So very cool Nick! Dusting off those fitment skills and getting the young lady back on the lanes. I switched to Sarge Easter last season because of arthritis in my hand and have gotten back in the honor score hunt (a couple of 279’s, 289, 793). It’s really what I’ve always thought the bowling community was about…helping…coaching…and keeping bowlers in the game. Well done to you both!
I’m a longtime friend of her friend Hayley Maye and it’s exactly why I decided to add/follow/subscribe to her which is why I subbed to you Nicky! You’re a hero for nursing her back to a full on 110% health! Good man! 👏👍🤜🤛
I love Sarah, I follow her on all of her social media. She is one of my favorite content creators!!! Her, Charles, Dasha, yourself and of course a few others. I enjoy all of you guys content and I love the fact that all of you have no issue working together. I’ll give each one of you a millions likes if I could
Happy for Sarah to be able to bowl pain free and consistently. Definitely see an improvement in her game. Amazing how changing your fit can have a massive impact. The sarge easter grip has always intrigued me and is good to know if I get to the point where it’s painful to bowl, that this would be worth a try
Love to see this. I have arthritis in my index finger knuckle and wrist, and I was dealing with major index finger pain. There was too much weight distributed to that finger. After a lot of trial and error, we did a combination Sarge Easter grip along with shifting my thumb slightly left AND pitching it left. This rotated the ball weight from my index finger to closer to my palm and 100% eliminated my pain. I love seeing people willing to change things up to help relieve pain! Great job!
Glad to catch this! I've always wondered what's up with Nick's grip! Makes sense, and will keep in mind. I've had bad wrist, hand, and elbow tendon issues from baseball. I've gotten back in bowling shape, but this may come in handy in another 10 years!
I commented on Sarah's post a few days ago and told her that I did the same thing after I injured my wrist. Was the best thing I could have ever done. Did this ago 15 years ago or so. But still get some pain. But not anywhere where it was. Love this grip
Almost exactly what I went through a few years back. My wrist would hurt after a couple of games at first, then I'd lose my ability grip the ball at all after a while. The only difference I see is that my pain was focused on the pinky finger side of the wrist. I went to the Sage Easter grip after trying every pitch, scan, grip idea my PSO could come up with. I asked my PSO to do the Sarge Easter, and it helped me a ton. Used it for a couple of years with no wrist pain. After covid shut downs I tried to go back to a regular fingertip fit, and the pain came back almost immediately. I gave it 6 months, and eventually just did something completely different... went from 1H righty to 2H lefty. Just didn't want to keep limping along on a bad wrist. But for all the Sarge Easter doubters out there, it absolutely reduces wrist strain.
Well done Nick coming in Clutch. Ive often contemplated trying this grip due to wrist surgery and a bad elbow. I just bowl through my pain. Certainly not 250 games a week😂
Good Guy Nick gets to be added to the "faith in humanity restored" hall of fame. This is how you get people interested in bowling again. Thanks for helping Sarah out in a time when she almost lost faith in her ability to bowl. I don't use any of those "social media" tools, but here's hoping Sarah can share this story with those who enjoy the content she creates. (￣^￣ )ゞ
Nick, sometimes fundamental change makes all the difference. I jerked up while releasing the ball and hurt my back. Now, I keep my eye on the target until the ball rolls over the target, then I stand up. That saved my Back and improved my knee bend. Paul Las Vegas
5:04 mark… she has bowled 10 games. I would be burning up bowling 10 games wearing a long sleeve shirt… lol. Congratulations! Glad this helped you! I enjoy your videos.
Great ball selection. Glad you were able to get help, Sarah! And thank you for taking care of her, Nick! This was an excellent video with a very positive outcome and impact. I guess you could say it was "clutch" after all. I have upcoming appointments with a Neurologist and a surgeon for pain through my 2 middle fingers, wrist, and forearm. I wonder if this would help? I only bowl around 30 games per week. I'll never see 250. Probably a good thing!
@brunsnick I dropped from 14lbs to 12lbs. Doctor initially said 10, but we negotiated. I've purchased a bunch of 12 lbs balls, so it won't be fun when I finally get to switch up. Lol. I'll have to see if anyone around here can drill like this.
I should have tried that years ago, I was having pressure everywhere back,hip,wrist, I was probably never fitted properly and squeezed the ball. I finally had hip surgery at 55yrs and donated my equipment. 😊
I don’t have pain in my wrist, but I do have quite a bit of arthritis in my knuckles from years of bowling. Wonder if I should give this grip a shot. Great video!!!
