To test your wrist hold your ball down by your side with your palm facing forward and your wrist relaxed. Then cup your wrist forward and count to 10 slowly. If you can hold your wrist cupped that long then your wrist is strong enough.
Right handed Stroker, high track ,about 13 degree axis tilt. PAP is located 5 9/16” over 1 3/4” up.Speed ave. about 14 mph at the pins. Medium rev’s.High Game 300, High series 798
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okay.. i can hold up for 10 seconds no problem.. just that the ball is pressing on the underneath of the knuckle part on the palm.. maybe because this ball of mine was drilled to be fitted with a guard and i'm not using any guard now.. thats why? trying to bowl without guard..
After going through 6 different thumb hole pitches the last year (going from 0 lateral to 0 forward, to 3/8's forward, and eventually ending up at 5/8 left lateral, 1/8 forward), I think wrist strength while important is an overrated factor. How secure you are able to hold the ball in position, with your thumb, without grabbing onto it is key.
This tip is rather advanced. And it depends on your game. Although I have been working on releasing the ball like this myself. Haven't video taped myself doing it yet, but with the forward pitch I'm using, uncupping wrist makes it easier to get ball off my hand.
Wrist strength is overrated? So it doesn't matter if you can cup the ball? I really hope I'm misunderstanding you here. The only wrist strength needed is to cup the ball. While we are at it, it's not true wrist strength but rather the ability for the forearm muscles to maintain a bent wrist (cupped) position so it's really forearm strength.
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I get the impression here you think the talk about wrist strength and cupping the ball here is just about holdng the ball and not dropping it and a clean release.
It's about imparting rev's on the ball. Cocking your hand and cupping it are used to increase rev's and hook.
Yes "How secure you are able to hold the ball in position, with your thumb, without grabbing onto it is key." (squeezing) is important. But with a properly fitted ball you can have that and still cup the ball.
Right handed Stroker, high track ,about 13 degree axis tilt. PAP is located 5 9/16” over 1 3/4” up.Speed ave. about 14 mph at the pins. Medium rev’s.High Game 300, High series 798
"Talent without training is nothing." Luke Skywalker
This had some popularity a while back to strengthen wrists. http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/pr...eBase:11176813
thanks for tip. i'll try this tomorrow on my evening league. i'm just a rookie (is that the right term)....
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