lift

[steelcityguy0530]

I got a bowling glove and it has a pad in it. I'm guessing this is for lift. What does that effect exactly?

[BubbaRay]

By filling the gap between your palm and the ball with the pad, the glove is designed to transfer the weight of the ball from your palm to the fingers for added lift upon relese. There are also some gloves with pads designed to e;eveate stress and forces generated during delivery to the bowler's hand with the result that the hand and fingers tire more easily. This tiredness adversely affects the ability of a bowler to control the delivery of the ball.

There are glove with pads that provides stiffening of the bowler's wrist, but also provides support for the hand and fingers. In addition, the glove assists in maintaining proper alignment of the wrist, hand and fingers during delivery of the ball.