Glad the grip change is working, and that she's in less pain. Speaking for myself, as well as other friends of mine who have physical issues that affects their ability to bow, it's important to take care of yourself. I know the 250 games a week was obviously an exaggeration, but please keep an eye out for yourself. The new grip could lead to more of the same if the root cause was RSI-like in nature. Perhaps some kinesiology tape in the right places may help in addition to the grip change. Visiting a sports medicine doctor (unless I missed that part in the video) would go a long way.
Nick, you also helped her get the ball past her ankle before her release. Her hand has a chance to do something now. A slight adjustment in timing and she will improve drastically..
I watched this video Tuesday night, the 12th. Then I go to my league the next night and who do I see? Sarah! I had no idea she was from my general area.
my average went up 20 pins since my last league just from revamping my arsenal and grip for pitches and thumb size so that I can relax the grip and throw the ball without pain and be more consistent... I used to pull the ball consistently to opposite side of head pin or further because of cocking my thumb and now my misses all stay to the right side of headpin and I can really make adjustments with my feet or change balls at appropriate times, as I trust what I see on the lanes now. So glad I spent some money to get it right and listened to advice from better bowlers in my area on who they use for pro shop stuff.
I always wondered about your grip Nick. I haven't heard of that before and I have always thought "hmmm, I wonder why Nick's finger holes are offset like that". Perhaps this is something I need to investigate a little bit more. I have also wondered why my conventional grip isn't really all that comfortable. Seems to me I should put my fingers in the ball and it should be like putting on a glove. I know when I throw my ball, I consciously think "relax the hand". I try to keep my hand as absolutely relaxed (dead) as I can throughout my throw. I have a very specific way I adjust my thumb hole so I don't have to grip the ball but yet as soon as my wrist rotates forward, the ball will fall right off. This allows me to have a super relaxed hand, be able to still handle the ball, but have my thumb come out as quickly as possible. I wonder if my method would work even better with your type of grip. I need to try it. My rev rate now is getting close to 400, maybe an adjustment would help me get even a little bit more without more effort.
su juego va evolucionando, solo que corrija sus tiempos ya que aun la suelta antes y parece caer, pero ha mejorado bastante y se ve! al parecer tuvo malas perforaciones que le generaron su malestar. ojala mejore con el easter grip. saludos!!
Wow 🤯.. this has me thinking 🤔! I just got back into bowling a month ago after a 25 year layoff. Went and got a ball had it drilled first day bowled two games felt OK the second day I bowled five games and on the second day I started tucking my pinky like I used to, and when I started my sixth game, I pulled something in my forearm and could no longer hold a ball. I took a week off, started bowling again, but no more pinky tuck and have been ok for the most part. I tried tucking my pinky again this past Sunday for about three throws and felt my forearm started to hurt and became hard to even close my hand, but finished bowling Without the pinky tuck and was fine. I feel like I’m not able to put the same revs probably due to my forearm, but you really got me thinking with this grip! From what I’m telling you does, it sound similar to what you both went through? I am just getting back into the bowling and have been bowling approximately 25 games a week. Oh and I’m 47 now
This was great to see. Having an issue myself and seeking guidance . Getting a heberden node on the right side of my MF from no thumb bowling. I have a lot of lateral pitch but recently went up in grip sizes to reduce pressure on finger dips . What can I do to stop pressure on that joint?
Nick this is really sweet. I've now got an issue with my forearm and elbow. Was told tennis elbow and bursitis quit painful now and definitely has a issue in my release been dealing with for past 3 months a lil better but not back to norm. Ok now quick question this grip is middle finger. Finger tip grip and the ring finger is conventional grip or both conventional grip?
@@sarahbowls Thank you a lot. Since this layout did the balls roll differently now and have to relearn how they roll or about the same. Long story short. Just got new PSO had to refit all my balls they were all off now they all fit properly but now have learned how to readjust the ball release and motion. Glad in one way but sucks there the other way. I could only imagine yours. Ps love both your videos plus the real-life no-holds-bar talk ❤❤❤❤👍🇺🇸🇺🇸
@@dennismcclintock3154 hahaha thank you!! but i ended up getting balls that i didn’t previously have so i can’t really say for sure. i think my ball roll is maybe a little more forward or up the back of it but a lot more consistent or repeatable versus before
@@sarahbowls you rock Sarah love your truck driver talk video s being a truck driver 😂🤣😂🤣😂 WTF ANOTHER MF GUTTER OOOOPS DID I SAY THAT OUT LOUD YEP THAT BE ME MY IRISH COMES OUT A WEE BIT 😂😂😂
I think it can't be said enough. Bowling should never hurt. If your hand/fingers/wrist hurt after you've bowled, go to a different PSO and get your fit checked!
