'Bones, his span was correct, I'm sure of that.  HOWEVER, he changed his pitch a bit (from 3/8 reverse to 1/8 forward) and that, in turn, may have changed his span.  We did discuss that last night.  Thanks for your reply.
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Rag,
The changing of pitch is probably where he is getting his problem. Does he use finger grips? When you change pitch in the thumb......lets use his as an example: 3/8 reverse to 1/8 forward....when you go forward in the thumb you must also go reverse in the fingers or you will end up locking yourself into the ball. I believe (don't hold me to this) that the "rule" says for every 1/8 you go forward with the thumb you should go 1/16 reverse in the fingers.

Another factor in his thumb hurting (which results from the pitch change again, if no span adjustment) could be that he is is getting more suction upon exiting the ball which could have caused that strain or pull in the tendon<<<I see this as likely because if he is putting more pressure on this thumb when trying to hit up on the ball that would cause it to hang up more.

I suggest he take a bit of time off to let that heal, then when he makes the come back have him try an old ball he may have lying around with the old pitch and see if the thumb is ok with that pitch again. Maybe less of a move forward would be better. 3/8 reverse to 1/8 forward is a huge jump to take all at once.

-EX-
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