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astraighthook01

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Pro CG, benefit or risk
« on: March 23, 2008, 02:18:14 PM »
I have heard mixed things about Pro CG balls, most sites say the exact same thing, once reserved for only the PBA now made avaible to the public. One thing i know is you can do more advanced drills without the use of a weight hole, which in a non PR CG ball you would need one. But then a couple bowlers said that they are blems, which i have not seen on any research website i have looked at. So basically is there anything i should know about a Pro CG ball before i drill mine up???
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astraighthook01

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Re: Pro CG, benefit or risk
« Reply #16 on: March 24, 2008, 09:22:06 PM »
How much could it possible be off, anything less than 5 is still drillable, but beyond that it might get a little trickier
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hammermike2000

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Re: Pro CG, benefit or risk
« Reply #17 on: March 24, 2008, 09:32:11 PM »
As far off as you could possibly think of.
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astraighthook01

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Re: Pro CG, benefit or risk
« Reply #18 on: March 24, 2008, 09:36:20 PM »
I have the simplest solution known to man...When it comes and if the cg is to unbearable, i can just return it, get a refund and use the money to buy a regular one. But if it allows me to drill it the way i want to pin next to ring finger, or pin under fingers on bridge. Then i shouldnt have any problems
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shelley

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Re: Pro CG, benefit or risk
« Reply #19 on: March 24, 2008, 09:43:01 PM »
"Pro-CG and pro-pin, once reserved for professionals now available to the public" sure does sound a whole long nicer than "our manufacturing process is not tight enough to eliminate mistakes, and instead of throwing these in the ball chipper, we're selling them to you", doesn't it?

"Once reserved for the pros" is spin on the fact that pros can generally get away with more oddball drillings and they know what the limitations or benefits of a certain layout will mean for their game.  They'll find that one lane condition that a ball works great on and won't worry that it's too condition-specific to be used more often.  Most league bowlers would be upset to drill a ball that worked on one shot and that's it.

If you're not getting a deal, don't bother.  Most assuredly don't pay full price.  Know that you might be limited in your options.

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shelley

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Re: Pro CG, benefit or risk
« Reply #20 on: March 24, 2008, 09:50:01 PM »
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If you get a 6" pin that's not the worst thing but i've heard of some pro pins with an 10" to 11" pin. How in the world can you drill it.


The 10 or 11" pin is easier than the 6" pin.  Flip the ball over, mark the spot 13.5" from the pin (180* from the pin; the south pole if the pin is the north pole), use that spot like you would use the pin.  Instead of a 10" pin, you have a 3.5" anti-pin.  Who can't drill a ball with a 3.5" pin?

You're inverting the core, which is what some companies do with their ball releases anyway.  There are a few Rotos like that, the Silver Streak/RS line.  There's the Fired Up/Spit Fire.  Same ball, inverted core.

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Re: Pro CG, benefit or risk
« Reply #21 on: March 24, 2008, 09:53:01 PM »
Does and inverted core do anything to the performance of the ball
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Re: Pro CG, benefit or risk
« Reply #22 on: March 24, 2008, 10:01:59 PM »
Heck, it could improve the performance.  My only 800 was with a 8" pin clash that I drilled using the anti-pin.
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Re: Pro CG, benefit or risk
« Reply #23 on: March 24, 2008, 10:11:51 PM »
Usually the most you will notice when inverting the core in drilling only is a decrease in overall differential.  Often times when we invert cores and change the design we can still manipulate the shape enough to get the rg & differential where we want it.

By simply inverting the core in the layout just the rg and differential changes.


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