I was reading Walter Ray's Q & A's on his website, and saw that he told one fan that he has all of his balls drilled label, and just changes the reaction based on hand position and ball speed. Would an arsenal of different coverstocks and cores etc all with the same drilling really provide the same range of potions as the same balls with different layouts?
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I've crossed next to Walter in a regional before and bowled against him in match play.  From what I can tell, yes they are.
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Yeah man, he does.  Walter is sooooo talented with his hand, he can do things like that.  Trust me, I''ve seen it and its amazing.  If I did that, my ball would be doa at 30 feet.
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Edited on 10/7/2009 11:12 AM

Keep in mind if you take one pattern like over label(which is still very broad in terms) and drill it on 4 different bowling balls you will have four similar but different reactions based on the ball cover and what it is designed to do.

Say all were drilled cg in the palm and pin just below the right ring finger and your arsenal was

Brunswick Siege, a Wildthing, a Python, and a Avalanche solid.

All four balls would have similar looks but with different break points, roll, ect.

Siege would hook over all the most and roll soonest.

Then the Wildthing would be much cleaner through the heads with more snap on the end.

Then the Python would do about the same as the wildthing but with tamer back ends.

Then the Avalanche solid would probably roll sooner then the Python but with a smoother less snappy backend.

It would be a complete arsenal where you could play the same area and make very little adjustments with speed or hand and change balls as the lanes got drier and keep near the same line.

The balls would be drilled to react the same, but the covers(along with the balls characteristics) would give them all a little different reaction from rolling early to more length.

It is a great idea if you like a certain pattern and try it on two different kinds of bowling balls, say one solid and one pearl. They give you two very similar looks that you can use on different lane conditions.
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Why are we even mentioning WRW's rev rate on here? His ball rotates like the average league player but he can repeat his shot and knows how to take advantage of his look when it's on the lanes.