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General Category => Drilling & Layouts => Topic started by: lane1lover on February 02, 2004, 11:02:36 AM

Title: middle finger pitch
Post by: lane1lover on February 02, 2004, 11:02:36 AM

I knew robert smith has to drill his ball with middle finger to zero side pitch,
what is the main purpose for this ? more may I know why he use so many reverse pitch to his finger ? almost 3/4 !!
if I have a span of 4 3/8, it is too much for me to put 3/16 reverse pitch , my thumb pitch is 1/16 reverse, I feel I can go to 1/16 forward as I shorten my span from 4 1/2 to 4 3/8 and I use 1/8 under palm thumb pitch too.

hope some one can help me as I feel my ball always want to get out before it go to the bottom of my swing and it let me squeece the ball often.

Title: Re: middle finger pitch
Post by: C-G ProShop-Carl on February 03, 2004, 11:47:02 PM

If you add reverse to your fingers, you need to subtract forward to your thumb

Title: Re: middle finger pitch
Post by: lane1lover on February 04, 2004, 02:28:04 AM

I will further move my thumb more forward as I already felt I shoud go for that.

and folks, what is the answer of my first question why rober smith move his middle finger to 0 instead of 3/8 (standard) ? it is mean for more turn? if I change the middle finger to 0, should I move my thumb slightly under plam ?

thanks for yours reply

Title: Re: middle finger pitch
Post by: C-G ProShop-Carl on February 04, 2004, 10:54:45 AM

I do not know why he has his finger at -0- lateral. I have my middle finger set up at 1/8 lateral left. I get too much rubbing resulting in pain on the side of my finger with the standard 3/8 left.


Lateral finger pitches can help to get more lift. From my understanding of a discussion with Mo Pinel the more right you can go with your fingers the more lift you will get.