Pro Tip Tuesday - Thumb Tape Tiering

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Pro Tip Tuesday are quick tips to help out your game. Today we are talking about building a training aid to help us to reduce or eliminate squeezing the ball. All you need is a couple pieces of thumb tape & scissors. Once you watch the video, just build the tier to suite your unique fit! Check it out and let me know how it worked or what you do to help eliminate squeezing and having that great release! Please post your questions and comments and let's learn together!
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/ bannerbowlingpro Tip Tuesday are quick tips to help out your game. Today we are talking about finger pressure to change your release. Using finger pressure as your adjustment, you are trying to either start the ball up a little sooner in the oil and have a more continuous roll down lane or create more side roll giving you more length & thus more of a "hockey stick" or angular backend shape. Check it out and lets learn together!
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Месяц назад

I can't believe people think this is complicated. Its basic fractions. Thank you for the video. I will be trying this when my tape comes for better fitment.

@BkbowlingTips Месяц назад

Thanks so much for your feedback!!! Let me know how it goes and if you make any adjustments. I still use this as a training aid if I start to feel like I’m squeezing! Thanks again!!!

Месяц назад

@BkbowlingTips I am definitely squeezing. Thinking about going to oval thumb slugs if the tape doesn't work. Something feels just not quite right.

@BkbowlingTips Месяц назад

I’m definitely a fan of an oval thumb, the Pro Shop I go to is able to drill thumbs out to be “oval” so we can get the “correct number of cuts” and the correct “angle” the oval should be for my hand etc…. This will help your feels for sure. As I like to say, on a grip pressure scale of 1 to 10 (10 being the most) I like to have a feel of a 2 or a 1 in grip pressure!

Месяц назад

@@BkbowlingTips awesome new subscriber here and looking forward to checking out more videos! Thank you!

@btaylor1948 Год назад

Thank you for this tip for everyone. I first used it after viewing Joe Slowinki's video on tiered taping as noted by Jonas below. It may not be for everyone but it does work if done correctly; you just have to experiment. Since my thumb is not as "meaty" as some others I have to build the bottom much more. Thanks again.

@BkbowlingTips Год назад

Awesome, thanks for the comment!!!! So glad to help and share what I have learned!!!!

@clowny2396 3 года назад

One other thing I do is place about three pieces of 3/8" wide white tape on the back of thumb hole where my thumbnail tends to sit. This lets my nail easily sit on top of that tape rather than bending my thumb back. My hand is totally still during the swing.

@BkbowlingTips 3 года назад

This is great advice, thanks so for sharing this!!!

@eugenenutter646 Год назад

Just tried this in my ball and feels great! Look forward to trying it on the lanes. Hope my thumb swelling doesn't become an issue though, I should really get a switch thumb!

@BkbowlingTips Год назад

Glad this was able to help. I really like the interchangeable Vise IT thumbs. Drilling a couple of sizes really makes a big difference. I have always been told you can’t out bowl and bad fit and having your thumb fit comfortably is so important!!!

@clowny2396 3 года назад

I use one full piece of standard white 1" wide tape for the bottom. Then cut the rounded ends off of three pieces of full sized white tape. Take one of these three pieces and cut in two equal halves. Take two of the remaining two pieces and cut them to 3/4's length which will give you two 3/4 pieces and two 1/4 pieces. Place two 3/4 length pieces on the full size tape to start and place two of the 1/2 length pieces on top of that and then place the two 1/4 length pieces on top of that. I use one full sized piece of silver Real Bowler's Tape on top of that to cover the whole tiered tape unit. I typically place the entire unit towards the bottom of the thumb hole on the front side of the thumb hole where it is about 1/2" from the top edge of the hole. This unit fills in the gap of the tip end of your thumb so that you are not tempted to squeeze the ball during your swing.

@BkbowlingTips 3 года назад

Thanks again for sharing this! Great info and will help a lot of bowlers!!!

@BkbowlingTips 3 года назад

Are you able to take a picture of the finished product, I would love to see it, thanks again!!

@clowny2396 3 года назад

Hope this works...

@clowny2396 3 года назад

@@BkbowlingTips Tiered tape for thumb hole

@sonofnothing 6 месяцев назад

So you can build your tape how you like it, and then make a thumb mold, and pour a brand new thumb with the taper built right in, no adhesive or tape wear!

@BkbowlingTips 6 месяцев назад

You are correct and I do know many who do this! Given the amount of games I bowl (both in a tournament, week, month) I always like to keep enough room to add and remove as my hand goes through the changed especially in the north east were the temperature can change dramatically!!! Thanks for the great advice!!!!

