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Floattubr

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Pin Location???
« on: September 29, 2009, 07:52:48 AM »
What do the #'s of the pin placement refer to, or effect on the ball's action?? Thanks, I'm trying to understand all the lingo and importance of where it is when looking at balls to buy used ect.
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Jay

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Re: Pin Location???
« Reply #1 on: September 29, 2009, 08:13:04 PM »
Are you referring to Pin to CG or Pin to PAP?
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Kid Jete

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Re: Pin Location???
« Reply #2 on: September 29, 2009, 08:31:18 PM »
quote:
Are you referring to Pin to CG or Pin to PAP?
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How would pin to CG make a difference?  I would assume he means pin to PAP.
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Floattubr

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Re: Pin Location???
« Reply #3 on: September 29, 2009, 09:16:55 PM »
I should have explained myself better. When looking at balls in a box for instance. There is always a pin dimension such as: 2.5-3" or 3-4" ect.
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beerguy

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Re: Pin Location???
« Reply #4 on: September 29, 2009, 09:33:43 PM »
Never assume kidjete

Edited on 9/29/2009 9:34 PM
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Kid Jete

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Re: Pin Location???
« Reply #5 on: September 29, 2009, 09:49:08 PM »
Actually I should have assumed he meant out of box but he said "placement" not the length of the pin.

The length of the pin to cg will effect how the ball can be drilled and still have legal static weights.  A good driller should be able to work with MOST pin lengths.
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kingpin268

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Re: Pin Location???
« Reply #6 on: September 29, 2009, 10:35:14 PM »
Like Kid said, it affects how you can drill the ball. If you wanted the pin in your palm like a Rico drilling, then you would not want a 4-5" pin to CG length because the CG would be under your thumb making your statics way off. Likewise, if you wanted to drill the ball with pin high above your fingers, a 0-1" pin would give you way too much top weight. But with a 2-3" pin, which is probably the most common, you can get away with most if not all drillings. Hope that helps
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beerguy

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Re: Pin Location???
« Reply #7 on: September 29, 2009, 11:24:57 PM »
If you want a ball drilled with a pin above your fingers a 2"-3" pin might not work. Kingpin please explain how a 2"-3" pin is most common????
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