Author Topic: 0-1 in pin (Read 968 times)

strikeordie · « **on:** January 04, 2006, 08:06:15 PM »

I noticed on ebay that there are alot of track 2nds for sale. Mostly due to the fact that the pin is 0-1 inch. Does a pin that short play a major part in the ball path of an asymmetrical ball? I know that the mass bias position determines the skid/flip or arc of a ball but does the short pin come into play? I was thinking of getting an exception/exception 5.0 and drilling it to get down the lane and flip hard on the backend. Would I be able to do this with short pin?

clintdaley · « **Reply #1 on:** January 05, 2006, 06:43:56 AM »

Anytime you see a second, it could be a number of reasons, including top weight, color problem, bad specs in general, mismarked items (such as a mismarked mass bias spot, which is VERY bad on an asymmetrical ball as the mass bias plays a huge part in drilling it). You can get them cheaper, but you have to be careful as sometimes you don't know what you are getting.

As for a 0-1 pin, they really aren't that bad, provided the way you are drilling them you can get the ball legal....on an asymmetrical ball, cg does not really matter, so in that case the only thing you really need to worry about is if everything is marked correctly and getting the ball legal.

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chitown · « **Reply #2 on:** January 05, 2006, 06:49:34 AM »

Clint explained that very well. 0-1" PINS are not always Blems or seconds. From what I have learned a ball is a second or blem if it has an x in the serial number. I have had 1" pin balls that were not blems and they seemed to work fine. I always just drilled those balls with the pin below the finger level.

Yes you can drill a 1" pin and have it flip. It all depends on the balls characteristics. Pin below the finger levels generally give a more smooth arc motion but I have found that all depends on the type of ball it is. I had an arsenal angular with a short pin and it flipped real hard and it was drilled with the pin below the ring.

Edited on 1/5/2006 7:40 AM

C-G ProShop-Carl · « **Reply #3 on:** January 05, 2006, 11:49:29 AM »

strikeordie,

With asymmetrical equipment CG positioning does not matter. The place where you may have trouble is if you were looking for a pin position above the fingers....you may have to drill the finger holes deeper. If one of the balls you are looking at has lower topweight...say around 1.5-2oz it would be much easier to drill the weight out of the fingers.

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strikeordie · « **Reply #4 on:** January 05, 2006, 12:25:06 PM »

thanks for the info

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