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General Category => Drilling & Layouts => Topic started by: xrayjay on March 02, 2015, 11:34:30 AM

Title: what layout would you do for...
Post by: xrayjay on March 02, 2015, 11:34:30 AM
A stroker with a reactive resin ball with a pancake core.

I'll be bowling more tourney this year and many of the summer tourney's have very dry conditions. I've used breezes, slingshots, urethane, to older scouts pre ebo with the hockey puck core - oh and my spare balls. But, I never used a reactive balls with a traditional pancake core.

I can talk to my driller and ask him his advice, but I'm just curious what you would do for me. I'm a stroker with 16.5 mph average down lane and around 285-300 revs. I've seen someone do a plastic ball layout(???) on a reactive/pancake ball. And the other was a lable drill.



Title: Re: what layout would you do for...
Post by: itsallaboutme on March 02, 2015, 12:01:39 PM
I would teach you to reduce your rev rate and use a stronger ball than a pancake core. 
Title: Re: what layout would you do for...
Post by: Ken De Beasto on March 02, 2015, 12:24:56 PM
+1 that's what its all about. Author joke hehe.
I would teach you to reduce your rev rate and use a stronger ball than a pancake core.
Title: Re: what layout would you do for...
Post by: xrayjay on March 02, 2015, 12:30:16 PM
I would teach you to reduce your rev rate and use a stronger ball than a pancake core. 

It's too far to drive to virg. and I hate flying during winter time.

I'll have to learn how to roll a knuckle ball on my own....saves me $60-$70 on a NIB.

Maybe when you come for vacation, if ever....you can show me... you still driving the gun metal?
Title: Re: what layout would you do for...
Post by: tuckinfenpin on March 02, 2015, 12:33:39 PM
xrayjay - your stats are not far from mine.

For the burn I had been using a roto scream. It does what is should, but lately I have found a different solution:

Last summer (seems like eons ago) I noticed that a strong ball at 3000 would come back for me when I moved inside. I had trouble with balls burning out when I moved inside many other times. I have done amazingly well with this.

If you have a strong piece laying around, I suggest throwing 3000 or a light polish and try moving inside when the lanes get dry, just to see what happens.

My fear is a plastic ball with low revs will have a lot of deflection.
Title: Re: what layout would you do for...
Post by: xrayjay on March 02, 2015, 12:46:07 PM
If stronger cover is the solution, what do you suggest? A benchmark ball type? A solid cover, or pearl, or even a pearl particle?

I guess I can take one of the 6 balls I own and throw it on the spinner and test covers while I still have time....and work on reducing revs.
Title: Re: what layout would you do for...
Post by: Pat Patterson on March 02, 2015, 01:09:47 PM
PBA Plastic Ball Layout should suffice.

http://wiki.bowlingchat.net/wiki/index.php?title=PBA_Plastic_Ball_Layout
Title: Re: what layout would you do for...
Post by: itsallaboutme on March 02, 2015, 01:17:57 PM
Sactown is not exactly my idea of a vacation destination.  My wife has been back a couple of times to visit her tennis friends, but if I'm getting on a plane for 5 hours it is going to land in Vegas.

The Merc is in the garage.  It hasn't been out in about a month.  At 15 degrees and summer tires the traction control kicks in just looking at the skinny pedal.  Then it snowed 3 times in a week and a half. 
Title: Re: what layout would you do for...
Post by: JohnP on March 02, 2015, 03:49:10 PM
If you want a weak reaction just do a label layout with the cg located to give about 3/4 oz of side weight.  Then you can use a low balance hole, if needed, to strengthen it.  For maximum strength use the PBA Plastic Ball Layout already mentioned.  --  JohnP