I'm trying something new.  I'm going to drill out a ball in a day or two and rather than drill the fingers to the usual depth I'm going to drill them just the tiniest bit deeper than my finger goes into the ball - or less.  I want the finger to "bottom out" when I put my hand in the ball.  Reason being I have a problem sometimes with jamming my finger a bit too much into the ball, causing me to hit up on it at release.  

Has anyone tried this?  Thoughts?

I am aware that this may bring thumb weight into play, but on this particular ball that's OK, as I want an earlier rolling piece with this ball (an old Roto Assault).
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Bob,

I do a similar thing with my finger inserts: I use shims to make the holes tight enough that I just barely get my fingers in to the first joint. It prevents a number of problems, one like yours and the other is my middle finger cracks below the 2st knuckle and bleeds all over the ball if I'm not careful. Blood makes it harder to hold onto the ball ...: D
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