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Bigmike

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finger pitches
« on: March 06, 2009, 02:42:08 AM »
I have a question for any finger pitch gurus out there. I was thinking of switching my laterals to 0 and 5/8 due to arthritic fingers and constant numbness.

Any good reasons for doing this or not doing this?
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kidlost2000

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Re: finger pitches
« Reply #16 on: March 09, 2009, 12:28:07 PM »
Also what pound ball do you throw?

My brother had the same problem and tried a lot of different pitches that he found info about online. Both finger and thumb. (from some great sources and still didn't help.)

He dropped from 15 to 14 and the pain went away. He also started throwing the ball a lot better/smoother.(he's 34 y/o)

Maybe something to consider.
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Re: finger pitches
« Reply #17 on: March 09, 2009, 03:02:07 PM »
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I got a new Epic Quest a few months back and just bowled my local City Tourney and my wrist has been hurting pretty bad. Never had wrist problems before. Not sure what my pitches are in my fingers but a friend of mine changed his pitches to help his wrist and it helped. But we are totally different in our bowling. I am sorta conventional and turn the bowl a little more than the normal person but if anyone knows anything then please just let me know.


Hey Muncie, here are a couple of things to check to see what's different on the new ball which is causing you pain.  

1) Double check the span on the Quest.  If the span is a little long, it causes us to utilize more tendon/muscle effort to hang on which causes unnecessary strain.  My analogy to this is similar to lifting a mattress without handles, even though that weight at one corner isn't very heavy, it's the lack of having a good grip around the object that forces us to use more muscle effort.

2) Compare finger forward/reverse pitches from an old ball (that didn't hurt) to the Quest.  Just a slight change forward can cause us to physically hang onto the ball longer which then adds to the pressure on our wrist.  Based on your explanation of turning the ball a little more then average, this sounds like it could have an affect on you.  As a good precaution, you should also make sure laterals are the same as before as well.

From experience, I found that bowlers who lift fairly strong are more sensitive to forward/reverse pitches due to the lift effort applied.  For example, I have a few "true" crankers that have to use 3/8-1/2 reverse in their fingers, anything less and it causes them discomfort in their joints/wrist.  Hope this helps some...
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