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htotheizzo3561

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Element AU 79
« on: July 22, 2004, 01:06:45 AM »
I got this in a ball league, and when I looked at the drilling instructions, it says that there is a mass bias point.  After searching the ball with my pro shop operator, we found nothing.  Is this a misprint or is the MB hidden??
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Iketown300

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Re: Element AU 79
« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2004, 04:16:50 PM »
All balls have a Mass Bias.  It is located 6 3/4" from the pin thru the cg in a straight line.
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Re: Element AU 79
« Reply #2 on: July 22, 2004, 04:17:40 PM »
It's really hard to believe your pro shop guy didn't know that and you might want to check into getting another driller that knows much more about bowling balls.
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htotheizzo3561

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Re: Element AU 79
« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2004, 10:32:22 PM »
But is it marked??  We looked 6 3/4" away from the pin, nothing.  We only found a red dot an inch to the right of the pin.  Is this ball a second?  Then we looked at a couple other Au 79s, and coudn't find anything!
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Re: Element AU 79
« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2004, 10:43:41 PM »
I don't think Dynothane makes a ball with an enhanced mass bias, so there is no mark.  The assumed MB for almost every ball is a point 6 3/4" from the pin on a line drawn from the pin through the CG.

http://www.dynothane.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=43&Itemid=56

The link above shows their drilling instructions and tells you how to find the MB.
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htotheizzo3561

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Re: Element AU 79
« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2004, 10:47:25 PM »
thanks a lot strider.
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htotheizzo3561

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Re: Element AU 79
« Reply #6 on: July 23, 2004, 11:08:40 PM »
We just figured that it would be marked.  He's been in the business for more than 20 years.
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Re: Element AU 79
« Reply #7 on: July 24, 2004, 12:50:08 AM »
Non of Dyno-thane's bowling balls have a marked Mass Bias.  

Remember kids, all DT balls have symmetrical cores and symmetrical cores have a weak mass bias.  You'll notice when a ball has a marked MB it will almost always be on a ball with an asymmetrical core.

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Re: Element AU 79
« Reply #8 on: July 24, 2004, 10:03:26 AM »
Why would you bother to mark the MB on a ball with a symmetrical core?
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Re: Element AU 79
« Reply #9 on: July 29, 2004, 12:35:23 AM »
The only true way to know where it is is to have the ball spun on a Determinator. Mo Pinel put on a demonstration and some balls could be off by as much as 4". That is why Track and MoRich balls are spun.

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Re: Element AU 79
« Reply #10 on: July 29, 2004, 03:16:10 AM »
Remember though, since morich is now with Brunswick he states on his website  that it is not required to spin every ball so it is a good idea to recheck any ball for a correct mass bias placement anyhow.
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Re: Element AU 79
« Reply #11 on: July 29, 2004, 07:41:23 AM »
Yeah, the MB isn't always in a straight line from the pin through the cg, sometimes it's off to one side or the other.  It's not as big a problem with symmetrical cores, of course.
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Re: Element AU 79
« Reply #12 on: July 29, 2004, 08:27:26 AM »
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where's Jeffrey when we need him......


Phillip,
Please,...it's Jeff, why so formal?
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Re: Element AU 79
« Reply #13 on: July 29, 2004, 09:41:03 AM »
Thanks Phil, I needed that !

So, are you saying mb doesn't exist ? Or that it just doesn't really matter?
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Phillip Marlowe

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Re: Element AU 79
« Reply #14 on: July 29, 2004, 10:45:01 AM »
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Thanks Phil, I needed that !

So, are you saying mb doesn't exist ? Or that it just doesn't really matter?
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