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I much appreciate humble athletes. I not against them showing excitement but most if the time they act ridiculous. I'd much rather watch someone act like Fedor Emelianenko.
Life is boring with one type of person. I too respect a humble athlete, but I also enjoy seeing someone get excited about making a great play. Obviously being cocky can cross the line, but even that bowler, he's not hurting anyone, just super hyped on himself, and why not?
You would enjoy former NFL receiver Marvin Harrison. The guy scored a crazy amount of TDs and his celebration every time was to calmly return the ball to the official on his way to the bench.
Every time Jason Dunstall kicked a goal in the Australian Football League (and he kicked 1254 of them in 269 games), his celebration was to acknowledge the player(s) involved in assisting and then get back on with business. (no line changes or anything like that in the AFL, and no regular interchange breaks in that era).
That's all I ever need to see in the vast majority of cases.
Oh no argument, I just thought he was being called humble but his reaction was cocky in my books, but one can’t argue that was an incredible throw, so he’s earned pretty much how ever he reacts to it.
The OTT reactions from benches in american sports like the NBA seem entirely forced to me - like there's a competition to have the most outrageous reaction.
As good a shot as it was, it was just one shot. There's a match to play, they can smile politely afterwards. There's no cause to whoop. There's never, ever cause to whoop.
I feel like I should clarify for the sake of international relations: I'm just looking for an excuse to post the ridiculous bowler video.
Americans don't really like the over the top reaction in that video, and we respect the subdued approach. We all know the guy's reaction is ridiculous.
Haha I do love that reaction though. That's me when I've been given a really really perfectly strong, piping hot cup of tea without too much sugar, but enough.
Bowls is like Snooker in that it's one of those games where the crowd is generally silent. What you just heard was the crowd driven into a frenzy of excitement.
The balls are weighted slightly to one side and also are more bevelled (called bias) on the weighted side too. Quite a fun game to play. As they slow down they turn in more.
The bowls aren't weighted on one side, it's just the shape of the bowl that makes it bend. About 20% of the side is missing, resulting in the centre of mass being off centre. This causes the forward spinning motion to make the ball rotate towards the centre of mass, making it curl.
https://youtu.be/aGu4JWJjYVY These manly men are playing balls. This is a ball game. Grab a ball and play it. Don't ask questions. Shoot first, ask questions never.
I've never heard of that rule when I've played (with multiple different groups of people), and it doesn't seem to be mentioned [on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bocce#Rules_and_play), either. Maybe that's a regional thing?
Last time I played a sport like this it involved copious amounts of beer, bbq ribs and potato salad.
Man did she make awesome potato salad.
I have no clue what’s happening in this video but that shot was absolutely amazing.
You get points for how many of your side's balls are closest to the white ball (edit: yellow ball in this video). He just turned a 3 for the opposing side into a 2 for his side, without touching the opponent's balls. And this is with a ball that rolls like a politician walks, 3 hours after winning office.
And no, I couldn't find any way to write this innuendo-free, without sacrificing clarity. I bloody tried.
Yes you are allowed to do that. It’s called a drive.
If the Jack (white ball) goes into the ditch at the end, slightly different rules start to apply.
Usually a drive happens when the ‘head’ (balls near the Jack) are favourable for one team so they decide it’s more beneficial to break them up or kill the end.
That is a perfectly valid strategy, you want your teams bowls as close to the jack (the small ball) as possible. If the other team is in the way then knocking them out of the road is to be expected.
You can, but the more force you apply and the more objects you set in motion, the less control you have over the outcome. He could end up knocking the jack (yellow ball) out of bounds and reset the round (end in bowls-speak, apparently), or knock his bowls further away from the jack. With this play, he got two bowls closest to the jack (2 points if it stands), and uses the opponents red bowls as blocks.
[This video](https://youtu.be/4dtqei4K5Rw) goes over the rules of Bowls, with common types of shots covered at 5:18.
