Along with our fav two-handed delivery technique, you can bowl 3 basic styles in our game - stroker, tweener and cranker. The biggest differences are how many revolutions the ball makes, how fast or slow it travels, and the amount of hook used to get to the pocket. Let's talk about stroker today!
Stroking is considered to be the most classic of all the bowling forms and is still the most popular style of bowling in the PBA. It's a little bit straighter style with the ball going down the lane little further before it goes into its hook and roll.
It creates fewer revolutions (typically around 300 rpm) and a small axis tilt generated at the moment of release by means of the thumb exiting the ball followed soon after by fingers. Stroker bowlers square their shoulders to the alley and have a moderate back swing producing medium ball speed with a smooth releasing action. They use a relatively straight wrist position, with or without a wrist support device, or perhaps a slightly tilted-back wrist position.
All in all, strokers don’t rely on a big hook, or speed and power, but more on finesse and accuracy to blast the pins off the deck. If you wanna have more repeatable and accurate shots, stroking is a style to go with.
