Using the "Sarge Easter" grip two handed?

[I suck at bowling]

I didn't know you already use bowling tape now. The reason is, your release looks violent. I'm not sure how it comes out. I would rather use bowling tape, than having risk of breaking your finger.

I see where you're coming from now.

I use bowling tape when it becomes painful to bowl, which has been happening more recently.

I don't know if my release would need to be altered for S.E to work, but I would hope that it would work

[RoccoRock]

You wont break your finger, and you probably won't need to alter your release. Looking at the slow mo of your video, as violent as your head, legs, and most of your delivery is, your hand on release isn't violent. The problems on your fingertip is may just be from the rubber on the grips, because your finger is coming off of it fast, or the weight of the ball causing stress on it when the ball is in one hand at the very end of the delivery. Either way, the SE grip could help. If you go ahead with it, the first few throws take it really easy to see what it feels like.

It won't cause more splits either. Also throwing your spares with that grip, one handed, shouldn't be a problem. When I bowl one handed now that's the only grip I use. With a straight fingertip, it feels like I'm going to drop the ball.

[billf]

How long has it been since your grips were changed? Just before the New Year the pain in my fingers was so bad I missed bowling for over a week for the first time since I started seven years ago. I started taping my fingers to ease the pain. Then my brain kicked in. I put my hand in the ball like normal and took a look: the worn grips were allowing me to put my fingers in too deep. I guess the callouses prevent the proper feeling in the finger tips lol

I could be way off but it's worth a look. Grips are a lot cheaper than tape or re-drilling!

[I suck at bowling]

How long has it been since your grips were changed? Just before the New Year the pain in my fingers was so bad I missed bowling for over a week for the first time since I started seven years ago. I started taping my fingers to ease the pain. Then my brain kicked in. I put my hand in the ball like normal and took a look: the worn grips were allowing me to put my fingers in too deep. I guess the callouses prevent the proper feeling in the finger tips lol

I could be way off but it's worth a look. Grips are a lot cheaper than tape or re-drilling!

I think I got them changed like.......around 1-2 months ago?

[billf]

Whnen your fingers are not hurting like hell, see if they are worn out on any of your balls.

[I suck at bowling]

Whnen your fingers are not hurting like hell, see if they are worn out on any of your balls.

How do I tell (for sure) if they are worn out?

[unclemantis]

I didn't know you already use bowling tape now. The reason is, your release looks violent. I'm not sure how it comes out. I would rather use bowling tape, than having risk of breaking your finger.

I have bent my finger over backwards one time. Hurt for about a week. I didn't sprain or break anything but, ie ie ie!!!

[RoccoRock]

Interesting development, I think I am starting to favor the traditional fingertip grip over my Sarge Easter grips. I was using SE so long I got used to it, but now that I took a few of my older balls that have fingertips on both fingers I am starting to like that feel better. The way it comes off my hand, it feels good and more consistent. I may start bringing 3 balls, all with fingertips for two handing, and keep the 3 SE balls in another bag for one handing.

[billf]

How do I tell (for sure) if they are worn out?

When your fingers go in too far or when at the right depth they don't feel snug but rather loose. Sorry, I didn't see your post until now.

[sukeetoshyoo88]

rocco,
quesiton. im currently looking into drilling a ball sarge easter just to see what it does for me.
i read that mike fagan thought he had a more secure hold of the ball after switching, and is somewhat why i wanna try it out.
also does cupping the ball become harder? easier? or stay relatively the same?
when you switched from fingertip to sarge easter did your pap change by a lot?

sorry if this is thread jacking. should i post a new thread on this?