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Nebraska_5_Pin

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Pearl Crisis Drilling
« on: December 11, 2004, 12:02:04 PM »
I currently am on the University of Nebraska bowling team, and I am getting a pearl crisis in the near future.  I was wondering if anyone could tell me what it is going to do, or how to drill it.  I currently have a SHINY black vendetta that goes pretty straight with not a lot of snap on the backend, and a thing returns that needs a lot of head oil, otherwise it starts up in my backswing.  I am pretty sure I need to pin the ball higher up, as it is right next to my ring finger with the cg directly below my ring finger an inch and half.  What I am hoping to get out of the pearl crisis is a ball that will clear the heads when there is a lack of oil, but still have energy to snap at the breakpoint, not arc.  Is this an unrealistic goal for the ball?  Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks.

Joey
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Nebraska_5_Pin

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Re: Pearl Crisis Drilling
« Reply #1 on: December 12, 2004, 12:59:58 AM »
Sorry, I didn't think about giving my specs.  I have medium-low revs and I throw the ball between 14 and 16 mph.  Very little axis tilt, if any.  Pin must stay even or above my finger, as it sounds like a helicopter otherwise (I dont mind, but coach does.)
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When you go to bowl, remember.....Always bring extra purses, you never know when that pesky five pin is gonna dodge your ball.

Nebraska_5_Pin

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Re: Pearl Crisis Drilling
« Reply #2 on: December 12, 2004, 12:48:20 PM »
My black vendetta is drilled with the pin above my ring finger and slightly to the right, but the pin is hit by my finger hole.  CG is an inch and a half right of my grip center line, and 3.5 inches below my ring finger.  It is just slightly kicked right of a complete stack drilling.  I have a small weight hole that is either very close or on top of my axis point (not exactly sure where my axis is, my pro shop guy lives in minnesota so I don't have my spec sheet in front of me, sorry.)  
I am not worried so much as to being a definitive step down as I can always take some of the polish off of the Black Vendetta.  I am more looking to get a lower end ball out of a ball that is truly lower end. I would be happy to get a lot of length but still flip hard enough to get out corner pins.  Prior to going exclusive with DT, i had a SlayR that i absolutely loved.  Drilled with a pin placement much like my Black Vendetta, but the cg was centered in my palm.  Ball cleared forever and then made a dead left turn.  I thought that was what I was getting with the thing returns, but i was wrong.  Hopefully the pearl crisis can do that for me.

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When you go to bowl, remember.....Always bring extra purses, you never know when that pesky five pin is gonna dodge your ball.