My preference is the pin below and left of the thumb.  It works well if the cover of the ball is strong enough to get started up in the mid-lane.  I had my best success with it on a goliath (and most recently on a carbide+)...  I put it on a Columbia Zenith (pearl overseas), and the ball was over/under..just couldn't get started up early enough.

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You could do a radical drill pattern that will flare over the fingers and most likely the weight hole too, or you could just take the ball you are throwing now that is almost right for the shot except it will not stop hooking on the back end and just throw it with less turn in your wrist so the ball sets up earlier, maybe even dull the ball up or take it down to the next roughest grit if it is already dull.

I would not recommend the pin under thumb drilling unless you have pro caliber consistency in you release and then only if Rick Benoit drills it for you.

Other than that you might want to go with a pin axis drilling with the pin within 2 inches of the pap and 1 1/2 inch from the val. This will help the ball get into an early roll and stop hooking on the back end, and not sound like a dump-truck going down the lane.

I have a core power LRG with the pin under & left of thumb. The ball is polished & I get almost a hockeystick type hook set reaction with it. On a side note, I think you are more likely to track over the thumb than the fingers. Great ball for inside on fresh shot.
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