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barcar

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Plug or polish
« on: August 29, 2014, 11:11:25 AM »
So I happened to be bowling with a teammate and the pro shop guy stopped by as he knew my friend. Out the blue he looked at the balls I had out on the rack and he mentioned all my gear was drilled for maximum hook and I had a number of over laps in my balls. My long winded question is, does it make sense to to plug and redrill or just try and add polish to create some differences in reaction?
Sorry I don't have specs, but I am throwing:
Marvel S
Disturbed
Pro tactics
2 furious
Frantic
First three I stand 35 and throw out to 8
Last two I stand 27 and throw out to 10
I would rather be standing more in the center of the approach, so I have room to move left as the lanes break down.
« Last Edit: August 29, 2014, 12:43:53 PM by barcar »

 

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Re: Plug or polish
« Reply #1 on: August 29, 2014, 11:41:43 AM »
if your happy with the reactions now, I wouldn't worry about it.

If not adjust surfaces to try for a little different look, before plugging.
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Re: Plug or polish
« Reply #2 on: August 29, 2014, 11:50:27 AM »
I really wanted the Disturbed to be my benchmark ball, and standing so far left isn't really what I wanted.

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Re: Plug or polish
« Reply #3 on: August 29, 2014, 12:09:26 PM »
Take Disturbed to 4000 and try that. Step it up.
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Re: Plug or polish
« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2014, 12:37:15 PM »
Surface dictates approx 70-75% of reaction..if you want to create more gaps, change the surfaces
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Re: Plug or polish
« Reply #5 on: August 29, 2014, 12:43:07 PM »
Yep stopping by the pro shop to have that done, then going to need to look at other balls, and see what if any other changes I need to make.

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Re: Plug or polish
« Reply #6 on: August 29, 2014, 12:47:18 PM »
It sounds like you have too many drivers in your bag...what do you do when you run across varying reactions? You gotta create options with your tools or pieces...
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Re: Plug or polish
« Reply #7 on: August 29, 2014, 01:12:09 PM »
Made the mistake of not learning more before buying and now I'm trying to increase my knowledge, before making the same mistakes.
Moving forward hoping to avoid this issue.
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Re: Plug or polish
« Reply #8 on: August 29, 2014, 01:12:57 PM »
Look at the cover as the tires and the core as the engine...
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Re: Plug or polish
« Reply #9 on: August 29, 2014, 04:23:50 PM »
avoid redrill if possible
as stated above, change surfaces 1st
2nd option, if possible add weight hole to change reaction

i have learned alot about surfaces and layouts the past few years
i try to play much straighter up front and more arcing in the back of the lane
for me...i pick mostly symmetric cores and drill longer pin-pap
my favorite layout in the pin in my middle finger which is a 5" pin
i rarely stand in that far unless its the long pattern or the heads are gone


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Re: Plug or polish
« Reply #10 on: August 29, 2014, 08:26:08 PM »
Sounds like you don't have a huge amount of oil to begin with and you really don't have anything that isn't either strong covered or atleast, in theory, laid out strong. Different surfaces with the different covers will yield different reactions.

The disturbed is a strong ball so I would save it for when you encounter oil. It would be a great benchmark if you hand the head oil to get it to the mids.
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Re: Plug or polish
« Reply #11 on: August 29, 2014, 09:11:49 PM »
So I happened to be bowling with a teammate and the pro shop guy stopped by as he knew my friend. Out the blue he looked at the balls I had out on the rack and he mentioned all my gear was drilled for maximum hook and I had a number of over laps in my balls. My long winded question is, does it make sense to to plug and redrill or just try and add polish to create some differences in reaction?
Sorry I don't have specs, but I am throwing:
Marvel S
Disturbed
Pro tactics
2 furious
Frantic
First three I stand 35 and throw out to 8
Last two I stand 27 and throw out to 10
I would rather be standing more in the center of the approach, so I have room to move left as the lanes break down.

I see this a lot, and only on this site. How do you stand 35 and throw out to 8? If Im standing 35, I'm at LEAST at 20 at the arrows. I don't get how some of you people are standing so far away from your targets.
« Last Edit: August 29, 2014, 09:15:29 PM by northface28 »
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Re: Plug or polish
« Reply #12 on: August 29, 2014, 09:14:27 PM »
Impossible angles to repeat successfully shot after shot. Close up the angles and get the ball down lane.
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Re: Plug or polish
« Reply #13 on: August 29, 2014, 09:22:17 PM »
Impossible angles to repeat successfully shot after shot. Close up the angles and get the ball down lane.

Therein lies the problem, their swings probably bump out so far right that they get the ball to the right too quick and it duck hooks through the face. So they keep moving and moving so they can "elbow" the ball to right, using the puddle in the middle to guide it there. I saw that a lot this summer, I can't tell you how many times I heard "these lanes are dry", "why are you wiping the oil off your ball, there isn't any oil out there", "this is my last time bowling here, its too dry". 95% of the time, its people pitching the ball right so damn early it either goes face or burns up and stops which makes them go grab their 1000 grit solid ball. I could never be a proprietor, you could never pay me enough to deal with bowlers on a regular basis.

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Re: Plug or polish
« Reply #14 on: August 29, 2014, 10:42:06 PM »
This is why I am asking the question, so I can be more informed and know the right questions to ask my driller. When I got back in to bowling, he watched how I threw the ball and determined I didn't have a lot of hand so he was going with strong lay outs. Now that I have gotten a bit better, I need to change the surface, and look to change how things are drilled in the future. I asked my question, as I knew being so deep on the approach isn't my game. I used to be a down and in, and now with less oil, I am playing way to deep. I have been trying to play more of the middle of the lane, aiming more around 15-18, then I earlier mentioned, more to get to the correct pocket.
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