I picked up an Element AU79 from a fellow BR user last week.  The span was a little long, but I was very anxious to try it out.  I couldn't get a really good hold on the ball & for obvious reasons ball speed & rev rate suffered.  
So off to the proshop for a little plug & drill action we go.....

I had the AU79 redrilled with the same span & thumb pitches as my Anomaly.  Now, last night I got a chance to throw the freshly redrilled ball.  To my surprise, I still couldn't get the ball to rev up!  So back into the shop & had some brand new power lift grips installed.  Made a bit of difference, but I cannot get nearly the revs on this ball as I can with my anomaly.

I'm not totally dissappointed with the reaction of the ball.  It covered alot of boards & hit like a truck but I was very puzzled with the look of the roll on this ball.

Is this a trait of this ball?  Or maybe the way it's drilled?  Or perhaps the proshop gaffed on the thumb pitch? ( I did notice a small bit of discomfort on the inside of my thumb joint but I thought that it was just a lack of bevelling...  maybe not?).  I know that I can get a ton of revs out of my anomaly, but the same release definately does not produce the same look on the AU79.


Drillings on the two balls are as follows:

AU79 - pin over bridge, CG on centerline of grips, 3" pin to CG no balance hole

Anomaly- pin beside ring, CG stacked below, 3" pin to CG balance hole 3 1/4" from CG (C/L of span, CG & X-hole all inline)


Can anyone shed some light on this for me?
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i had the same problem till i put a rev leverage drill on the ball. now i cant even use it on a house shot.

it became a monster
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Charlest,

I don't have a problem with excessive flare on my AU79 ( unlike my anomaly which flares well over 5" - yet doesn't cover alot of boards (another topic for discussion)).  My AU has a very tight flare, maybe 5 rings of oil about 1.5" total flare.  But it covers alot of lane even still.

I'm almost scared to get some revs on this ball, as I think it may become unusable!

I'm just curious if the lack of revs is drilling, driller, or just me?
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