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triggerman

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current usbc rules on finger/side/top/bottom weight
« on: November 22, 2009, 11:13:36 PM »
I know finger and thumb are 1 oz max but what is the top to bottom weight max? 1 oz? 2? 3?  
I have a full rollers ball in the shop, where they inverted the pin and the ball is legal side to side and fingers to thumb, but has 3 full oz of bottom weight.
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Re: current usbc rules on finger/side/top/bottom weight
« Reply #1 on: November 23, 2009, 07:28:41 AM »
you are allowed up to 3 oz top or bottom weight
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Re: current usbc rules on finger/side/top/bottom weight
« Reply #2 on: November 23, 2009, 07:28:58 AM »
top/bottom = 3 oz

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Re: current usbc rules on finger/side/top/bottom weight
« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2009, 08:31:37 AM »
All the static weight specs are on P I3 of the equipment spec manual, link below.  Previous posters are correct, top/bottom weight max is 3.0 oz for balls between 10 and 16 lbs, but the specs do change for 8 - 10 lb and 6 - 8 lb balls, which probably doesn't affect the ball in question.  --  JohnP

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Re: current usbc rules on finger/side/top/bottom weight
« Reply #4 on: November 23, 2009, 11:00:55 AM »
thanks guys
I looked for that spec manual today and since the new bowl.com site is a peach to navigate i got frustrated very quickly
I thought it was 3 oz but other guy at shop said it was less
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Re: current usbc rules on finger/side/top/bottom weight
« Reply #5 on: November 23, 2009, 01:14:41 PM »
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I know finger and thumb are 1 oz max but what is the top to bottom weight max? 1 oz? 2? 3?  
I have a full rollers ball in the shop, where they inverted the pin and the ball is legal side to side and fingers to thumb, but has 3 full oz of bottom weight.
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Re: current usbc rules on finger/side/top/bottom weight
« Reply #6 on: November 24, 2009, 12:17:28 PM »
I heard on the grapevine they are trying to get all the static rules dropped fairly soon anyway. This was a while ago though and I can even remember the source. Anyone have better info or am I nuts!
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Re: current usbc rules on finger/side/top/bottom weight
« Reply #7 on: December 19, 2009, 11:08:49 AM »
I have also heard in the last year the USBC was working toward dropping static maximums too......
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Re: current usbc rules on finger/side/top/bottom weight
« Reply #8 on: December 19, 2009, 03:44:11 PM »
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That is by far one of the dumbest things I've ever heard. Do you really think pro shop operators have all of USBC's rules memorized and can recall each of them on command?


I don't expect them to have the rulebook memorized.  I do expect them to remember the four or five specifications they're directly responsible for keeping.  Top/bottom weight, finger/thumb weight, side weight, and maximum hole sizes, all for 10-16# balls are about all a professional driller needs to concern himself with.  For lighter balls, you're probably looking at a plastic ball being drilled for a kid, so put the CG in the grip center and call it a day.  

How hard is that to remember?  By the time you've done the first week's worth of drilling, only the most drool-slicked mouth breather would have trouble remembering those specs.

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Re: current usbc rules on finger/side/top/bottom weight
« Reply #9 on: December 19, 2009, 05:58:26 PM »
Also, USBC occasionally changes a rule with no fanfare or notification.  Until the latest version of the spec manual the maximum allowed imbalance in any direction for a ball drilled without a thumb hole was 1 oz.  It was changed to 1 oz side and finger/thumb, but 3 oz top/bottom in the latest version.  The ONLY reason I know this is that a poster referred to the 3 oz limit a few months ago and I corrected him only to find out the spec had been changed.  --  JohnP
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