I gave my friend a new Hammer Fierce Phobia that I won in a raffle last year.  I had it drilled pin up centered over the bridge, and threw maybe 5 frames with it.  My friends hand is larger than mine and his ball driller kept the same thumb location but moved the fingers up on each side of the pin, actually taking a very small section of the pin out for each finger.  I've never seen that before and was wondering what kind of reaction to expect and whether the driller was just lazy.  It seemed to roll ok and wasn't clipping any holes.

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I gave my friend a new Hammer Fierce Phobia that I won in a raffle last year.  I had it drilled pin up centered over the bridge, and threw maybe 5 frames with it.  My friends hand is larger than mine and his ball driller kept the same thumb location but moved the fingers up on each side of the pin, actually taking a very small section of the pin out for each finger.  I've never seen that before and was wondering what kind of reaction to expect and whether the driller was just lazy.  It seemed to roll ok and wasn't clipping any holes.

Thanks

Had a Dynothane Wayne Webb RX with the pin there, loved it. Those pin placements used to be more common place when covers didn't crack as often; but now with the complexity of the cover materials, most companies ask to either drill pin out completely, or keep about an inch from any hole. A used ball with plug will not have a warranty anyway.