Hi guys and gals,

I bought a used Carbide Bomb (the "army green" one) several months ago.  It had a 3 1/4" pin, and was drilled with the pin under and slightly right of the ring finger, and the cg pretty much stacked below.  The original owner's span is 4 5/8" cut-to-cut, which placed the cg 1 1/2" northeast of the thumbhole.  My span is (average for both fingers) 4" cut-to-cut, so obviously, I need to plug something and redrill it.

The problem is that there's a crack around the ring finger, running through the upper edge of the pin, so I don't want to mess with the ring finger.

I'm considering two options:

1) Just plug the thumbhole and move it north by 7/8" to adjust for my span.  This would place the cg 1" directly east from the top edge of the thumbhole;

2) Plug both the middle finger and the thumbhole, and swing the ball slightly clockwise, so the middle finger is now slightly south of where it was, and the thumbhole is northeast of its current location.  This would swing the cg to the left with respect to the pin, and (because the pin is still below the ring finger) place the MB, not in the track, but about 2" below the track. What effect would placing the MB in that position have?

Any and all recommendations are greatly appreciated!
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seadrive
Cogito ergo bowl

Ummmmm... yeah!  Why didn't I think of that?

Actually, there was a reason, but at the moment, it escapes me.

If I plug all three holes, then I can move the pin, crack and all, above the  fingers.  Sounds like the way to go.  Anyone see anything wrong with that idea?

I'd still like to know what placing the MB that far beneath the track might do to the reaction.  Anyone know?

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seadrive
Cogito ergo bowl