It's been roughly a full year since I've started bowling "seriously" (no leagues, but a lot of bowling with friends..buying my own ball..researching the sport..etc). I'm headed off to college (Carneig Mellon University) this Saturday and eventually plan on joining the Intramural team.

So here's the problem...I still knuckle the ball. I've tried tape, I've tried the Magic Carpet, nothing seemed to work. I would still knuckle the ball, my release would be atrocious because my thumb wouldn't come out, and I'd cause myself injury in the process.

Here's where a decision comes into play. I'm going bowling this Thursday with my friends, and I'm debating going to the pro-shop tonight and getting a new, smaller, thumb slug put in that would FORCE me to get used to a tight thumb hole. The other option is waiting until college, where I'd likely meet more knowledgable bowlers, possibly even a coach, and working out the problem with them. However, this option means that until that time comes, I'm still knuckling the ball, continuing a bad habit. What do you guys think?

I will likely find a coach at college, whether I'm on the team or not. However, I'm still unsure whether or not to try and solve my knuckling problem now, as opposed to later.

That's interesting, because I was actually thinking of increasing my reverse pitch to see if my thumb would be able to get out easier when I tighten up my thumb hole. However, now that I think about it, reverse pitch could be pulling thumb out. Hmm...