"HoG",
I believe that I know why you're unhappy with it; I had an extensive chat with Joe at AllStarBowling yesterday about the layout of the BRB that he's gonna drill up for me and he stated that a stacked leverage layout, which maximizes the flare potential of a ball, would cause this ball to hit weak on the backends becuase it would have essentially "burned up" and lost it's energy going into the pocket.
FYI, Galen Gentry recommended to me a 4 x 4 layout with the pin above the fingers and the cg ending up around the midline (almost a label layout); however, the 3 1/2" pin that I chose didn't allow that layout becuasee the cg ended up in the thumb quadrant, so Joe recommended a 3 x 4 layout for it. I'll be getting back with Galen to get his thoughts on it and to get a new recommendation.
I'm not sure if a balance hole for your ball will be enough to change the ball's reaction, but I'd check with you pro shop and see what he thinks about it; it sounds as if you need to tone down the early reaction of your BRB ... maybe something that will give it some more "push" down the lanes, tighten up those flare rings, and save the reaction for the backend.
BTW ... don't feel too bad about it; soemtimes we just choose a bad layout that doesn't match up with our style and the ball's potential ... I've had 2 or 3 of those myself and simply sold the ball and tried again with a different layout.
Keep me/us informed, OK
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