i hav to agree with most statements on this forum but not only in golf but look at tennis everyone said there will never b such a great player like sampras coming in the near future but look wat has been produce roger federer to say that belmo is the greatest bowler australia will ever produce is a far cry coz i am sure there is someone digging away and practising and trainnig hard to b better. we hav to remember know one stays on top forever there is always going to b someone better. but currently he is a amazing bowler and one a kind it would b amazing to c how he goes in the pro circuit i can c many americans admiring him coz i remember the big hipe wen 2006 us open there was a lad named osku palermaa. and belmo has a lot stronger and more deadly accurate shot to him. cheers ryan burton.
Is Jason Belmonte the best bowler ever produced by Australia?
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Wal Brooker
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I've watched them all since the very beginning of bowling in this country and there can be no doubt (in my opinion) that Jason is the best male bowler that this country has produced.
No other competitor (Australian or otherwise) has generated the interest in the sport that he has in recent years.
Kids are copying his two handed style and there are some (in the US) that want it banned.
When someone, in any sport, catches the attention of his or her fellow competitors like Jason has you just have to believe that he has something very special going.
By the way, Cara is the best female bowler we have ever had with out a doubt!
No other competitor (Australian or otherwise) has generated the interest in the sport that he has in recent years.
Kids are copying his two handed style and there are some (in the US) that want it banned.
When someone, in any sport, catches the attention of his or her fellow competitors like Jason has you just have to believe that he has something very special going.
By the way, Cara is the best female bowler we have ever had with out a doubt!
aren't we lucky bowling has an appalling record for not being able to turn back on any rules it has allowed that probably haven't been in the best interest in the sport for whatever reason
hopefully jason can fully cash in on what could be quite an astonishing career
Well, time for me to add my 5 cents worth. I agree with Wal pretty much in that i believe belmo is the best product and most complete bowler this country has ever had.
However, having seen him up close in a couple of tourneys recently since my return to tourney bowling (12 years is a long time lol) he is certainly not unbeatable (no offence mate) and there will definately be someone else come along with time and do it all that little smidge better.
but all in all, geez what potential oozes from this bloke!
he is pretty damm good and i have now seen why he is the 1 to beat in this country right about now.
However, having seen him up close in a couple of tourneys recently since my return to tourney bowling (12 years is a long time lol) he is certainly not unbeatable (no offence mate) and there will definately be someone else come along with time and do it all that little smidge better.
but all in all, geez what potential oozes from this bloke!
he is pretty damm good and i have now seen why he is the 1 to beat in this country right about now.
C
choppy
belmo is great and has been for awhile. i still remember either 97 or 98 jnr sydney cup watching him throwing a ball. wow. hes got better and better. but.... carol gianotti hands down for me, is the best to come out of australia.US bowler of the year , twice i think and captained the all american, twice im sure, too. making it in the 80s to making it these days. no comparison. but as brenton said Ian Bradford killed the 80s. even brenton davy is in my ten.A lot of people forget about Billy Gardner.the only person i know to bowl 2 300s in one day, and i watched both. Belmo is great no word of a lie, but he s got thick competition. craig blachut
What a great topic.
Is Belmo the best. Im sure everybody will agree that as far as great sportsman go he is up with the best. Shane Warne changed the face of Cricket. Jimmy Connors changed the face of tennis with the 2 handed backhand. (it was jimmy wasnt it or was it McEnroe). I think you get what i mean. Even if he isnt the best and im thinking if hes not yet he may well become the best. He has changed the way we play the game of Tenpins for ever. At the moment there are a few trying to copy him. Give it a few years and everybody will be doing it. And probably better than Belmo (now theres a scary thought)
Just my 2bobs worth.
Philby
Is Belmo the best. Im sure everybody will agree that as far as great sportsman go he is up with the best. Shane Warne changed the face of Cricket. Jimmy Connors changed the face of tennis with the 2 handed backhand. (it was jimmy wasnt it or was it McEnroe). I think you get what i mean. Even if he isnt the best and im thinking if hes not yet he may well become the best. He has changed the way we play the game of Tenpins for ever. At the moment there are a few trying to copy him. Give it a few years and everybody will be doing it. And probably better than Belmo (now theres a scary thought)
Just my 2bobs worth.
Philby
hamster
Just a Bowler
Found this on Bowlingdigital. A great plug for all involved.
Jason's the king pin By MichelLe Cook
Republished courtesy of Orange Central Western Daily - Orange, New South Wales, Australia
Orange's Jason Belmonte is stirring up debate in Australian tenpin bowling circles. The question "Is Jason Belmonte the best bowler ever produced by Australia?" was put up for discussion on the Total Bowling website earlier this month.
