track

[ek11sx]

Lately my track has been near my thumb hole, and i havent been able to get it back. i use multiple styles of release so i can usually change my axis rotation but now it seems like i cannot do that, it keeps going over the thumb hole or close to it. any ideas.

[TraPStaR]

There are several things that cause the ball to Track over the thumb:

1. Releasing the ball with the fingers not rotating counter clock wise, either lifting straight, or slightly clockwise (full roller) is the most common.

2. The pin being too close to the vertical axis line causing the bow tie to raise up and the ball to flare over the thumb. Mo Pinel recommends not going closer than 20 degrees or 1 1/2" from the val unless you are a pro level bowler with a very consistent release then you can go to 10 degrees.

3. High Track bowler with a high rg ball with low differential will bring the flare closer to the fingers and thumb and catch the thumb if the bowler's Track is high enough.

4. Drilling the ball with a full roller drilling if the bowler doesn't throw a full roller will sometimes cause the ball to back flare over the thumb or finger holes.

5. Drilling the ball with the mass bias in the Track will sometimes cause the ball to back flare over the holes.

this is from another user on a different forum, but covers your problem nicely.

[BubbaRay]

Are you sure you are getting the thumb out early enough? Sometimes I see this tracking over a thumb hole occur when a person keeps hanging on to the ball too long. Some times when the thumb weight is close to 1 oz and the pin is lower then the fingers first couple of tracks might hit the t-hole, as the bow-tie is moving in direction to t-hole. Drilling a deep t-hole or using an x-hole to turn the ball into finger weighted might solve the problem. you could change the flarepoint by putting an x-hole in the thumbs positive quarter.

[ek11sx]

maybe im not getting the thumb out early enough. i dont know of much else that it could be. the thing that bothers me about it is that about a week ago i could alter the axis tilt of the ball with a simple hand change, now its just up the back no matter what hand position i use, with any of my balls.