Today, i finally got to go the the stinkin pro shop, and so i dropped off my stuff.  I have two drilled up, 4 are being plugged and redrilled.  Well i had the proshop guy check my pitches and the likes, and i was watching him as he wrote stuff and i need pitch in every way possible, plus a slightly offset thumb.  BUT, the reason for this is, i found out i've grown a freakin LOT since i last had something drilled (probably september, or whenever leagues started).  My old span (which was on my power groove), was about 4 1/2.  Well i came in, expecting just to have to switch the thumb slug for a new one, but he tells me that i'll have to have it plugged.  Why?  Apparently, i've grown enough to change my span to 4 3/4 and 4 13/16.  Wow.  That's a pretty big difference.  But I did throw a couple shots, and though the thumb was slightly big (on purpose, i put tape in), it felt really nice.  My finger holes (gripless) aren't beveled much, and i kind of like it, so i can't really hit up on it.  Goes with the "less is more" theory i suppose.  But now, with my proper grip, i know when i'm doing something wrong, because my hand will sure let me know.

I'll give you further reports tommorrow, after i throw some games in league.  But the moral of the story is......Forget layouts, forget coverstocks, THE most important thing, bar none, is a proper fit.  As if you didn't all know that, but I'm living proof.
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- Andy