at the 2013 US Open. It was his seventh appearance in a major televised final in the last eight majors.[21]

On January 17, 2014, Belmonte was named Chris Schenkel PBA Player of the Year for the 2012–13 season. Along with two titles for the season, including a major title and runners-up at three other major championships, Belmonte won the George Young High Average Award (a PBA-record 228.81) and the Harry Smith Points Leader Award ( 238.903). He became only the third non-US born PBA player (after Amleto Monacelli and Mika Koivuniemi) to win PBA Player of the Year.[22]

2014: Huge Achievement, Player of the Year Replay[ edit ]

Belmonte won the first tournament of the 2014 PBA season, the Barbasol Tournament of Champions in Allen Park, Michigan, which marked his second major tournament win and eighth overall title. As in his first major championship win, Belmonte defeated Wes Malott, this time in a 219-218 singles match. On February 23, 2014, he became the first player to repeat as USBC Masters Champion in nearly 50 years, and also the first player in history to win a Major as the 5th seed, beating every rival in the championship stepladder finals defeated. (Billy Welu won back-to-back Masters in 1964–65.) This was Belmonte’s ninth PBA title and third major. He won his tenth title, winning the Oklahoma Open during the PBA’s summer swing.

His three titles (two majors) during the 2014 season made it easy for him to win his second consecutive PBA Player of the Year award as Chris Schenkel. In doing so, he became the first bowler to repeat Player of the Year since Walter Ray Williams, Jr. won three consecutive awards from 1996–98. Belmonte led all bowlers in season earnings ($163,788), average (226.71), and competition points (136,454).[25]

2015: Player of the Year Three-Peat [ edit ]

Belmonte won the USBC Masters again on February 8, 2015, defeating amateur A.J. Johnson, a surprising No. 1 seed, in the last match, 202-157. In doing so, he joined Mike Aulby as the only three-time winner of that tournament while becoming the only player to win the Masters in three consecutive seasons. On February 15, 2015 in Indianapolis, he earned his 12th PBA title by winning the Barbasol Tournament of Champions for the second straight year. As in the USBC Masters, Belmonte won from the No. 2 seed position, beating No. 4 seed Sean Rash in the semifinals 235–203 before defeating top seed Rhino Page in the final game 232–214. It was Belmonte’s tenth TV Finals appearance in the last 12 PBA major tournaments and his fifth win in a Major.

On January 20, 2016, Belmonte was named the 2015 Chris Schenkel PBA Player of the Year, his third consecutive season in which he won the award. In addition to his two major tournament wins, he had nine other top-five finishes, led the PBA Tour in earnings ($178,542) and finished fourth on average (225.4). He became the first non-American player to win three consecutive POY honors and the fourth overall PBA player to do so (alongside Earl Anthony, Mark Roth and Walter Ray Williams, Jr.).[28]

2016 [edit]

Belmonte reached the five-player stepladder finals as No. 3 for the 2016 PBA Fire Lake Tournament of Champions, attempting to join Jason Couch as the only player to win that tournament in three consecutive seasons, but he was eliminated in the second Game of the final by Tom Daugherty. His bid for an unprecedented fourth USBC Masters title the following week also fell short as he reached the round of 16 but was defeated by Wes Malott in the winners group and Martin Larsen in the losers group, keeping him out of the TV finals.

On February 15, 2016, Belmonte was retroactively awarded a major title for his win at the 2011 PBA Elite Players Championship. After the tournament returned to major status in the 2016 season, the PBA voted to award additional Major titles to winners of the three previous Players Championship events (2011, 2013, 2015), stating the tournament “is a members-only event and includes all the elements of a Major.” This gave Belmonte six Majors among his PBA Tour titles.

