I recently found what some may call a once in a bowling lifetime find. A NIB 15# Lane#1 Silver Diamond. I had previously owned an old redrilled one that fell to pieces, I thought it was the best ball Id ever owned.It was that good.

Now I kept it for about 6 months or so not really wanting to drill it but wanting to if you know what I mean. So I find that my drill specs have changed and I now only have 1 ball that fits me properly. So I decide that I need a light oil ball so I decide to drill the Diamond.

I take it to my driller who I didnt buy the ball from as I found it laying around at a different Pro Shop. I asked him to drill it for me so that I can use it on fresh light oil that I see all the time. He drills it up going by the marks shown on the ball. That is the small pin prick CG in the diamond.

Now when he goes to weigh it up after drilling he finds that it has almost 3 OUNCES of thumb weight. He drilled a cavern of a weight hole but couldnt get it back to legal. It also became negative by 5/8th of an ounce. The weight hole and thumb hole took the complete bottom off the diamond. To say I was upset was an understatement. I just wanted to throw it in the bin as the roll on it was awful when I tried to see what it would do. Also with the bottom gone from the diamond it would never be the same.

Now he has taken it back and is going to redrill it. I know it really wasnt his fault that the CG was so far out. It must have been in the thumb hole over 2 inches away. I dont know what to say as I felt so good when I found it, it was like finding gold for the first time. Now I dont care, I dont even care if I get it back. Its made me feel so bad.

I have thought about it constantly for almost 2 weeks and I just wanted to know what you guys thought about it. Has it ever happened to any of you? What would you do?
Thanks for your thoughts.
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mhh...

it really is not the drillers faul imho... but on the other hand I recommend to chech the cg everytime. I tell my driller to do so on the undrilled ball (roughly) to make sure the mark is really the mark

What could you do... the ball can not be or... hardly be replaced and redrilling it seems the only way to save at least what is there.

Let him do his work and see how the ball works... if it works and the pluggins are fine you have at least a working ball. Sad thing it is redrilled... but even then when it works.. who cares?

wish you the best and I feel your pain... a driller filled me a C+ and didn't cut the pluggingd down good and when the ball ran over there it sounded like it bumped down the lane... I was so upset I threw the ball on ebay and forgot about it... btw. the drilling didn't work either
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