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Why strong and powerful Ryan Ciminelli dropped to 14 pounds and what it does for him

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Sunday, October 1, 2023 9:00 am
Why strong and powerful Ryan Ciminelli dropped to 14 pounds and what it does for him
Ryan Ciminelli after one of his clutch strikes in the stepladder round for seeds 6-10 of the 2023 PBA League. Photo by PBA.
When I dropped from 15- to 14-pound balls it was because of declining physical strength with age and my creaky 3-operation wrist. Strong, powerful and much younger Ryan Ciminelli has no such issues, yet earlier this year he dropped to 14 pounds, something I was not aware of until his dominating performance in last week’s PBA League, where he earned MVP honors while leading the Snickers Waco Wonders to the title. Few players in PBA Tour history have had more ups and downs than Ciminelli,...