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kleptic

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standard pitches?
« on: September 15, 2007, 09:46:42 AM »
is there a chart or something some place that shows standard finger and thumb pitches based on span?
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justdale

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Re: standard pitches?
« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2007, 06:03:02 PM »
YES
you can ask your local distributor if they have one, if not call Jayhawk
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pnj1967

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Re: standard pitches?
« Reply #2 on: September 15, 2007, 06:12:29 PM »
ILLUSTRATION “C”
Span and Thumb Pitch Chart
Finger Tip and Conventional
Span in Inches Pitch
If span is this..... Then the thumb pitch is this...
3 Inches 5/8 Forward
3 1/8 Inches 9/16 Forward
3 1/4 Inches 1/2 Forward
3 3/8 Inches 7/16 Forward
3 1/2 Inches 3/8 Forward
3 5/8 Inches 5/16 Forward
3 3/4 Inches 1/4 Forward
3 7/8 Inches 3/16 Forward
4 Inches 1/8 Forward
4 1/8 Inches 1/16 Forward
4 1/4 Inches 0 Forward
4 3/8 Inches 1/16 Reverse
4 1/2 Inches 1/8 Reverse
4 5/8 Inches 3/16 Reverse
4 3/4 Inches 1/4 Reverse
4 7/8 Inches 5/16 Reverse
5 Inches 3/8 Reverse
5 1/8 Inches 7/16 Reverse
5 1/4 Inches 1/2 Reverse
5 3/8 Inches 9/16 Reverse
5 1/2 Inches 5/8 Reverse


ILLUSTRATION “D”
Conventional Finger Pitch Chart
Span in Inches Finger Pitches
If the span is this.... Then the finger pitch is this..
3 Inches 3/8 Forward
3 1/8 Inches 3/8 Forward
3 1/4 Inches 3/8 Forward
3 3/8 Inches 3/8 Forward
3 1/2 Inches 3/8 Forward
3 5/8 Inches 5/16 Forward
3 3/4 Inches 5/16 Forward
3 7/8 Inches 5/16 Forward
4 Inches 1/4 Forward
4 1/8 Inches 1/4 Forward
4 1/4 Inches
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JohnP

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Re: standard pitches?
« Reply #3 on: September 15, 2007, 08:34:19 PM »
The link below takes you to a pdf of the Jayhawk chart.  It gives thumb pitches versus spans for various thumb flexibilities.  Finger pitches are based on flexibility -- no chart that I know of.  --  JohnP

http://jayhawkbowling.com/Pro_s_Corner/Pro_Shop_Forms/thumbangle.pdf
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qstick777

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Re: standard pitches?
« Reply #4 on: September 15, 2007, 10:53:17 PM »

In case you have trouble reading the Jayhawk chart:

http://qstick777.homestead.com/files/thumb_flex_chart.htm


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hammermike2000

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Re: standard pitches?
« Reply #5 on: September 15, 2007, 11:06:08 PM »
That "D" chart is about right, but not the "C" chart.  I would never give someone with a 4 1/2 span any reverse if it was there first ball.
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novawagonmaster

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Re: standard pitches?
« Reply #6 on: September 16, 2007, 02:34:20 PM »
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That "D" chart is about right, but not the "C" chart.  I would never give someone with a 4 1/2 span any reverse if it was there first ball.
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It's just a giude. My span just happens to be 4.5". My first ball had 1/4 reverse! It was not until recently that I switched to 1/8 forward pitch. Thumb pitches for a new bowler are an educated guess. As the bowler gets a few miles under his belt, thumb pitch is something that can be finely tuned.
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