Hey guys.  I've been bowling with around a 200 average for a while now, but I've been having trouble with my balls lately, plus I've just always felt like something didn't feel right with them.  I stand on the 17 board and throw at the 13 board on the lane.  Right now I have a TiMessenger gold/black and a red/black wicked.  I had the wicked first and bought the messenger afterwards and it helped me out a lot.  I don't have a whole lot of money right now so I can't just go and buy new balls all the time.  I was thinking that I might be able to re-drill them.  Right now I have the problem that my tracks always run over my finger holes on my messenger.  Usually either right over the middle finger hole or between them both.  I took pictures of them as I don't know what position my stuff is at.  Here are the links to see my balls and how they are drilled.  The problem with my wicked is that it usually hits soft leaving many 10 pins on pocket shots and such.  I think that means its losing energy towards the pocket and rolling out right?  It's not a good heavy oil ball either though so i don't understand why it'd do that.

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Looking at the pictures I would guess that you hit the finger holes more on the messenger than the wicked...if you even hit the wicked at all.  Reason for this is the distance that your pin is below your fingers.  The lower the pin the more of a chance that a person has of tracking over their fingers.  Now it also depends on your release / axis point...but without knowing these facts it's hard to say exactly what the fix is.  

About the wicked not hit so hard, etc.  Both of your balls are drilled "label" and in general this will not be a hard finishing drilling so depending on the condition, the part of the lane you are playing and your release...it's very possible to leave flat 10's with this kind of drilling.  If you want the ball to flip harder you could try a drilling with the pin above your finger line and but the CG / Mass Bias in a stronger position.  Really I would talk to your driller about your concerns with your current equipment and see what he/she recommends.  If you driller doesn't seem like they want to help out...find another one!
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-Chris : DJ's Pro Shop : Auburn, MA

High track means the ball rolls very close to the fingers and thumb holes. If you are ripping grips, I think you need your span and grip checked. Grips should never rip, you must be really grabbing the ball. Do your fingers get sore when you bowl alot?
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lol very funny portside.  Ok I just got back from bowling.  Here's what I discovered on further examination.  My track flares over my finger holes and thumb hole.  Thats right, it goes over both of them.  The spot where the flare lines all cross together is actually on the opposite side of the ball.  When I went in this early there wasn't a pro shop guy there so I'm gonna go back later today when he's there and talk to him and have him see what i'm doing.

Oh and just FYI, when i throw my wicked it runs over the finger holes, just not the thumbhole if I remember right.