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dev

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Side Weights
« on: January 16, 2005, 11:38:28 AM »
What are the reasons for drilling away the side weights?
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charlest

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Re: Side Weights
« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2005, 08:09:26 PM »
Depends on what you mean by "drilling away".

If you mean removing the side weights, then they are removed to make the ball legal by ABC/USBC rules which govern the balls we can use.

A ball can only have 1 oz side (positive or negative) and finger (positive) or thumb (negative), or 3 oz top or bottom weight.

If you mean something else, please explain.
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dev

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Re: Side Weights
« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2005, 08:13:33 PM »
Er, my doubts actually came after my driller told me that my ball needs a extra hole drilled. It stirs my mind wondering why is there a need for a extra hole.
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Goof1073

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Re: Side Weights
« Reply #3 on: January 17, 2005, 09:13:38 AM »
Yup...Legal Stats would be my bet as well.

I drilled a ball for a customer this past Friday and he asked me why there was an extra hole in his ball and what he should do with it.  Took a while to explain the whole weight limit rule, etc. but he seemed happy to know about it.
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