Are those little holes really a good way to grip a bowling ball? Seems like it could cause some strained tendons. Bowling balls weigh a lot. If they had big handles, one could use larger muscle groups to manipulate the ball.
This would be good for basketballs, too.-- unfettered, Sep 11 2009 Kettlebell http://ejmas.com/pt.../strongfortbell.jpgpreparing to launch a ball down the aisle or just being a poser? [xenzag, Sep 11 2009] Actually, this isn't as stupid an idea as it first sounds.
A ball is fairly easy to roll in a straight line, and even to curve. However, imagine a sort of dumb-bell, which would be gripped by the axle and rolled like a pair of wheels.
I imagine this would be far, far harder to roll predictably, especially if the "wheels" were free to roll on the axle.-- MaxwellBuchanan, Sep 11 2009 Yes, MaxwellBuchanan, I admit one would have to adjust one’s technique. But otherwise you like the idea, right?-- unfettered, Sep 11 2009 So, you attach a click on handle, which releases the ball when a red button is pressed (or when a hook on the handle passes over a kind of bar on the ball, thus releasing the ball)?-- danman, Sep 11 2009 Fixed handles will make them hard to load into the muzzle ......-- 8th of 7, Sep 11 2009 Maybe the handle could be made to retract into the ball, by spring action, as soon as you let go of it, leaving a smooth surface.-- Jim Bob of Merriam Park, Sep 11 2009 I like [MB]'s idea of the two hemispheres gripped by the joining axle. Especially if two hemispheres had different friction coefficients. This is cool. +-- jellydoughnut, Sep 17 2009 Having done manual work, I noticed it was a lot easier to bowl than when I was a student and gripped nothing heavier than a pencil.
You'll probably find that a little practise or gripping exercises make it easy to grip the ball.-- Bad Jim, Sep 17 2009 Explosive bolts release the ball from the handle when the ball acheives a trajectory perpendicular to gravity.-- Sparkyplugclean, Sep 19 2009 random, halfbakery