Bowling Ball Thumb Hole Fit

Like with the essential equipment of any other sport if you re uncomfortable with your bowling ball fit you re going to notice inconsistencies in your game.

Bowling ball thumb hole fit. Excerpt from bowling fundamentals second edition by michelle mullen 9 9 2018 there are three aspects to ball fit. If you are asking how should my bowling ball should fit there are several factors to consider. Hole size speaks for itself. Here are some tips to make sure your bowling ball fits.

Now my 2nd year around. Finger pitches affect your bowling release 3. Does your ball fit you correctly. Bowlers use tape to adjust the feel of their bowling ball.

As michelle mullen explains in bowling fundamentals second edition one of the most common requests in our pro shop is to open up a thumbhole because the bowler cannot let go of the ball without getting stuck in it. Also your hand must be examined to. And i could manipulate how i want the ball to roll. Your first thought is always to make the thumb hole larger.

How to properly hold your bowling ball 2. Hole size span and pitch. Forward and reverse bowling ball finger pitches 2. But i was not consistent at hitting my marks.

My first year of bowling i bowled with a lose thumb hole. The span is the distance from the finger holes to the thumbhole. Tape can be added to make the thumb or finger holes smaller. Watch this video for more details.

The importance of proper bowling 4. I was gripping it with the thumb. Not only is the top of the hole in need of contouring or beveling to round off the sharp edges the interior of the thumb hole needs to be contoured evenly throughout the entire depth of the hole. Check your thumb you want your thumbhole to feel loose but it needs to read more.

Thumb exit problems are so difficult to fix because the release itself only takes a split second and we re talking about just one piece of that. This is carefully measured to. It might not be something you ve thought of before but getting the proper bowling ball fit is an important ingredient to your success. One of the most complicated issues to fix in bowling is the concept of clearing the thumb this refers to how consistently your thumb exits the ball as part of your release.

Avg 165 winter then sprung up to 190 for summer. Pro shop ball drilling professionals must first measure your hand to determine the size and shape of your gripping fingers and thumb.