win a ball from Bowling.com

Author Topic: Lighter Weight Cores  (Read 3238 times)

dR3w

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 732
Lighter Weight Cores
« on: February 06, 2013, 01:35:08 PM »
I am thinking about buying a 13lb Diva for my wife.  I looked at the technical specification numbers on the DV8 website, and the RG is higher for the 13 lb'ers, but couldn't really tell if it has the Diva core, or some other core.  Anyone know?

 

J_Mac

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 6778
Re: Lighter Weight Cores
« Reply #1 on: February 06, 2013, 03:07:52 PM »
Best suggestion I have for you is to look at their numbers in another line in 13#.

If the specs are the same for a Diva and lets say a Marauder or a Misfit then it may very well be a generic 13# core that they use across the lines that have symmetric cores...

dR3w

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 732
Re: Lighter Weight Cores
« Reply #2 on: February 06, 2013, 03:10:55 PM »
Thanks, good suggestion.  They are all pretty close, so it looks generic.


J_Mac

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 6778
Re: Lighter Weight Cores
« Reply #3 on: February 06, 2013, 03:18:40 PM »
Thanks, good suggestion.  They are all pretty close, so it looks generic.



Looks like they use a lower diff core for the Misfits, but all the other symetrical stuff has the same core specs in 13#.  Might even be the same core that is used in the Torrid Elite from Radical as  well...

louisf846

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 31
Re: Lighter Weight Cores
« Reply #4 on: February 06, 2013, 06:55:53 PM »
Don't quote me on this but when you get into lower weights, you can only change the density of the.filler material between block and cover so much to reduce the weight. It may be the same shapr core as the heavier balls but with a less dense material. This would make the ball less core heavy and could raise the rg. I know usuay 14-16 use the same block usually but to get to 13, I imagine the density of the core would need to change. I don't know if it winds up being a different block or just a less dense version.
Louis Franzetti
DV8 Regional Staff

The opinions expressed are solely those of the writer and not of Brunswick Corporation.