You can't have it both ways............And as some other pro shops have posted,  most ball companies say... MOVE IT,  { the PIN } it won't matter.... Yet these are the same ball companies that have convinced the consumer that your ball must be drilled EXACTLY to your PAP,  or it will not roll right and it will self destruct upon impacting the pins...

JohnP wrote on 2/7/2011 9:55 AM:

I also agree with jls, just wanted to clarify his post about the PAP changing so non-drillers would understand what really happens.  I took the Ebonite two day class on layouts and lane play about three years ago, it was taught by Jeff Ussery who is now the Hammer brand manager.  He told us that Ebonite brands are using poured pins instead of pressed pins and that 1/2" was fine.  That's what I've been going by and haven't had any cracked balls.  I hadn't heard about the Ebonite letter to distributors, so I guess I'll have to change.  Honestly, I get very few customers that even know they have a PAP until I tell them, so layouts are left up to me.  If I feel strongly about a layout that brings a pin close to a hole I tell them it will void the warranty and let them decide, but most times I just modify the layout to either move the pin away from the hole or drill it out completely (again, if I decide to drill it out completely I discuss the decision with the customer and let him decide if that's OK).  --  JohnP