2017: Three majors in one year [ edit ]

On February 12, 2017, Belmonte won his 13th PBA title and seventh major at the PBA Players Championship in Columbus, Ohio. After seeding #1, he defeated #2 seed Anthony Simonsen in his lone televised finals match.[30] On February 26, he defeated again No. 1 seed Michael Tang to win his 14th PBA title, fourth USBC Masters title and eighth Major title, becoming the only bowler to ever win four USBC Masters titles won. As one of the top eight money leaders from the start of the 2015 season through the 2017 USBC Masters, Belmonte was invited to compete in the inaugural Main Event PBA Tour Finals in May 2017. Jason started #1 and finished second to E.J. Tackett.[32] Belmonte won his 15th PBA Tour title on August 27, 2017 at the PBA International-WBT Storm Lucky Larsen Masters, held in Malmo, Sweden.[33] On November 19, Belmonte won the PBA World Championship in Reno, NV for his 16th title and ninth career major. With the win, Belmonte became the first PBA player to ever win three major titles in a single season.

Belmonte swept the three major PBA stats categories for the 2017 season, including a PBA record 229.39 average for 380 games. He also placed first in earnings ($238,912) and placed first in wins (4). On January 17, Belmonte won his fourth PBA Player of the Year award in a landslide vote.

Also in 2017, Belmonte won the Dick Weber Bowling Ambassador Award, an award presented annually by the Bowling Proprietors Association of America (BPAA) to “the bowler who has consistently demonstrated grace in promoting the sport of bowling on and off the lanes.” positive.”[36]

2018 [edit]

Belmonte claimed his 17th PBA title on February 25, 2018, winning the Mark Roth/Marshall Holman PBA Doubles Championship with partner Bill O’Neill.[37] He qualified #1 at the 2018 PBA Tour Finals, held May 4-6 in Allen Park, Michigan, and won a rematch against last season’s Finals champion E.J. Tackett. Belmonte avenged his 2017 loss to Tackett for his 18th PBA Tour title.[38]

2019: Making History, Player of the Decade [ edit ]

On February 10, 2019, Belmonte won his 19th PBA title and 10th Major at the PBA Tournament of Champions in Fairlawn, Ohio. As No. 1, he defeated E.J. Tackett 225-196 in the final match to take the title. Belmonte’s win made him the third player to win three Tournament of Champions, after Mike Durbin and Jason Couch, and tied him with Earl Anthony and Pete Weber as the all-time Major title leader (10 Majors). Belmonte was also the top qualifier at the next two events of the 2019 season – the PBA Players Championship and the PBA Indianapolis Open – but he failed to win either event. At the Players Championship, a pair of 7-10 splits – once in the fourth frame and again in the tenth – cost him the match against Anthony Simonsen. At the Indianapolis Open, a couple of off hits that refused to carry — once in the eighth frame and again in the tenth — brought the title to Norm Duke. Along with Johnny Petraglia, Earl Anthony, Walter Ray Williams Jr. and Jakob Butturff, he was the only player in history to qualify as No. 1 in three consecutive PBA Tour events.

On March 19, 2019, Belmonte won his 20th PBA title at the PBA Chameleon Championship, part of the 2019 World Series of Bowling in Allen Park, Michigan. He qualified #2 in the Stepladder Finals, defeating A.J. Chapman in the semifinals match, then Andres Gomez in the title match.

Two days later on March 21, Belmonte won his 21st PBA title and record-breaking 11th major at the 2019 PBA World Championship, also part of the World Series of Bowling. After earning the No. 1 spot for the Stepladder Finals, a third consecutive record major in which he was the top qualifier, he defeated Jakob Butturff 236–227 in the championship game to win the title. With his victory, Belmonte now stands alone as the all-time PBA and professional bowling leader in major titles, surpassing Earl Anthony and Pete Weber (who each have 10 majors).

Belmonte’s streak of three consecutive majors, in which he qualified as a top seed, ended at the 2019 USBC Masters. He suffered a finger injury at a pre-tournament charity event that forced him to change his grip on the bowling ball and ended up wide outside of the top 64 that made a matchplay.

