lil...."hanging" in the thumbhole can be caused by too many reasons to mention. I'll list a few.
1. wrong span(combined with wrong thumb pitches)
2. away pitch on thumbhole combined with early turn of the hand
3. oval thumbhole combined with early turn of the hand
4. squeezing the ball (wrong span or holding the ball weight with your thumb
instead of fingers)
5. broken wrist at release point
6. really late release point
7. grip powder
8, soft plastic insert
and on and on
1. excessive body fluid (combined with salty intake)
2. heat
3. humidity
4. excessive sweating
5. stress (life and bowling)
and on and on.
Anyhow, good luck
This is a long comment so I will address it separately lol. Ill try to hit everything in my reply
1. My span is correct. I am 99% sure anyway. I was recently remeasured due to some pain issues I was having and my span had lengthened from when I was first measured about 5 years ago, and I have not had any pain since. The hanging up is a reoccurring issue from even before then.
2. Pitches I am not sure on... I have wanted to play with thumb pitches, but never have. I do not believe I turn the ball early either. I do not feel like I turn the ball much at all. I try to just let it roll off my hand. I need to take a video soon,
3. I use a round thumb hole. After I get away from the switch grip, I am going to go with a normal thumb slug and oval thumb. Doing that on the next ball I buy.
4. I am not squeezing the ball. I consciously make a point to not do this. If i accidentally do, i know it and the result is obvious lol
5. No broken wrist
6. dont believe the release is late, except for the ball hanging up causing it to be later. when i can keep the swelling down and get my thumb out when i want it out, the ball rolls out onto the lane nice and early. I like to roll the ball into the lane rather than onto the lane if that makes sense
7. I think you make have hit the nail on the head with this one, but it is the crux of the situation. I never even thought of this. I have sweaty hands. like really sweaty when i bowl. for years i have used one of the grip ball things to dry my hand off before each shot. I may try to go without it tonight and see what happens.
now for the rest of the comments.
I don't drink beer. I don't like beer. I do like sweeter and fruity alcoholic drinks (don't judge me lol) though and i do drink on one of my leagues. haven't noticed a difference on the nights i drink and don't drink. I do not exactly have the best eating habits so sometimes I do eat a lot of salty foods, but it isn't consistent. Hell, i have days where I do not even eat all day before league and my hands are still swollen. I might be able to deal with that if getting rid of the rosin bag stops my thumb from sticking.