Jason Belmonte is an Australian professional ten-pin bowler. He plays on the PBA Tour in the United States and in world events. He is known for being one of the first bowlers to gain media attention f
Belmonte during the 2019 PBA World Championship
In the sport of ten-pin bowling, there are many different ways in which to deliver the bowling ball in order to advance it toward the pins in an accurate and powerful manner. Generally, there are thre
Jason Belmonte
…plays on the PBA Tour in the United States and in world events. He is known for being one of the first bowlers to gain media attention for using the two-handed approach style to deliver his shot. He has won 32 PBA titles (seventh most all-time), including a record 15 major championships; he is only one of eight bowlers in…
PBA bowler John Furey demonstrates a conventional (one-handed) delivery, which involves the thumb and two fingers of one hand. Finger rotation surrounding the instant of delivery can induce axis rotation (side rotation), causing the ball to hook (curve).
A ten-pin bowler uses a one-hand delivery with thumb having exited the ball before fingers, to achieve axis rotation.
Bowlers using a high backswing (shown) are generally considered crankers.
A spinning movement of the bowling ball will actually spin away from the 1-pin (right-hander) as it hits it, and then continues the left-to-right direction by hitting the 3, 6 and 10 pins. This type of hit causes a domino effect on the entire rack.