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PBA Tour to ban wrist supports with 'restrictive material' starting in 2023

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Friday, January 21, 2022 8:00 am
 PBA Tour to ban wrist supports with 'restrictive material' starting in 2023
The PBA Tour will ban wrist supports with “restrictive material” such as steel or plastic supportive bracing starting Jan. 1, 2023. The new rule applies only to PBA Tour competition, not PBA50 or PBA Regional competition, or PBA50 or PWBA players in doubles/team events with PBA players. Here is the rule sent to me by PBA Commissioner Tom Clark: “9.2.5 Use of Wrist Supports. Use of Wrist Supports, with any type of restrictive material such as a steel or plastic supportive...