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ecc0_9879

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glitch in my release
« on: March 22, 2009, 12:52:46 PM »
I am am absolutly lost I  am tracking over my middle finger and have noclue why that is my track by the thumb is right where it should be so please help I am lost.

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Re: glitch in my release
« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2009, 11:13:31 AM »
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Re: glitch in my release
« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2009, 12:36:53 PM »
help me pleasee
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Re: glitch in my release
« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2009, 09:46:05 PM »
You have a hole for your index finger?  --  JohnP
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Re: glitch in my release
« Reply #4 on: March 24, 2009, 10:24:37 AM »
middle finger i mean
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JohnP

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Re: glitch in my release
« Reply #5 on: March 24, 2009, 10:45:24 AM »
If you are a high tracker, pin locations to the left of a line from the PAP to the bridge (outside of the "safe zone") can cause the track bowtie to be lowered to the point that the flare carries the track into the finger holes.  What is your PAP location and where is the pin on your ball?  Can you post a picture of the ball with the PAP marked?  --  JohnP
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Re: glitch in my release
« Reply #6 on: March 24, 2009, 08:32:48 PM »
I am a 4 and 7/8 with a 1/2 down I have the balls drilled all diff
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Re: glitch in my release
« Reply #7 on: March 25, 2009, 11:07:43 AM »
You have what's called an inverted track, meaning that the horizontal PAP component is down, or negative.  That comes from a track that slants toward the finger holes instead of away from them.  Since the initial track already is headed toward the finger holes, it is very important to keep the pin in the "safe zone", to the right of a line from the PAP to the finger holes.  That way your track's bowtie will be above the finger holes and the flare will be away from instead of toward the finger holes.  Of course, if your initial track is over the MF hole the problem is in your release instead of being a layout problem.  Does the "thumping" of the finger holes begin immediately upon release?  The information in the link below may help you.  --  JohnP

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/kennmelvin/tTracks.htm
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Re: glitch in my release
« Reply #8 on: March 25, 2009, 12:02:55 PM »
I fit in  the cranker status and I have had people tell me it is a lack of axis tilt saying I am coming up to much straight up the back of the ball
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Re: glitch in my release
« Reply #9 on: March 25, 2009, 08:55:06 PM »
Try bending your wrist in the pinkie finger direction some and see if that gets rid of the problem.  --  JohnP
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Re: glitch in my release
« Reply #10 on: March 25, 2009, 09:42:38 PM »
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If you are a high tracker, pin locations to the left of a line from the PAP to the bridge (outside of the "safe zone") can cause the track bowtie to be lowered to the point that the flare carries the track into the finger holes.

I thought the safe zone was above that line, but the way you worded it makes it sound like it's basically okay anywhere except left of the centerline(or is it the same thing, it just depends on how you look at the ball?).  If you really meant the former, does that still mean the furthest left the pin can be is on the centerline above the bridge, or is above the middle finger okay too?

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Re: glitch in my release
« Reply #11 on: March 26, 2009, 11:01:58 AM »
First, this primarily applies to high trackers.  If your PAP horizontal component is less than about 5" and your vertical component is 0 or positive I wouldn't worry about it.  Maybe a better way to think of it is that you want the track's bowtie to be above the fingers.  To estimate where that bowtie will be, draw a line from the PAP through the pin to the track.  There's a web site that has a drawing showing the safe zone, but I haven't been able to find it, maybe someone reading this can direct us there.  --  JohnP
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