New wrist support...

[Ray1010]

So i had a lesson today and my coach suggested that i use a wrist support and gave me one made by mongoose..anyway im jw how long did it take for some of u to get used to it?

[gabriel94509]

well, i use a Mongoose support too and it only took me about 2-3 games with it on to get used to it.

[Ray1010]

And did u see a big difference?like im jw wat exactly is it for bcuz im use to just seein older ppl wearin them no offense im only 18.but is to create more revs?or for a weak wrist?

[96707]

I use a mongoose, and I guess you can say that i'm older (42). I like the feel of it and it keeps my release more consistent. I do see a lot of younger bowlers using to as well and it is very comfortable. It's also a lot more simple looking then those huge plastic and metal ones with the ice cream scooper on the end. Just remember to wash it once in a while, and always leave it out in the open air when get home. If you leave it in your bag, it will smell worse than your shoes in no time!!! :)

[JaraTo]

I think Slap will agree with me on this one. Wrist supports are a great teaching tool if you're physically able to bowl without one. I know alot of older bowler need them because of arthitis and what not. But if you still have full flexibility and strength in your wrist, joints and fingers only use it as a teaching tool. You can only get so much hand movement while using them and it can limit your potential revs and/or adjustments. I'm not sure what your coach has in mind but that's just my two cents.

[Ray1010]

Yea cuz like im not use to it yet but when i do throw a good ball i see more revs and more pin carry. And my coach said it'll just try and teach me muscle memory so i can be more consistant in my release. Thanks for the tip on the smell too

[JaraTo]

Great, I didn't doubt that was the purpose of your coach's suggestion. Every so often I sometimes break out the old wrist support for half a game if I'm feeling way inconsistent, then I'll bowl the rest without it.

[Ray1010]

yea thanks guys im going bowling before work now haha

[ashley1_scott]

i used a wrist support for a long time, i now bowl better without it then i ever
did with it on.
But i also use it when i am going thru a bad patch
:)

[Viking_Bowler@hotmail.com]

wrist supports are all in ur head

[VmsTopGun]

wrist supports are all in ur head

well that's an uninformed comment.

[Flessan]

I'd agree with using them as learning tools only.

I personally, don't like using them... or seeing them in league play... Half the bowlers around here look like Robocop... I'm still trying to figure out why one guy has the big metal contraption on his bowling hand and a bowling glove on his other hand.. I doubt he switches hands as only one shoe has a slide...

If you've got serious wrist problems, then I'm plenty fine with that.. Lop both my legs and an arm or two off, and I'd still find a way to put that ball down the lane too...

[Rowdy]

I'd agree with using them as learning tools only.

... or seeing them in league play..

If you've got serious wrist problems, then I'm plenty fine with that..

Well,which is it??? Do I need a doctors note before you'll let me use a Mongoose?

Why on earth would you have a problem with someone using one in league play? Or are those the guys beating you?

[Rowdy]

wrist supports are all in ur head

Well,actually fool,it's all on my wrist.

Deal with it.

[garlantm]

i have a mongoose because i bowled without a brace and then i broke my wrist so i needed something to help support it but i like the mongoose over the rest becasue it doesnt ruin the feel of your hand and the ball which is very important and the oldschool braces have the peice that comes down between your thumb and pointer finger so it doesnt feel natural

it only took me a couple games to get the feel of the brace

[Flessan]

Well,which is it??? Do I need a doctors note before you'll let me use a Mongoose?

Why on earth would you have a problem with someone using one in league play? Or are those the guys beating you?

Last I checked, learning is practice. Granted you could argue you learn in league, but that's not the message I was going for.

It's the people who don't need it and use it I don't like to see. It's the people who use it to increase their control over the ball, to artificially control revs and hand angle. As I said, if you've got a wrist issue, go for it. I don't like ANYTHING that keeps you from making a natural mistake. If it's what keeps you bowling, it keeps you bowling, and I wouldn't hold anyone back from bowling.

As I said, I don't like it, but that's all. If you want to use it, use it. It annoys me but I'm not going to fester over it. As for those who beat me... too many bowlers in my house admittedly sandbag, which is why I stay away from house handicap tournaments. (1 is too many in my book, but 6+ is atrocious).

[Sabotage]

Last I checked, learning is practice. Granted you could argue you learn in league, but that's not the message I was going for.

It's the people who don't need it and use it I don't like to see. It's the people who use it to increase their control over the ball, to artificially control revs and hand angle. As I said, if you've got a wrist issue, go for it. I don't like ANYTHING that keeps you from making a natural mistake. If it's what keeps you bowling, it keeps you bowling, and I wouldn't hold anyone back from bowling.

