Please rate these from 1 to 5 with 1 having the most ability of creating hook in a bowling ball. This would be for a heavy oil situation where I want early roll and then backend arc.
1. Coverstock Material
2. Ball Surface Prep (Dulling The Surface)
3. Weight Block
4. Drilling Layout
5. Static Weights
Thanks
Mike
The literature I have read states that coverstock and surface prep are the most important.
In his book Revolutions 2, Chip Zielke points to six key elements to influence ball reaction:
1. Coverstock/Surface Preparation 65-70%
2. Weight Block/Core design 15-20%
3. Dynamic Balance (layout)10-15%
4. Balance Holes 0-5%
5. Mass Bias 0-5%
6. Static Weights 0-5%
According to the Ball Motion Study in which the USBC and the ball manufacturers set up experiments and measured the results in detail, the top five factors affecting the ball path are related to coverstock. Factors 6-8 are related to the weight block. I got this info from page 13 in the paper on the Ball Motion Study that the USBC has published on its website
Regards,
jensm
Thank You. Seeing the percentages displayed like this is very helpfull.
Mike
You would want a ball with a strong cover, a solid reactive preferred (but today even pearl covers can be very porous and offer lots of traction!) with a matte finish, combined with a low RG/high RG diff. core. I'd go for a pin-in ball and place the pin at 3.5-4" from PAP, which is a very strong position which promotes early hook, and place the mass bias/CG at 45° - another help for a smooth, early hook that copes well with long/high oil volume.
Surface prep will be your friend, though, in order to tune the ball to your game. With such a rolly, early layout you might get along with a very high grit (e .g. when you have lower speed). The ball itself with the layout is the basis, but through surface preps you can do a lot concerning the ball's utility.