Expert: Chip Aki - 5/6/2006

Question
Hi... I have bought a Smokin' Inferno(STORM) and I so hard to release my ball, i think is my thumb hole's problem... Before, when I started to traning bowling, I always no have hole my ball with straight thumb, then play long time ago my thumb started to pain... Untill now, my side-thumb is grow big arealdy, and the Pro-Shop uncle drill my thumb hole quite small. When I release my ball time, my thumb will pain... Can you tell me what can I do? Thanks.

Answer
It sounds like you may need to work out the sides of the thumb hole, especially the side that is rubbing the worse.  You may also need to look at the pitch currently in the thumb hole.  You may need to adjust the pitch in the direction of the rub as well.

Good luck,
Chip