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Equipment Boards => Brunswick => Topic started by: nerdytoes on June 30, 2008, 08:52:27 AM
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i just purchased a NIB swarm 14lbs 2.5in pin 3oz top weight and drill it rico but somehow my driller said the ball do not require a weight hole like my twisted fury, ultra zone, etc. its still react the same.. so my question is.. does the weight hole necessary to be use or not.. any help will be highly appreciated....
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My ball driller likes to have me throw the ball before he punches a weight hole to see if I want to fine-tune the reaction or not. I had him Rico drill an old Storm Eraser Banshee that was sitting in my basement, but when he handed it back to me it didn't have the x-hole, and asked me to throw it before he put one on it. It worked pretty well on the second shift conditions that night in practice. I took it to a tournament with flying backends and a good amount of oil up front, and the ball rolled fine... for about five frames. As soon as the oil started to carry down at all, the ball stopped reacting. It was not flaring enough to really read the pattern well. I had him put the x-hole in it, and have thrown it for a few frames since. The ball reacts much better now -- it reacts like I expected it to. However, I haven't thrown it much since I have little use for the specific reaction it gives me -- it's something I bring to tournaments to use when nothing else works, etc.
Remember, the Rico drill is more than just putting the pin in the palm for a reason -- the x-hole determines a lot of that smooth, hard rolling, continous reaction off the breakpoint.
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I'd have to see it weighed to believe it. 2.5" pin and 3 oz top would have to put the CG far enough from the grip center to need one. Positive and possibly thumb weights might be over 1 oz.
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Telling it like it is.
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With a 2.5 inch pin and 3 oz topweight, I would think it being a true RICO drill, that you would have a lot of thumbweight in the ball.
The weighthole/xhole is there for two purposes.
1. To get the static weights back to legal
2. To enhance the dynamics of the drilling pattern
Maybe Nick or Ric will chime in. As long as the ball weighs out legal, it is fine to use, but to get the full effect of the drilling, the xhole may be necessary.
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According to BrunsRico, last time I remember, a weight hole is an essential ingredient or factor in the drilling of the "Rico" ball. It's not tecnically a Rico drill without one. It also adds flare and asymmetry to the drilled ball.
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quote:
I'd have to see it weighed to believe it. 2.5" pin and 3 oz top would have to put the CG far enough from the grip center to need one. Positive and possibly thumb weights might be over 1 oz.
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Telling it like it is.
Yeah. I don't get it either.
I wonder if a large thumb mold or plug was used or if he drilled any of the holes a LOT deeper??
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sound interesting.. this is the only ball that was drill without the weight hole.. the rest were drill according to the website..
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i have a sidewinder that was drilled rico without a balance hole. but after seeing the reaction, or i should so no action, i think i might try drilling one.
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