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General Category => Drilling & Layouts => Topic started by: Jmiller88 on January 21, 2010, 09:34:12 AM

Title: Boomer drilling problem
Post by: Jmiller88 on January 21, 2010, 09:34:12 AM

I have recently tried the "Boomer drilling on a few balls and they work great, but i have been thumbing over the thumbhole. Is there a way to avoid this or a place to add a weight hole to get it off my thumb
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Title: Re: Boomer drilling problem
Post by: Strider on January 21, 2010, 08:40:29 PM

Never heard of a "boomer" drilling.  Tell us what that means and maybe we can help.
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Title: Re: Boomer drilling problem
Post by: headwest on January 22, 2010, 06:00:22 AM

Not sure about the weight hole but I think this drilling is similar http://www.bowlingball.com/info/unique-layout-pin-under-thumb-in-track.html

Title: Re: Boomer drilling problem
Post by: TWOHAND834 on January 22, 2010, 06:24:06 AM

There is a guy in my league tonight that has a Neptune drilled this way.  He is somewhat of a no thumber and I always wondered why he threw a ball with that layout figured he got the ball off someone else and never redrilled it.  It is a very unique ball roll indeed.  When his Total Inferno is too much, he grabs the Neptune and he can stay squared up to the track.
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Title: Re: Boomer drilling problem
Post by: EFFEN 10 on January 23, 2010, 09:45:53 AM

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Never heard of a "boomer" drilling.  Tell us what that means and maybe we can help.
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He's talking about a layout that is featured in Jan.2010 BJI.The CG is located near the grip center with the pin directly below the thumb.It states that you need to start with a ball that has at least a 4-5" pin and low top weight.It's supposed to make the ball movement off the spot smoother and more controllable.
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Title: Re: Boomer drilling problem
Post by: JustRico on January 23, 2010, 09:55:56 AM

It started out as the Patrick Girard layout, as Rick Benoit first used it for him when he was on tour a few years ago.
The pin is placed roughly 5 1/2-6" from the negative axis point. The reason why it is placed below the thumb is to allow the flare to properly migrate around the thumb, using the lower bow tie, as opposed to the upper bow tie by the fingers. Reason for this is that the flare, having the pin based off the NAP, it will invert the flare (or flare backwards), so it is necessary to manage the flare similar to a full roller layout.
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Title: Re: Boomer drilling problem
Post by: Billy Ray on January 25, 2010, 11:39:52 AM

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It started out as the Patrick Girard layout, as Rick Benoit first used it for him when he was on tour a few years ago.
The pin is placed roughly 5 1/2-6" from the negative axis point. The reason why it is placed below the thumb is to allow the flare to properly migrate around the thumb, using the lower bow tie, as opposed to the upper bow tie by the fingers. Reason for this is that the flare, having the pin based off the NAP, it will invert the flare (or flare backwards), so it is necessary to manage the flare similar to a full roller layout.
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I believe the "Boomer" layout is from Hank Boomershine of Roto/Storm,
The principle behind Hank's I believe it to reshape the core of a High Mass bias ball and make it more symetrical and thusly more predictable, Similiar Concept to the RICO layouts. The Rick Benoit "Full Roller" pin layout is also similiar but also causes the ball to reverse the Flare. Hanks Layout will also reverse the Flare. Personally its a stay out of trouble layout and usually only tournament bowlers will have one in the bag to combat lane transition.

I have drilled all of them and I do not hit the holes. However if you do I would just live with it and keep striking. The noise is a distraction but adding a Hole further enhamces the Core and may lead to a more dynamic core which goes against the theory behind the layout.

Just my 2 cents.
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