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Title: Oh no..... RICO again
Post by: Jorge300 on April 14, 2008, 03:38:42 AM
I am sure this has been rehashed to death, but that won't stop me from posting again. Just some questions about this drilling.

I have heard a lot of good things about that drilling on here, but my Pro Shop Operator said he tried it once and the ball went pretty much dead straight. I was thinking of giving it a whirl on an old ball to see what it would do, but now not so sure.

Has anyone else has this experience? Could it have been that he didn't drill it correctly? The RICO drill doesn't seem to be popular here in the Houston area, so no one has a lot of experience with it. Thanks.
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Jorge300

Title: Re: Oh no..... RICO again
Post by: LFSoccer2k6 on April 14, 2008, 11:48:10 AM
It can't hurt to try it on an old ball.  I have an Original Inferno drilled RICO and I love it.  I am also going to drill a Sidewinder RICO for a league this summer.
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Greg Townsend
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Lindenwood University Bowling


Edited on 4/14/2008 11:48 AM
Title: Re: Oh no..... RICO again
Post by: KDawg77 on April 14, 2008, 11:51:46 AM
It's likely he didn't get the X-hole in in the right location, depth, etc... i opened up mine and it works better than the original hole. You need to create the right amount of asymmetry. My Sling Blade which now has a total of 12 drilled and/or plugged holes is doing pretty well on burned and over-under conditions. However, I'm still working on the release with it. I don't have Nick's capability.
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Title: Re: Oh no..... RICO again
Post by: Lillen on April 14, 2008, 12:03:14 PM
quote:
but my Pro Shop Operator said he tried it once and the ball went pretty much dead straight


I've got a Columbia Apogee drilled Rico and it doesn't go dead straight...
Title: Re: Oh no..... RICO again
Post by: jbruno6 on April 14, 2008, 02:01:50 PM
Jorge, from reading past posts about your game, the rico drill is not going to go straight for you.  Just a smooth, controllable arc.  It is definitely worth trying out.
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Title: Re: Oh no..... RICO again
Post by: Krumpy300 on April 14, 2008, 02:20:08 PM
I have the drilling in an Equation and like the roll and reaction quite a bit. For me, it tamed a skid snap ball but there is still PLENTY of continuation to be had.

Definitely worth a try.
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Repetition is everything..
Title: Re: Oh no..... RICO again
Post by: novawagonmaster on April 14, 2008, 04:34:19 PM
Even my plastic XXXL with a rico layout does not go straight
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Title: Re: Oh no..... RICO again
Post by: laddog54 on April 15, 2008, 12:38:13 PM
Jorge300 my brother and I have 4 ricos at the moment. Granite Gargole, Roto Grip SS SE, SD73 and an AMF Orbit. We are in Houston also and these drills work great at places like Max Bowl East and North and Arm II were the back ends fly and the outsides are dry. Softens the reaction and makes it very predictable, still carries like a truck. If you have any questions let me know.
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Title: Re: Oh no..... RICO again
Post by: laddog54 on April 15, 2008, 12:46:04 PM
Also don't worry about it going straight (especially in Houston). My brother and I have been known to swing the Gargoyle 25 to 5 and back without it burning up.
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Title: Re: Oh no..... RICO again
Post by: Jorge300 on April 15, 2008, 03:11:06 PM
Thanks everyone, I appreciate the feedack.

One more question....what would be a good ball to try this on?
I have too many to mention in the garage, lol, but some of the top of my head are:  
 900G - Creature
       Storm - X-factor Deuce, X-Factor
       Dynothane - Energy, Crisis Pearl - NIB (this was my first thought)
       MoRich - Mayhem, Shock & Awe
       Ebonite - Big One (although this one died, may need to bake it or something first, so may not be a good choice)  


Also, a while ago someone posted a link to BrunRik's definition of the RICO drill, does anyone still have that so I can review it with my Pro Shop? Thanks.
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Jorge300



Edited on 4/15/2008 3:12 PM
Title: Re: Oh no..... RICO again
Post by: novawagonmaster on April 16, 2008, 01:46:47 PM
I love my rico'd Creature!
It's a great matchup on my medium THS
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Jon (in Ohio)
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Title: Re: Oh no..... RICO again
Post by: mogators on April 16, 2008, 03:33:21 PM
Here's the link to Brunsnick's site with Ric's drilling defined:
http://www.brunsnick.com/rico_ball_layout.html
Title: Re: Oh no..... RICO again
Post by: Jorge300 on April 17, 2008, 07:23:48 AM
quote:
Here's the link to Brunsnick's site with Ric's drilling defined:
http://www.brunsnick.com/rico_ball_layout.html



Thank you very much!
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Jorge300