I have two suggestions that work well for me. First is I wrap my thumb with a wrap or two of J&J cloth tape so that the joint is somewhere near the middle of the tape (I have been moving the tape clsoer to the base of my tumb lately). this provides a bit of resistance to squeezing. It is also easy to adjust to tget a well fit size. I can remove 1/4 inch at a time to get a great fit.
The other thing i use was suggested by my coach. It is a Ebonite ZL-1 wrist brace. It does help get the thumb out on time. without it I tend to put my wrist in a weaker position and have a very hard time clearing the thumb.
1. Have your pro shop check your spans and pitches. Too much reverse can cause gripping issues
2. as mentioned above if you don't use a slug get one. If you do get it replaced and drilled with a tighter fit.
3. The do sell an aid called a thumb straight whuch will position your thumb properly in the hole
Still love the game but had to quit because of my left leg amptation
High game 299 x 5 High sanctioned series 805 (1989)
Small little update here. I took the advice to put some tape in the ball and it seems to be working quite well. I don't feel like I need to grip nearly as hard, thus easing my thumb out of the hole. I put 3 pieces of black tape on the back of the thumb hole, and two pieces of white tape up front. Ended up bowling a 450 series. Not too amazing, but hey, its something!
Thank you all again for the advice! It has helped quite a bit.
hey not a problem thats what we are here for to help out but a 450 series is good better then me last season i only got 4-8 500 series and 1 600 and my lowest series was around a 360Originally Posted by BowlingNewbie
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high series: 699
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Nice! And you can remove pieces if your thumb swells.
(Five pieces; no wonder you felt like you had to grip with your thumb!)
Bunny, yeah I have to use quite a bit. I think I'm going to bite the bullet and get some thumb slugs to save some money in the long run.
And Striker, I think when I get my first 600 series, I'm going to go insane and make people around me mad lol.
yeah when you get your first 600 its great feeling i have thrown alot of 600 series and manly my series a 699 14-16 times now just cant get that 700
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That's good motivation!
We had a girl in our last league who was a newer bowler and she said that when she got her first turkey she was going to do a "PDW."
She did end up getting a turkey towards the end of the season and did the whole "Who do you think you are? I am!" with the hand gestures and all. It was pretty funny.
Haha I remember when he always got a 4 bagger, he would do the chop with his hands to his legs. I've done that a few times, myself. lol And yes I said "4 bagger", not the other word. You know what word I'm talking about, tooGotta love PDW
That's what makes PDW one of my favorite bowlers to watch. He's the Jonny Mac of bowling!
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