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keegan.mier

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Drilling into plugs
« on: January 07, 2018, 03:35:37 AM »
Is drilling into plugged holes of a used ball legal? I have a used Triple XXXtreme       X-Factor which this happened to, and I am having difficulty finding information on the usbc website and I want to be cautious.

 

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Re: Drilling into plugs
« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2018, 06:04:57 AM »
Yes it's legal
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Re: Drilling into plugs
« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2018, 06:33:25 AM »
It is legal.

But not advisable as a plugged hole partially drilled into will often start to breakout.

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Re: Drilling into plugs
« Reply #3 on: January 07, 2018, 06:50:34 AM »
It is perfectly fine.
And legal.

 Almost every used ball I’ve ever owned has had this done, and only ever had the fingers crack out on one of them.

 I’ve got an original black hammer from 1987 that I plugged and redrilled the thumb on in 1988. Moved the thumb 3/8 inch and redrilled, leaving a partial plug.

 Still throw it at spares, and it has never given me any problems.
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Re: Drilling into plugs
« Reply #4 on: January 07, 2018, 07:29:56 AM »
It is legal.

But not advisable as a plugged hole partially drilled into will often start to breakout.

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Re: Drilling into plugs
« Reply #5 on: January 07, 2018, 04:34:21 PM »
Besides cracking out, the junction between the ball itself and the old plug can develop a ridge that can cause skin damage.  I recommend that holes drilled into an old plug be filled with either a slug, a sleeve, or a finger grip.  --  JohnP