Hello again players,
Here are some issues to consider:
The cg is going to have to be close to the finger holes to keep the ball legal through its rotations of chosen fingers inserted.
The holes themselves are going to all have to be drilled big enough for the larger middle finger to be inserted, hmmm...
As far as ball reaction, a two handed approach bowler that doesn't use a thumb hole, and where the finger holes are large enough to insert down to conventional depth, the middle knuckle, has plenty of options.
The fingers may be inserted fully. The fingers may be inserted only to fingertip depth. One finger or the other may be inserted fully while the ball is turned such that the second finger is only inserted at fingertip depth. This is all made possible by the second hand being utilized to keep the ball on the rolling hand.
It may be, as I think I had suggested in an earlier post, that a two handed approach bowler could gain more advantage learning how to manipulate the axis rotation and axis tilt, as well as the revolution rate, by alternative releases. This rather than worrying so much about the weight block and setup. The finger depth insertion variations as mentioned will accommodate executing these alternative releases.
That said, I also intend to have a ball drilled with that triangular shaped layout, all holes big enough to fit the middle finger to conventional depth, and see if the ball will actually conform to static weight rules in each orientation. We'll see.
Obviously, since I would easily demonstrate that I could insert three fingers in those triangularly oriented holes at the same time, the center of grip will be the center of the triangle. But, then again, if I only insert two fingers, I could claim the center of grip between the two holes used (the bridge of those two holes), and claim the third hole as a balance hole. This maneuver would only be for technical purposes when needed for compliance.
My appologies, I did not write the rules. I do follow the rules. That is what they allow for.
Thumb in bowlers in some parts have complained incessantly about the seemingly unfair advantage and have pressed the USBC and PBA to try to take away some of the advantage by altering the rules to make them more punitive toward thumb out bowlers.
What they ended up achieving is a set of rules which are way more permissive and increase the advantage dramatically for the thumb out bowler that utilizes the two handed approach. And these newest rules are very clearly written with little ambiguity, and thus once pulled out of the bag to show to complainers what is actually written, complaints are immediately shut down.
Let's enjoy this new revolution in bowling. Quite frankly I was getting totally bored before I started with the two handed approach. I went from being a long time mediocre bowler whose best run was averaging 220, and who rarely saw a messenger, to a bowler that can produce messengers often. And when I want to throw caution to the wind, I can explode racks in ways that the thumb in 230 averagers are humbled by.
I'm not bragging, I'm too old to do it for anything but demonstration once in a while. But, I've taught others to do it for the same results. It's available to anybody with decent physical abilities.
And just in case you don't hear from me again soon, I'll give all a clue. Look closely for the similarities between Jason and Osku rather than the glaring differences. Yes, one is the skip step. But there are others, and one in particular which is the real key. Remember, reving it is a no brainer, so we are not talking about the release, or whether or not the ball is curled up on the wrist.
Good luck with it.
Mray
