Here's another one from
FreshTribe.com. Have you ever tried a new challenge when bowling, such as bowling with your left hand (assuming of course you're right-handed, otherwise bowling with your right hand) or even bowling backwards? This guy tried bowling backwards, and you wouldn't believe how he started doing that and how well he does it.
This man has attracted crowds at several bowling centers. He was even kicked out of some bowling centers because of his "unorthodox style". He even got on the news for it. In fact, this video is taken from a news story about him. (And unlike the
Bowling Superman video, this one does have sound.)
He does it quite well, too. My average is about 120 or so bowling forward. And even if I weren't blind in my right eye and near-sighted in my left eye, I don't think it would be much higher than that. But this guy's average bowling backward is 184. His highest game is 279, and he once bowled eleven straight strikes.
That's just one strike short of bowling a perfect 300 game! And he can bowl a hook, too! The web page this video is featured on doesn't go into detail about how good he is at this, but just the idea of someone bowling backwards is something I had to see to believe, and I was impressed! What's even more impressive is that the first time he did it, he actually had a 90 in the 5th frame. But he was unable to record his score for his first backwards bowling game, because he was kicked out after that. But that didn't stop him. He's been bowling backward for almost four years.
So how did he start bowling backwards? What would compel someone to attempt this? When asked how he started this, he said that he did it on a bet, and it just struck, and he couldn't stop. I wish I could have seen that bet being made, or at least heard more about the details of it.
According to the
PBA member requirements, an average of 200 or better is required to join the PBA. Needless to say there's no requirement for a talent for bowling backwards, sideways, blindfolded, or whatever.
This guy's average is just 16 pins short of that. The news story in the video doesn't say whether or not he plans to join the PBA, but it does say that he plans to go forward--or should I say backward--with his backwards bowling talent. I'm not sure if the PBA will accept his unorthodox style, but aside from that, it's definitely possible. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if he did join the PBA, and made big news just for his backwards bowling talent without even having to bowl in a single PBA tournament, much less win or do really well in one. Watch out, Kelly Kulick!
Click here to see the Bowling Backward video.
