What color hadda patch do you use?..I just bought some on the internet and didn't know which one to get.. I got the #1 slickest .. I think the blue.. didn't know if slickest was good or bad but I read that the blue(or whatever one I got) was the thinnest so I figured that would be the best.

I get some rubbing on the side of my thumb but I don't think it is a thumb pitch issue.. just the weight of the ball on my thumb when I release it. If someone thinks different please let me know. I would love the perfect fit but I don't have the time, money and patience to try 6 or 7 different thumb pitches looking for the perfect one. I don't have any release problems that I can tell.

I use the red but I think it's discontinued now.

Thanks Lefty. That kinda gives me something to compare to for where I should be.



Really? I've never had any problems not replacing my tape after a hot water bath. I don't experience any moisture because I get the water out, repeatedly put my thumb in and out until it starts to feel less moist, and the holes dry over night. I only worry about the carpet not because of the adhesive(because I'm sure it will stay) but because of the carpet material getting ruined. If I remove the carpet at any point, the adhesive doesn't work anymore and I'd need a new piece. I found that out when I put my first piece of carpet in wrong and had to remove it to fix it, then it didn't stick anymore.

Although I am anything but an expert on this matter, I had the exact same issue with my thumb. The base stayed sore, the outside of the first knuckle stayed torn up (I used "liquid skin" on my thumb several times during each session just to keep it from bleeding) From some advice that I got on this site, i shortened the span just a bit and added some pitch. I had the thumb hole a bit oversized and use tape to adjust. I made these changes in increments - the Pro Shop guy would watch me a couple a frames, look at my thumb, ask me how it felt, etc. and then make a small change. All I can say is that in less than one week, with three sessions since the changes, my thumb is not swollen and it is healing. I also feel better at release as now it seems that the ball is not glued to my thumb.