i brought mine from walmart.  4 bucks.  just wraps around my wrist and a strp around my thumb for support.  no glove or nothing over my hand.

The reason you might have more difficulty with the brace on is that you should be fitted for a ball using the brace. With the brace on you should have a shorter span. This could explain why you hang up in the ball with the glove on.
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Getting all the pins I can.

I entirely disagree and I don't believe I am alone, that a person shouldn't use a wrist device if they don't have some type physical need and I entirely disagree that they are a crutch and a limitation. I've tried from time to time for the last 15+ years to bowl without a wrist device and it simply doesn't work for me. I get better leverage, more revs, a harder hitting ball, and a higher average and scores with a wrist device than without.....Physical need or no physical need, a person has to do what works best for them and for me it's a wrist device. Also, a person has to try several to see what works best for them.

I have had the Robbys Original Gladitor, the Adjustable Gladitor, the Mongoose, the Robby Revs II, and the Moro Pro Release, just to name a few as there have been others also. I have found that the Brunswick Striker Elite works for me best, hands down. Prior to the Striker Elite, the Extended Pro Release was the best I had used. To sum it up, physical needs or not, if a person bowls better with a wrist device than without, then by golly use a wrist device.

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Nothing hits as hard as an Uranium

This can be a touchy issue especially when people immediately get the impression that you're calling them a "cripple" because they wear a wrist brace.  I do not think that is what anyone is trying to say here.  I am definitely not.

I'll present my opinion using a different approach.

If you believe a wrist brace improves your game, use one by all means.  However, there are pros and cons to using one.  To ignore the cons or say that there just aren't any is just as ignorant as saying there are no pros to wearing one.

Pros:
1) Sustained single wrist position: If you're a firm believer that there is one and only one correct wrist position at release for your game, and a wrist brace helps keep your wrist there, a wrist brace can help you with this. 2) Wrist-support for keeping a straight or cupped wrist: Obviously some people believe there is no other way to get the ball to hook or hook as much. 3) Helps those with physical limitations, such as not being able to develop enough wrist strength.

Cons:
Sustained single wrist position: you should realize that you can adjust to changing lane conditions with a different release.  A different release often involves a different wrist position.  Your opponent not wearing a wrist brace has another tool to beat you with.

Do the pros outweigh the one con I've presented?  If you believe so, get yourself a wrist brace and have at it.

Tenpinspro's advice about getting fitted while wearing your glove/brace is right-on.
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