Humidity as well will cause swelling. Perhaps as the summer comes closer the temperature owling in your center is going up. I was bowling 100 games aweek for several months, now I am only bowling 8-10 a week. I have 2-3 extra peices of tape in the thumb hole of all my balls. So yes, the more you bowl the larger your thumb will get.
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