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dukeblue87

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Two Hand/No Thumb Balancing
« on: March 31, 2008, 08:13:21 AM »
I've decided to take up two handed bowling for the summer to have some fun.  I want to drill up a couple balls but am not exactly sure about the rules regarding the static weights.  I want to drill the balls with finger holes but no thumb.  I will be throwing the ball a la Jason Belmonte (though not near as good haha).  

What are the balance rules for a ball drilled with finger holes but no thumb hole?

I found this on bowl.com.

"Any ball used with a two-handed delivery with or without holes or indentations may not have more than 1 ounce difference between any two halves of the ball. "

Does the 1 ounce difference include topweight?

Is the "center span" measured directly between the two finger holes?

The way I understand it all, is that the top, finger, and side weights must all be within 1 ounce of each other and the center span is measured at the middle point between the two finger holes.  Correct me if I am wrong.

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Russell

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Re: Two Hand/No Thumb Balancing
« Reply #1 on: March 31, 2008, 09:43:22 PM »
For the sanity of your ball driller and the ability to be remotely versatile with layouts you need to use a thumbhole.  It just needs to be covered by your palm while you are throwing the ball.

If you don't use a thumbhole you are EXTREMELY limited as to what you can do with the ball.
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bighook69

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Re: Two Hand/No Thumb Balancing
« Reply #2 on: March 31, 2008, 09:50:13 PM »
just drill the ball to your hand for traditional 3 finger... then bowl with 2 fingers... that way when/if you switch back you can use the ball!
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JohnP

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Re: Two Hand/No Thumb Balancing
« Reply #3 on: March 31, 2008, 10:36:10 PM »
Read the rule again, folks.  It plainly says that ANY two handed delivery, no matter how many holes the ball has or the bowler uses, requires a ball that has no more than 1 ounce difference between ANY two halves of the ball.  If they mean what they said, that would include top/bottom halves, side halves, finger/thumb halves, and ANY OTHER two halves you can imagine, for example the halves created by a traditional full roller initial (and subsequent flare rings) track.  They may mean just the traditional three pairs of halves, but that's not what they said.  --  JohnP
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