Mongoose "Optimum Bowling Wrist Band Support Brace Right Hand

I've been bowling again for about a year. I bought a Hammer Ripd and recently a Hammer Black Widow Black and Gold based on reviews and reports of these ball's ability to aggressively hook. I'm a straight-role bowler and just could not get ANY ball to hook .... not even these two. I had my local pro drill the balls for the most aggressive hook possible and guess what? Nothing .... rolled dead straight. So, I bought the Mongoose Optimum Wrist Support and positioner. Now, EVERY ball hooks, even my totally neutral Hammer Black Widow Spare ball.Even though I've got to relearn and practice, practice, praciticw while wearing the Mongoose, I could not be MORE DELIGHTED! It is much easier to dial things down than to try to fix the impossible! Yay Mongoose!

A little over a year-and-a-half ago, I got my first fingertip-drilled ball. Like many, I didn't know how to hook or understand how the ball should come off my hand. I went through a few wrist devices but, in the end, they felt too restrictive. When I came across the Mongoose, it was a wholly different experience. I like how the brace actually molded itself to the shape my hand, versus the device forcing me into an uncomfortable feel (Storm C4, I'm talking to you).As I got better, I was able to bowl without the finger & palm straps, thanks to the Mongoose helping me develop my finger strength and helping me to begin to understand how the ball should feel when I bowl.Today, I don't use it but, in regards to my game, it was one of my better purchases. In fact, I bought one for my wife. I am hoping that it will help her improve her game in the same way it did for me.

Best brace I have worn. I was having trouble with consistency with my release and this has straightened me out. I am bowling in a challenging house where they use a lot of oil, this means very little forgiveness. Any miss of the mark = no strike. I put this on and after a day of practice, my games started become much more consistent. It forced me keep my wrist straight and the way your fingers strap in it also is teaching me how to lift the ball properly. I bowl without it from time to time to see if that memory is sticking, which it is. This device will definitely improve your game. I am an average bowler with a 165-175 average (depending on house), and it's going up!.

Bought this after researching and then reading other bowlers reviews. I’m suffering from tendinitis that just won’t subside. Even after cortisone injection! But thank you brother and sister bowlers..the Mongoose Optimum wrist brace is the real deal! First time in over a month I could throw without pain.. and once I felt confident the strikes started coming!I cannot say enough great things about this wrist guard…One caveat, I usually wear a Large wrist brace and even though this Large brace fits They seem to run big…so my next one (Oh Yes!! I will be getting more) will be a medium.

I've only used this for a couple of weeks so take this with a grain of salt. I have been struggling lately trying to get my ball to turn. Tried a couple of other wrist supports but this one was definitely different. I was getting a lot of skidding, probably weak wrist, with my shot so no hook action. Yeah, I'm an old guy. Still trying to figure how to release the ball with this support. I'm getting more lift from my fingers because I'm not getting the wrist break down. I think my release is a little more consistent. I can see more rev's and hook. I've got a ways to go to get my game back, still got to pick those spares, but this makes me feel more comfortable releasing the ball consistently.

Works great, I broke my fingers a few years ago bowling and they have never been right since. Every brace I have used until this one would make my fingers hurt by the end of the second game and by the end of the third game my whole hand would be dead and continued to hurt for several days afterwards. Since I have been using the Mongoose my fingers and hand haven't hurt except during the first week while they were still healing. Now my fingers and hand feel just as good after five or six games as it did when I started. My game hasn't improved yet, but the Mongoose is helping me be more consistent with my release, now I am working on the adjustments to my approach that are a result of the better release. I did notice that my ball speed has increased about 2 mph and I am getting more revs on the ball. To be fair, I have been doing a sport shot league that changes patterns every two weeks and my games are only a little bit below what they were on the house shot, so I would say it is working.

Excellent for keeping your wrist from breaking back. I have not tried it without the finger strap because I’m a stroker. I was using the mongoose lifter off and on and didn’t like it as much as the optimum. The palm strap on the optimum makes it feel better to me. I feel like using the mongoose optimum adds consistency to my game and allows me to roll with a softer touch.

Little background info. I haven’t bowled on a steady basis in almost 40 years. My cousin asked me to fill a spot on his summer league team. So I purchased a new ball and shoes. But kept using my old wrist brace. After more then a few bad games I bought the Mongoose. Built well and fit comfortably. In short time I bowl a couple of 200+ games with the Mongoose. This week I changed my approach and release and I am presently not using a wrist brace.