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General Category => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: LyalC52 on March 20, 2015, 10:03:43 AM

Title: Sandable polyurethane finger grips
Post by: LyalC52 on March 20, 2015, 10:03:43 AM

I'm just getting back into bowling after a 15 year break.

The pro shop I used to buy all my gear from is long gone.
I used to get finger grips that were a little harder than Vice or Turbo grips.

I remember we called them poly grips, but I don't remember a brand name or where they came from. We would go one size small and then hit them with sander to give them a nice smooth edge and they would sand up flush with the outer surface of the ball. Also, they lasted longer then my interest in the ball. haha

Does anyone know what I'm referring to, and if so where can I find them?

Title: Re: Sandable polyurethane finger grips
Post by: Aloarjr810 on March 20, 2015, 10:58:30 AM

I assume Your talking about Urethane Finger Slugs.
Vise has them (i'll guess turbogrip probably does too)

(https://www.ballreviews.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.viseinserts.com%2Fimages%2Fslugs%2Ffinger_slugs.jpg&hash=0a28c3234c4a8d0d385f6df84c4b09e1cd66eb10)

http://www.viseinserts.com/slug_5.html (http://www.viseinserts.com/slug_5.html)

Title: Re: Sandable polyurethane finger grips
Post by: LyalC52 on March 20, 2015, 12:37:19 PM

Not looking for slugs.
The ones I'm looking for are oval shaped, no flat sides, no textures inside.
You can uses these without sanding them.

We sanded them to get a perfect fit on the fingers, and to keep them from getting torn if something catches on the outer edge.

Title: Re: Sandable polyurethane finger grips
Post by: LyalC52 on March 23, 2015, 02:30:40 PM

so from what I can tell, Vice and Turbo are the only companies left making bowling grips  :(

Title: Re: Sandable polyurethane finger grips
Post by: Keith Frye on March 23, 2015, 02:56:10 PM

There are also Contour Power Grips and Tenth Frame inserts.  Vise and Turbo are the most popular.

Title: Re: Sandable polyurethane finger grips
Post by: Aloarjr810 on March 23, 2015, 03:04:46 PM

There's also
Tenth Frame,
Contour Power Grips,
Pro Sport

But As for Pre-drilled urethane finger inserts that your wanting.

Looks like you'll have go to finger slugs and just have oval holes drilled in them, which wouldn't be big deal unless the PSO doesn't know how to drill ovals.

Title: Re: Sandable polyurethane finger grips
Post by: morpheus on March 23, 2015, 04:23:03 PM

Not sure if these are what you're looking for but you can sand them and they're made out of silicone so they last a very long time.

http://www.viseinserts.com/fingerinserts_5.html