Post by: The Hose on June 29, 2003, 06:56:57 AM
I drew B squad and again started off OK but not great. I was +75 after 3 and ended up +32. I had the same thing happen with my thumb. It seems that I never could get my hand dry and hung up in the ball the rest of the day. It made spare shooting equally difficult.
What do you do when this happens? I have never used anything before and this hasn't happend to me except in the heat of the summer.
Post by: JOE FALCO on June 30, 2003, 11:20:48 AM
Don't start doing this in the middle of a TOURNAMENT .. but try it .. I think you'll be happy and it doesn't COST TOO MUCH to TRY!
Good luck!
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Hit them light and watch them fight
J O E - F A L C O
Post by: Bjaardker on June 30, 2003, 02:05:46 PM
It's REALLY thin so fit doesn't get too snug & the thumb comes out cleanly every time.
I wouldn't have been able to bowl this summer without the stuff.
If he still has a bit left he might send you a sample. Just message MI_2_AZ.
Good luck!
Post by: Rantings on June 30, 2003, 02:11:21 PM
Post by: The Hose on June 30, 2003, 02:29:44 PM
Rantings, If you saw me bowl, you'd break my arm to make sure I didn't bowl during the summer. I made a real easy shot look tough
Post by: MI 2 AZ on June 30, 2003, 02:40:06 PM
Hose, if you want to try some of the Hypafix thumb tape, I still have some to send. Message me with your mailing address and I will send you some samples. I dont sell this, I am just trying to help since other bowlers on this site are very helpful in other ways.
Post by: dicnic on June 30, 2003, 08:30:19 PM
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Never under any circumstances take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
Post by: JOE FALCO on June 30, 2003, 10:35:35 PM
Maybe all of you are telling him to ENLARGE THE HOLE then use tape before it swells THEN REMOVE THE TAPE .. if that's what's suggested I don't think it's clear .. AND .. I don't like the idea! Especially since it doesn't happen till he bowls A NUMBER OF GAMES ..
I'm a USER of the tape mentioned BUT NOT WHEN MY THUMB WON'T FIT IN THE BALL!
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Hit them light and watch them fight
J O E - F A L C O
Post by: MI 2 AZ on June 30, 2003, 11:40:50 PM
Posted 6/29/2003 11:06 PM
What I try to do is open the thumbhole up when my thumb is swollen, then use Magic Carpet and bowling tape in the thumbhole to snug it back up. When the thumb swells, I remove a piece of tape or two. Extreme case would be to remove the Magic Carpet. Oh, and I sometimes put some Hypafix tape or nuskin on the thumb to help ease it out of the thumbhole.
Post by: Bjaardker on July 01, 2003, 03:01:32 PM
quote:
Maybe all of you are telling him to ENLARGE THE HOLE then use tape before it swells THEN REMOVE THE TAPE .. if that's what's suggested I don't think it's clear .. AND .. I don't like the idea! Especially since it doesn't happen till he bowls A NUMBER OF GAMES ..
I'm a USER of the tape mentioned BUT NOT WHEN MY THUMB WON'T FIT IN THE BALL
Joe, I wasn't reccommending that he open up the hole since the hole would end up being too big in the winter.
The idea is that if you begin using the tape BEFORE it starts to swell, then you wont ever have a problem with it getting too tight.
The Hypa-fix tape is so thin that I have never had a problem fitting into my thumbholes with it on. The reduced friction from using the hypafix on his thumb should prevent it from swelling in the first place.
Post by: peterj99 on July 01, 2003, 03:48:11 PM
Take a potato(skin on)Cut a Thumb size hole in it & stick your swollen digit
in above mentioned hole,wait 15 min. & VOILA your thumb will work just fine.
Old idea but works.Please discard potato after using, as it really stinks up
your bag. Mark Roth proven.
Pete in Aridzona
Post by: MI 2 AZ on July 01, 2003, 08:42:10 PM
I've heard of this many times before but have never gotten around to trying it out for myself. I believe it will work since I have heard it many times in the distant past, so one of these days I will have to bring a potato with me to the lanes. As for the idea of wrapping the thumb in a tissue or such, I remember hearing many years ago to use a silk hankie. Wrap it around the thumb, insert the thumb into the thumbhole a couple of times and the swelling goes down. Also can be done with a dollar bill wrapped around the thumb since most people again do not carry silk hankies with them anymore.