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bobbo485

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Layout problem? please help!
« on: February 21, 2005, 06:12:59 PM »
ok...i got three balls....

sling blade...pin above fingers cg kicked a little out left

warp zone...pin below and right of fingers cg a little out left

time zone...pin above and right of fingers cg a little out left..

my biggest hooking and most powerful balls in any condition is the sling blade! the warp zone i bought for oil is my light oil ball!

i guess my question is..if i were going to get a new ball...(the real deal for heavy oil is what i want)...if i got it drilled with pin above fingers...would that react strong as strong as the sling blade? i really am open to any suggestions, inqueries to hlp this...i bowl in college and need the help asap! anyone please help me!

id like to talk online if it is easier for those who have AIM: bobbo485

if not..please reply with questions or comments.

thanks for takin the time to help


bob

 

Burak Natal

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Re: Layout problem? please help!
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2005, 04:34:00 AM »
First of all, what is your style?
Your PAP, rotation, tilt, speed, revs?

Secondly:
Warp and Time Zones are Asymmetrical balls. MB must be taken in consideration when drilling. Not the CG. You say pin placements are right of the fingers and CGs are kicked left. Are you lefty or righty?

If you are righty, you are killing the backends of those balls, making them a lot tamer, smoother.. Redrill them with MB stronger positions, to the right of your thumb.

If you are lefty, pin right of the fingers put you in over 6 inches from PAP. That also minimizes the flare potential, making the balls longer and smoother.

Place the pin placements closer to your PAP. 4 to 5 inches range may work generally.

From what you wrote, I believe examining the current drillings on your balls and re-drilling them would be much cheaper and efficient solution. If same mistakes are done with new balls, you will most likely be getting the same reactions..

Sling Blade has Low Mass Bias rating. Means MB is not important when laying out the ball. Since CG placement is virtually irrelevant in symmetrical cores, due to more suitable pin placement, it appears to react well. ( 4-1/2 to 5-1/2 range I guess)..

Please let us know about details..

Regards,
Burak
Regards,

Natal
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