Author Topic: Pin above bridge layout question (Read 7112 times)

Buckwild · « **on:** December 27, 2008, 10:29:00 AM »

These two have the pin above bridge. I am confused on which shot is best to play and what am I supposed to see out of these drillings as they go down the lane. Mostly I play on a THS (AMF house) with a decent amount of oil. my speed is around 16 mph with a 320 rev rate.

Balls:

Storm Attitude Shift:

http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr290/Gbuck426/AttitudeShift.jpg

Brunswick Sidewinder (REACTIVE VERSION) (cg is the white dot drawn on the ball):

http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr290/Gbuck426/Sidewinder.jpg

Edited on 12/27/2008 7:40 PM

SVstar34 · « **Reply #1 on:** December 27, 2008, 06:33:21 PM »

The Attitude Shift should flare a lot... definitely gonna be good on med-heavy oil

I'm not sure about the Sidewinder, haven't seen too many of them thrown
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sunsetlefty · « **Reply #2 on:** December 27, 2008, 07:00:18 PM »

Buckwild,

These balls are of different designs.

The Storm AS is an asymmetric. When looking at the layout, draw a line from the center of the Pin thru the MB (the Key) and disregard the CG. The weight hole is to bring the ball into static weight compliance.

The Sidewinder is a symmetric. There is no marked MB. That is because a symmetric ball has a very low MB rating. In order to find it, draw a line from the Pin thru the CG 6 3/4 inches.

Would you agree that the layouts are actually very similar?

You will find that there are more differences in the ball design, coverstocks, etc. than the layouts. You might match up with either one of them depending on your style.

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Doug Sterner · « **Reply #3 on:** December 27, 2008, 07:39:51 PM »

Buck,

If you tend to like pin above the bridge drills, which by looking at your specs you should, the following should hold true based on the information you provided about the lanes:

Attitude Shift....will most likely work best if the lanes have a lot of midlane oil and you experience carrydown. Storm balls tend to go a bit longer and be more angular on the backend but the Attitude performs very well in the midlane.

Sidewinder...due to the pearl nature of the ball it should push further and have a stronger move at the breakpoint.

I would expect the Attitude to work better on synthetics while the Sidewinder should perform better on wood lanes.

I would figure that they should both work best on a small swing shot for you starting inside the oil line and bumping the ball 3-4 boards past the line. With your speed you should have no problem getting the ball downlane and your rev rate should have no trouble getting the ball to finish.

Feel free to email me if you want to discuss it any further.
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JessN16 · « **Reply #4 on:** December 27, 2008, 08:41:31 PM »

This is one of my favorite drill patterns for any equipment, and in particular Storm assymetrical gear. I'd like to know your PAP before telling you exactly how it's going to move for you, but for me (PAP 4 over 3/8 up), the ball tends to flare an average amount, get down the lane a little better than average and then make a strong turn for the pocket. Adjusting the surface changes the breakpoint and the strength of the move. It's kind of a controlled, roll-almost skid-snap reaction.

I typically use it on pearls or polished solids. That Attitude Shift you have has a lot more surface than I am used to having.

Jess

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Buckwild

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