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charlee323

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1 oz top weight
« on: April 30, 2005, 11:13:28 PM »
I have seen some balls for sale with 1 oz top weight.  What would be the disadvantages to this?

 

BowlerKidR

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Re: 1 oz top weight
« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2005, 08:41:50 AM »
No it will not make ur ball lope. Low top weight means that your balll will want to roll early. If you have a ball like for example The Deal, which goes very long and snaps in the back, you would use low top weight to help the ball move earlier. If you have a ball that u buy that has low top weight and you want the ball to go a bit longer, then all that you have to do is use a x-hole on the bottom part of the ball, ur driller shoiuld be able to figure it out where, that would take out bottom weight, increasing top weight, helping your ball get farther down the lane before hooking.,
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charlee323

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Re: 1 oz top weight
« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2005, 09:25:34 AM »
I was told with todays cores, top weight has such a small influence on the ball rolling earlier or later; but I never considered a ball with 1 oz top.

BowlerKidR

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Re: 1 oz top weight
« Reply #3 on: May 01, 2005, 11:06:27 AM »
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I was told with todays cores, top weight has such a small influence on the ball rolling earlier or later; but I never considered a ball with 1 oz top.


100% incorect. I drilled a throttle up from a friend pluged it and redrilled it. I never weighed the ball because it was a lable drilling, didnt think that it would have needed a weight hole. The thing hooked at my feet and i was totally not expecting that reaction. Anyway, i had 0 top weight. So i put a JUMBO weight hole into the ball, and gave myself some top weight, and now its my #2 favorite ball ever. It works wonders
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