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Old 01-08-2016, 03:25 PM
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Thumb pitch is the angle that the thumb hole was drilled. Forward towards the palm helps with hanging onto the ball and is usually used with conventional grips. Reverse pitch away from the palm helps with releasing the ball at the right time and is usually used in finger tip drilling. Left or right pitch, called under and away from the palm is usually determined by the ball fitter when measuring and should be determined by which was your thumb "wants to" go into the hole smoothly. More to follow...