I Bowled My First PBA Event 2 HANDED

[@AedarinOfMinecraft]

My favorite part was seeing you smiling and having fun. Having lower expectations and something new to figure out seems to have reignited that love of the game.

[@jamesthomas3921]

Congrats DT2.0. To make the switch in a very short time and accomplish what you did today is huge. Don't downplay it. You put the time in and almost made step ladder on your first tournament 2 handed. Respect to you.

[@hdrogers2909]

I absolutely love and respect multiple things about this video. For one, the fact that you are so driven for perfection and success that you have the sense of you let yourself down for just a brief moment ............when this is your FIRST attempt at two handed bowling in a tournament. The second, is that when you felt that first emotion, your mental strength allowed you to immediately eliminate the disappointment and enjoy how well you actually performed. Professional and personal growth all rolled into one. The mark of a professional. As always, love the vid, and really happy to see the growth.

[@underclockerrocketcar7286]

The biggest take away, that positive reinforcement during your self talk. The difference in how you handle the situation and still punch 2 teen, verses, getting frustrated that it's not working, and shooting 160-170. Solid work!

[@Ryan707_-_]

2:31 as a mechanic at a bowling alley who has to clean the settee area as well as the ball return hoods before and after leagues, thank you so much i wish more people thought like you. Some people leave Rosin powder everywhere and just don't care, i just expect a lot more of people who are considered professionals.

[@chapel2tall]

Hey Darren, I was wondering if you could make a video explaining what you think about when bowling a tournament. You are so good being able to compete with both styles.

[@michaelhilliard2161]

My favorite part of the video is how you handle adversity, it's very duality of man, the caring nature meets tough love meets self deprivation. All signs of great passion. God bless you on this journey

[@joeanderson9267]

Congratulations on your first PBA Tour 2 handed event! Just be the Hybrid bowler!

[@nanagain1826]

That was EXCELLENT!!! Great job for your first 2-handed pba event

[@thomasboyd6242]

Congratulations on 6th!!! Lots of people wished they finished that high. Keep up the hard work!

[@jeremycovert3654]

Dude..that was one of the coolest things I've seen you do. Cleaning your powder up is next level. I work in a center where any scratch tournaments we have, no one seven thinks to do that.

[@d3f1anc3]

I'd argue out of any VLOG in recent memory, your mental game looked fantastic. Good luck next season ureTANG

[@KCO_Bowler]

It almost looks like I’m watching movie😂 it’s just so good!!

[@Slinginghotlead007]

Jesse is crushing it on the quality of these videos. Nice job to the both of you guys.

[@ronaldvanengen1887]

Lance and Jenna told Darren to hit it Harder ❤🎉😊

[@glenkamida71]

Awesome Darren!

[@GhostofKaiser]

"Say it" "What, the left is walled?!" 4 months into 2 handed bowling and you take 6th at an RPI. That's a fantastic weekend and a hell of start on your competitive two handed journey.

[@rub1xbtw]

I just want to say I think you did awesome! have loved watching you and I want to see you succeed as you switch! You Got IT!

[@violance_loco7522]

good shit man but like 6th is still great with the expectations u had going into it love u dtang keep grinding ur the reason im bowling today

[@pgaloom]

The fact that you knew, going in, that you wouldn't be bowling...props. Would love to play some golf with you if there was a chance.

[@phouthongphimmarath1294]

Dt2.0 looking nice. It's almost a blend with your 1 handed. The set up is the same and footwork. Which i think is cool. I thought about switching but I started bowling with 1 hand no thumb. Still trying to smooth out the 3 finger release.

[@TheMigifresh]

I love seeing the switch. Hope to see more of it! Love Darren either way!

[@a530demon]

Great bowling D! 👏🏾 cashing spot for your first time doing 2-hand in pro competition is sick! This is the most fun I’ve seen you have 2-handed no seconds guessing just trusting the shot. Keep it up 💪🏾

[@ThatDudeTonyB]

Another bowler proving that 2-hands is easier than 1 😅

[@JackpotsAfterDark]

With your bowling intelligence, repeatable style , spare shooting and the added revs from two hands I think this is a great move for you

[@kimokekaha4967]

How did the shorter backswing affect your timing and how much speed difference do you have from one hand to two.

