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HOT TOPIC: Storm Pro-Pin Bowling Balls

Storm Pro-Pin bowling balls are new to the market and like anything new, needs explaining. For some reason, some bowlers believe that this is a "scam" to generate sales. Much of the uncertainty stems from bowlers and ball drillers that are uncertain what to do with these unique pin placements, it can even be a source of embarrassment to some ball drillers since they are unsure how to layout the ball. Because of this they pass on erroneous information concerning these balls. Others offer subjective opinions that they truly believe are objective.

Here are the facts:

From time to time balls end up with longer pins than normal.
These are more difficult to drill and are not driller friendly.
They were sent to PBA touring players to experiment with
The PBA players, along with Storm have come up with successful layouts that work well with these balls that cannot be used with conventional pin placements. Storm has gone as far as trade marking "Pro-Pin".
This is what Steve Kloempken; Storm's technical advisor has been quoted as saying concerning Pro Pins:

"The PRO-PIN balls are ones that we regularly use to supply the National Staff players on the truck. Frequently the guys out on the tour will use a ball with the pin above the fingers, cg and/or RAD swung way out towards the PAP, and a large extra hole. This layout generally clears the heads well and still provides heavy midlane roll. I am actually taking a Triple X just like this one with me to the ABC Nationals this weekend.

These balls really roll great. You will get more midlane roll out of a 5 to 5.5" pin from PAP than ever before.

To help with layout options, special drill instructions are included in each box as well."
The drilling instructions on how to drill these Pro-Pins are also located on our website and are available for viewing by clicking here.

Those of you who have be lucky enough to throw one of these hard to find bowling balls, and had them drilled correctly, know the great and wide possibilities the Pro-Pin bowling balls have to offer. The reaction is unique, unprecedented, and widely used on the PBA Tour.

Incidentally, Pro-Pins are far and few between since long pin placements are indeed a very rare find.
 
 
Andrew
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"Act like you've been there before"

Hammers were the first 2-piece balls and originally, all pin out balls were blems. Every first quality ball was a "pin in" (0-1").

But, as bowlers found what pin out balls could do, they stopped calling them blems, and exotic drillings went to a new level. =:^D