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3 cheers for the JPBA for moving to ban wrist devices 'for supporting and improving performance'

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Friday, October 12, 2018 9:00 am
3 cheers for the JPBA for moving to ban wrist devices 'for supporting and improving performance'
Almost every time I see someone posting about how 2-handed bowling is cheating and should be banned, I reply along these lines: 2-handed bowling is the Fosbury Flop of bowling — a better way to do something using nothing but your body — while few seem concerned about the use of mechanical devices that impact/control how a person releases the ball. As far as I know, the PBA, PWBA and World Bowling have never had any rules restricting the use of such devices. To be crystal clear, I...