[@DailyRising]

Darren lookin NASTY 2 handed. Excited to see the future on how much more you can improve with this style. Keep it up brotha!

[@eattrainprogress]

Very impressive and I love your self-talk. Aside: Bro decided to just start doing planks in between shots, lol

[@InfuriousCoffee]

ever since i started bowling 2 handed i've kept 1 thing in my head. That is simply "Monkey throw ball" i tell myself this every time i start over thinking what im doing and getting upset. That being said its insane to see how well you are doing after such a short time of 2 handed bowling. Congrats.

[@theodorewagener3057]

Congrats, Darren! Zero doubt… 2-handed looks like the way to go. Made that urethane look outstanding.

[@zalvian22]

I wanna see you learn to throw a backup ball 2 handed. I started off one handed no thumb and always threw backup at 10 pins cause I couldn't throw straight, then I switched to 2 handed, and a couple years later I started throwing backup balls when the oil got too bad on the right side, and I truly believe you could do it too to greater effect than me :P Place your throw hand on the inside of the ball with your palm facing the right gutter and follow your swing through trying to touch your left shoulder while learning to throw it (I don't actually follow through towards the left when I throw it backup, but it helps for learning, once you have the swing down, it actually more feels like I push my hand to the left at the bottom and and sort of whip it towards the right through the shot to give me my revs)

[@BlakeRider-g7o]

Bro Darren is a beast at bowling for such a short period of that he have bowled 2 handed and coming out in 6 th place is amazing keep up the good work honestly incredible

[@ryanmullins4431]

Good stuff darren! What did you feel was more comfortable? Doing event 1 handed or this two handed one?

[@seanmurray976]

Darren - seriously great job man. You should be proud!! One question if I may ask - You mentioned throughout the video you wanted to roll it more - I assume you come right up the back of it? - that said, do you find it to be harder to roll it 2 handed or 1 handed?? Thanking you in advance… ~S

[@rickbart9957]

The best part was cleaning up. I can’t have a giant mess and don’t leave a mess when done. Drives me nuts when proper trash the place and leave. But the worst is the proper that leave the house balls on the return and leave it for the staff

[@rjchu112]

Great stuff DTang! Keep up that grind!

[@napostrophen]

Darren could go completely 2-hands in about two years I think

[@testableracer]

I hadn't bowled in 11 years, and I just went bowling last night. Bowled 2 handed (because my old balls aren't drilled for my now adult hands) and I bowled a 184, a 205, and a 234. I've missed it so much

[@xmitch17x]

Curious to know what your layout is for the red ball and ion max. Great results for your first Pba regional 2 handed!

[@christopherakaninja3878]

Way to grind! Change is hard especially in styles of bowling. I am currently switching up and bowling two handed. I’m working on bowling a regional soon.

[@cdisuper]

Watching you bowl two handed has got me thinking about trying. Your shots looked really good. Like you said, it's something you have to practice. Thanks for the very informative videos.

[@itama1569]

I learned a lot from the way you think during the match. Also, I really enjoyed the scene where you were cleaning the table. I’ve always bowled one-handed because I like it, but seeing my favorite player working on two-handed bowling made me think I might give it a try too. Still, I know it’s going to be a very tough and long journey…

[@JP-ld5he]

finally a long dtang event video 🙏

[@SteveSmith-mx1bu]

Glad to see you smiling 😃 so two handed for start of pba

[@angelmireles]

That's a tough decision Darren but I definitely see how much you have improved 2 handed and your swing is so smooth

[@Filard25]

Great job Darren!! Also, it looked like Cagle was wearing a cape at first. 😅

[@BreakFastComboGaming]

idk about yall but i am excited to see the Dtang resurgence

[@snappatruce]

2:28 Darren seems real fun at parties.

[@Sainted_Lord]

good job mate, 6th for your first outing as a 2 hander is nothing to shy away from

[@maxih.7231]

Sometimes make somethin completely different and change styles brings back the fun and the love for the sport. Good do see you smile again

[@2vbasix]

been waiting for this

[@mikeystrikes7203]

Amazing how much you can open your angle and have reactive peel off the back end.

