OK so I drilled another Ultimate up with the pin under the fingers about 5 1/4 inches from my PAP with the cg about 75 degrees down near the thumb.

This ball rolls ok, pretty predictable as I wanted but it hardly flares at all. I'm not one to complain and I'm not an idiot who just wants to see loads of lines on the ball, I just want to know if the performance will be affected.

There is more or less ONE oil track around the ball, with a small amount of back-end flare visible beyond it. Its like you would expect to see on a spare ball.

Is this going to pose a problem for me, if I wanted to use this on a bit of oil? I wanted it to be even, and it is, but I'm worried my carry will be really bad if the ball doesn't flare and faces the pocket the wrong way. I haven't used it much yet so haven't really checked out its performance over more than about 6 games practice where it performed ok, but wasn't well matched to the pattern.

1. Is this a problem?

2. How do I increase the flare seperation to solve the problem, if it is one?

Many thanks in anticipation.

Thanks for the response Luckylefty.

I'm well aware of how pin location affects flare potential, and yes I do have adequate maximum flare potential to see more than this from this pin placement. I've had another Ultimate flare 8 inches from a pin 4 1/2 inches above my fingers.

I don't really have this ball in mind for one particular shot and that only, its part of a larger arsenal. I want it to even out hooking backends on longer patterns, primarily, but I like to be creative occasionally and use balls differently to see if I can find something I'm not currently seeing. Hence I want to keep all of my stuff as versatile as possible without sacrificing the primary purpose of having it in my arsenal.

What I'm really looking for is a balance hole solution that will increase my flare seperation for this particular layout. Someone on PBA.com told me to drill as big as possible within legal limits, 3 inches below my PAP on my VAL. Unless I get a major objection from someone on either board with a good reason, I will go with this. I'm slightly reserved as my knowledge on balance holes and their effective use isn't what it ought to be.

Many thanks all the same.