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stopncrank

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tommy jones layout?
« on: October 15, 2009, 05:20:11 AM »
i read on another thread about a tommy jone's layout, what is it and what's its purpose?
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Re: tommy jones layout?
« Reply #1 on: October 15, 2009, 01:34:57 PM »
There's are 7 different TJ layouts explained here.

http://ebonite.com/video
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walterrayseggs

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Re: tommy jones layout?
« Reply #2 on: October 17, 2009, 07:21:17 PM »
I would imagine he's talking about the "trick" layout. It's an 80° MB with a 1 1/2" pin buffer and 4 1/2 pin to PAP. Goes really really long, and turns really really hard. Not really meant for THS.
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Re: tommy jones layout?
« Reply #3 on: October 18, 2009, 03:07:48 AM »
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I would imagine he's talking about the "trick" layout. It's an 80° MB with a 1 1/2" pin buffer and 4 1/2 pin to PAP. Goes really really long, and turns really really hard. Not really meant for THS.


It's actually one of my favorite layouts for THS, especially if you have a relatively low-volume THS out there. Reason being, once the heads start to go and/or the track gets burned up, you can either keep chasing the oil left, you can jump back outside with something very weak and try to play around the burn, of you can find something that lopes through the heads. The Jones layout can help you do that. Then, you just manage your reaction shape with surface.

Beware that it is definitely a strong mover at the breakpoint. Guys who are a little speed-dominant seem to really like it on THS. You won't know until you try it whether it will work for you, and you run the risk that if it doesn't, you have a very expensive gap-specific ball that you might never use.

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Re: tommy jones layout?
« Reply #4 on: October 18, 2009, 10:34:24 PM »
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I would imagine he's talking about the "trick" layout. It's an 80° MB with a 1 1/2" pin buffer and 4 1/2 pin to PAP. Goes really really long, and turns really really hard. Not really meant for THS.


It's actually one of my favorite layouts for THS, especially if you have a relatively low-volume THS out there. Reason being, once the heads start to go and/or the track gets burned up, you can either keep chasing the oil left, you can jump back outside with something very weak and try to play around the burn, of you can find something that lopes through the heads. The Jones layout can help you do that. Then, you just manage your reaction shape with surface.

Beware that it is definitely a strong mover at the breakpoint. Guys who are a little speed-dominant seem to really like it on THS. You won't know until you try it whether it will work for you, and you run the risk that if it doesn't, you have a very expensive gap-specific ball that you might never use.

Jess



I tried it on a TNV and it was way too condition specific. High rev/high speeed, it was just too strong off the dry. Over/under was an understatement.
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Re: tommy jones layout?
« Reply #5 on: November 06, 2009, 03:35:15 AM »
so what happens if you don't have high revs with this layout?
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Re: tommy jones layout?
« Reply #6 on: November 06, 2009, 04:08:10 AM »
It is meant for a professional bowler on a specific pattern....  Most AMs should avoid.
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Re: tommy jones layout?
« Reply #7 on: November 06, 2009, 06:49:09 PM »
Here it is on my Magic Touch. Much better than the TNV.
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a374/angrytrucker78/IMG_0039.jpg
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Jesse James

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Re: tommy jones layout?
« Reply #8 on: November 09, 2009, 02:27:07 PM »
I have this drilling on a One and a Horizon Solid. It is actually a pretty good layout for me on a THS.

I tend to play much straighter than the average bowling schmoe. So I do not give the ball a whole lot of revs, since as others have mentioned it is very hard off the spot!

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Re: tommy jones layout?
« Reply #9 on: November 10, 2009, 07:48:38 AM »
I think I'm going to take an older ball and give this a try.  I will likely modify it a bit and go with a 4" pin instead of 4.5".
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Re: tommy jones layout?
« Reply #10 on: November 10, 2009, 07:55:28 AM »
this is really just a gigh pin with a small buffer.. it react like most balls with small pin buffers.. just goes a hair longer than shorter pins..
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