I just drilled a long pin A.M.F. code. The pin is 2 3/8 inches above the fingers, the CG is just above midline, and the theoretical MB is 1 1/2 inches directly above the thumb. There is no X-hole

 I''m not getting anywhere near the reaction I was expecting. I have an old Coral Triton with a long pin and similar drill that I liked, so I thought I would try it on this ball, but not happening.

 The old Triton went long, then went left pretty hard. The Code goes long, then just rolls over. Doesn''t seem to have much backend movement at all, just a weak arcing motion.

 The pin, ring finger, CG, and thumbhole are all in a line. The pin is on the good side of the VAL, and the flare is NOT reversed.

 One difference between the two balls I see is the depth of the finger holes. The fingers on the Triton are pretty shallow, but the driller drilled the code fingers pretty deep to avoid excess finger weight. Could that make this big a difference?
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Edited on 12/19/2009 9:10 PM

I had a fury pearl with a 5 inch pin drilled for my Dad.  We ended up putting a similar drill on it with the pin way up above the fingers.. I thought this would give the ball some serious flip and snap on the backend.. It didn''t at all .. ball wouldn''t finish or even move... I imagine the code has a stronger cover than the fury pearl but I had him take a 600 grit green scotchbrite to the cover for more hook. This ball turned into a monster.. it still seems to get down the lane on most all conditions but when it gets to the backend the ball just takes off..
and he has hardly any hand at all...
so I would try to adjust the cover a bit and see what that does for you.
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Edited on 12/20/2009 2:03 AM

Nobody has mentioned surface??
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Understand that by putting that long of a pin that high, the pin to PAP distance is gigantic. The Fury pearl was not a huge backend monster so the ball is doing what its designed to do, which is come off the spot smooth like its predecessor the solid fury. A weight hole and a mid level surface like a 600-1000 should help.
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