Given the question: Facts:   - imagesize: 200px    - birth name: robert smith    - yearsactive: 1998 -- present      - birth date: 16 january 1974    - birth place: simi valley , california , u.s.    - occupation: professional ten-pin bowler   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of robert smith -lrb- bowler -rrb- .
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robert smith -lrb- born january 16 , 1974 -rrb- , is an american professional bowler currently on the professional bowlers association tour .a native of simi valley , california , smith has previously held residence in captain cook , hawaii and columbus , ohio and now he resides and works back in his home town of simi valley california .an eight-time titleist -lrb- including 7 pba tour titles -rrb- , he is considered by many to be the world 's most powerful bowler .smith 's ball roll has been tracked as high as 27 revolutions per shot and traveling at up to - the average professional achieves about 16 revolutions per shot , traveling at .this high rev-rate -lrb- up to 720 rpm -rrb- is more than most bowlers have been able to produce .based on this characteristic , he was known on tour as `` maximum bob . ''