I'm just about to head over to the pro shop to pick up my Sling Blade. I have been wanting to try a drilling that I have never had before, and I think (hope) that this ball will fill the arsenal spot I have vacant with this drilling. I've never had a pin placement closer than 2.5 inches from my PAP before. I discussed with my driller the idea of trying a pin-axis drilling. I realize that this will essentially kill most of the flare. I'm looking for a ball to handle drying out heads and mids with hopefully enough punch left for the back. We decided to go with a ball with a 3 inch pin and place the pin one inch from my axis in the direction of the fingers. This will place the CG just over an inch from my grip center. Since the ball has a starting top of 3.25 ounces, undoubtedly a small hole will be required, which we'll put right on the axis--as small as possible to be legal, allowing for the possibility of enlarging it if that seems desirable. I'm hoping to be able to play a little more outside than is usually necessary on the condition I'm thinking of; hopefully achieving that by killing the flare. If all goes as planned, the ball will have a smooth roll with just a little tip at the end. That's the plan, anyway. Since I've never tried this type of drilling before, trying it first in an inexpensive ball seems like a good idea, especially since this particular ball seems conducive to that type of drilling. If the experiment fails, well, nothing ventured nothing gained. I can always have it redrilled, or just buy another one. The Sling Blade ought to be on the market for at least another month or so; even at today's pace.
I probably won't be able to try it out till the middle of next week, since my available bowling time for this week was yesterday--couldn't get that Sling Blade quite in time for that. I'll post results as soon as I have any.
Shiv
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Listening to the monotonous staccato of rain on my desk top
