California bowler shatters Guinness World File with 243 tenpin strikes 

He’s one fortunate man.

A California man shattered the Guinness World File for essentially the most tenpin bowling strikes in an hour, all whereas elevating cash for charity.

Warren Crawford bowled a powerful 243 strikes in simply 60 minutes at Shasta Lanes in Redding, California, far surpassing the earlier document of 191 strikes in an hour.

The skilled bowler broke the document on Wednesday, Nov. 11 at a Veterans Day fundraising occasion for Our Heroes Dream, a California-based nonprofit that helps veterans readjusting again into civilian life.

The occasion raised $20,000 for the nonprofit, in accordance with Motion Information Now.

Utilizing his two-handed technique, Crawford averaged greater than 4 strikes per minute.

“I began bowling two-handed, and I simply caught with it,” Crawford informed KRCR. “The ball was at all times too heavy for me to throw, and I simply type of mastered the fashion, so right here we’re.”

Whereas it’d sound simpler, the two-handed technique comes with its personal set of strategies, and is acknowledged by each the United States Bowling Congress (USBC) and the Skilled Bowlers Affiliation (PBA).

The earlier document was set by Adam Barta at Vacation Bowl in Struthers, Ohio, on Nov. 12, 2016. Barta additionally accomplished the problem as a part of a fundraising effort.

To formally maintain the document, Crawford must register his win with Guinness World Information.

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