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Vertical axis coordinate

Posted: November 8th, 2019, 2:47 am
by duvallite
I'm trying to understand the effect of the height of the vertical axis coordinate of your PAP in relationship to your release. As an example, if you tend to spin the ball some, will your vertical coordinate be higher than someone who has a more up the back release?

Re: Vertical axis coordinate

Posted: November 8th, 2019, 5:15 am
by bowl1820
duvallite wrote:I'm trying to understand the effect of the height of the vertical axis coordinate of your PAP in relationship to your release. As an example, if you tend to spin the ball some, will your vertical coordinate be higher than someone who has a more up the back release?
Here's what Mo said about the Vertical coordinate in the thread "Significance of Vertical Pap Coordinates" if it helps:

viewtopic.php?f=13&t=3571&hilit=anomaly
Mo Pinel wrote:
The vertical coordinate has nothing to do with ball motion. It's an anomaly. The longer the thumb stays in the ball, the more the vertical coordinate is up. In full rollers, in which the thumb stays in the ball the longest, the vertical coordinate is usually 2+" up.

Re: Vertical axis coordinate

Posted: November 8th, 2019, 4:30 pm
by kajmk
Regarding later thumb exit ...

I believe that getting your thumb out cleanly and quickly and before the fingers is a major component in imparting rpms on a bowling ball.
Thats the the rationale behind the fingertip grip and why no thumbers have high RPM rates.