pain on ring finger

[olie2832]

So i went bowling yesterday night and on the second game the bottom of my ring finger started to hurt. Im just wondering what is causing this pain. now every time i bend it, it hurts a little. thanks.

[butch444444]

I hope I am wrong about this, but this year I have had all kind of problems with my ring finger. I have rheumatoid arthritis for years and take meds for it. But his year the cold weather has really caused me problems. It has got to the point that I cant wear a ring on my ring finger when I bowl because the knuckle swells. You may want to check with a doctor.

My other thought is I have tried some changes in my release, and if I put my finger directly under the ball and really lift, the ring finger gets really sore.

Good luck and hopefully it will soon straighten out.

[BubbaRay]

Olie, does your joints on that finger seem swollen? Does it hurt while you bowl or just afterwards. First what I would do is take the balls to your pro shop and have them check the span and pitches of your fingers and thumb. If they are fine and your problems stems from sore joints or arthiritis in that finger you could drop the ring finger a tad and take some pressure off of it. Just a suggestion.

[olie2832]

thanks for the replys. Also its not swollen but hurts during bowling (just this once) and its a on again off again kinda pain when im not bowling. The span should be fine since i just got them checked a month or 2 ago.

[mongoliantreesloth]

Have you changed anything outside of bowling? What kind of work do you do? Just a thought.

[djbowl6]

I recently quit using grips in my balls bc i was getting pain in my ring finger. I now drill all my equipment fingertip but without grips and have not had any pain since.

[olie2832]

nothing has changed from my game and i dont work yet (only 15) :p. I've thought about taking out the grips but my pro shop said to keep them. Well today it doesnt hurt. ill just have to find out tmr during bowling.

[Xact1]

Finger pain can be caused by either:

a grip that is sized to small, or excessive forward pitch in the fingers. If you use grips that have a lift built into the finger pad area, this gives 1/4 extra forward pitch to whatever pitch was drilled into the finger hole.

Forward pitch used to be the way to go back in the old days. Today, you want a more relaxed grip. I rarely drill the finger holes with more than 1/4 reverse pitch (assuming that customer uses power ovals, which will then add 1/4 forward pitch, for a total of 0 pitch). I generally like to keep the total pitch at 0 or slightly reverse. This provides more comfort to the customer and lets the fingers lay down on the ball better. When a customer has arthritis or finger problems, it is not uncommon to use up to 1/2 reverse pitch on the finger(s) with the problem.

If you continue to experience pain in the finger have your pro shop plug the finger hole almost to the top, and then just drill some reverse pitch at the same location.

I hope that this helps!

[mongoliantreesloth]

When a customer has arthritis or finger problems, it is not uncommon to use up to 1/2 reverse pitch on the finger(s) with the problem
I'm confused. With regard in this instance to the fingers, does reverse pitch mean the bottom of the hole is closer to the centre of the grip or further away from it?

[Xact1]

I'm confused. With regard in this instance to the fingers, does reverse pitch mean the bottom of the hole is closer to the centre of the grip or further away from it?


Further away. Place your hand, palm down, in front of you. If you make a fist, the fingers and your thumb draw in towards your grip center. This is forward pitch. Notice that the fingers and the thumb move in opposite directions, but it is still considered forward pitch for each. FIST = FORWARD

Now, relax your grip and and stretch your fingers and thumb away from your grip center. This is reverse pitch. Notice that the fingers and thumb move in opposite directions, but it is still considered reverse pitch for each. RELAXED = REVERSE

Reverse pitch for the finger(s) will help alleviate pressure at the first knuckle.