Belmonte qualified #1 for the first playoffs of the PBA Tour in Portland, Maine. He defeated Kyle Troup two games to one in the round of 16, but was then eliminated by Kris Prather in the round of 16, losing both games.

On April 28, Belmonte won the 2019 PBA DHC Japan Invitational in Tokyo. He qualified No. 3 for the Stepladder Finals, defeating Chris Barnes, Takuya Miyazawa and Jakob Butturff en route to his 22nd PBA Tour title, which tied him with Marshall Holman for the 11th-most career PBA Tour title .

Belmonte surpassed $1.5 million in PBA Tour earnings for the 2019 season and led the tour in titles (4), championship round appearances (12), average (225.62), and earnings (a career-high $288,290). ) on. Belmonte overwhelmingly won his fifth PBA Player of the Year award as Chris Schenkel in 2019.[46]

On January 3, 2020, Bowlers Journal magazine named Belmonte its Male Player of the Decade (2010–2019).[47]

2020: Completion of Super Slam [ edit ]

On February 23, 2020, Belmonte won his 23rd PBA Tour title and 12th Major at the US Open in Lincoln, Nebraska. Ranked number 2 in the Stepladder finals, he defeated Dick Allen in the semifinals and Anthony Simonsen in the championship match. With his win, Belmonte became the second bowler in PBA history (after Mike Aulby) to finish the Super Slam (which won all five PBA majors) and become the seventh Triple Crown and third Grand Slam winner.

On March 15, Belmonte won his 24th PBA Tour title and 13th Major at the 2020 PBA World Championship, part of the PBA World Series of Bowling in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ranked No. 1 in the finals, he defeated Anthony Simonsen in the championship match 213-190 to claim victory and the $150,000 grand prize. This was Belmonte’s third PBA world title, winning all three in a row and becoming the second bowler to do so (the other being Earl Anthony).

On October 4, Belmonte won the PBA World Series of Bowling XI Chameleon Championship, held in Centerville, Virginia (qualifying rounds were held in Las Vegas in March). As the No. 1 seed, he defeated Brad Miller in the championship game 232–202 to claim his third Chameleon championship title (second straight) and his 25th career PBA Tour title, and Brian Voss at No. 10 on the all-time title list to tie times. 50]

On December 18, 2020, Belmonte won the Chris Schenkel PBA Player of the Year Award for the sixth time. In addition to his three titles (two majors) in the season, Belmonte led the Tour in competition points, average (225.31) and earnings (a career high of $293,050).

2021 [edit]

Despite not winning a title in the first nine events of the 2021 season, Belmonte accumulated enough points to earn a spot on the starting grid for the PBA Tour Playoffs and qualify 14th. However, Belmonte chose to skip the event and instead return to Australia for the birth of his fourth child. He had also opted to skip the PBA Tour Finals on June 26-27 after qualifying for that event as well.

2022: Five titles in one season[ edit ]

On January 29, Belmonte won his 26th PBA Tour title and 14th Major at the 2022 PBA Players Championship held in Euless, Texas. He qualified as No. 4 for the West Region Finals and climbed the stepladder to defeat Jakob Butturff in the region’s championship game and advance to the championship finals. He qualified No. 2 for the finals in a three-game betting round, then defeated Arturo Quintero in the semifinals game and Sean Rash in the championship game to capture his third PBA Players Championship title.

On February 16, after winning the Kokomo Championship and his 27th career PBA title, Belmonte surpassed Don Johnson on the all-title list, having previously tied with him in ninth place.

On March 15, Belmonte won the PBA World Series of Bowling XIII Scorpion Championship. As the No. 4 seed, he climbed the stepladder to capture his 28th career title. On the difficult Scorpion oil pattern, Belmonte rolled plays of 247, 211, 242, and 244 while none of his opponents reached 200.

On March 20, Belmonte won the Lubbock Sports Open for his fourth title of the 2022 season. He qualified #3 for the Stepladder Finals, defeating Jesper Svensson, Sean Lavery-Spahr and E.J. Tackett en route to his 29th career -PBA Tour title, tying Mike Aulby for 8th place in PBA history. Belmonte won two out of four events in the Storm Cup series, winning a $10,000 (USD) bonus and the Storm Cup for first place in series points.

