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JessN16

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Chris Warren -- conventional grip?
« on: December 09, 2007, 01:49:32 PM »
I thought I heard them mention that Warren was throwing with a conventional grip nowadays, and then I never heard anyone explain it. Did I hear right?

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Re: Chris Warren -- conventional grip?
« Reply #16 on: December 10, 2007, 08:54:40 AM »
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Not going to mention names but i know that at least 4 bowlers on tour are pot heads...including some big name players.


So long as they're not juiced, right?  

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Re: Chris Warren -- conventional grip?
« Reply #17 on: December 10, 2007, 08:59:24 AM »
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Not going to mention names but i know that at least 4 bowlers on tour are pot heads...including some big name players.
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Re: Chris Warren -- conventional grip?
« Reply #18 on: December 10, 2007, 09:46:07 AM »
My first ball was a semi-conventional and I switched to fingertip a couple seasons later, I just happened to pull it out about a week ago and I could get it to rev more than I ever could with a fingertip. Made me think about going back or at least somewhere in between. I got more revs and it snapped harder and probably hooked too much coming out the gates but I had a good night with it that night and not so much the next time out. I really don't know what I should do. I'm still finding my game so i'm not set on anything but I'm working on it? Don't mean to hijack
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Re: Chris Warren -- conventional grip?
« Reply #19 on: December 10, 2007, 07:13:44 PM »
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actually you can hook a conventional grip quite a bit more than a fingertip ball.


I'm going to view the above statement in a skeptical light...

This, on the other hand, makes a little more sense to me-

Fingertip... more revs, less axis tilt... smoother, stronger (earlier roll) reaction.
Conventional... less revs, more axis tilt... longer and snappier reaction.


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Re: Chris Warren -- conventional grip?
« Reply #20 on: December 10, 2007, 09:15:46 PM »
it wouldn't surprise me if chris warren used a conventional grip. back when he was in his prime( late 1980's and early 1990's ) he used to really strap it with urethane balls. this new grip may let him whack the reactive balls without them overreacting.
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Re: Chris Warren -- conventional grip?
« Reply #21 on: December 11, 2007, 10:09:23 AM »
I'd always heard his issue was with cocaine, but that's no where near first hand information.
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Re: Chris Warren -- conventional grip?
« Reply #22 on: December 11, 2007, 10:15:41 AM »
There is still alot of drugs going around, for lible reasons i am not going to post names but i know of at least 6 current touring pros.




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Re: Chris Warren -- conventional grip?
« Reply #23 on: December 11, 2007, 10:18:32 AM »
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I'd always heard his issue was with cocaine, but that's no where near first hand information.


Does it really matter?  Why can't people simply focus on Squeak's resurgence following the move to the Pacific NW and be happy for the guy?    

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Re: Chris Warren -- conventional grip?
« Reply #24 on: December 11, 2007, 03:17:27 PM »
If you guy's go to www.brunswickinsiders.com, click on the tournament for the week and go to photos. You can clearly see chris is using a conventional grip or a semi-finger tip.
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Re: Chris Warren -- conventional grip?
« Reply #25 on: December 11, 2007, 03:32:57 PM »
http://www.brunswickinsiders.com/PBA%20Tournaments/07Baltimore/PhotosBaltimore/bowlingballs/warrenballofweek.jpg

I don't know what his span is, but it definitely doesn't look conventional to me.  He's not a big guy, so I'd guess that it's a full finger tip.  Maybe it's relaxed like what's suggested now anyway, but not conventional.
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JessN16

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Re: Chris Warren -- conventional grip?
« Reply #26 on: December 11, 2007, 10:50:09 PM »
Chris got on PBA.com tonight and confirmed it is a conventional grip. He said he does it because a fingertip grip "tires his hand out" and a conventional grip does not.

The opposite is true for me but you can't deny he makes it work for him.

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Re: Chris Warren -- conventional grip?
« Reply #27 on: December 12, 2007, 04:03:14 PM »
Who's the girl with Patrick?
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Re: Chris Warren -- conventional grip?
« Reply #28 on: December 13, 2007, 10:05:21 PM »
Read this article. There is some good info there.

http://www.brunswickinsiders.com/PBA%20Tournaments/07Baltimore/featuredplayerbaltimore.htm
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