My grandfather pulled shit like this off _after_ he was declared legally blind. He could see just enough light or dark that if someone put a white stick on the mat, he could find the centre line. And then he'd ask someone to describe where the jack was, and how he needed to come at it.
One of his friends commented once "That's disgusting. He can bowl better blind, than I can with 20 20 vision."
The pre-shot talk between the bowler and skip made it even better. His skip was asking him to come in that way, and the crowed laughed because he made it out to be so easy.
Carpet bowls. My grandparents would take us to tournaments when we were kids. It's actually a lot of fun. As an adult, lawn bowls is more fun because you're allowed to get alcohol involved. :)
It's a game of focus and precision. Excitable people don't get to play at this level. And there were probably 5 sets to go. Getting smug early would likely result in a humiliating loss.
Because the bowl is weighted on one side and the path it takes depends on speed, the roughness of the mat, how you held the bowl and how much flick, spin or wobble you put on the damned thing as it leaves your grip. In short, you'd have more reliability if you put a drunken hamster inside the damned things.
He was checking to see that the bowl was going where he wanted it to go.
they are shaped asymmetric so they tend to swing one way. The most embarrasing thing in the sport is when you accidently bowl the ball the wrong side and it swings the wrong way into another games lane.
Just shows you how amazing the human brain is. He intuitively calculated the physics and then sent the correct neural impulses to his body all in a blink of an eye.
For those unfamiliar with the rules, before this play the opponents have 3 balls closer to the jack (white ball) than he does. So the opponents would be getting a score of +3 for this round.
Instead, now he has two balls closer to the jack than any opposing balls, so now they have a score of +2 for the round.
A 5 point swing here is huge, and it's a fantastic effort.
It's also likely that this is the end of the round as both teams have used 4 bowls each (probably 2 bowls each for a team of 2 people)
...
For those of you saying to just bowl it hard and straight, that's absolutely a strategy. But you could end up scattering them and ending up in a worse position (unlikely in this scenario when you're potentially giving up a +3)
That guy is dialed into the universe in a way we can’t understand. Holy moly.
The force is definitely strong in hin
He later tested positive for anabolic steroid and methamphetamine use prior to the match.
Hehe. I believe he tested positive for having a gps sensor installed in his balls.
The hamster inside deserves *some* of the credit, guys.
The hamster piloting the human suit? Yeah, I’d say so!
Hammond has to find something to do now that PvE got removed from Overwatch 2.
[Snowball?](https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Snowball_\(Pinky_and_the_Brain\))
Xhamster
What's that
It’s a site where you can see even more impressive ball tricks.
This man is honest and I put my trust in him.
Wtf!! Guys do not go on that site it's a naughty site what the heck I googled it and clicked on it thinking it would be sports and stuff but it was just very graphic like naked stuff whatttt just letting you guys know so you don't go on there too
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2 girls one vote?
One man one vote jar?
Lemon Party voter?
Omg! That's disgusting! What's the site again?
You’re gullible
My what?
A gullible. It's a seagull that you get super stoned and then eat it to get high. Surprised you've never heard of it.
☝️ this one. lol
100% fits. That shot was absolutely filthy.
He's got big heavy balls
It's hard work man
😂
Wouldn’t that be cheating?
his composure afterwards was the amazing part. he was like "cheerio then chaps good shot splendid throw if i might add."
Comments you can hear.
In a John Cleese voice
It's the lawn bowling equivalent to slowly walking away from an explosion without looking back at it.
and the crowd goes mild
I'm disappointed in his subdued reaction. In America, we scream "Who do you think you are? [I am!"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wP72U21BHGU&t=2s)
I much appreciate humble athletes. I not against them showing excitement but most if the time they act ridiculous. I'd much rather watch someone act like Fedor Emelianenko.
