Most of my equipment has the pin located above or slightly to the right and above the ring finger, but a couple of balls have the pin in the middle, below the finger holes.  One ball has it above the fingers but in the middle between the two. And one oddball has it right beneath the ring finger.

I believe the ones with the pin above the fingers are intended to go longer (less early hook, more backend) and that the ones with the pin below the fingers are drilled for more of an early roll (less backend).

But what does it mean when the pin is off to the side?

Thanks in advance for any feedback/info.

Hi Surelefty,

I don''t know my PAP, but am pretty sure my main driller does. Then again, not all the balls in my arsenal were drilled by him. And I''m very happy with the job he does and don''t really want to start another round of ball adjusting, even though the pin location still interests me.

Am not really able to converse real well in the technical aspects of the coverstock, etc., but I do know how each ball reacts and why. I just never made a mental note about their pin positions while comparing them.  Usually compare them more on the basis of pearls versus solids versus particle balls, and polished vs dull, and also have both 15 and 16 lb equipment.

I was just curious ahow the pin location of the few pieces that are different from most of the other balls might impact the reaction in certain situations.



Edited on 6/2/2010 11:40 PM