Thumb soreness

[NewToBowling]

I get some soreness from my thumb. It is the side area illustrated below.

Everything else is fine. No pain what so ever so sounds like my span is fine. I can bowl 10 games straight and no muscle pain except for a little soreness from the thumb area. I do use tape as to prevent rubbing and ripping of the skin from that area also.

My thumbhole is round and is snug. I don't grip the ball what so ever and it releases pretty cleanly.

Is it just something I'm going to have to live with. I'm afraid if I open up the hole or make it oval it will change my grip and force me to grab the ball

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[Amyers]

Invest in some Roby's skin patch. if it's not really serious I wouldn't worry about it too much you will eventually develop a callus there and it won't irritate it anymore. If it is blistering apply the skin patch before starting to bowl.

[NewToBowling]

Yeah I use Vise Hada blue tape before I bowl now so no more ripped skin.

[bowl1820]

Is it just something I'm going to have to live with. I'm afraid if I open up the hole or make it oval it will change my grip and force me to grab the ball

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Rubbing in that spot is a sign that there maybe too much Left Pitch and/or the hole is to small.

As for a Oval causing you to grab the ball, It shouldn't if it's sized properly.

Given if your blistering in that spot, while applying Robby's New Skin is okay as a temporary fix. It's not a long term solution to the problem.

In a proper fitting grip you shouldn't have any callouses or blistering or ripped skin.

[foreverincamo]

If you have a thumb slug, you can always use sand paper and just relieve the area your thumb drags, or try to put a radius on that area of the thumb hole with a scraper tool. Most likely it's just a slightly sharper spot on the edge of the hole that you're dragging your thumb over .

[NewToBowling]

Yes I do have a slug