Two-Handed Bowling Fit Basics
Scott PohlDescription
Two-handed bowling has revolutionized the sport of bowling. The primary advantage two-handed bowlers have over traditional bowlers is more revs. Combine that with speed adjustments and ball selection and two-handed bowlers have more of the lane in play when making adjustments.
In this free video, Scott Pohl, owner of On Track Pro Shop, overviews options two-handed bowlers have when choosing how to fit their bowling ball.
If you choose a two-handed grip with a thumbhole, the fit is designed the same way as a traditional bowler. Two-handed bowlers that choose not to drill a thumbhole in their ball have a decision to make when figuring out how to drill their finger holes, first knuckle or past the first knuckle.
First Knuckle
Two-handed bowlers release the bowling ball later than traditional bowlers. This is how they produce more leverage resulting in more revs.
Because the fingers are not very deep into the finger holes, reverse pitch is required to hold onto the ball longer for that later release point.
Past First Knuckle
Even more reverse pitch is required for the two handed grip in the finger holes when you are inserting your fingers past the first knuckle.
If the pitch angles aren’t just right, the ball will catch the fingers and hang up. The release point will be off and errant shots will persist. The bowling ball will not go through the three phases of ball motion properly and can lead to compensations in the physical game. This will create more problems than answers – and possible injury.
Check out “Two-Handed Bowling Tips” and “Breaking Down Ball Motion” for more expert instruction that will improve your average.
Hi there, Scott Pohl with On Track Pro Shop in the twin cities. Feel free to look us up. What we're gonna talk about today is the two handed bowling fit. It's a little bit different than just your traditional fingertip ball with the thumb hole. First of all, let's look at it when fingers only go into that first knuckle. So going into the first knuckle, we need to make sure you can have a little bit more reverse pitch because there's not as much of the finger stuck in the finger holes. Okay. The next example is putting our fingers in further or past that first knuckle. Here, we have to make sure we have a little bit more relaxed fit in the fingers or more reverse. If we don't do that, sometimes the fingers can catch, get stuck a little bit, possible injury can happen. Definitely want to make sure you have enough reverse in that situation. There are also some situations where two handed bowlers use their thumb hole. This fit is basically the same thing as a fingertip bowler who uses one hand. Pitches are the same, span ideas are the same. Nothing really changes in the situation, if you have a two handed bowler with a fingertip grip. You can also have a two handed bowler situation of where they put their fingers in the ball a little bit further. Same concept applies if they don't use their thumb. Have more reverse fit in the finger holes. It's a little bit shorter on the span. Go a little bit more forward in the thumb hole. I hope all of these help, see your local pro shop.
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