FINGER PITCHES

Question
MR. FRIEDL:  I AM A NO-THUMB BOWLER, TWO LEAGUES, 14 AND 15 LB EQUIPMENT, USUALLY URETHANE ... AVERAGE MID 190'S ... CURRENTLY USE REVERSE PITCH IN BOTH FINGERS AND HAVE NO BIG PROBLEMS BUT WANT TO TRY A FEW THINGS.  WANT TO TRY DIFFERENT PITCHES/SPANS.  WHICH FINGER SHOULD HAVE THE MOST REVERSE AND/OR FORWARD PITCH?  I ALSO WANT TO TRY FINGER TIP MIDDLE FINGER/SEMI OR CONVENTIONAL RING FINGER - AND/OR THE REVERSE WITH A LONGER GRIP (LESS FINGER IN THER BALL) FOR THE RING FINGER.  I REALIZE THAT REVERSE FACILITATES A SMOOTHER RELEASE WHEREAS FORWARD (TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE BALL) INCREASES THE 'PULL SHOT' SYNDROME.  I HOPE YOU CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M TRYING TO ASK!

Answer
Gary,
WANT TO TRY DIFFERENT PITCHES/SPANS.  Spans for a thumb hole or do you have a thumb drilled now that you don't use? Pitches for performance or pitches reflecting your hand and basic comfort?

WHICH FINGER SHOULD HAVE THE MOST REVERSE AND/OR FORWARD PITCH? Pitch reflects flexibility (or lack of it) and performance potential. Pitches can help alter your delivery, do you want it changed?

I ALSO WANT TO TRY FINGER TIP MIDDLE FINGER/SEMI OR CONVENTIONAL RING FINGER - AND/OR THE REVERSE WITH A LONGER GRIP (LESS FINGER IN THER BALL) FOR THE RING FINGER.  To accomplish what? What are your numbers now? holes sizes, pitches, even layout and ball make.

I REALIZE THAT REVERSE FACILITATES A SMOOTHER RELEASE WHEREAS FORWARD (TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE BALL) INCREASES THE 'PULL SHOT' SYNDROME. I'd contend you might pull a shot with forward pitch in the fingers, when you're rolling a ball off your thumb, thumbless, away will cause you to turn the ball less, forward will cause you to release later, loft more and turn it more. I've never seen a thumbless player that actually puts the ball down where it's optimum. Pitches reflect the hand/span/flexibility and state of the hand and digits.

Pitches won't help control or consistency, what are you looking for from the changes? Thanks for the questions, provide more info and lets see if I can help.