Bowling Ball Thumb Hole

Although there are multiple methods and resurfacing mediums using a variety of ball care tools available in today s market you have options in preparing the coverstock surfaces of your bowling balls all of which will yield a different result.

Bowling ball thumb hole. Now my 2nd year around. I was gripping it with the thumb. This isn t happening to all my equipment but enough of it to think it is a problem. 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.

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. A no thumb bowler using a balance hole along with an unused thumb hole could effectively create two balance holes and change ball dynamics. A forward pitch angle in your thumb hole will help you hold onto the bowling ball slightly longer than will a reverse pitch angle. And i could manipulate how i want the ball to roll.

Avg 165 winter then sprung up to 190 for summer. Bowling balls are only permitted one balance hole. Bowled last night to practice and noticed that i am slipping moreso where the thumb grips the bowling ball. I have tape in the thumb hole and at times i still feel like i am slipping.

Watch this video for more details. After the hole is drilled into the ball the pro shop pro can then shape the hole to form fit your bowling thumb. 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. Tape can be added to make the thumb or finger holes smaller.

If you have difficulties with dropping your ball behind the foul line or with under rotating your bowling fingers using forward thumb pitch helps prop your bowling wrist to support the ball weight as you enter the release zone in your forward bowling swing. For any one handed bowler using the standard grip with two finger holes and a thumb hole your goal must be to allow your thumb to exit your ball. Your first thought is always to make the thumb hole larger. Bowlers use tape to adjust the feel of their bowling ball.

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.