i have a ball drilled rico and this is my take.

i think it depends on what your looking for. If your looking to make the ball roll earlier and arc then balls like the buzz or world class reactive would do great. another words id rather take a ball that already arcs a bit or is a solid rather then a flippy ball.

but i think even a sure strike could potentially still snap a bit at the backend. im not 100% sure though... its only what ive heard.


anyone have experience putting the rico on a ball that snaps a lot like the big-r-bang?


this is what it looks like for me:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpA4RfPo2As

well then that answers my question.

i loved the reaction i got from my lane #1 carbide + drilled rico

only thing on that ball was it didnt always want to come back but that could have meant that it had finished flaring due to the particle load in that ball. just too much friction for lighter oil. kind of like a hook / set motion.


I also think the rico drilling does wonders for someone blessed with revs... at least thats what it did for me... (medium revs around 300)

might even help if you have say a ball like the sure strike but you already have a skid flip ball for lighter shots but want a ball to arc and finish hard... that would be a great time to consider rico to smooth out that sure strike and fill in the gap to cover some medium volumes.


for me the pin to pap distance created still keeps the ball very strong (medium-high tracker, about 3/4" away from thumb and fingers) but for others it might not work so well... so i think choosing a ball with the proper rg diff would be a strong determining factor for them.


this is all on what little experience i have with the drilling as ive only had it on one ball. id put it on something JUST to have a very different ball reaction when everything seems to be over/under.


keep in mind I also throw it much faster then you do (at the back deck from 16 when its oily all the way to 18.5 when its bone dry) so id bet that even a rico drill would let you play the big wheel

Edited on 3/5/2008 6:00 AM

Edited on 3/5/2008 6:00 AM

no u answered my question... just felt like discussing it some thats all. wanted to make sure i understood what would happen if it was put on a skid/flip type of ball.

thats all.