The cg marker is only put there so you know where the top weight is for x-hole placement if you want one.
The TRUE cg is near the center of the ball and has virtually no influence on ball reaction.
Completely forget about static weights for a minute and now visualize the core in the ball with the pin on your axis. I use axis cause it seems to make more sense to most. Now with that picture in your head and knowing that the true cg of the ball is within a 1/2" of the center of the ball how much can we actuall move the CG regardless of where you place the top weight marker.
Here is an experiment you can do. Go to your local tire store and ask for a 2oz clip style wheel weight and 2oz of adhesive backed wheel weights. Placing the clip style at the outer edge on your wheel will cause a vibration. However if you take the adhesive weights and place it within 1/2" of the axis of the wheel (inside the center cap) there will be no vibration cause it is too close to the center to have an influence. The CG of the ball falls under the same priciple of centrifigal force being the farther from the center of rotation a weight is placed the more force it will generate at any given rpm.
Forget CG it has absolutely nothing to do with core orientation, isn't the core sitting inside the ball at the same angle whether the pin out is 0 or 6 other than the small difference created by core shift which is only fractions of an inch even when comparing low top weight and short pin to high top and long pin or any other combination you want to use.
I can create pics to show a visualization of this if neccesary.
The bowling industry need to change the terminology for CG to TWI which is what it really is.
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BR.com's unofficial FAQ sectionEdited on 3/23/2007 0:27 AM