Relaxed? Stretched? LOL.
I''m going to make the only common sense answer so far.
I prefer a ball that fits my hand.
Thumb pitch is based on skin texture, thumb length and span.
Finger pitch is based on flexibility.
Sizes of grips and slugs is based on sizes of fingers and thumb.
Oval angle on thumb is based on the widest part of the thumb.
Span is based on the middle of the joint being in the middle of the finger hole.
Never had to use any rubbish on my thumb, fingers, wrist, or anything else associated with a poor ball fit. Never had to waste money on interchangable anything. Just simply a roll of 1inch white tape once in a blue moon for swelling/shrinking depending on the weather.
I must be doing something wrong, it surely can''t be that easy can it?
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