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Ric Clint

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Why is it best NOT to max out a Lane #1 ball?
« on: January 10, 2004, 11:30:04 AM »
There was a post several months ago in regards to max leverage drillings on saws... but I can't find it because I don't know what the title was or how to find it but I'd love to read it if somebody could direct me to it.

I think it said something about if a Lane #1 was maxed out and drilled 3 3/8" stacked leverage that the ball would go into a very early roll and have very little backend. And something about Buzzsaws don't seem to work well with max leverage drilling's because the diamond cores create such a gyroscopic force that the ball starts fighting it self on which way the core should turn.

Could someone direct me to it or just expalin it right here? And if that drilling is really that freaky... then what drilling should Buzzsaws be drilled for best results - maybe something like a simple 4 x 5 label leverage drilling???





 

NoNeed4Revs

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Re: Why is it best NOT to max out a Lane #1 ball?
« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2004, 04:19:05 AM »
I too would be interested if anyone can back up a reason why with that drilling the diamond core would be different than another shape of core with similar RG/differential. I just don't buy that as being true.

I will say that since most of the Lane 1 balls have super-agressive covers, it's probably not a good idea to stack them max leverage. Even my Cherry Bomb, drilled for length, only has about 2 feet more than my stacked reactive stuff. It's not the core, I don't think I'd drill a Warp Zone that way any more than I would a SCB. Anything with that strong of cover will roll out if you do.

It's not that I doubt they would perform poorly; I just doubt the reason why.
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Edited on 1/11/2004 5:17 AM