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Leonidas

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PIN to PAP distance vs. PIN up - PIN down
« on: December 18, 2008, 09:45:07 PM »
Hello folks,
i hope this will not start another flame war.

I you draw a circle around the Pin, lets say 4 1/2 inch you could define the PAP around this circle right? But also you can place a Pin above or under the finger holes. The question is, how this influence the way the ball will roll, if the main determination is the Pin to PAP distance. Or let me put it that way.

How would the same Ball react with this drillings
a) pin2pap 4 inch and Pin 5 inch above midline
b) pin2pap 5 inch and Pin 4 inch above midline
c) pin2pap 4 inch and Pin 2 inch above midline


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bluerrpilot

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Re: PIN to PAP distance vs. PIN up - PIN down
« Reply #1 on: December 19, 2008, 08:15:08 AM »
If the pin to pap distance was the same. The pin height will determine how fast the ball responds to friction.

5" above midline will transition very fast. 2" above midline will be much slower
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Burak Natal

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Re: PIN to PAP distance vs. PIN up - PIN down
« Reply #2 on: December 19, 2008, 08:37:10 AM »
quote:
If the pin to pap distance was the same. The pin height will determine how fast the ball responds to friction.

5" above midline will transition very fast. 2" above midline will be much slower
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yep!
"up" will retain energy for the backends while "down" will be bleeding some of it and starts sooner with less pronounced movement down the lane.

Generaly, if there is enough friction, "up" will cover more boards than "down". However, because of the faster transition (hook-roll), down lane motion will be sudden&stronger, thus makes it relatively less controllable.
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