Wrist support and palm pad for bowling

Claim 1

A wrist support for bowling comprising a substantially rigid member for engaging the back of a bowler''s hand and having opposing edge portions, a buckle mounted on said rigid member with a slot formed adjacent said buckle, a substantially pliable member extending along each of said edge portions, one of said pliable members being a palm portion having an opening for receiving the thumb of a bowler and a substantially resilient pad mounted thereon, the other of said pliable members having a buckle mounted thereon, and straps extending from both of said pliable members adapted to engage said buckles for fastening said wrist support about the bowler''s hand and wrist and rendering the wrist immobile, said strap of said palm portion being adapted to extend through said slot in said rigid portion and engage said buckle adjacent said slot while said other of said pliable members being adapted to extend over the palm and wrist of the bowler with said strap of said other of said pliable member engaging said buckle mounted thereon and the thumb of the bowler adapted to extend through said opening in said palm portion wherein said pad will engage a bowling ball held by the bowler prior to releasing said ball while bowling.