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WAYouthBowler

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Pin on track
« on: December 27, 2003, 06:31:25 AM »
Alright, I already did this, and couldn't figure it out for myself, so I'm just looking for someone to give me 1 or 2 layout suggestions so I can try this drill.

Exactly how do you lay out a ball when drilling the pin on track? Do you set it up with a degree drilling? Or drill it based on your PAP?

Just give it to me straight guys, I can take it

Nobody around here bowls on conditions that warrent a pin on track, so all the ball drillers are kind of unclear what to do. I don't trust myself to guess what to do, and I know we got some very smart and qualified users on here...

T-God, charlest, etc help a poor youth bowler out?

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WAYouthBowler

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Re: Pin on track
« Reply #1 on: December 28, 2003, 05:50:58 AM »
From my understanding, this will produce a very minimal reaction and cause little to no flare.

I understand that this would be condition specific, which is the point. I don't need another 5 x 5 ball for a THS. I need something for when the heads are fried and the backends a flying, and will allow me to stay in play.

Trust me, I have tried all combinations of drill patterns... except pin on track. And I know this is a plausible drill because I witnessed a bowler on a world team challenge event throwing a V2 Dry with the pin on track, and led the tourney in average with 222, playing 15 to 8 and bombing the rack.

And besides, it's my equipment and I have some balls to try it on. I just need someone to give me guidelines to follow.

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charlest

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Re: Pin on track
« Reply #2 on: December 28, 2003, 07:07:47 AM »
This will wind up being very much a 10:30 drilling and will or can raise your track; so, you have to be careful exactly where you put the pin. Most often, one does not really put the pin exactly in/on the track, but you can, of course.

If you have a high track, definitely put the pin above the middle finger; it may still clip the holes. If you don't have a high track, you can put the pin next to the middle finger.

CG placement:
It winds up being a 10:30 type of drilling (for a righthander) because most people will keep the CG near the grip center. (So, this drilling will look a lot like a lefty's 10:30, the equivalent of a righty's 1:30 drilling.) Of course, you do not have to do this; you can move the CG into the negative side. If you do, you have to make sure the side (and other) weights are legal; so, you may need to put a weight hole on the Negative axis point. Since most balls drilled this way will not flare much, you don't have a lot of worries about the ball flaring over this hole. (This is looking a lot like a lefty's stacked leverage drilling.)

I tried this with a Visionary Green Gargoyle; I put the pin outside the middle finger and left the CG in grip center. It was an extremely limited use ball and did soften the backend, while slightly reducing length. I believe the reduced length was due to the 10:30 type drilling, which, when the CG is closer to the PAP than the pin, is an early revving modification of the pin.

I'd suggest this drilling with balls intended for dry lanes, like the GG, Scout, Tornado, Barrage, Sonic and the like.

 

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Re: Pin on track
« Reply #3 on: December 29, 2003, 10:03:11 AM »
Instead of goign through all this confusion about this drilling; just buy a urethane and drill that weak.
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Re: Pin on track
« Reply #4 on: December 29, 2003, 10:18:24 AM »
I know its not a pin on track drilling , But did you guy's get a chance to see the drilling on MIKA'S Stinger when he won the tournament before the TOC.
His Pin was under the middle finger, and CG was under the ring finger.Looked like a 11:00 drilling for a lefty. .
If you seen him that day you would have seen a great display of bowling.
He didn't have the big flippie reaction on the back just a good strong arc.
I think the next thing i drill may have that drill on it.i have thrown a Columbia Piranah with the pin in and under the middle finger. It rolled real long and good arc to the pocket. But if you had any oil the ball would just skate down the lane.

If you want to really know how the ball would react find a Lefty at your house
with a label drill , that fits you hand good enough to throw it. And go for it

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Re: Pin on track
« Reply #5 on: December 29, 2003, 12:03:56 PM »
Jabroni first off i never said it had anything to do with the grip.
I just stated a FACT about the way MIKA'S ball was drilled.

2nd you said the PIN has not much to do with the drilling , It's all
based on PAP. So next time i drill a ball and place the PIN @ 5:30
and drill it 5 x 4 it will react the same as if i drilled the exact same ball
with the PIN @ 1:00 , 5 X 4

I don't think so.

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Re: Pin on track
« Reply #6 on: December 29, 2003, 01:16:52 PM »
If you drill over the CG, Isn't it a Label drill Or Label Shift ? If you drill the ball CG in palm and PIN in Palm. What difference does that make in relation to your PAP?
Shoud be very little if any. Since both are insie the grip.

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Re: Pin on track
« Reply #7 on: December 29, 2003, 01:31:48 PM »
Par for the course, CharlesT hit it on the head.

To add to what he has already said, the closer your ball track is to your holes (the "higher" your track) the higher the pin will need to be above your finger holes.  For example, I have a fairly high track - on a non-flaring ball my track misses my thumb hole by 1/2 inch and the finger holes by 1 inch.  One of my balls is drilled with the pin on my track, just above my middle finger.  If I'm playing a more down and in shot the ball just barely rolls over the edge of my thumbhole (thump thump thump thump).  To prevent this from happening, I would need to move the pin up over my fingers another half inch.

So if you're a high track bowler, a larger pin-out will help you set up this ball more without the need for a weight hole.  As CharlesT mentions, if you do need a weight hole, it would be on or around your negative access point.

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I'd suggest this drilling with balls intended for dry lanes


Absolutely.

Pin-on-track means your weight block is tumbling end over end in a "stable", non-flaring position.  This gives you the most possible length out of a ball (as far as pin position in drilling is concerned) because it keeps the core's weight "out" from the rolling axis.  Think of a figure skater doing a spin with his/her arms out for the entire spin instead of doing a spin with his/her arms in.  Arms out=slower spin, arms in=faster spin.

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Re: Pin on track
« Reply #8 on: December 30, 2003, 05:00:13 AM »
Finally got to check this thread tonight, and I appreciate the advice!

It's nice to actually be able to consider my options, now that I know what they are
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