[@JMHardinMyTwoLives]

I love how your two-handed game is coming along. I'd look at learning how to bowl two-handed, but I'm worried my back will yell WTF and make me pay for days afterwards. Goddess knows pulled stunts like that in the past.

[@chaidenchadams7603]

I think you're currently in between right now. If you can bring up your one handed rev rate to 480 then I think you'll just as good. At the same time if you can bring up your consistency with your two handed throws then that's good too. Luckily you're working on both

[@nrokpop]

Loft it Darren your the best takes a hero to switch to two handed 💯 loft it Boss

[@SandMarcusJ]

Darren, you have inspired me to switch to 2 handed. I bowled a 248 2 handed a couple weeks ago. But I'm still shooting my spares straight 1 handed.

[@thatloudCG5]

Quite a few shots were "hit the button" worthy but Lance told me it broke... NEW NUT BUTTON WHEN? 👀

[@Babasultandiaries]

GOOD SHOOTING DT 2.0, just a thought bro, it's just an opinion but i feel bowling and making content at the same time is very difficult and it sometimes effects your concentration between shots for sure, maybe just maybe you need to balance your talking between shots and focus more on what you need to do better always. Good luck DT, awesome two-handed bowling.

[@moet2397]

im super stoked for you having a successful experience bowling however you feel like.

[@ElNitro7]

This is the hardest bowling video I have ever seen.

[@bigbowl37]

2027!? Are you nuts? Just dive in now. Going back and forth will throw both off.

[@wd6358]

You should definitely switch. Although, you are better then 99% of bowlers in the world, it's not good enough. Maybe 2 handed you will be. You have to give it 100% of your time though

[@theallamerican987]

I’ve tried so many times it’s a challenge for sure to make that switch.

[@DanEllingboe]

He is my favorite bowler on KZbin 😊

[@marcusallen8580]

Been putting a lot of thought into fully making the switch as well tore half my thumb nail off a few weeks ago at work, so I asked some of my two handed buddies if I could try there stuff while my thumb heals up and I gotta say after only bowling two weeks in league two handed…. I think there’s something to it!!

[@WilliamGuess-ns6th]

I honestly don't see why there is any reason you shouldn't switch! You definitely carry more on off hits!

[@odyssey327]

Darren, you are talented. More hard work, you are almost there.

[@nathanhadley2029]

That was pretty darn cool mane

[@GanZee76]

we love the 2 handed content :)

[@metinbaydere]

You are pretty good at it. It is time for a 2 handed TV finals.

[@chrisspaulding7333]

Congratulations!! It’s nice to know I’m not the only person that over thinks during bowling.

[@RobinMorrison-w9k]

Robin morrison from South African good 2 hand bowling Darren hi Jesse 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦✝️✝️✝️✝️🎳🎳🎳🎳🎳👍👍

[@davejones3477]

How did You Forrest and 180 (lol) Do ?

[@KeithTantillo]

Let's get it

[@pat3595]

Finally made the switch my bro bro ! ;D Glad I could inspire you hahahah, you do it way better than muahhhh!

[@MicroNQTrader]

it almost looks like you don't hop as much as other two hand bowlers I have seen, that might be a key

[@BNatoAk]

What if all the kids start bowling like Tim Cagle like they did with Belmo in years past 😅. We might get a DT 3.0 someday 😅

[@ACommentFromYouTube]

I have seen 2 younger kids bowl similar to Tim and their parents were trying to teach them not to. Made me wonder how many people were coached out of a unique style they could have made work

[@geohot2922]

you should 100% make the switch!!

[@MunkeyRC]

Stop hopping around back and forth between the two styles and you'd rock the two handed style! Just commit!

[@calebcroff6661]

I've just started bowling and there's one thing that I don't understand yet. How come on some shots he throws at the second arrow on board 10, then on other shots its between 15 and 20, and some its between 20 and 25. I see that he is moving his feet further left the further left his target is. What is the point of these different angles and how would I know when one is better?

[@scottstottsgaming]

Switching to 2 handed kept me in bowling where the only other alternative was to leave. I found fun again and am actually enjoying myself.

[@theghostofversailles9908]

Do you still cash out at 6th?