@sonofnothing 6 месяцев назад

@@BkbowlingTips so here's my plan. Taper with tape to my liking for my normal thumb size. Make a mold, buff out the tape lines, make a new mold so it is smoother. Then make a few thumbs, but make each one 10% larger. As my thumb swells, I swap thumb slugs. 👌

@LemonGrab37 5 месяцев назад

This is actually a great video, but I had to watch it 3 times. First time I got angry at numbers, too many fractions being thrown around 😂🤣😂. I would also recommend a reshoot filmed from above so you can actually see where you’re sticking the tape. In this format you can just see your hands while you shout random fractions. 😂🤣😂. However, I’ll give you a B+ 😁👌🏻👍🏻

@BkbowlingTips 5 месяцев назад

Thank you for the feedback, hope it helps and will try to do another reshoot of this!!!!

@Ftybr57 Месяц назад

Too complicated for thumb tape. Just it. When it gets dirty, which is every time you bowl almost you gotta start this process over. I would never do it. It’s a nightmare.

@kevinquick4844 Год назад

People make fun of me for it. My hand was always hurting two years ago. I new it was from gripping the ball so i took a thumb slug out of the ball and stuck my thumb in. I immediately seen i had a taper at the end of my thumb so i played around until i found a way to pretty much immobilize my thumb. This is the solution i came to. It immediately improved my pain. This is the first video i have seen on the subject validating what i do. Every pro shop i walk into has at least one negative thing ro say about it. Ehhh. Works for me.

@BkbowlingTips Год назад

Thanks for sharing your story and glad you found a way avoid pain! I feel everyone is unique and everyone has to kind of find their way in any sport. The “book” always gives us the optimal way for “the average person” or the prototype athlete, however you always have to make that knowledge work for you and your uniqueness! A coach should want to make “the best version of you” and I’m willing to try anything if it will help or willing to discard anything that doesn’t! Just know the journey to get better is always happening!

@jonastruyens297 3 года назад

Gold level coach slowinski invented this or at least he is the first person I know that started using this

@BkbowlingTips 3 года назад

Thanks so much for letting me know this! I did not know that, I learned it from my teammate and thought it was a great idea. I'll reach out to Joe and see if there is any more info with this!! Thanks again!

@jonastruyens297 3 года назад

@@BkbowlingTips ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tynDuZljFzE.html here is the link where he explains it

@StephRenee812 10 месяцев назад

Why not just use one of those rubber things that go in the finger holes.? New bowling here. I'm learning

@BkbowlingTips 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for the comment!! Yes that will certainly work however this was something shown to me and I use it primarily as a training aid to prevent squeezing with my thumb. I firmly believe you want the least amount of tension in your hand to create the cleanest and repeatable release. Any way you can work closer to that I’m all for!!!!

@oginaz 7 месяцев назад

I tried this method and I must say….you owe me four pieces of tape 😆

@BkbowlingTips 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for your comment, sorry it didn’t work. Let me know if we meet and I can do that!!! 😎

@timmcintyre5226 2 года назад

About how often should tape be replaced? Thanks

@BkbowlingTips 2 года назад

Thanks so much for your question! The texture on most tape can starts to wear away quickly depending on your grip pressure. The more grip pressure the quicker it will wear for most people. I tend to replace my top layer of tape after about 10-20 games. So if I use 3 pieces of tape, I replace just that top one. Somewhere around 2-4 weeks I take all tape out and replace. Of course, if I don’t like the feel I will replace all tape at that point too. Hope this helps!!!!

@sonofnothing 6 месяцев назад

Do this and then have a thumb mold made. Never tape again 👌

@wendikeene844 2 года назад

you can't see what you are doing? the hand with the pieces of tape are covered by the hand.. redo this video.. thanks huhhhhhh? I don't want to guess..

@BkbowlingTips 2 года назад

Thanks for you comment, will try to fox in the future!!!

@williamsullivan7544 4 месяца назад

Can't see ehst u r doing from a side view.

@BkbowlingTips 4 месяца назад

Thanks for your feedback, will try to do another video on this!!

@Ftybr57 Месяц назад

Too much This is simply too much effort. In my opinion all the cutting in the pasting the first time you get that tape dirty it’s trash. It just seems so convoluted and such an effort to have some controlled area in my thumb hole. I don’t get it I would never go to all this trouble, nice video but I would never do it

@BkbowlingTips Месяц назад

Thanks for your response, I find this to be a great training aid when I find myself having too much grip pressure (squeezing). Thanks!

@Ftybr57 Месяц назад

Omg how complicated 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