Seeing as they have the same core, I myself would drill them the same,
and let the coverstock do the work.

I bowl by feel (how the ball feels comming off of my hand)
I have a DC Tour, and a DC warlock.  They both have the same
core, but are drilled different.  They both feel totally different
comming off of my hand, wich sometimes gets me into trouble.

In Mario's secrets he says to pick you favorite pin to PAP distance,
build your arsenal from that.  I would say that he is correct because
balls that I have drilled leverage or 4" tend to feel the same comming
off of my hand.

That is why you might see a bowler with two balls drilled the same
except on is dull, and one is pollished.
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Eric T. Spivey, P.E.
 Visionary Test Staff Member

My point exactly Jim.
IF the two balls are identical except
for the coverstock, then why drill them
different if the drilling is what you want.
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Eric T. Spivey, P.E.
 Visionary Test Staff Member

Because particle balls do not by nature flip as much I tend to drill then closer to stacked, versus resins particularly pearls I tend to drill them more to smooth out the reaction a touch. Maybe more kick outs of cg etc.

Also because particles often burn energy early more often(solid particles I mostly think of) I tend to buy higher topweights.

Also like stated above for strong particles I often use a little longer pin to pap to cover the same boards.  The stronger cover will often do the work for me.

Everything slightly different to create what I want!

REgards,

Luckylefty

The Blue Sparkle has a slightly different core but is very similar to the Burgundy and the G-3.  I do not have a weak release.  I would say I get more than average revs and slightly higher than average speed.  I actually have been having problems keeping the Blue Sparkle from over reacting when the lanes start to dry out.  

"Usually, if you put a weaker drilling in a particle ball, you will benefit from that because they are designed to roll so early, that you if drilled too aggressive, it may burn up too fast and roll out, which in turn means weak hitting at the pins"  TWOHAND834, that is exactly what my friend said.  

The Blue Sparkle has been my favorite ball because of the way it seems to roll off my hand.  I have a Granite Gargoyle that is drilled almost leverage and I hate the way the ball rolls.  My friend who now drills my equipment didn't drill the Granite Gargoyle.  Some other idiot did!  That is why its drilled so different from my other equipment.  I also have a Green and Slate Blue Gargoyle drilled the same as the Blue Sparkle.  Even knowing the cores and covers are different I still like the way they roll with that drilling.  The last ball I have is a Purple Ice which is drilled with the pin below and to the right of the fingers.  That ball has a good mid-lane look and hits very hard.  In fact, I believe it is my hardest hitting ball.  Of course the core and cover are very different from the Gargoyles or the Gryphons and that could be the reason that it reacts that way.  I use the Purple Ice on a very tough shot in a synthetic house and it works great there.  The Purple Ice is the only ball that has worked for me in that house.  I am hoping to use the Burgundy Gryphon in that same house.  I would like to get a little more backend out of the Burgundy than the Purple Ice provides.  The Purple Ice is more of an arcing ball.  I want the Burgundy to react on the soaked synthetics the way the G-3 and Blue Sparkle react on light to heavily oiled wood lanes.  Is that possible with a particle ball?  If your still reading this, I appreciate it.  After reading all of this, how should I drill it?