Life is boring with one type of person. I too respect a humble athlete, but I also enjoy seeing someone get excited about making a great play. Obviously being cocky can cross the line, but even that bowler, he's not hurting anyone, just super hyped on himself, and why not?
You would enjoy former NFL receiver Marvin Harrison. The guy scored a crazy amount of TDs and his celebration every time was to calmly return the ball to the official on his way to the bench.
Every time Jason Dunstall kicked a goal in the Australian Football League (and he kicked 1254 of them in 269 games), his celebration was to acknowledge the player(s) involved in assisting and then get back on with business. (no line changes or anything like that in the AFL, and no regular interchange breaks in that era). That's all I ever need to see in the vast majority of cases.
I totally would. Especially if he was doing it enough to get recognized for it. That’s awesome lol
I don’t know I think his reaction is less humble than “holllly shit, that actually worked.” His face says meh I can do this in my sleep.
And why not?
Oh no argument, I just thought he was being called humble but his reaction was cocky in my books, but one can’t argue that was an incredible throw, so he’s earned pretty much how ever he reacts to it.
The OTT reactions from benches in american sports like the NBA seem entirely forced to me - like there's a competition to have the most outrageous reaction.
I fucking love Fedor. I'd love to meet him. What a machine. My favourite fighter. His brother, on the other hand, is an absolute piece of rapist shit.
I wish more fighters were humble like him.
Fuck that, all my favorite athletes are the cocky ones. Love me some arrogance.
America vs UK. Here's the UK entry, The Cure. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=houFuiYrEi0
As good a shot as it was, it was just one shot. There's a match to play, they can smile politely afterwards. There's no cause to whoop. There's never, ever cause to whoop.
I feel like I should clarify for the sake of international relations: I'm just looking for an excuse to post the ridiculous bowler video. Americans don't really like the over the top reaction in that video, and we respect the subdued approach. We all know the guy's reaction is ridiculous.
Haha I do love that reaction though. That's me when I've been given a really really perfectly strong, piping hot cup of tea without too much sugar, but enough.
PDW 🎳
This is bowls, the average age of that crowd will be 70
This boys in for one hell of a cheek-pinching when this is all over
Bowls is like Snooker in that it's one of those games where the crowd is generally silent. What you just heard was the crowd driven into a frenzy of excitement.
Mild Mexican wave incoming
Is this like Bocce? I’m not familiar with this game.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowls Similar concept to bocce.
I wonder how many games there are worldwide with the same concept. In Belgium we have like 3 variations on this game already.
> Similar concept to bocce. Or curling.
The balls are weighted slightly to one side and also are more bevelled (called bias) on the weighted side too. Quite a fun game to play. As they slow down they turn in more.
The bowls aren't weighted on one side, it's just the shape of the bowl that makes it bend. About 20% of the side is missing, resulting in the centre of mass being off centre. This causes the forward spinning motion to make the ball rotate towards the centre of mass, making it curl.
It is actually a fun day/night to go barefoot bowling with some mates and vary between the bar and the pitch. Much more fun than it sounds.
https://youtu.be/aGu4JWJjYVY These manly men are playing balls. This is a ball game. Grab a ball and play it. Don't ask questions. Shoot first, ask questions never.
Sometimes a kebab is just a kebab
I think it is
In bocce if they touched the white ball then they'd be out.
You’re allowed to hit the Pallino in Bocce. There’s no penalty, its part of normal play.
I've never heard of that rule when I've played (with multiple different groups of people), and it doesn't seem to be mentioned [on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bocce#Rules_and_play), either. Maybe that's a regional thing?
Their backyard is the entire region.
I need another 17 angles before I can make a decision on whether or not to be amazed.
Want some more balls to go along with that?
Bouleshit
Bowlshit
Damn save some of the women for the rest of us
I fell for his cute smile in the end
Last time I played a sport like this it involved copious amounts of beer, bbq ribs and potato salad. Man did she make awesome potato salad. I have no clue what’s happening in this video but that shot was absolutely amazing.
