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jtmouse

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What is pro pin
« on: November 06, 2006, 06:39:45 PM »
Nowaday, you saw a lot bowling balls sell on the internet. some of them is a little bit cheaper, and they say taht it is a pro pin bowling balls use by the Pro Player. I talk to my proshop guy, he say don't by it, it is a garbage.

Anybody has knowledge of it or has a different thinking let me know. Thanks.
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dizzyfugu

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Re: What is pro pin
« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2006, 03:23:00 AM »
"Pro pin" is a nice expression for what is technically a production blem - balls with odd pin distances (5"+, I even heard on BR.com of a blem that had the CG marker on the opposite side of the pin!) and/or CG/MB placements. Sometimes they come with color or engraving mistakes. These balls normally do not go into open sales.

Pro Pins are sound balls, but they might be hard to drill - due to the odd weight placement - and its setup option might be very limited. Additionally, the ball reaction on the lane can be odd and not as predictable as a ball with "conventional" weight block placement. If you buy one, it is IMHO a gamble... hopefully you have a good ball driller to make the ball work for you, and you should have some knowledge what you want to achieve with the ball and if the specs suit this purpose at all.

Good luck.
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shelley

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Re: What is pro pin
« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2006, 08:22:01 AM »
To expand, "pro-CG" balls are also blems and have the CG far enough out of line with the pin-MB to be considered a second.  Like pro-pin, they can be easy or hard to drill.  Some, like if the CG is far to the right of the line, will work very well for lefties but be extremely hard to drill for a righty.

If you have a ball with a really, really long pin, more than 8", you can always turn the ball upside down, mark the spot 180* from the pin and use that "anti-pin" as the normal pin.  The resulting anti-pin length is more like 5" or less.

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