On June 5, during the 2022 PBA Tour Finals, Belmonte hosted the 34th televised 300 game in PBA Tour history. With Kyle Troup rolling a 300 game earlier in the show, it marked the first time in the tour’s 60+ year history that a televised event featured more than one perfect game. Also, Belmonte is the fourth player along with Sean Rash, François Lavoie and Chris Via to play multiple televised 300 games at PBA Tour events. He would defeat Dom Barrett 2-0 in the championship for his 30th career PBA Tour title and tie Dick Weber at No. 7 on the all-time title list.

Pro wins[ edit ]

PBA Tour wins (30) [ edit ]

Legend Major Championships (14) Japan Invitational (1) World Series of Bowling (5) PBA Tour Standard Events (10)

RO = After splitting the two-game final, Belmonte won in a 9th/10th. Frame roll off.

+ = Belmonte won a perfect match bonus of $10,000.

Grand Championships[ edit ]

Wins (14) [ edit ]

Timeline of results[ edit ]

Results not in chronological order.

1 – Two PBA World Championships were held in the 2012–2013 season.

Win

top 10

“T” = Tie for a place

“W” = Western Region Final

World Series of Bowling[edit]

Wins (5) [ edit ]

Timeline of results[ edit ]

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament 2008 2009 2012 2012 2016 2015 2015 2015 2019 2019 2021 2022 Cheetah Championship 60 61 37 35 13 63 44 4 NH 37 70 53 Viper Championship 8 115 75 5 112 Not kept Championship 12 6 1 2 12 21 47 66 13 NH 1 1 69 NH Scorpion Championship 29 2 3 20 3 29 14 76 11 2 NH 16 5 8 1 Shark Championship 7 3 1 Not instead of 67 26 Not instead of 3 Doubles Championship Not instead of NI Not instead Not included 6 8

Win

top 10

didn’t play

“T” = Tie for a place

PBA Tour Career Summary [ edit ]

Season Events Cashes Match

play champ.

Round PBA title

(Majors) Average Average

rank merit

($US) Revenue

Rank 2008–09 9 8 6 1 1 219.20 10[58] 44,380 30[59] 2009–10 16 15 10 3 0 217.94 13[60] 80,090 11[61] 2010–11 12 10 9 4 0 218 .82 8[6] 62,950 22[63] 2011–12 13 12 9 8 4(1) 226.42 3[64] 137,375 2[65] 2012–13 26 21 13 10 2(1) 228.81 1[ 66] 186,465 3[67] 2014 18 17 6 ​​4 3 (2) 226.71 1[68] 163,778 1[69] 2015 20 15 11 11 2 (2) 225.40 9[70] 178,542 1[71] 2016 24 15 11 6 0 224.75 2[72] 95,345 6[74 ] 2017 15 15 11 7 4 (3) 229.49 1[74] 238,912 1[75] 2018 14 10 6 3 2 221.38 1[76 ] 110,500 2[77] 2019 19 17 15 12 4(2) 225.62 1[75] 288.290 1[79] 2020 13 12 10 7 3(2) 225.31 1[80] 293.050 1[81] 2021 9 5 5 1 0 215.26 31 62,200 19 2022 15 13 13 8 5 (1) 224.38 296.525 Totals 223 185 135 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 8 85 8.5 5 8 85 8.5 8 85 8.5 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85) 223 185 135 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 30 84 (85) 2.32 (82) .402

Win

top 10

* As of June 13, 2022

Personal life[edit]

Belmonte is married to Kimberly Shapter, who is a registered nurse,[82] and together they have four children: daughter Aria (born December 2009), son Hugo (born April 2012),[1] daughter Sylvie (born January 2012). 2016) and son Bowie (born June 2021).[83] The family lives in Orange, New South Wales.

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