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General Category => Drilling & Layouts => Topic started by: _Stroker_Walter_ on November 07, 2005, 07:13:13 PM

Title: High track players, are we damned ?
Post by: _Stroker_Walter_ on November 07, 2005, 07:13:13 PM

Being a high track player, I've realized that I track over the thumbhole sometimes. I've been a high track player ever since I've learned to hook the ball.

While searching on the brunswick website drilling instructions, I've found that there aren't any early roll drilling options since it mentions something about tracking over finger holes (please use 1L, or 2L,3L,or 4L instead)

Is there anyways to alter your release so you are no longer a high track player? Or is it something to do with drilling or the balls themselves?
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Title: Re: High track players, are we damned ?
Post by: agroves on November 08, 2005, 03:24:05 AM

Not much you can do with drilling to affect that.

Basically, if you clip the finger/thumb holes you roll the ball very end over end.  You need to learn to rotate your hand around the ball at release.  Now, I am not saying alot, but just turn your hand slightly at release like you are going to shake hands with someone.  This *should lower your track away from the fingers/thumb.

Someone that tracks over the finger/thumb have a long pap measurement, like 6" from center of grip.  My PAP is 5 1/2, 1/2 up.  I can use pin under drillings with no problems.

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Title: Re: High track players, are we damned ?
Post by: CoachJim on November 08, 2005, 03:54:39 AM

In Bill Taylor's book, "Fitting and Drilling a Bowling Ball", he talks of changing the finger pitches laterally to get the hand to come around the ball more, creating more tilt and moving the track off of the thumb. This works if the track is barely clipping the hole, not more than a quarter of an inch.

If you are hitting dead center of the thumb you might want to try getting your thumb out of the ball during the release as it crosses your non-sliding leg in the down swing and turning the ball with your fingers. This also should pull your track away from the thumb. You will have to learn to adjust how much though, if you throw a spin biscuit then that would be too much, unless the lanes are torched.

Title: Re: High track players, are we damned ?
Post by: Kanazteck on November 08, 2005, 11:29:50 AM

email mo pinel through tech support www.morichbowling.com and ask him about the tiger claw layout...if seen ppl who tracked there whole life over the thumb(not clipping) and were forced to use full roller layouts

they tried this and they were perfect 3/4 rollers

pm me if they dont respond and i can get it from my shop later in the week

Edited on 11/8/2005 12:22 PM

Title: Re: High track players, are we damned ?
Post by: lane1lover on November 08, 2005, 08:30:34 PM

can you explain what is the tiger claw here ?

thanks !

Title: Re: High track players, are we damned ?
Post by: Kanazteck on November 09, 2005, 08:43:43 PM

ill get the pitches and stuff when i go over to the shop on friday and then ill type it up for you guys

Title: Re: High track players, are we damned ?
Post by: Dannys440 on November 12, 2005, 10:56:27 PM

these are my drillings(pics)of my hammers(tape represents track):
Blade Pearl:
http://elftown.lysator.liu.se/img/drawing/148117_1131860480.jpg
Blade Particle
http://elftown.lysator.liu.se/img/drawing/148117_1131861192.jpg
Sharp Blade:
http://elftown.lysator.liu.se/img/drawing/148117_1131861779.jpg
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Balls(owned by me, not used by me): OI,BI, throttle, VooDoo, original Track Magic,blade pearl,primal instinct,and orange messenger

Edited on 11/12/2005 11:47 PM

Edited on 11/13/2005 0:09 AM