As I said, I don't like it, but that's all. If you want to use it, use it. It annoys me but I'm not going to fester over it. As for those who beat me... too many bowlers in my house admittedly sandbag, which is why I stay away from house handicap tournaments. (1 is too many in my book, but 6+ is atrocious).

people that dont need it? it protects the wrist, hurt or not. but yea youre probably right. screw those people :rolleyes:

[jtbndy]

I started using a simple WristMaster II after I started experiencing some pain in my forearm after bowling.

After finding out that this pain had nothing to do with bowling (ended up being caused by the way I sleep of all things), I am still using the wrist support. I've found it has improved my consistency, and my average is up from 183 at the end of last season to currently 218 7 weeks in right now.

[Rowdy]

It's the people who don't need it and use it I don't like to see. It's the people who use it to increase their control over the ball, to artificially control revs and hand angle.

Uh......what??? They're legal for ALL bowlers pal,not some chosen few. Do you require a doctor's note before you'll roll against someone wearing one???

If wearing a wrist support would increase your revs,angle and accuracy why wouldn't you wear one??? You'd be a fool not to.

Another shining example of someone worrying too much about what someone else is doing instead of worrying about their own game.

[ashley1_scott]

I was down the bowling alley last night and the night before and the night before that ( i think i have a problem, i am at the alley more than the staff are. But that is story all together).
There were two women down there bowling, one had on a Robby Rev's 3 the other had on a Storm Gadget (there the same).
They both were using Black Widows, the first one with the Bite, second one
with the solid. I have never seen a ball with lots of revs not even think about turning.
I know most of you will say "the ball driller has not watched them bowl before drilling them" but i find this hard to believe as its the same bloke that does mine.

I don't use my support unless i am really in a slump, but if you are getting a better ball reaction with it on, Good for you, Keep at it.

[PinSlayer]

So i had a lesson today and my coach suggested that i use a wrist support and gave me one made by mongoose..anyway im jw how long did it take for some of u to get used to it?


I have been using one since 92. I have had two in that time frame and just bought a new one off ebay this week for $19 and change shipped.. :D
I may look into getting the Storm Gaget but not sure. The Mongoose woeks well for me. It does take a few games to get used to it but just give it a fair chance.. No less than 10 games.

For the record to the guys that don't think anyone should use them unless there injured. I have cut the tendon that goes to my thumb in two places so I don't have full fexablity or strength.. Never have since injured never will..

[samltk1977]

I am a casual bowler, I do fun bowls. hoping to migrate to a decent league soon. I am torn between wearing such things anot. I am amazed at PBA bowlers who can do those magic stunts without one. I do not haf a coach, probably never will... sometimes it gets disheartening to see young children having a better posture in both release and approach knowing that with time they be better than me... hahah also by those "spinners" who bowl without the need of any other considerations other than consistency in throwing straight lines. I want to and hope to better my game. sigh... its jus so common to see 2 groups the pro-support and those against them. :confused:

[BagofSand]

Uh......what??? They're legal for ALL bowlers pal,not some chosen few. Do you require a doctor's note before you'll roll against someone wearing one???

If wearing a wrist support would increase your revs,angle and accuracy why wouldn't you wear one??? You'd be a fool not to.

Another shining example of someone worrying too much about what someone else is doing instead of worrying about their own game.

I would have liked my first post to be a little more original but it's hard to add to this one ... ... ... well said.

[Sin City Hammer]

I just bought myself a mongoose as of tuesday, and tried it out for 4 games of practice before league started trying to get use to it and comfortable with it before using it in league.

Without the brace I would throw at the 7-8 board and hit the pocket consistantly more consistantly than I did before, but I felt I had issues maintaining my rev's consistantly. At the advcie of my pro shop, I tried the mongoose, and quickly noticed that I couldn't stand the same way I did before and hit the same mark with it because I would go brooklyn more times than hit the pocket.

So I moved myself 5 boards to the left, and would trying playing from the same 7-8 board area, and noticed my rev's did increase and I was throwing a better ball, but wasn't able to hit the pocket like as consistant as before.

I also noticed that besides moving my position, I had to change how I would normally hold the ball with it so that my fingers wasn't grippng the ball from the beginning, so my hand positon and how high I held the ball changed.

Although at first it was frustrating for me changing everything because of a brace is how I felt, and the results the first few games just wasn't there for me and I didn't use the mongoose for league that night.

The next day, went back to the lanes, and worked on not only getting comfortable with the brace, but also working on finding out what I needed to do the hit the pocket like I was before. Six games later, I felt alot better about how it helped with not only my rev's but my release and confidence in it as well.

Granted I don't have a messed up wrist, I felt I had a bit of a messed up game in a few area's, and I find that it did help improve on it so that in time muscle memory can do exactly that, and once again I won't need it. But it never hurts to use sometime that will help your game if you feel the need to want to improve yourself.

[Sin City Hammer]

After bowling 9 practice games with it, I felt comfortable with it enough to use during league play.