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General Category => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: RSalas on June 14, 2012, 09:03:56 PM

Title: The Balls Have Ears!
Post by: RSalas on June 14, 2012, 09:03:56 PM: So I've been thinking about putting a flare-increaser in my Game Changer, but have been too busy procrastinating to actually do it. I decided to go ahead and use it as it was for one more week of league. After getting lined up in practice, the first shot of competition doesn't read the break quite right, and I leave a blower 7-10. Second frame, a bit too much push, late 10.

Between frames, I go to the pro shop and ask whether it's legal to add a weight hole to a ball during competition. The pro shop guy didn't know; we both knew that surface adjustments were illegal during competition, but he'd never had to deal with dynamic adjustments. We both thought better of it and left the ball alone. It must have heard me, though, because it then started behaving, and I threw the back 10.

So I guess your balls really *do* listen to you sometimes. :P
Title: Re: The Balls Have Ears!
Post by: bowl400 on June 14, 2012, 10:29:22 PM: Doesn't hurt that the bowler is pretty darn good :)
Title: Re: The Balls Have Ears!
Post by: BallReviews-Removed0385 on June 15, 2012, 01:23:50 AM: Quote from: bowl400 on June 14, 2012, 10:29:22 PM
Doesn't hurt that the bowler is pretty darn good :)
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Title: Re: The Balls Have Ears!
Post by: dmonroe814 on June 15, 2012, 01:55:02 PM: I couldn't find anything in the rulebook, so I emailed USBC. Here is their response.

USBC does not have any rules that would restrict the addition of weight hole, assuming the ball meets the static requirements after the weight hole is added and there wasnâ€™t one to begin with. Please check with the competition to ensure they do not have additional restrictions.
Title: Re: The Balls Have Ears!
Post by: mike_somd on June 15, 2012, 02:07:34 PM: I have done that before, but I added a hole to tame down the break point proceeded to shoot 260 something.