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uwecbowler

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Weak ball and RICO
« on: February 28, 2008, 01:35:14 AM »
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I'm looking for a weaker ball to drill up for later tournament shots and I've also been contemplating the RICO drill. Just wondering if it's a good idea to combine the two or simply buy a weak ball and drill it weak. I was thinking something like a Jazz or Tropical Storm or something like that. If the RICO is not going to work on weaker balls, what is the best way to lay it out?

Any suggestions???
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J_Mac

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Re: Weak ball and RICO
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2008, 06:40:46 PM »
From what I have seen with my higher pin "Rico" Tropical Storm, I'd avoid that layout.  I'd stick with a 4.5" to 5" pin to PAP on a TS and keep the balance hole away from the 6 3/4" area on the Pin/CG line.

I'm redrilling my TS with by just keeping the thumb in the same spot and rotating the pin closer to my PAP.  Hopefully this gets it flaring more normally, because right now it doesn't have a well defined set of bowties.
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Russell

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Re: Weak ball and RICO
« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2008, 08:30:25 PM »
I personally think it defeats the purpose of the drilling.  It's intention is to create the lowest RG and earliest revving dynamic possible for the core.  If you're wanting something for later games at a tournament, you're probably talking about playing either deep inside lines, or through a lot of traffic.  Both of which will cause a Rico ball to puke and hit like a wet marshmallow.

That's just my .02.....I think the Rico is great but it is perfect for wet fronts/dry backends and evening them out.  Generally late in tournaments you get squirty fronts/hooking midlane/squirty backends.
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