Hand hurting

[Keithalw]

I have been bowling a few nights a week for over a year now. I am in a league and even play a few games after league. Just recently though my hand started hurting and to the point of hurting to hold my 15 lb ball... Only thing differnt is I got a new ball but the pro shop manager looked at the ball I been throwing for months and drilled it the same span. The only other difference is that I started spreading my index finger futher from my hand and pulling in my pinky closer to my hand. Could this be the case of the hand all of a sudden hurting I should I get the pro shop to re look at my ball? Also the way I said I am doing my fingers is something new I just started doing here in the past two days or so...Thanks for any advice that you can give.

[billf]

Have the pro shop look again. I wouldn't think moving your pinky or index finger would matter as far as hand pain goes. A span difference of as little as 1/16" is huge when talking spans.

[dgz924s]

I know that pain. I moved my pinky in once but in this case I folded it up, as many do, then rolled and pulled a tendon. The tendon I mention is between the pinky and ring finger and extends down to the back of the wrist. The pain was centered around the ring/pinky finger knuckles. It took months to heal but bowled anyway only I had to move my pinky out away from the ring finger and reduce flipping the wrist to create some revs.

[Keithalw]

Well I do not know exactly what it is but I can bend my pinky and ring finger fine but when i start to bend my middle and index finger to make a fist or even to twist off a bottle cap it hurts so I am not quite sure what it is or happened.

[The Mayor]

It sounds like your span is longer than it was on your other ball.

[Keithalw]

When I go back sunday I will get the pro shop guy in there to check it and see whats up with it make sure its all the same.

[striker12]

ok i can say this its not your pinky or index finger cause my pinky it right in close to my ringy fingers and my index is as far out as i can get it out i jsut started doing that this year and my hand i have much mroe controll over the ball.

but the thign that could be making your hand hurt is owling soo many game cause i use to beable to bowl 12 games a night but then the next day my arm hurt abit soo i stopped so many game and now only at 3 games when ever i go and practice but ik i cn still bowl alot of game cause after the 3 games i still gt lots of energy and then some week i join a turnny thast after league, and that makes me end upbowling 15 games in 1 day and i can still bowl alot more.

[striker12]

but it could be your span of your hand too cause i jsut got my ball properly drilled for my hand and its much different took abit to get use too but from what u sead he drilled it the same way you could have grown abit in your hand making the span too short but not sure.

[dgz924s]

Would he be able to measure the span himself and compare? No need to have the pro shop for that, center of finger 1 to center of thumb and same for finger 2 then do the same on the ball formerly used. I wonder if the pitch could play a role?

[billf]

Pitch can play a role and yes, you can measure the span yourself. I use a cloth tape measure for more accurate results.

[striker12]

i could messure it my self too but it probly jsut me but i jsut dont feel like getting stuff out and messureing it soo i will just take to it the pro shop cause it also gives me a chance to check out what balls hes got there and if i would like to get 1

[Keithalw]

Measured it its the sameas the other one. A friend of mine asked me what I done and I said do not know lol... Buddy of mine said the same as one of yall had said prolly bowling too much. I didnt bowl friday or saturday and had league on sunday. Bowled three games wasnt that bad after wards bowled one practice game and quit in the 7th frame it was hurting so bad. So I guess maybe once a week practice a game or two and league once a week...

[MICHAEL]

I agree billf,, I had my new undefeted drilled with a more reverse pitch to see if I could get a HUGE amout of Rev's,,,, Result: maybe some, but I started getting a
blister on the back of my thumb!! I use blue tape on it and the inside of my thumb and it works great now. Also make it 1/16 wider! Not worth the effort in my case.
bowls about the same as my other undefeated, which is pretty good. I can't blame the ball for not getting strikes every time I throw it... I need to help it some, by
hiting my DARN MARKS EVERYTIME.....!