Lately I have been having a problem with my thumb. I'm either hanging in the ball or death gripping to hold it. Pulled shots, wide shots, dropping my shoulder with shots that I can't clear the thumb, you name it! I was using white tape to help solve the problem, but for whatever reason, the white tape is ripping the ever-loving crap out of my thumb (tape use to be in front, now it's in the back). I've always used tape but have never had this problem, why the sudden change? I don't get it. I have tried the different tapes you apply to your thumb, with no success. In fact, I feel an even greater excessive need to grab the ball with skin tape.
I was talking with a pro shop worker and he suggested I should look into my thumb pitches (I.E. try going a bit size down and adding some forward).
My current span and pitches are:
4 5/8 middle
4 3/4 ring
1/4 in the fingers
***Thumb***
7/8 bit size
1/4 right lateral
1/8 reverse
35 degree oval
To my understanding for every 1/16 you move forward, you subtract a 1/16 from the span?
With adding forward, does it have any effect on your rev rate?
