Just did a review on a pin out ball(Fuze Detonator), this is only the second pin out ball that has really worked for me!
You see I've added a new twist I saw a friend have on a pin out ball(about 3.5 to 4 inch pin out). He put the cg down. This seemed to still give the early read a lefty needs but also gives significant backend. How applicable this type of drilling is to the right I don't know.
However, on previous pin outs that I drilled with the cg equal in the north south direction to the grip center I always had a tendancy to either get too far down lane OR have just plane too much backend and not really controllable.
Another interesting observation is that by putting the cg down about 1/2 t 3/4 of an inch below the grip center line for the same pin out ball(say 4 inches) and the same pin to pap distance the pin ends up much closer to the ring finger(laterally)say a 3 3/4 pin to pap. If drilled with the standard cg = grip center the 3 3/4 pin to pap has the pin way over from the ring finger and if one described it as a degree drilling it is at least 105!
Versus the cg down for the same pin out(4 inches) and same pin to pap and also cg down 3/4 of an inch and set up about 3/4 laterally off grip center looks almost like a stack drilling and is closer to 90 degrees for the pap to pin, pin to cg angle!
Previously because on the left I always liked to see the ball revving early(due to usual head oil and midlane oil) I typically used balls of pin out no more than 2 inches! This worked great when particles first came out and I saw a lot of 32 35 and 38 foot oil patterns. With the longer amount of dry boards at the end of the lane the shorter pin out would rev up and then have plenty of time to rev in the heads and midlane and then slurve smoothly to the pocket either flush or light.
All of a sudden about a year after particles came out it all of a sudden seemed that the patterns were longer and wetter in the midlanes and these shorter pin outs still revved but really had trouble getting up high enough in the pocket to carry. Ringing 7s for me a lot!!!!!
A great example I have was of a 1 3/4 inch pin out Pro Zone Violet. This ball in the days of the 32 and 35 foot shot was king!!! It owned the pocket and carried a ton of them. With this ball I had over 20 250 plus games and all of them had only leaves of ringing 7 pins! I was sure I was going to have several 300s with it but it would go light pocket climber, then light pocket climber, light pocket climber, light pocket climber then flush ring!!!!
It owned carry when light but when flush it would leave the inevitable ring!
I finally had to cut myself from it's addicting allure of owning the pocket but NEVER clearing all 12! I traded to Shaggy. Now he has emailed me back switched the ball to righty and has the same thing to report. The pocket is owned, light carry is absolute, solid carry is a wild card!
All of a sudden I try the drilling above either label look or stacked regardless over 3 inch pin out and cg down and all of a sudden almost all the same ownership of the pocket with corner pins being chopped out at the knees time after time! Can you say chop block! Karate chop to the knees, your on the ground mother! Chop blocks are illegal in football but not in bowling!
Die you miserable 7 pin! DIE!!! Your knees are gone!
Previous attempts at pin out drillings with cg on the grip center line led to lack of control and also a lot of ringers as the ball would get down behind the proper breakpoint a lot!
Do I think this idea really applies to right side as much, probably not.
I see many a right with pin outs and fingerweight setups with the cg above the grip center having no problems once a little of the oil clears. However it might on a heavy oiled sport condition in the heads!
Anyway this might be an idea that might help someone on today's longer oil conditions.
REgards,
Luckylefty
Did the same thing on a Reaction Roll but stacked and am experiencing a similar type flight pattern, but earlier, this ball can also bring it from the inside and get high enough in the pocket to the hack attack on the 7 pins knees. Ball just starts earlier and has serious midlane!
Ewwwww, that hurts!!! Die 7 pin, DIE!!!!
Edited on 12/6/2003 10:20 AM
