SrKegler -- Scroll down to the bottom of that page and click on the right hand small picture to see the holes (the large picture will change). I'd guess it was to remove finger weight, possibly to make the ball break earlier, but don't know why he didn't just drill deep finger holes. The pitches can be adjusted so the holes don't come together at the bottom. The way the ball is drilled, it would have to have extremely high undrilled top weight to be illegal after drilling. Also, it looks like a layout for a leftie. -- JohnP