AjlouniBoy
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I dunno, it seems counterintuitive to me as well. I'm not sure what factors are at work, particularly what the final pouch orientation is at release. We need some high speed video to study.
With a palm forward release, thumb to Lt and pinkie to Rt, I was getting some backspins, but a lot of side spins and topspins. The percentage of backspins inproved dramatically with the thumb up, pinkie down. I don't know if that additional wrist flip has anything to do with it.
With a "Greek" start having the cords on tension I think we get more consistency in pouch orientation at release, but there is still enough variation in spins that I think the pouch pivots on the long axis of the sling during windup. An "open" grip with retention loop on ring finger should help minimize the pivot. A lot happens during windup that I still need to learn to control. Time to get another bag o balls and try to watch. Must get quality video.
All that to say I don't entirely know. Try it out and see what you get.
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