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question regarding the tournament ball (two fingers)

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Dear All

Kindly note that we have a player that is playing with no thumb (just two fingers), according to the new rules and regulations (if I am correct), states that either the player's ball will have the thumb hole or the balance hole.

Two Questions:

1- when did this rule come out (how long ago), and when would it be implemented in the tournaments??

2- what about the spare ball does it have to have the same aspects as the first ball or does it not matter (even though I have never seen a balance hole on a spare ball, but still just to be clear).

I thank you for your kind attention and looking forward to hear from you.

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https://www.bowl.com/News/NewsDetails.a ... 3622331380

This is for USBC, check each tournament for their own rules.
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Kiani wrote:Dear All

Kindly note that we have a player that is playing with no thumb (just two fingers), according to the new rules and regulations (if I am correct), states that either the player's ball will have the thumb hole or the balance hole.

Two Questions:

1- when did this rule come out (how long ago), and when would it be implemented in the tournaments??

2- what about the spare ball does it have to have the same aspects as the first ball or does it not matter (even though I have never seen a balance hole on a spare ball, but still just to be clear).

I thank you for your kind attention and looking forward to hear from you.

Best regards
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Re: question regarding the tournament ball (two fingers)

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Hi Kiani - what is your sanctioning or rules body? That's kind of the problem here - we go by USBC rules which now say that you may ONLY have holes that you use - no thumb, means no thumb hole (and a mark to show which way the ball is oriented) and no more balance holes.

But that does not necessarily mean that's the rules YOU will bowl under. . .
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boomer wrote:Hi Kiani - what is your sanctioning or rules body? That's kind of the problem here - we go by USBC rules which now say that you may ONLY have holes that you use - no thumb, means no thumb hole (and a mark to show which way the ball is oriented) and no more balance holes.

But that does not necessarily mean that's the rules YOU will bowl under. . .

Dear Boomer and all

thank you for the information, the tournament is the World Tournament, and one of the players plays with 2 fingers and no thumb and I need to know that if he has to ad justify his ball for the new rule or not??

Also his spare ball is he able to use his 3 fingers for the spare or does he have to use 2 finger with no thumb as well for the spare ball???

I thank you all for you kind attention.

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World Bowling follows USBC rules so the link I attached earlier applies. So as of next August he can only have 2 holes in his ball period if he doesn’t use a thumb. There is no difference between a strike or spare ball. He will also have to mark the ball where his palm goes when he grips it. I know this is not your first language, trying not to make it too difficult.
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He may be like Osku & shoot some spares one handed
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davidjr113 wrote:He may be like Osku & shoot some spares one handed
Might be, hard to say when it’s been answered a couple of times and the clarity isn’t there yet.
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So, my understanding is that if you use a thumb for spares but no thumb for strike balls, you'll need a separate ball for spares.

So, yes, once the new rules come into effect, he will need to plug all holes other than the ones he uses, specifically.
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boomer wrote:So, my understanding is that if you use a thumb for spares but no thumb for strike balls, you'll need a separate ball for spares.

So, yes, once the new rules come into effect, he will need to plug all holes other than the ones he uses, specifically.
Dear boomer and all

Thank you for the information.

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44boyd wrote:World Bowling follows USBC rules so the link I attached earlier applies. So as of next August he can only have 2 holes in his ball period if he doesn’t use a thumb. There is no difference between a strike or spare ball. He will also have to mark the ball where his palm goes when he grips it. I know this is not your first language, trying not to make it too difficult.
I may be wrong but I believe World Bowling doesn’t necessarily follow USBC rules.
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https://www.worldbowling.org/about/rules/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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