weak wrist

[thaiiii]

is there any techniques, workouts or methods you guys use to strengthen your wrist?

i bowl maybe 4-6 times a week, and muscle memory is not really working too well for me. i believe my inconsistency is due to a weak wrist and not being able to keep my wrist firm. also that i turn my hand a bit too early on the release?

[BubbaRay]

A WEAK WRIST DUE TO INJURY NEEDS SUPPORT UNTIL CURED. A WEAK WRIST DUE TO JUST A WEAK WRIST, NEEDS TO BE BUILT UP GRADUALLY ( NO SUPPORT NEEDED).

I suggest one of those hand balls you can find at wal-mart near the tennis section.They are about 1/2 size of a baseball. You can roll it from your palm out to your fingers then squeeze your fingertips into the ball about 20 minutes a day .Another one that also helps a weak wrist is getting a hand weight about the same weight as the ball your throwing or for a very weak wrist, start with 1/2 the weight of the ball working up to the full weight.You rest your arm on a flat table with your wrist hanging off the edge.Roll the weight from your fingertips up into your palm while curling your wrist up .Then some full arm curls to equal out your arm.Don't forget your other arm .
On wrist supports, you need support & not pressure like a ace bandage would do. The ROBBY's wrist support is a good one to use. It was simple ,you could take out the metal parts so you could flex your wrist. Here are two links to Robby's supports. http://www.robbys.com/wrist_supports.php

http://www.robbys.com/positioners.php These positioners add too much weight & too much fiddling between shots on my opinion.

Wrist supports, like bowling balls, can be divided into three main categories: beginner wrist supports, mid-range wrist supports, and high performance or advanced wrist supports. The closer to advanced your wrist support is, the more it is going to cost you!

let’s take a look at beginner wrist supports, first. These are the least expensive, and they can still be quite effective. Before you decide to spend a ton of money on an advanced wrist support, you should most definitely take a look at the beginner ones that we have available.

A beginner wrist support offers support by holding a piece of metal on the back of the support, and sometimes on the front, as well. It does not have any moving parts. If you are not going to be bowling a ton, this might be the perfect support for you – of course, if you know that you are going to bowl a lot, you should step it up and get a mid range wrist support. The beginner support can weaken over time – the metal can often get bent, ruining the whole purpose of wearing the glove.

Mid-range wrist supports are a bit better, and therefore a bit more expensive – they cover the whole area from the wrist to the fingers (and/or sometimes the first joint of the fingers) and can keep your fingers from flexing when you are about to release the ball. The metal used in mid-range wrist supports is more durable than the metal in those beginner wrist supports.

Advanced wrist supports are the most expensive can cover the entire finger. These gloves are the most adjustable – you can adjust how much your hand is cupping or how straight it is. There can be big differences between different advanced wrist supports.

If you have read this and have found it informative, then most likely you are going to want to wait before you try out an advanced wrist support. Before you try one of the advanced ones, you want to make sure that you can feel the differences between each glove and thoroughly understand which one will help you the most.

It is likely best for you to buy a beginner or a mid-range wrist support. Buy the latter of the two if you know that you will be bowling a lot – it may be a bit more expensive, but it will simply last longer.
And realize that even more important than the price of the wrist support is how well it fits. Be sure to buy a wrist support that fits your hand perfectly, otherwise it could do more harm than good. Some wrist supports are easily adjustable so that you can fit it to your hand, specifically. Many wrist supports come in multiple sizes, too.

[B]Visit the pro shop. Make an appointment with the pro to observe a few frames for possible problems with the throw and to determine what kind of glove is needed.

[Thepainscoming]

Another thing to do that u don't have to buy is take one of the giant peices of newspaper and lay it flat on the table. Lay your arm flat on the table and crumple the paper up from a corner keeping your arm on the table

[bubbiesdad]

Using a dumbell at whatever weight is comfortable, do wrist curls. Sitting with your arm on your leg, palm up, bring the weight toward you and return. I also have the small hand squeezers in my bowling bag and use them during league.

[Curacao_Dejavu]

Buy or borrow on the balls that bubba mentioned, and hit the gym.
I borrowed one some time ago
I started to go to a gym 2 months ago, and during they showed me some equipment to strenghten my wrist.

regards

Leopold