OK, I have spent LOTS of time and effort learning the intricacies of modern ball drillings.

 Learned what paps are for, learning about pin placements and the effects of mass bias placements. Learned about the degree technique, the clock technique, and the dual angle technique.

 Then this happens and makes me question whether it means anyting or not.

 Tonight, a member of my team who likes to experiment, comes in with a "new" ball. It is actually a used ball (Mo-Rich Lev-RG RESPONSE) that is already drilled. My friend knows SQUAT about ball tech or drilling tech, and is amazed when I tell him that the ball is set up in what appears to be a pretty strong pattern FOR A LEFTY. My friend is a RIGHT HANDED STROKER.  It is very close to a stacked double thumb drilling for a lefty, which is going to put the pin, MB, and x-hole right in his track. He just says "lets see what happens".

 He then shoots 246-278-209/733, about 190 pins OVER his average. HUH?

 Ball acted nice, and he was able to play right up the track, getting a smallish flip right in front of the rack, and carrying the world.

 Really makes me wonder just exactly how much all this technical drilling stuff is even relevant to most house bowlers.
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I get criticized a lot for my "views" on bowling and for my ball jig, but I'm getting a pretty thick skin lately so consider this:

Most all manufacturers agree that the core of the ball only contributes about 15% to the total ball reaction, but the ball is only 1/3 of the equation, in my opinion.  The bowler is another third, (ie ball speed, revolutions, etc.) and the lanes themselves are another third (oil pattern, carry down, etc.)  That brings the core "value" down to about 5%.  How much can you realistically expect on the lanes from 5%?

Another issue (again in my opinion) is what the ball looks like as it travels down the lane.  I wrote a piece on another site not too long ago about "label revs".  The old Rhino Pro ball is a good example.  It had 3 different logos on it and if you positioned them around your PAP, it made the ball look like it was spinning at 1000 RPM's!!  If you feel good about the way you're throwing the ball, you will probably bowl better.

Technology is a wonderful thing and it can be used effectively to "fine tune" your game, but people tend to get hung up on dual angles, double thumbs, etc.

Again, only my humble opinion.

Putting the mb in the ball track would produce a smoother reaction. I am just surprised that he did not roll over the weight hole, since it was drilled double thumb for a lefty.

if you are only bowling on house shots drilling is really not a huge concern most of the time. but when bowling on sport shots you want a specific ball reaction and you fine tune it with a drill pattern.


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