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[tumblebug1949]

HI ALL,

You have an interesting thread going and I am struggling with the same problem. Not enough revs and inconsistency in release to boot.

Question: Do any of you use support grips to help control hand position and release. If so, which grip do you think is the best?

Do you know of any good articles or videos about these items?

Thanks in advance for any information
Tom

[JerseyJim]

Try going to Joe Slowinski's website, http://www.bowlingknowledge.info. He's one of the top coaches in the country, and he's published numerous articles in Bowling This Month magazine. Also Susie Minshew has a bunch of stuff floating around the web, http://www.strikeability.com/learn.php.

[trickysocialwkr]

if you are referring to finger tip grips for the ball, which I assume you are, then I personally like them. Everything I have heard from more knoweldgeable players suggests they are a good thing to use. As a side note, i'm only just now learning that i've been releasing my ball incorrectly for 3-4 years due to a poor drill layout, so i'm relearning this aspect of my form. That being said, i'm clearly no expert haha. I do think that the finger tip grips I use help my fingers to get that smooth roll off of my hand.

[littlelegs]

Try going to Joe Slowinski's website, http://www.bowlingknowledge.info. He's one of the top coaches in the country, and he's published numerous articles in Bowling This Month magazine. Also Susie Minshew has a bunch of stuff floating around the web, http://www.strikeability.com/learn.php.

Thanks for the links. A few nice little nuggets on Susie's site and some very informative stuff on Joe's. Some of the technical articles he has are fascinating especially the one about carry down being a myth and the real reasons behind it.