Author Topic: What's the most exotic layout you've ever used, and did it work for you? (Read 1604 times)

JessN16 · « **on:** January 18, 2008, 08:40:15 AM »

Trying to get some ideas to experiment with.

For me (on a non-pro pin/CG ball): DynoThane Element Au-79, pin in the track 2 inches northwest of the middle finger, CG kicked right (RH) about two inches. It smoothed the reaction down a lot, to the point I could probably have used that ball on ultra-fried lanes. Did it work? It did when I didn't clip holes. But I could never bet on that happening or not happening, so I guess the proper response would be no.

On a pro-pin ball: Storm Paradigm with an 11.5-inch pin. Pin is 1.5 inches north-northeast of the ring, MB is to the right of the thumb, CG is back around the other side of the ball, big weight hole just to the right of the MB to make it legal. I get a lot of heads/mids reaction with the ball laying off in the backend, very hook/set. Did it work? Absolutely. Great ball for carrydown and when the lanes are either dry as a bone or very tight. Not a lot of hook but that's not what I was after.

Jess

themachine300 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 18, 2008, 05:00:06 PM »

I had the ebonite TJ trick drill on a Red Zone and that ball was fantastic
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Mike Austin · « **Reply #2 on:** January 18, 2008, 06:59:27 PM »

I have drilled a number of "weird" layouts.

Weirdest looking: Storm La Nina. Pin above left of thumb hole (5" from my PAP) and the mass bias marker above right of ring finger. No extra hole. This ball was pretty much a dart. Worked REALLY well on hooking crap. Never snapped, kinda had a urethane cover motion. Was awesome of the right gutter and/or the farther right I could be. Cure for Wet/dry, gave me under/under if anything, no over/under! Toted that ball with me for a long time, really good if they got ugly.

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JessN16 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 18, 2008, 09:26:29 PM »

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I have drilled a number of "weird" layouts.

Weirdest looking: Storm La Nina. Pin above left of thumb hole (5" from my PAP) and the mass bias marker above right of ring finger. No extra hole. This ball was pretty much a dart. Worked REALLY well on hooking crap. Never snapped, kinda had a urethane cover motion. Was awesome of the right gutter and/or the farther right I could be. Cure for Wet/dry, gave me under/under if anything, no over/under! Toted that ball with me for a long time, really good if they got ugly.

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Mike,

Why won't more people do this? I see people wail away about not having a dry-lane ball, and they complain about not being able to find a plastic ball that carries.

So why not take a very modern piece and drill it to not react? (This is basically what my pro-pin Paradigm is like.) Sounds like the perfect solution if more people would do it.

Jess

Mike Austin · « **Reply #4 on:** January 19, 2008, 02:55:17 AM »

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I have drilled a number of "weird" layouts.

Weirdest looking: Storm La Nina. Pin above left of thumb hole (5" from my PAP) and the mass bias marker above right of ring finger. No extra hole. This ball was pretty much a dart. Worked REALLY well on hooking crap. Never snapped, kinda had a urethane cover motion. Was awesome of the right gutter and/or the farther right I could be. Cure for Wet/dry, gave me under/under if anything, no over/under! Toted that ball with me for a long time, really good if they got ugly.

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Mike,

Why won't more people do this? I see people wail away about not having a dry-lane ball, and they complain about not being able to find a plastic ball that carries.

So why not take a very modern piece and drill it to not react? (This is basically what my pro-pin Paradigm is like.) Sounds like the perfect solution if more people would do it.

Jess

Jess,

Many people do not like to experiment with blank balls. Can't say I blame them, balls are getting a little expensive. As far as my layout, can't say it would work for everybody, probably clip the finger holes for some people.

I had read an article, I think by Rick Benoit about how the lower the pin is, the slower the ball will change direction down lane. So I drilled a Scorchin Inferno with the pin just barely below my grip center, pin in ball, no hole. Pretty smooth, I liked it.

Soooo, I drilled a Fired Up Diablo with the pin right above my thumb on my span line, with the CG in my grip center, no hole. Now this ball was downright nasty. Smooth arc down lane, but more energy. Carry power was amazing, I won a little scratch tournament with on a "sport" type condition, I averaged about 215, nobody else over 195. Crazy, but it didn't react to the dry hard and when they got burnt up, I just kept moving left.....

Sooo, I had blank La Nina, drilled like mentioned. Now I couldn't use it well on hooking heads, there had to be a little lay down, but not much. It worked well on Cheetah on wood with Guardian heads. I could stay right the whole time and never move left. Many flat 10's, but the field was minus pretty much, so I was doing well.

I have always been willing to experiment, hoping that I would fall into something that would give me something nobody else had. I drilled a Crush/R when they were brand new, with the pin in my track. It sounded bad, but went long and died. Helped me make the finals in a couple regionals, when they got hooking ugly. I was putting the pins up over my middle finger and left of there way before I saw others doing it. Super Beast 5 1/2 by 5 1/2, no hole. Oh what a sweet ball. One of the best balls ever from 5th arrow! I had "hold" that nobody else did. Ahh memories....

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Author Topic: What's the most exotic layout you've ever used, and did it work for you? (Read 1604 times)

JessN16

What's the most exotic layout you've ever used, and did it work for you?

themachine300

Re: What's the most exotic layout you've ever used, and did it work for you?

Mike Austin

Re: What's the most exotic layout you've ever used, and did it work for you?

JessN16

Re: What's the most exotic layout you've ever used, and did it work for you?

Mike Austin

Re: What's the most exotic layout you've ever used, and did it work for you?