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Slopsurprise

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Ball fit question
« on: August 05, 2006, 02:23:29 AM »
I have noticed that far side of my plam is nearly 2 inches off the surface of the ball when my hand is in the ball. I feel like I would have alot better control and possibly better revs if I could get my plam down on the ball. Is there anyway to do this? My span seems to be on the money the way it is 4 5/8 4 3/4 and my current thumb pitch is 3/8 reverse and 3/16 away from palm. Ideas?
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Slopsurprise

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Re: Ball fit question
« Reply #1 on: August 05, 2006, 10:56:55 AM »
Sounds good, you dont have a picture handy of a ball like that do ya? Has it improved you game?

Edited on 8/5/2006 10:52 AM
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Brickguy221

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Re: Ball fit question
« Reply #2 on: August 05, 2006, 01:36:25 PM »
I had a similar problem.......When I was in California for vacation this Spring, I had the opportunity to meet tenpinspro at his shop. I, like you had a large gap between the far side of my palm and the ball, plus I had 1/4 out lateral on my thumb because of a stiff thumb. Rick re-did my entire grip and pitches. He paralled my finger pitches, put 1/8 reverse on them, dropped my RF and moved my thumb to the left. All of this allowed him to eliminate my thumb out lateral and put it at zero lateral, put more of my palm on the ball, and put more of the weight of ball on the fingers which in turn helped me cut back on my 40 year old habit of squeezing the ball so hard.
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Slopsurprise

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Re: Ball fit question
« Reply #3 on: August 05, 2006, 02:48:56 PM »
Brick, did you track change any? With my current game, I can throw forward roll with a good track, once I start to change my hand to change my roll, it cocks my thumb really funny in the ball and I cant get the ball off my hand causing a spin. It pushes my thumb out away from the plam really bad and I am already using 3/16 away from palm lateral. This is one big reason why I think I need a change also.
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