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LuckyLefty

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Why, do weightholes Work?
« on: March 02, 2004, 04:45:17 PM »
Also titled, "I could read about this for several weeks; but I won't!"

Some starting ideas.

Track flare
Ending static weights
Instability added to ball
Nicking core and adjusting core dynamics.

My personal favorite, air friction theory.

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Luckylefty
PS post to your hearts content!
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LuckyLefty

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Re: Why, do weightholes Work?
« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2004, 11:28:21 AM »
My pro!!! & my partner!

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Re: Why, do weightholes Work?
« Reply #2 on: March 04, 2004, 11:24:24 AM »
"Air Friction Theory"..? Hmmm.... That's the first I've heard of that. That must be why balls hook more with weight holes. =:^D
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LuckyLefty

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Re: Why, do weightholes Work?
« Reply #3 on: March 04, 2004, 02:49:58 PM »
I have never heard em whistle until today!

But again I was throwing withextremely high revs, AND I was the only one bowling so it was very quiet!!!

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Luckylefty
PS I put this post out here so that this wouldn't fill up a little drilling post I was doing, I was at the section of WHICH WEIGHTHOLEs Work and what they do.  I didn't want that to get overwhelmed with the WHY Weightholes work.

WHY?  Because I don't care!  I just want to know where to put them to do certain things to the ball!
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Re: Why, do weightholes Work?
« Reply #4 on: March 04, 2004, 03:56:45 PM »
I thought it was for ketchup while I waited for 3 lane courtesy.
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Re: Why, do weightholes Work?
« Reply #5 on: March 04, 2004, 04:23:48 PM »

The weight hole was introduced in 1889 when August "Gus" Johannoson determined that a hole gouged from one side of his carved maple bowling ball would allow proper sap drainage.  The sap-deprived ball moved through the "heads" (the dirt part) cleaner.  While not actually helping ball dynamics, the "bowling ball with a hole" generated much ball-envy from his fellow throwers and caused the price of such balls to immediately jump to five cents and a clump of chaw.

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Re: Why, do weightholes Work?
« Reply #6 on: March 05, 2004, 08:46:55 AM »
Now that leftorium has posted and Rags, I AM interested!

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