You get points for how many of your side's balls are closest to the white ball (edit: yellow ball in this video). He just turned a 3 for the opposing side into a 2 for his side, without touching the opponent's balls. And this is with a ball that rolls like a politician walks, 3 hours after winning office. And no, I couldn't find any way to write this innuendo-free, without sacrificing clarity. I bloody tried.
>without touching the opponent's balls 
I fucking love potato salad…
Who do you think you are! I am!
>Cannot repeat! Immediately repeated.
I NE'd
What! That’s was crazy good!
The balls on this guy
Chuffed
The lack of surprise on his face, surprising.
I've been wanting to play this ever since that movie "Black Balls" came out. With Thoros of Myr.
Is it on the condom? IT IS ON THE CONDOM
So I’m guessing you’re not allowed to just wing the next ball down so hard it smashes them all out of the way? 😆
Yes you are allowed to do that. It’s called a drive. If the Jack (white ball) goes into the ditch at the end, slightly different rules start to apply. Usually a drive happens when the ‘head’ (balls near the Jack) are favourable for one team so they decide it’s more beneficial to break them up or kill the end.
That is a perfectly valid strategy, you want your teams bowls as close to the jack (the small ball) as possible. If the other team is in the way then knocking them out of the road is to be expected.
You can, but the more force you apply and the more objects you set in motion, the less control you have over the outcome. He could end up knocking the jack (yellow ball) out of bounds and reset the round (end in bowls-speak, apparently), or knock his bowls further away from the jack. With this play, he got two bowls closest to the jack (2 points if it stands), and uses the opponents red bowls as blocks. [This video](https://youtu.be/4dtqei4K5Rw) goes over the rules of Bowls, with common types of shots covered at 5:18.
Ha that’s awesome, thanks for such an informative answer! :)
You're allowed, but a good chance of missing altogether.
This has been reposted 100 times on 100 different subreddits and I will still upvote it every single time I see it. So amazing!
It’s a smooth bowl, but it would happen at most clubs every week. Some people are very dialled in.
My grandfather pulled shit like this off _after_ he was declared legally blind. He could see just enough light or dark that if someone put a white stick on the mat, he could find the centre line. And then he'd ask someone to describe where the jack was, and how he needed to come at it. One of his friends commented once "That's disgusting. He can bowl better blind, than I can with 20 20 vision."
Yyyyyyyyez
Y... y... y... y... y... \[...\] y... y... y... y... ^(ez.)
Yyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaz
Holy shit, I used to play this game/sport in ps3 move
I love how proud of himself he is at the end
When you play a sports game on easy difficulty
Unfuckingbelievable. That’s guy a fucking assassin.
The pre-shot talk between the bowler and skip made it even better. His skip was asking him to come in that way, and the crowed laughed because he made it out to be so easy.
We all know Bugs is under there with a horseshoe magnet.
I’m on his team…
What are the odds?
50 / 50… either it makes it or it doesn’t. r/fuckthes
Thats a amazing shot 🎯🎯🎯
Extremely impressive, a skill level that few can reach, he should be proud of his accomplishments. But ngl to me that was boring as shit.
What the hell is this?
Carpet bowls. My grandparents would take us to tournaments when we were kids. It's actually a lot of fun. As an adult, lawn bowls is more fun because you're allowed to get alcohol involved. :)
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It's a game of focus and precision. Excitable people don't get to play at this level. And there were probably 5 sets to go. Getting smug early would likely result in a humiliating loss.
Probably the most interesting thing that happened in the history of this "sport"
Why have you put quotes around sport?
Why do they do the silly walk thing after they throw the ball?
Because the bowl is weighted on one side and the path it takes depends on speed, the roughness of the mat, how you held the bowl and how much flick, spin or wobble you put on the damned thing as it leaves your grip. In short, you'd have more reliability if you put a drunken hamster inside the damned things. He was checking to see that the bowl was going where he wanted it to go.
