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.