Improve Grip Pressure with Wrist Exercises
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In bowling, it’s important to have strong wrist and forearm muscles for continued success. Wrist exercises improve wrist strength, which helps increase ball speed and rev rate along with counterbalancing the repetitive motion of the bowling release.
It sounds counterintuitive, but having a stronger wrist will aid you in limiting your grip pressure on the bowling ball, providing a better release and a stronger hook. Wrist exercises like this can be done with a dumbbell, soup can, or weighted ball.
Step 1
Place the weight in your hand with your palm facing up:
Step 2
Next, grip the weight:
Step 3
Then flex and release your wrist. Try to repeat this at least 15 times:
Step 4
Finally, flip your wrist so your palm faces down towards the floor. Then extend your wrist up towards the ceiling. Repeat this 15 times and switch hands:
Flexion is bending your palm down towards your wrist, and extension is the action of extending your wrist up towards the ceiling.
Bowling’s repetitive motion can cause the muscles in the wrist and forearm to strain. Wrist exercises such as this will help build stamina in these areas, allowing you to bowl more games comfortably and confidently. If you find yourself in pain while throwing the bowling ball, wrist devices are a great way to hold the wrist in place and take away some of the tension created by the weight of the bowling ball.
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This exercise is going to help you with wrist flexion and extension. Grip strength and forearm strength are very important for bowling, especially to help you increase rev rate and to counterbalance the repetitive motion of your release. I'll be using a dumbbell, you can use any weight, including a soup can or a soft weighted ball, whatever you have available to you. First you'll place your arm facing up, grip your weight, whatever you're using, and flex and release your wrist. You can repeat this about 15 times before flipping so that your palm faces down and you'll extend your wrist. This one might feel a little bit awkward, it also increases your grip strength anytime your palm is facing down and you're hanging on to a resistance weight.
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