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General Category => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: Stjosephkid on December 31, 2004, 12:22:51 AM

Title: HELP!
Post by: Stjosephkid on December 31, 2004, 12:22:51 AM

Dumb Question, but what is the difference between a thumb slug and a thumb insert? Also, if I get one p ut into an existing thumb hole, will my span be affected, or will I have to plug any holes.
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Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: TheBowlingKid25 on December 31, 2004, 09:02:18 AM

Im also curious of this myself. I do know that your span could be affected, or may not be depending on how they do it. To fit a slug in, they have to drill your thumbhole way bigger (unless you have an un-naturally large thumb). Doing this makes your span just a wee bit shorter, then putting the slug in, you can drill where ever needed to make the span right again. Thumb slugs are great. Also a lot easier to mess around with pitches and such, since you can just drill the slug out, and put a new one instead of plugging and redrilling the ball.
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Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: pin-chaser on December 31, 2004, 09:15:14 AM

Thumb slug is solid when in serted and a thumb hole is drilled into it.

Thumb insert (sometimes confused with thumb slug) is actually a predrilled (and usually ovally shapped) insert (like finger inserts).

Both are glued into place. And care should be given by the ball driller to not effect the span when inserting.
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Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: Stjosephkid on December 31, 2004, 10:07:42 AM

Ok thanks, because I want to get an insert in each of my balls but cant pay to have a nd plugged. I was thinking of getting a molded insert so they can just change the pitches easier.
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Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: JohnP on December 31, 2004, 10:56:59 AM

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I was thinking of getting a molded insert so they can just change the pitches easier.

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Stjosephkid -- If you want to be able to change pitches, you want to use a slug, not a sleeve (the proper name).  With a sleeve, the pitch comes from the drilling of the hole the sleeve fits in.  It's easy to change the size of the sleeve, but not the pitch.  With a slug, the driller sets the pitch when he drills the hole into the slug.  To change the pitch, he will drill out and replace the slug, then redrill the hole.  --  JohnP

Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: Stjosephkid on December 31, 2004, 11:03:54 AM

Thanks
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