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And1_headach

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Heavy Oil For A Full Roller
« on: March 08, 2004, 05:15:15 PM »
I live in Lake Havasu City, Arizona and i recently was having troubles with hooking the ball. my house is the dryest of any house ive been to... somwhat to the fact our manager wants to save some money. anyways i got a local once pro Butch Soper, to help me... he said i had to change my suitcase style completly to make my x factor deuce hook, or get one of the most hooking balls out there today. he changed my style and i cant cut it... i have decided to change balls... so i was looking for one of the major hooking balls out there and what drillings. thanks so much.
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low(er) revs
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Re: Heavy Oil For A Full Roller
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2004, 08:39:37 AM »
For full rollers you don’t have a lot of options on the drilling.

You need a ball with a 3” to 4”  pin and then place the pin at 7:30 with a label drill (assuming you are right handed). This will give the maximum amount of flare for a full roller.

If you are 3/4 roller then a stacked leverage ball would work best.

As far as balls go, any of the duller particle balls. Fear Factor, swamp monster, ebonite V2, throttle, full throttle, Track animal, etc.

Be careful with the duller balls. Most full rollers get into an early roll. Often you are better off with strong resin balls that are shined up so they save the energy for the backend.

Butch Soper should be able to tell you which would be best.

I have to say Butch was a great bowler but having him try and teach someone how to hook the ball is somewhat ironic. But teaching and doing are different things.

PS. Don't give up to quickly on the changes. You are likely to bowl worse for sometime before you get better.

T-GOD

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Re: Heavy Oil For A Full Roller
« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2004, 12:25:01 PM »
The standard 7:30 layout for a full roller will roll early and probably roll out on dry lanes. I would try a 1:30 layout with the pin 10" from the center of your grip. Use a ball with a 4+ pin out. This will give you more length and more backend than a 7:30 layout. =:^D

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Re: Heavy Oil For A Full Roller
« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2004, 01:03:05 PM »
I have an apex aggression that's drilled full roller. It starts rolling very early.

And1_headach

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Re: Heavy Oil For A Full Roller
« Reply #4 on: March 09, 2004, 06:57:01 PM »
im going to use it for oil lanes in phx and vegas
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