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General Category => Drilling & Layouts => Topic started by: joebokie on October 28, 2008, 07:05:14 AM
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Don't understand how you would choose a pin buffer distance. I understand what it is, but why is a particular length chosen? For instance, I am a senior bowler with 200 to 250 revs, high track and 16-17 speed. What would one length buffer do for me as opposed to another?
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Pin Buffer
The distance the pin is from the bowlers Perpendicular Axis Line or PAL (also called Vertical Axis Line - VAL).
Check this out:
http://www.stormbowling.com/pdf/drill_specs/psa%20drill%20-%20right-reading.pdf
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Pin buffer is just one of the many aspects of choosing a layout when drilling a bowling ball. From my understanding, it determines how quickly the ball responds to friction, and therefore how angular the breakpoint shape will be. All other factors the same, a 1" pin buffer will rev up fast and hook quickly when it finds dry boards, while a ball with a 3" pin buffer will have a more gradual arcing motion. There is no one "correct" pin buffer for your game, it depends on which ball you're using, what part of the lane you're playing, and what the lane conditions are like, not to mention of course how you roll the ball. Talk to your ball driller about what options would fit your game best.
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Thanks Guys for the info. Guess I still have to find more on what length would help me with a particular ball.
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Pin buffer is just one of the many aspects of choosing a layout when drilling a bowling ball. From my understanding, it determines how quickly the ball responds to friction, and therefore how angular the breakpoint shape will be. All other factors the same, a 1" pin buffer will rev up fast and hook quickly when it finds dry boards, while a ball with a 3" pin buffer will have a more gradual arcing motion. There is no one "correct" pin buffer for your game, it depends on which ball you're using, what part of the lane you're playing, and what the lane conditions are like, not to mention of course how you roll the ball. Talk to your ball driller about what options would fit your game best.
Dan, you understand the Pin Buffer layout just right......
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Thanks Guys for the info. Guess I still have to find more on what length would help me with a particular ball.
Its more like what kind of reaction off the spot do you want with a given ball. If you want it to be very angular off the spot use a smaller buffer. If you want it smooth, larger buffer.
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Three parameters are required to define a layout. The pin to PAP distance is the most important. Pin to mb distance is next for asymmetric balls, pin to cg is normally second for symmetric balls. But one more is necessary to position the pin somewhere on the arc that is defined by the first two. The traditional parameter is pin height above the midline. Then came pin buffer, or pin distance from the VAL. Most recently, the double angle method has been used. But all of these methods do the same thing, define exactly where the pin ends up on that arc. -- JohnP