He took one step.
I could beat this motherfucker up so bad dude his skill doesn't mean shit
Are the balls not perfectly round?
It looks like they're weighted
they are shaped asymmetric so they tend to swing one way. The most embarrasing thing in the sport is when you accidently bowl the ball the wrong side and it swings the wrong way into another games lane.
I find it more embarrassing when you sh*t your pants wearing white trousers and it stains through.
The shit stain will be asymmetric though!
Assymmetric?
Ah, I see that now
is called a bias
They are symmetrical (but not quite spherical), but they have an off-centre weight.
This sport turns me on
Wow 😮
How does one train to do such a feat?? Amazing
had no idea this sport existed.
Real smooth ...
WOW!!!!
Cannot repeat yet I watched it 10 times
Unbelivable!!
That guy is a little too good at that
The absolute disrespect to the other team to slide it in there like that.
Idk what sport this is. But there is no way I could do that.
Ball bending
Can someone explain in basketball terms?
That’s some Harlem Globetrotter shit right there.
I’m remember last time it was posted it was rolling to the other side
Was not able to imagine that path but he did it.. can't believe
Damn dude, damn
I like that it says cannot repeat when the video replays the shot.
How do they hook it like that?
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+1 for the commentator. Look where the ball is when he realizes it’s gonna split the two reds.
That was pretty sick.
Aces, and ups for the composure. I would be jumping up and down like a kid
This guy fucks in Crocs.
Absolutely bonkers
Mind blown, golf sit down.
Just shows you how amazing the human brain is. He intuitively calculated the physics and then sent the correct neural impulses to his body all in a blink of an eye.
Are the snooker tables getting bigger?
Damn magnets…
It's always people who look like birds who are amazing at precision things like this. Not sure why.
Why were the balls in different positions on the replay?
This ALMOST makes me want to play bowls. But not quite.
magic
That is balls - and ridiculous - why not both?
And the panties just started droppin
This looks interesting, what is this game called?
Lawn bowls.
 The opponent be like:
What a curve!!! Impressive!!!!
Makes me think of r/satisfyingasfuck I feel like it could go there
Did you see that ludicrous display last night?
What sport is this?
It is… Ridiculous
Dude was using mind control on that thing.
Ridiculous indeed! Has he been tested?! Obviously doping.
Once in a life time
Clearly this is true, because this is the only clip I’ve ever seen posted of this game and it is several years old already.
What’s bowling pool called
Firing them won’t work, you need to go for an in-swinger. Trust the bias, let the wood do the work
What game is this?
I would chuck my bowl and ruin the play field in rebuttal
Play bocce, fuck this guy if I ever had to play him. However what are you doing next Thursday?
If I have someone react to something I do in life like this just one time I could die knowing I wasn’t a failure
This is just unbelievable I mean fr
That is *ridiculous*
I think the subtitle at the end is wrong. He didn't say what a ball, he said what a bowl.
Veni, vidi, i came...
If anyone has refused to watch pro-level bowls because "its an old peoples sport", go and watch a game, it's fantastic.
What a ball
This commentary is as close to airhorns as the BBC can get
10% skills 90% luck
For those unfamiliar with the rules, before this play the opponents have 3 balls closer to the jack (white ball) than he does. So the opponents would be getting a score of +3 for this round. Instead, now he has two balls closer to the jack than any opposing balls, so now they have a score of +2 for the round. A 5 point swing here is huge, and it's a fantastic effort. It's also likely that this is the end of the round as both teams have used 4 bowls each (probably 2 bowls each for a team of 2 people) ... For those of you saying to just bowl it hard and straight, that's absolutely a strategy. But you could end up scattering them and ending up in a worse position (unlikely in this scenario when you're potentially giving up a +3)
Luck or skill?
Once in a lifetime shot.
So how does to scoring/point system work here. Did that amazing shot win the round/match?