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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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Re: Pro CG, benefit or risk
« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2008, 10:22:41 PM »
If you're left handed....they can really suck since you have no idea what you're getting.  I had one and it allowed only a couple drillings, and the reaction sucked....so beware.
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Re: Pro CG, benefit or risk
« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2008, 10:25:07 PM »
I am right handed so i think i am safe there, what was the reaction like???
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Re: Pro CG, benefit or risk
« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2008, 10:26:37 PM »
Pro CG balls are money for me. The farther out or in the cg really helps you get some movement in your ball. Say you have a ball with the cg 2 inches left, you can easily place the cg in the palm and kick the mb out to a stronger position. I do the same with cg's to the right.. put the CG kicked out and put the MB near the thumb, and its money all day. They are a good buy to me.
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Re: Pro CG, benefit or risk
« Reply #4 on: March 23, 2008, 10:27:33 PM »
They can minimize your drilling options.
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Re: Pro CG, benefit or risk
« Reply #5 on: March 23, 2008, 10:32:28 PM »
I have a pro cg storm passion, the cg is like 2 inches to the left of the line from the pin to the rad and it roles so smooth but hooks in the middle and backend. It is really strong on oil with some surface.
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astraighthook01

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Re: Pro CG, benefit or risk
« Reply #6 on: March 23, 2008, 10:52:05 PM »
Because i have a Pro CG Cell in 14, i want to drill it so it is smooth and so it out hooks my Bite which is smooth, but still has the Black Widow back end. So how would i drill it up to do that.
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Re: Pro CG, benefit or risk
« Reply #7 on: March 23, 2008, 10:54:55 PM »
I had a pro cg storm paradigm domination...it reacted like plastic and hit like a marshmellow.
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Re: Pro CG, benefit or risk
« Reply #8 on: March 24, 2008, 07:55:56 AM »
Your lucky to get one with the CG only out of line by 2 inches. My Dad ordered a Pro CG Cell and the CG was off by 4inches to the left. It really limited the drilling options.

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Re: Pro CG, benefit or risk
« Reply #9 on: March 24, 2008, 08:43:51 AM »
Pro CG, Pro pins.......all a bunch of hype. Two or three years ago, these balls were sold as seconds or blems for a discount. What it is is a pin or cg that is kicked out of a "normal" position, i.e. a ball with a 6-7 inch pin, a CG kicked out 2-4 or more inches, etc. Then one day some pro decided to try one of these found a drilling that worked on it and scored well. And now all of a sudden these blems are now "Pro" balls, and guess what instead of a blem being sold for a discount, they are sold for full price, some even $10-$20 more then full price. Yes you can do some exotic drillings on these that you may not be able to on a ball with a normal pin or cg. But basically its a scam to sell balls that used to be discounted at full price. And the kikcer is, some of these balls have the pins or cg's so out of place it actually limits the number of drillings you can put on it and almost makes them worthless.
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Re: Pro CG, benefit or risk
« Reply #10 on: March 24, 2008, 06:26:21 PM »
I have no idea what you are talking about. I have seen just about every bowling sale site and I have never seen them sold for more. Storm or Roto Grip actually charges less to the site for them so if you are finding them sold for more that is the site. Also, if you are ordering a pro CG you should have a drilling in mind and then you can request a CG placement. That way you don't get one of those crazy CG's.
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Re: Pro CG, benefit or risk
« Reply #11 on: March 24, 2008, 07:41:32 PM »
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I have no idea what you are talking about. I have seen just about every bowling sale site and I have never seen them sold for more. Storm or Roto Grip actually charges less to the site for them so if you are finding them sold for more that is the site. Also, if you are ordering a pro CG you should have a drilling in mind and then you can request a CG placement. That way you don't get one of those crazy CG's.


They are usually sold $10 to $15 less than what a 1st quality ball would sell for. 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. When you order these balls you just don't know what you're going to get. It's a crapshoot. IMO, it's not worth the $10 to $15 savings.
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Re: Pro CG, benefit or risk
« Reply #12 on: March 24, 2008, 08:57:39 PM »
Just got a Cell with cg in palm and pin about 12:30 position from ring and mb kicked out almost 40 degrees. Very strong drilling.

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astraighthook01

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Re: Pro CG, benefit or risk
« Reply #13 on: March 24, 2008, 09:07:26 PM »
Mine isnt a pro pin, its a pro cg they really cant mess up a pro cg too bad. It hardly matters to begin with. Max it might be 2" ofset from the normal CG placement. I dont think it will affect it that much
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Re: Pro CG, benefit or risk
« Reply #14 on: March 24, 2008, 09:15:06 PM »
Actually it could be off by much more than 2"...most of the time 2" out of line isnt even considered pro cg.
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