My general question is this...if you receive a ball with a short pin (around a 1/2 inch let's say) what would be a way to get the most out of the ball, short of sending it back to the company/distributor?  A couple of examples...

A friend of mine received an Ebonite V2 Pearl with about a 1/4 inch pin (the pin was actually partially inside of the bullseye that Ebonite marked the CG with) and while the pin placement didn't really matter (more of a recreational bowler) I was still curious as to what could be done with it.

Another scenario involved another friend of mine receiving a Track Mutant with a 1/2 inch pin.  This gentleman was dumbfounded as to what to do with the ball as he is a competitive, revs-challenged Lefty who was looking for a heavy rolling, hard hitting ball.  The ball was eventually sold to his father who is having the same trouble with it.

Two examples, one ball the is a go long ball, and another that is a supposed "hook monster" both with terribly short pins.  Seeing as how I don't know very much about layouts and drilling, I was not helpful in this situation, but hopefully I can receive some helpful input so that in the case that it happens again we'll all be prepared.
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Andrew Loose
Illinois State University Men's Team