Well I'll be honest, when I bowled my best I used a wrist brace. A Robbie's leather original.
Didn't have a tendon problem, didn't strain a finger or a groin, just liked it.
It seemed to make me into a slightly different bowler, one that could do a little damage. The firmness of the wrist brace just seemed to give me a more level release penetrating and direct path in to the pins.
At that time I also had a very stretched span that seemed to tear up my thumb daily.
Since that time I've switched to a proper relaxed full fingertip and not really liked the Robby's.
Today I took out two of the Robocop wristbraces and gave them a whirl.
A Pro Release Extended and a Robbie's Revs both listed suppossedly as large.
Always I do fairly well with the Pro Release as it feel fairly comfortable as far as Robo arms do. However, I know for some reason it is not exactly what I'm looking for. Why I don't know but the ball roll is not PERFECT!
Now the suppossedly also Large size Robbies' Revs has always just been restrictive and uncomfortable. Just has never seemed really like it is a large!
But I persevered today and it was working fairly well though uncomfortable when using a span about 1/4 inch shorter than my old successful but damaging span length.
Now here is the interesting thing. I have a second opinion ball that I really hate the feel of. Drilled by a well respected guy here and it is another 1/8 inch shorter! This span is now 3/8 of an inch shorter than my old standard of a couple of years ago. Almost a semi fingertipor a very relaxed full fingertip, I have the ball with me even though I hate the span because I love the reaction and want to see that.
Now with the Robbies suppossedly large size, my device still seems small and uncomfortable. I cannot laterally shift hand towards top of forearm without discomfort and my index finger is never inside the padded area of the finger area but up and above because of this uncomfortable facet of this brace(which may be caused only because of sizing). I now go to shock myself throw several giddy strikefest games that equal or exceed any proper ball throwing and release that I have ever done before. I was just absolutely penetrating thru the ball so level so firm so exactly what I want, I'm in a state of shock.
This with the uncomfortable and small wrist brace with a span that I find so short I feel the back of my thumb is almost hitting back of thumbhole all the time.
Here are the questions:
1. Do Robbies' Revs run small compared to other Robo Arms
2. Are they always uncomfortable?
3. Why it so easy to laterally shift up the finger covering piece on the Pro Release Robo arm to cover all my fingers yet so difficult and uncomfortable to do the same on the Robbie's REv roto arm?
Guru's and those familiar with these Robo cop devices? Your comments?
Non wrist brace users, please stick with your why I'd only use a wrist brace if I was hurt posts please. There are many of those posts you can add to!
REgards,
Luckylefty
PS Obviously at this time there are a couple of easy choices here at this time.
1. Keep using the comfortable ProRelease with my current (I think) proper span.
2. Keep using the Robbie's with the very short span ball and continue to change my equipment over to very short span.
3. Get an Extra large Robbie's Revs and try using on current "normal span" balls and see if I can recreate this shockingly awesome ball roll WITH comfort!
