Ebonite's "Thumb Straight" was nice little invention. To me it was a lot better than the tiered tape. Too bad it didn't catch on.

keep trying like Steven said, and once you get there, life is good. lol

and once you've tried different types/brands of tape, you will also figure what  brand of white tape, for example, you prefer. I prefer Masters over storm.

I have HADA thumb tape but use them on my fingers not my thumb.  i'm cheap and these tapes work for me. I can get my fingers real snug without hanging up when my fingers swell.

I started using Magic Carpet about 4 years ago and haven't stopped. Never really experienced any irritation from it the way others have. Earlier this year I started using it in conjunction with Brunswick Thumb Saver and my release has never been so clean.

Was wondering what some of our posters thought of the Brunswick Thumb Saver. I bought 1 at the pro shop I bowl league at, but when I went to the pro shop near my work (which I'd never been in before) and asked about it, the man behind the counter said in a rather disgusted manner, they don't carry that because "it's the worst product ever invented". I thanked him and left.

Has anyone else tried this and why is it the worst product ever invented?

Quote from: Steven on December 30, 2015, 03:43:01 PM

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once you find your sweet spot, you don't need gimmicks to maintain a good consistent feel in the thumb.

But the process is different for everyone. Never give up until you discover what works for best for you.

Truer words were never said.

Perfectly stated. Everyone is different, so find what is comfortable to you. Most people put protecting tape (you choose the brand) on the back side of their thumb. I place it on the pad side of my thumb do to the fact of working with ball dust and water was giving me different releases each time I bowled depending on what I worked on that evening. If I mainly drilled, I had a fast release do to the ball dust, if I was cutting plug and resurfacing, I had a slow release from working in the water plus all the dust and water has caused my thumb to get dry and crack. I started using protect tape about 5 years ago and had consistent release. As for taping the thumb, I use 1-2 pieces of white on the backside of thumb hole. When I start the evening, I usually have 3 and by end of night I usually have 2. In summer months, I start with 2 and usually have 1 by end of evening. As stated in an earlier response, most people fluctuate throughout the day. Taping allows one to have consistent grip pressure without having to squeeze when thumb is small or over-relax when thumb is large.