I read John Jowdy's article on hand positions, too, just the other day. I purchased his last book a few years ago and it took me a long time to understand what he meant by leading with your ring finger towards your target. It was not that long ago that it came to me why he mentioned that. I've tried that back up ball technique and I doubt that I have been able to accomplish it. That urethane covered Mix ball that I use for spares tends to get into a roll better than most balls I have even with many of them coming off my hand like a spinner. I'll continue to work on my hand position to avoid spinners in the future and think I have accomplished that. I saw a video with Mo Pinel talking about drilling methods to help people who tend to throw spinners by angling the hand position of the finger holes or something to correct for that. I'd rather do it with my own mechanics if I can. I think if I can keep my thumb pad engaged with the thumb hole throughout the swing I'll be in fine shape to do that... Thanks Rob...
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