So I have a question about the sarge grip. I have multiple hand issues but mainly with my middle finger being broken at the tip and being a bit angled now. Is it possible to have the grip on the ring finger and the middle finger normally drilled? Is that technically still a sarge grip? I’ve been wanting to get back into bowling without hurting myself and this seems like a real option that I’ve never heard of. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you for posting this video and for helping this young lady and others. ✌🏾🙏🏾
So i have a question, i've been struggling like crazy here the last few months to stop tracking the thumb, and on two balls in particular, tracking the middle finger and thumb. Been trying everything, and @sarahbowls can even vouch that it's been bothering me. Any tips?
Could be layout? Sounds like you track high and the pin is drilled too far away from the PAP If it’s only those two. Assuming they’re drilled different than others or they’re lower flaring balls.
@brunsnick all of my equipment is drilled pretty much identically. The two that I track the finger and thumb on are black pearl urethanes. I track thumb only with purple urethanes. My NUs, 3Ds, Envy, GBs pretty much every ball I can watch the track start at the thumb and then flare off. I don't remember having this issue a year ago, but I can't really pin point what changed.
I'm a fan of Nick, and am happy that Sarah recovered, but given how she throws the ball the issue was likely with her thumb and NOTHING else. Prob suboptimal pitches. Would have been better if she removed the thumb completely and went 2handed. I had the EXACT SAME issues before I went 2handed. Yes she would likely need to take a year off to develop it but it would be way better than dealing with thumb issues. She might get injured again by the middle of the year. Hit it harder has a VERY good video about how bad sarge easter is.
I'm intrigued. With that kinda grip of course the thumb goes out first followed by the middle finger then ring finger last? Or do the two fingers go out simultaneously. Another question is the revs it would create. Is it more than the usual finger grip position?
I have problems over gripping the bowling ball and getting a comfortable release. Should I look into trying the sarge easter grip? and will anyone drill this?
@BrunsNick Do you think that grip would help with a two-hander, or is that a whole different thing because of the differences in how they hold the ball?
I see that sarge easter grip helps with the ring finger i have issues with the middle finger. Where alot of my lift comes from my middle finger. Any tips i also have a natural staggered offset where my ring finger sits high on the ball and the middle finger sits an 1/8 shorter
Pretty / Cool and she can bowl? I'm crushin. Hope her wrist and hands gets better. Have to change is super hard and annoying. But better safe than sorry.
I switched to Sarge Easter grip about a year and a half ago with some help from Brunsnick. It has been the best thing I have done for my bowling in a long time. No more hand pain after bowling anymore. I am 56 years old and it was starting to become a problem trying to bowl. Thanks to Brunsnick, I am sure I can keep bowling now for several more decades. :-)
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Maybe I can come up to Muskegon and talk about how YOU were the reason I converted to Sarge... Got me out of throwing a full roller Saved my wrist after a stupid thing I did Helped me win my first three tournaments in nearly fifteen years, and all but one of my thirteen 30 games were with the new grip
I have to ask how Sarah has the time and money to bowl 200-250 games a week? That is over 35 games a day and about $1500 dollars a week. I will add that it would roughly take 12-15 hours a day to bowl that many games in a day. I just do not see how that is even possible.
@brunsnick I would think that anybody who bowls that many games a week is inevitably going to be destined to have injuries and surgeries in their future regardless of fit. Anyone who is involved in sports knows that overtraining almost always leads to injury. She is a cool girl. I am glad you could get her back on the lanes again. With that said, I have to wonder how long that will last with her bowling that much.
@@sarahbowls Sara, I admire your dedication to the sport of bowling and you are gifted with a natural talent very few possess. I made joke of the "well-worn" fashion of holey jeans today and the prices they demand. When I was a lad, my mom threw away my jeans when I would wear through the knees and get holes from snags and tears. They would fetch a good price had she thought of storing them away.
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