There have been 27 responses and the forum has been viewed 1762 times.
Some believe the two-handed bowler is the best Australia has seen.
"Having seen this guy dominate tournaments like no-one's done before, I'd have to say yes," one post read.
Others go even further suggesting Belmonte's success will never be surpassed by an Australian bowler.
"[Ian] Bradford was great in his career, but what Jason has done in his short career and what he will do in the future will blitz what every Australian bowler has done in their career, this country has produced. Belmo is the best bowler Australia will ever produce. End of story," a supporter wrote.
The post has also attracted comparisons with Ian Bradford who dominated the sport in Australia in the 1980s as well as Cara Honeychurch and Carol Gianotti who have had great success in the American professional stage.
Bradford won 28 national titles in Australia and also tasted success on the international stage finishing second in the 1988 World Cup and represented his country in four FIQ (the sport's international governing body) competitions.
Honeychurch is an eight-time Professional Women's Bowling Association (PWBA) champion, claimed the women's world cup title in 1996, won three gold medals at the 1998 Commonwealth Games and was a force in Australian amateur bowling before turning professional.
She has twice been named the world bowling writers' female bowler of the year.
Gianotti has won 14 professional titles, was named the PWBA bowler of the year in 1998 and was runner up in the 1992 PWBA player of the year.
She also represented Australia in a bowling exhibition at the Seoul Olympics in 1988.
Belmonte has had great success in his career already with the 24-year-old named the 2005 WBW male bowler of the year.
He has represented Australia on many occasions at international events winning gold medals and this year took out the World Tenpin Masters tournament.
Everyone does agree on one thing - Belmonte has changed the face of tenpin bowling.
"No other competitor [Australian or otherwise] has generated the interest in the sport that he has in recent years," one wrote.
"Even if he isn't the best and I'm thinking if he's not yet he may well become the best, he's has changed the way we play the game of tenpin forever," another added.
Belmonte will be back on the lanes in the coming weeks when he competes in the Asian Bowling Federation Tour Tournament of Champions followed by the Qatar Open.
Jason's the king pin By MichelLe Cook
Republished courtesy of Orange Central Western Daily - Orange, New South Wales, Australia
Orange's Jason Belmonte is stirring up debate in Australian tenpin bowling circles. The question "Is Jason Belmonte the best bowler ever produced by Australia?" was put up for discussion on the Total Bowling website earlier this month.
There have been 27 responses and the forum has been viewed 1762 times.
Some believe the two-handed bowler is the best Australia has seen.
"Having seen this guy dominate tournaments like no-one's done before, I'd have to say yes," one post read.
Others go even further suggesting Belmonte's success will never be surpassed by an Australian bowler.
"[Ian] Bradford was great in his career, but what Jason has done in his short career and what he will do in the future will blitz what every Australian bowler has done in their career, this country has produced. Belmo is the best bowler Australia will ever produce. End of story," a supporter wrote.
The post has also attracted comparisons with Ian Bradford who dominated the sport in Australia in the 1980s as well as Cara Honeychurch and Carol Gianotti who have had great success in the American professional stage.
Bradford won 28 national titles in Australia and also tasted success on the international stage finishing second in the 1988 World Cup and represented his country in four FIQ (the sport's international governing body) competitions.
Honeychurch is an eight-time Professional Women's Bowling Association (PWBA) champion, claimed the women's world cup title in 1996, won three gold medals at the 1998 Commonwealth Games and was a force in Australian amateur bowling before turning professional.
She has twice been named the world bowling writers' female bowler of the year.
Gianotti has won 14 professional titles, was named the PWBA bowler of the year in 1998 and was runner up in the 1992 PWBA player of the year.
She also represented Australia in a bowling exhibition at the Seoul Olympics in 1988.
Belmonte has had great success in his career already with the 24-year-old named the 2005 WBW male bowler of the year.
He has represented Australia on many occasions at international events winning gold medals and this year took out the World Tenpin Masters tournament.
Everyone does agree on one thing - Belmonte has changed the face of tenpin bowling.
"No other competitor [Australian or otherwise] has generated the interest in the sport that he has in recent years," one wrote.
"Even if he isn't the best and I'm thinking if he's not yet he may well become the best, he's has changed the way we play the game of tenpin forever," another added.
Belmonte will be back on the lanes in the coming weeks when he competes in the Asian Bowling Federation Tour Tournament of Champions followed by the Qatar Open.
