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tah161

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Ball drilling and weight holes
« on: September 12, 2007, 07:18:38 AM »
I just got a new ball and had it drilled (obviously or i wouldnt be posting).

I had to use a different driller to drill my ball because I moved half way across the country.

Now the two balls that were drilled up north have weight holes, but the one I just recently got drilled dosent have a weight hole.

Im trying to figure out what type a drilling my new ball has. Its layed out like

---p---
--o-o--

---cg---      (I think)

---0---


What kind of drilling is this? and how come my other balls have weight holes while this ones dosent?

The reason im asking is because it seems like this ball is not hooking at all. I told the new driller I wanted it to go long, but even if I play straight up the second arrow the ball dosent make it back to the pocket.

Thanks for the help, Tah

Edited on 9/12/2007 8:10 PM

 

shelley

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Re: Ball drilling and weight holes
« Reply #1 on: September 12, 2007, 03:28:39 PM »
What ball is it?  What's your style of bowling (rev rate, speed, preferred line)?  Do you know your PAP or where you track?  Can you post a picture of the ball as it's drilled?  What about your other balls?  How are they drilled?  Where's the pin, CG, or MB?

From your picture, it looks like the pin is over the bridge and the CG is in the center of grip.  For most people, that's a longer pin-to-PAP; that layout will usually promote length and backend reaction.  If you're a real high tracker, where the first oil ring is very close to your finger and thumb holes, though, that could be a 6" pin-to-PAP (it would be for me), which can be pretty weak unless you have a lot of revs.

It'd be best if we could see what your other stuff looks like and how it's drilled differently.

SH

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Re: Ball drilling and weight holes
« Reply #2 on: September 12, 2007, 03:59:15 PM »
Does your other equipment make it back to the pocket? I know when moving to another part of the country can be an adjustment not only for you, but your game as well.

I have moved from the east coast to the west coast back to the east coast and then to the south. Each time I moved, I had to make an adjustment to my game for the area that I was living in.

So have you thrown your other equipment and do you see a difference?
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tah161

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Re: Ball drilling and weight holes
« Reply #3 on: September 12, 2007, 08:23:32 PM »
Come to think of it, my other stuff dosent make it back to the pocket (TimeZone, Xfactor)with the line I like to play, or use to play for that matter.

I like to play around the 10 board (2nd arrow) and I like to stand (based on the "dots" on the floor boards. About 5 to 13 boards to the right of the center. (im a lefty)

Even if I move way to the left, so I am playing straight up the ball's dont make it back to the pocket which is really odd.

The weird thing is I use to play this line with both balls up north and it was fine, but down in the south my ball never makes it back even though when the ball cames back up the ball return I can hardly see any oil, or oil track on the ball.

Anyways, I guess Im just complaining because its not as easy as Im use to.

Oh, and the ball is  a Storm SureFire.


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Re: Ball drilling and weight holes
« Reply #4 on: September 13, 2007, 09:10:41 AM »
the ball might be completely burning up in the heads

tah161

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Re: Ball drilling and weight holes
« Reply #5 on: September 13, 2007, 10:35:27 PM »
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the ball might be completely burning up in the heads


What exactly does that mean?

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Re: Ball drilling and weight holes
« Reply #6 on: September 14, 2007, 12:27:40 PM »
The ball could be losing all or most of it's axis rotation and tilt before it gets through the heads, or the lanes could just be flooded.

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Re: Ball drilling and weight holes
« Reply #7 on: September 14, 2007, 12:37:34 PM »
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the ball might be completely burning up in the heads


What exactly does that mean?


Good ball reaction is basically skid-hook-roll.  It skids in the heads, starts to hook in the midlane, and starts to roll somewhere in the backend.  Flippy balls don't spend much time in "hook", rolly balls spend less time in "skid" and more in "hook".

If there's not enough oil in the heads, the skid part is artificially short, the hook part starts too soon, and the ball doesn't have enough energy left to finish hooking before it gets into the roll part.

SH