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wolfcastle

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where to drill the x-hole
« on: March 03, 2005, 10:49:49 PM »
hi from germany,

i got a roto-grip rs-1 blem with a topweight about 5,4 ounces and pin 1".

so i drilled the finger with the bridge direct under the pin into the cg.
.......Pin........
.....MF...RF......
........CG........
...............
.............
.......th....

now i have a positive sideweight of about 1/8 ounce, a top of about 2,5 ounces but a fingerweight of 2 ounces and thats not legal.
i drilled the fingers as deep as possible.
is it possible to drill a x-hole above the pin to reduce fingerweight and to make the ball legal?
what should i do and what do i have to take care for?

sorry for my bad english, i hope you know what i mean.

 

T-GOD

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Re: where to drill the x-hole
« Reply #1 on: March 04, 2005, 05:42:10 PM »
First off, roll the ball and mark the flare rings/track flare around the ball. It depends if you want to also take out top weight or add side weight.

You can put a hole right above the bridge. This will take out equal top and finger weight. This may not be bad, but you have to see if the ball will flare over the hole. If it does, you'll have to move the hole to the right, which in turn will take out side weight. This will give your ball less reaction on the back end.

You can possibly take out finger, top and add side weight, which will give you a stronger backend. Find where the bowtie of your track flare is. From there, you can drill a hole to the left of it. Again, place it so it doesn't hit the holes. This will add side weight as well as take out finger and top, giving you a stronger backend. =:^D