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Pat Patterson

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Is it just me or........
« on: May 30, 2009, 02:32:27 PM »
Is it just me or does everyone on this site who is selling bowling balls have smalllish/short spans?  Pretty much every used ball I see for sale has a span between 4-1/4 and 4-1/2?  

Or is my span just too long like my......................................feet!


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J_Mac

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Re: Is it just me or........
« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2009, 10:49:30 PM »
My cut to cut isn't even 4"... Doesn't bother me in the least.  Doesn't matter how long my middle finger is, it still gets the message across.
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Re: Is it just me or........
« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2009, 10:52:05 PM »
I'm with you Pat, I believe my span is a little more than 5"
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Re: Is it just me or........
« Reply #3 on: May 31, 2009, 12:33:46 AM »
I got a ball off eBay earlier this year that had nearly a 6-inch cut-to-cut span. Thumbhole was something like 1 1/4 with about 1 1/4 reverse in it.

I made sure to leave that guy good feedback considering he had my address.

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Re: Is it just me or........
« Reply #4 on: May 31, 2009, 03:42:15 AM »
my span is just UNDER 4 lol so i cant find any stuff when i want to that is close to my span.
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Re: Is it just me or........
« Reply #5 on: May 31, 2009, 03:47:34 AM »
Yeah I'm with you. I'm sitting here with 5 7/8 and 5 15/16 cut to cut. I doubt I will ever buy a ball on here just because I hate re-drilling. I'm also with you...size 15... that makes bowling shoes a little tough.
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Re: Is it just me or........
« Reply #6 on: May 31, 2009, 05:23:13 AM »
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Is it just me or does everyone on this site who is selling bowling balls have smalllish/short spans?  Pretty much every used ball I see for sale has a span between 4-1/4 and 4-1/2?  

Or is my span just too long like my......................................feet!


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Pat,

Don't forget Chris Barnes, whis is not a small guy, has a span, last time I looked, of around 4 5/8" because he uses a huge amount of forward pitch in the thumb.

I reduced the back pitch in my thumb to 0 and my span went from 5" to 4 3/4", 4 1/2" cut to cut, due to using inserts.

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Re: Is it just me or........
« Reply #7 on: May 31, 2009, 08:44:18 AM »
My span is right around 4 inches too. I've found some people on this site who have about the same span and then I save those people in my address book so when a trade op comes up, I have a good idea who's good to trade with. Sometimes plugging and redrilling is just not worth it.
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Re: Is it just me or........
« Reply #8 on: May 31, 2009, 10:06:37 AM »
Plugging and redrilling is alaways worth it because your hand is never the same as someone else's with respect to the necessary pitch. The wrong pitches can do a lot of damage to your hand PERMANENTLY while you save $5 - $10 being cheap.

While your saving $10 today, your orthopedist will be making $10,000s with surgery to fix your hands 5, 10, 25 years down the road, laughing all the way to the bank. That is if you're even able to bowling in 10 or 20 years.
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tenpin477

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Re: Is it just me or........
« Reply #9 on: May 31, 2009, 12:00:16 PM »
My span is a little over 5 inches also, and Im amazed when I see men with these short spans while Im only 18
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Re: Is it just me or........
« Reply #10 on: May 31, 2009, 12:02:28 PM »
I am 6'2" and my span is under 4" cut to cut.  With modern fitting it is extremely rare to fit someone for a span over about 4 and 3/4" total.
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Re: Is it just me or........
« Reply #11 on: May 31, 2009, 12:20:30 PM »
I am 4 3/4 roughly
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