Author Topic: Modern age - no lateral pitch as a brunswick staffer (Read 5009 times)

LuckyLefty · « **on:** November 21, 2005, 10:20:05 AM »

Recently went to Brunswick's insider website and found all the span's and pitches for the brunswick staffers.

All the staffers or most had reverse pitch in their fingers.
Forward and reverse in thumb varied but universally not a one was listed as having any lateral pitch. If you are slated to be a brunswick staffer you are going to be born with a 0 lateral pitch thumb!

Not always the case as Dave Davis has a 5/16 under palm thumb!

Funny because it seems about two years ago I read in his book that Parker bohn used reverse(he still does) and left lateral(under palm).

I was talking with one of our top drillers in this area and he said he just puts every bowler 1/4 under palm unless they say different. Right for righties and left for lefties! All his guys can hook it!

I myself actually believe in looking at where thumb points in relation to hand but find that MOST people need some under palm lateral...not all...just most.

Wanna be a Brunswick staffer...be born with a 0 lateral pitch thumb!

REgards,

Luckylefty
PS I see people with under palm lateral pitch anatomy using lateral out pitch...I note they are good up boards but struggle with inside lines!
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Mike Austin · « **Reply #16 on:** November 25, 2005, 10:31:04 PM »

Lucky,
I see what you are saying, and I think pitch could make a difference, but I think hole shape helps here too. Do you have an oval thumb hole and if so, is the degree of the oval in the correct position?

My main idea- you have to remember, the Brunswick Staff players and Tour bowlers in general, you are talking about guys with very loose swings, very little grip pressure, if they have any flexibility at all, they can use a wide variety of pitches and still not have any ill effects.

My spans are 4 1/2 on both fingers. I use 1/8 reverse and 1/8 left lateral. I have used as much as 5/8 reverse with 1/8 left lateral to 3/8 forward with 1/4 right lateral and pretty much everything in between. I have not used skin patch since I was 15 years old. No calluses, no blisters, you can hardly tell that I bowl. I do use my thumb holes very tight, almost push it in. I've always had this knack for having almost no grip pressure, I often felt like I was losing the ball even when using all that forward pitch.

I am not saying that I am as good as the tour players by any means, but I am saying that part of the reason they can all use 0 lateral pitch is because they all could probably use many other pitches too. They just don't squeeze the ball and don't show ill side effects because of any extra grip pressure.

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Author Topic: Modern age - no lateral pitch as a brunswick staffer (Read 5009 times)

LuckyLefty

Modern age - no lateral pitch as a brunswick staffer

Mike Austin

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