I am still contemplating getting one of these balls and drilling it like my Pioneer and Tsunami...anybody tried this?

http://www.dougsproshop.net/images/MyArsenal/Pioneer.JPG
http://www.dougsproshop.net/images/MyArsenal/tsunami2.jpg

Any opinions?
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IMHO........which is really a wildly speculated guess lol

but wasnt the Pioneer Poured by columbia? if so if you drilled it the same way theoretically you would have a similar ball since the cores have similar shapes.  So if you liked that ball and its motion, id drill the link the same way.
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Just looking for something smooth that won't snap left the minute it sniffs a dry board...oh yeah..and I don't want to spend a fortune :-)
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I have drilled 4 of these in the past month or so. What I have seen with the rec. drilling on them for the light oil, I think it was like 4.5 ptp and 4.5 above midline,very smooth roll off the friction but with a pretty good carry percentage. A couple I also drilled with a 2 in ptp and 6 1/2 or 6 3/4 mb to pap were even smoother yet since the core is layed down to start. So I would say if you down want any angularity down lane I would go with a short pin. If you want some movement but it will not be strong just go with the rec drilling for light oil.

ElDiablo...our lanes toast up pretty fast right of 10 to the point that anything with any core or cover with dart left as soon as it sniffs the dry adn ring 10's all day. Hold the ball in tight and you still wrap 10 pins all day long.

What I was hoping for was to locate a bal lthat I can use to get easy length but not have a snap-jerk left reaction at the end of the pattern. I was hoping I could play the edge of the oil and have a milder reaction into the pins but still enough angle to carry the 10.

The Tsunami is close but it's a bit too strong on the backend. I have to be perfect with it or things get ugly.

The Pioneer is close as well but revs up too quick adn doesn't hit like I want it to.

What I'd really LOVE to locate is an original Navy Resin Hammer....that's the ball reaction I am looking for...smmoth and even but still hits at the pins.
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Doug Sterner
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You could always go with a 315* layout. I have had 2 balls drilled like this. A cherry messenger and dynothane particle pearl. Both were great dry lane balls that floated through the front and had a forward roll off of the dry on the back. The best thing is you can try it out on a old piece to see for yourself. I use these in travel league and late shift tourny's.

Well guys thanks for the info...I am going to try one more thing before I pop out another new ball. I am going to get out a golden oldie I have sitting under the shelf and try that.....a CHampions Reactive Ultimate Weapon.

Maybe the age of the ball combined with the very simple core and weaker coverstock will help out here...besides I have been dying to put holes in it for going on 3 years now!!!!

Drev...I may have to use my XXXL that's sitting there...that would require me to  plug the thumb and redo it again though...have shortened my span since I drilled it a few years ago.

Leverage weight plastic ball...is it me or does there seem to be something wrong with that? I mean seriously...my buddy axis weighted a Blue Dot back in the day but I mean damn...I jusut thing somethign is wrong with the state of bowling when we have to go THAT weak with a coverstock but amp up the drilling.

A 900 Global ball isn't a necessity i just thought that maybe the Link would be closer to the Pioneer than any of the other balls in it's class...powergrooves, tornadoes, tropicals, etc.

I tried a 315 layout on a Valor P awhile back and all I did was rumble the thumbhole...so i never tried it again.

As I said will try out the Ultimate Weapon and if that doesn't work, I'll give soemthing else a go.

Thanks again for all of the input guys.....
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Owego, NY
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