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Zach M

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What can too much bevel do?
« on: June 13, 2008, 10:41:59 AM »
Just had someone drill up a couple of balls for me.  There seems to be a lot of bevel on both of them.  To be honest, it actually feels quite comfortable, but I just can't seem to come out of it cleanly.  Can too much bevel make the thumb come out later than it should?  Thanks for all responces,

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Re: What can too much bevel do?
« Reply #1 on: June 13, 2008, 06:44:15 PM »
In my experience bevel is only for comfort. It really will not affect your timing. What is more likely is that your thumb hole is slightly tighter you just don't notice it because of the added bevel changing the feel. Just my 2 cents.
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Re: What can too much bevel do?
« Reply #2 on: June 13, 2008, 06:48:57 PM »
If you bevel it too much, it can promote knuckling because the thumb will lay on the ball in addition to in it, which forces the first thumb joint to bend, which changes the shape of your thumb relative to the hole, which can cause hangup.

If you're going to use a lot of bevel, you should probably adjust the method and extent to which you shape the thumb hole with tools after the hole has been drilled.

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Re: What can too much bevel do?
« Reply #3 on: June 14, 2008, 05:01:04 AM »
From my own experience, too much bevel makes you squeeze the ball too hard to keep it from falling off, leading to not getting a clean release. If you use less bevel you may have to shorten the span a little like I did. I hardly use any bevel at all.
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Re: What can too much bevel do?
« Reply #4 on: June 14, 2008, 07:36:51 AM »
I went from a driller who put a lot of bevel on everyones ball unless he knew they did not want it. I would end up squeezing the ball really bad having the inconsistent release. That was all I knew so I thought it was ok. I then switched drillers who did not believe in a lot of bevel. With each ball we worked on getting the bevel out. Right now I think he just hits the holes with the sander and that is all. They are pretty sharp to prevent me from squeezing. I feel like I have a pretty clean release.
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Re: What can too much bevel do?
« Reply #5 on: June 14, 2008, 10:43:17 AM »
There are two sides to the lot of bevel theory.....A lot of bevel may indeed cause a person to squeeze the ball a bit and then on the other side of the coin, for a person that squeezes the ball anyhow, it helps that person get out of the ball better.
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Re: What can too much bevel do?
« Reply #6 on: June 14, 2008, 02:59:55 PM »
Too much bevel can THEORETICALLY shorten the span and make you use too much pressure to hold onto the ball. It's another of bowling's balancing acts.

Beveling opens up the top of the hole it seems appropriate when the "webbing" of your thumb (that connects it to the pointing or "index" finger) goes high up your thumb and you need slightly more room than the actual circumference of your thumb.
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