Fit for the hand.

[sukeetoshyoo88]

i always knew that getting a ball fit to your hand made a difference, but last night i saw just how big a difference that it can make.
i was throwing my versa max for the first 5 games trying to get my revs back up after taking a month or so off of bowling.
it just kept wanting to fall off my thumb, so i had to squeeze to keep it on my hand.
the last game i bowled i switched to my nexxus which, has a wider span with a relatively same sized thumb hole.
that 5mm wider span made a world of difference, as i didn't have to really hold on to the ball, it kind of just held on to me.
i was able to cup more at the bottom, get more revs, throw it faster and my accuracy was with in a couple boards of where i was aiming every time. (that's amazing for me) i usually throw it wide 3-5.
and scored my personal best of 244, with 7 strikes in a row 8 in total.

now the dilemma is, do i plug and redrill my thumb for the versa max or should i just retire it to a spare ball, and get something similar? OR drill the alpha max weak that's been sitting on the side forever?

[J Anderson]

i always knew that getting a ball fit to your hand made a difference, but last night i saw just how big a difference that it can make.
i was throwing my versa max for the first 5 games trying to get my revs back up after taking a month or so off of bowling.
it just kept wanting to fall off my thumb, so i had to squeeze to keep it on my hand.
the last game i bowled i switched to my nexxus which, has a wider span with a relatively same sized thumb hole.
that 5mm wider span made a world of difference, as i didn't have to really hold on to the ball, it kind of just held on to me.
i was able to cup more at the bottom, get more revs, throw it faster and my accuracy was with in a couple boards of where i was aiming every time. (that's amazing for me) i usually throw it wide 3-5.
and scored my personal best of 244, with 7 strikes in a row 8 in total.

now the dilemma is, do i plug and redrill my thumb for the versa max or should i just retire it to a spare ball, and get something similar? OR drill the alpha max weak that's been sitting on the side forever?

In an ideal world, all your bowling balls would be drilled exactly the same as far as span and pitches, so that you wouldn't be able to tell them apart blindfolded.

[sukeetoshyoo88]

ya. those are my only two balls, and i wanted to try playing with the span.
im glad i did.
just on the fence about plugging and redrilling the versa cause. it's gonna be around 60 dollars.
and it doesn't feel as bad when i throw flat at spares.

[Tampabaybob]

Knowing that you throw the Versa that well, I'd keep them as they are. You never know when you may run into the situation where your hand may swell, then that tight thumb hole on the Nexxus may not work so well. As long as you can throw the Versa as good as the Nexxus I'd say leave it. I have several balls and each one of them is slightly different.