[@Eclipsed_Trix]

What are your two handed pitches Darren!?!?!?!?

[@clarkkoford5897]

That's awesome that you're still using an Alpha Crux! Those are so hard to find, do you have a stash of them or something? hahaha

[@trackboy311]

KRITZER!!!

[@dassemultor6940]

LET'S GO, DARREN!

[@mikelombard21]

Bowling 2 handed just immediately eliminates the hardest part of bowling for most people; getting your thumb out quick like EJ and creating revs. Totally removing that component from the game is huge. Then it comes down to precision, repetition, ball speed control, tricks with your hand position and having good speed. When I switch from 1 hand to 2, I lost accuracy, ball speed, repeatability, consistency of my release, so much. You sacrifice so much for revs but the ball carry doesnt lie. Power seems to be the way right now. Francois won 2 majors I think. I haven't seen him on TV in a while. He has everything but revs and speed. High rev, High speed guys are just taking over.

[@Ironfangzu]

Another bowler who has fabulous touch and a smooth release is Shark Prather. He won several majors as well. He's about as skillful a PWB pro as I've ever seen, along with Francois. But you are right. Neither of them have been on TV much lately. It's been the 2-handers with the 540 rev rate, plus EJ Tackett. Another 1-hander to keep an eye on is Kevin McCune, son of Rocket McCune. That dude throws the ball about 22 mph and still generates about 500 RPM. Rev rate not as high as EJ but that crazy ball speed translates into scary pin action. When he's on, his pocket is about 1 foot wide.

[@ripvanrevs]

Practice! I started bowling no thumb in the 1990s. I practiced about a year before I started bowling league like that. I bowled both ways. After 20 years away, I started back a couple years ago thumb in. Beginning of this year I went to thumb out full time including spares. Average on sport shot is 20 pins higher.

[@Nothingpersonal42]

This is why I hate two handed bowling. There used to be a level of difficulty and a barrier of entry to acquiring a high-rev accurate release. Therefore there was competition with guys who were smoother and maybe lower power but more accurate. 2 handed just eliminates all the difficulty and work in getting high revs hence we now see world class bowlers like Darren have to switch to compete in a landscape where no one has control over their rev rate so they rely on urethane and burn the lane up and play half a tournament in front of the ball return chucking it with two hands. I know the popular argument is that two handed saved bowling but I feel that it’s done nothing but lower the bar for what’s impressive and created a sea of clones.

[@InPhilTr8]

What is that song playing at the beginning of game 1. Got that dog in me. I am loving it and want that in my playlist

[@51187corey]

Everything is the "hardest" or the "worst" or the "best" 😂 leave yourself some room

[@justinkolodziej5695]

More different red balls!

[@DTXEM]

Well done!

[@therevsgaragebretlongwell]

Honeslty you looked smoother and more confident. Even though you commented every shot you weren't. Looked like you were more relaxed

[@ivtec4fun55]

"solid 8...." lol

[@Olddjjr]

At 5:15 you pick up your spare one handed, isn’t that a DQ?

[@xchirs_]

You can switch styles. It’s just that the ball you are using has to coincide with how many fingers you put in the ball for that shot

[@Ironfangzu]

It's only a DQ if you threw a ball 2-handed and it has 3 holes in it.

[@jimboscalawag8809]

You've got a pretty significant rev rate one handed, how much of an increase have you found 2h? Obviously you're one of the more popular social media bowlers so sales, but do you keep any older stuff in your bag like og zen, etc?

[@vinnygray2063]

Wrist ligament “snapping” ( ligament rolling over a bone or muscle ) is my main problem with no thumb bowling, second is accuracy while changing speeds is

[@bhartissimo]

You bowled well! Sure, there were a few frames that didn't quite go your way, but most bowlers, even those who've been bowling two-handed for years, experience that too, don't they?

[@michaeljaca7831]

Everytime you ask what is happening? You are using Storm balls :)

[@rodlew68]

I've bowled 2 handed since 1990! But I shoot my spares 1 handed like you tho! 😂 Great job on 6th place! No more flat 10's and way more pin action!

[@Shawizzlegaming]

How is the arm and elbow feeling lately ?