Hi all,

In the past year or two, I've been getting more and more disgusted with my fit.  My thumb has become more callused on both sides and my thumb hole has become more oval in nature.  One thing that has really caused me issues lately is that my thumb changes size so much during the course of 3 games.  When I start out, I can barely fit my thumb in the thumb hole.  After 3 games, I am dropping the ball badly because the thumb hole feels so large.   What do people out there do to cope with this type of change.  I guess tape is the obvious answer, but I dislike the constant in out changes.  Then it's always a guessing game whether I will hang if I put too much in.  I tried Ron Clifton's fuzzy tape, and have had some success, but as my thumb has oval-ed over time, it feels like it rubs my thumb in certain spots.  I have tried cutting that tape down a bit, but even that has given me mixed results.

Any suggestions?  I've been bowling for about 15 years now, and have really only had this shrinking thumb problem over the last few years.