Maybe a silly question, but i'm bored bowling one handed and want to switch to two hands.  Due to corona, the military has us locked down so i can't just go in to my pro shop.  But if it extends longer, where we're locked down, i may place a call and have my PSO drill up a couple for me so i can just grab them when it opens for us.


He's done plenty of my bowling balls 1 handed so he has my measurement from that, but would the pitch of my fingers possibly change switching to two hands?

i'll be the first to admit i don't know anything about ball drilling

For me the answer was yes, but only for for/rev.  My lateral pitches stayed the same.  It just boils down to comfort.  I have enough flexibility in my fingers to use 3/16 - 1/4 forward.  However, when bowling two handed, my fingers at times wont come out cleanly.  So I had to go to dead zero.  I have neither forward nor reverse.  My suggestion is before drilling anything new or plugging anything, get on the lanes and bowl two handed with one of your current pieces.  If it feels fine and the track is not rolling over the fingers, then dont change a thing.  If something feels off and/or you are rolling over the finger holes, then definitely go to your pro shop guy and make any necessary changes.  As an FYI.  My laterals are 3/8 in both fingers and I use Vise Power Ovals. 

Thanks man. I’ve also seen people say they use loose finger grips when bowling two handed. Any info on that?

Looser grips and some even do conventional. I've been getting my stuff drilled by Robert Smith who has also made the switch to 2 handed as it's easier on his body. He showed me how he went to larger grips. There's also a couple guys in the area that use conventional. It's all about comfort, so you really have to try it first then make adjustments

Quote from: TWOHAND834 on July 15, 2020, 02:37:34 PM

For me the answer was yes, but only for for/rev.  My lateral pitches stayed the same.  It just boils down to comfort.  I have enough flexibility in my fingers to use 3/16 - 1/4 forward.  However, when bowling two handed, my fingers at times wont come out cleanly.  So I had to go to dead zero.  I have neither forward nor reverse.  My suggestion is before drilling anything new or plugging anything, get on the lanes and bowl two handed with one of your current pieces.  If it feels fine and the track is not rolling over the fingers, then dont change a thing.  If something feels off and/or you are rolling over the finger holes, then definitely go to your pro shop guy and make any necessary changes.  As an FYI.  My laterals are 3/8 in both fingers and I use Vise Power Ovals.

Thanks man. I’ve also seen people say they use loose finger grips when bowling two handed. Any info on that?

Absolutely.  I went up 1 size on my grips.  I should have mentioned that before.  That added size allows me to set my fingers in the holes just passed the first knuckle but not to the point of being halfway between the two knuckles.  As I experimented with finger depth, I concluded that the farther I went down, the more inconsistent the fingers would be exiting at release.  Sometimes it was clean and sometimes they would hang up.  I found that just passed the first knuckle gave me that happy medium between comfort and and a consistent release.  If I went only to the first knuckle, it gave the feeling that my fingers were going to exit the holes way too fast and I would drop the ball in my down swing.  So take your time and experiment and do what feels right for you.  Hope this helps and good luck!