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SVstar34

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USBC has done it. No weight holes 8/1/2020
« on: April 24, 2018, 12:53:33 PM »
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Brandon Riley

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Re: USBC has done it. No weight holes 8/1/2020
« Reply #46 on: April 24, 2018, 04:38:27 PM »
Why are we caring so much about weight holes when its the change in oil absorbency that will make the greatest impact on our game?
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Re: USBC has done it. No weight holes 8/1/2020
« Reply #47 on: April 24, 2018, 04:39:56 PM »
Quote from: Brandon Riley on April 24, 2018, 04:38:27 PM
Why are we caring so much about weight holes when its the change in oil absorbency that will make the greatest impact on our game?

Because so many people have weight holes in their current equipment that MUST be plugged and they are unsure how their balls will react afterwards.
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Re: USBC has done it. No weight holes 8/1/2020
« Reply #48 on: April 24, 2018, 04:49:26 PM »
CTD industries (makers of That Purple Stuff, among other products) must be hating this.  Most of their products are designed to be used during competition to either get more hook, less hook, or increase tackiness.
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Re: USBC has done it. No weight holes 8/1/2020
« Reply #49 on: April 24, 2018, 04:52:40 PM »
So can you be proactive and plug now, or do you have to wait?  I doubt many people will choose layouts that will just need to be plugged in a few years.
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Re: USBC has done it. No weight holes 8/1/2020
« Reply #50 on: April 24, 2018, 05:35:17 PM »
Quote from: charlest on April 24, 2018, 04:39:56 PM
Quote from: Brandon Riley on April 24, 2018, 04:38:27 PM
Why are we caring so much about weight holes when its the change in oil absorbency that will make the greatest impact on our game?

Because so many people have weight holes in their current equipment that MUST be plugged and they are unsure how their balls will react afterwards.
how many people will have the same balls in 2 years?
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Mako

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Re: USBC has done it. No weight holes 8/1/2020
« Reply #51 on: April 24, 2018, 05:36:14 PM »
Quote from: dR3w on April 24, 2018, 04:52:40 PM
So can you be proactive and plug now, or do you have to wait?  I doubt many people will choose layouts that will just need to be plugged in a few years.

Wait. I for one know I probably won’t have at least a few of the balls I currently have in 2 years. Anything new I purchase will not have a weight hole.
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Re: USBC has done it. No weight holes 8/1/2020
« Reply #52 on: April 24, 2018, 05:40:56 PM »
Going to be curious to see what happens to that percentage of leagues sanctioned the USBC brags about.  Only way this affects me is might not be able to get drillers to drill a double thumb going forward.
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Re: USBC has done it. No weight holes 8/1/2020
« Reply #53 on: April 24, 2018, 05:43:31 PM »
Question, when does the 3 oz rule start, drilling up a couple balls tonight and now to say, if I go over 1 oz side is not legal yet? I don't keep balls more then 1 year so most likely I'll just drill a hole but just curious on that.

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Re: USBC has done it. No weight holes 8/1/2020
« Reply #54 on: April 24, 2018, 05:50:08 PM »
Quote from: Southern California Bowl on April 24, 2018, 05:43:31 PM
Question, when does the 3 oz rule start, drilling up a couple balls tonight and now to say, if I go over 1 oz side is not legal yet? I don't keep balls more then 1 year so most likely I'll just drill a hole but just curious on that.

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1/1/2020 3oz static weight allowed, 8/1/2020 no balance holes.  In those seven months could see some crazy layouts though.
« Last Edit: April 24, 2018, 06:02:34 PM by HackJandy »
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Re: USBC has done it. No weight holes 8/1/2020
« Reply #55 on: April 24, 2018, 06:46:19 PM »
Quote from: Southern California Bowl on April 24, 2018, 05:43:31 PM
Question, when does the 3 oz rule start, drilling up a couple balls tonight and now to say, if I go over 1 oz side is not legal yet? I don't keep balls more then 1 year so most likely I'll just drill a hole but just curious on that.

Thanks
I have the same concern.  I am having a ball drilled this week and prefer to the layout to be compliant to the rules in 2020 without a weight hole. The layout that I am drilling will likely require a weight hole under the current static weight rules. Why should I have to drill a weight hole now only to have to plug it later?
« Last Edit: April 24, 2018, 06:51:12 PM by BossTull »
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Re: USBC has done it. No weight holes 8/1/2020
« Reply #56 on: April 24, 2018, 06:48:24 PM »
Quote from: tkkshop on April 24, 2018, 05:35:17 PM
Quote from: charlest on April 24, 2018, 04:39:56 PM
Quote from: Brandon Riley on April 24, 2018, 04:38:27 PM
Why are we caring so much about weight holes when its the change in oil absorbency that will make the greatest impact on our game?

Because so many people have weight holes in their current equipment that MUST be plugged and they are unsure how their balls will react afterwards.
how many people will have the same balls in 2 years?

They're not worried about 2 years from now ...
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Re: USBC has done it. No weight holes 8/1/2020
« Reply #57 on: April 24, 2018, 07:19:03 PM »
Usbc is a joke. More craziness to confuse the average joe bowler. What do they plan to accomplish here? Keeping integrity of the game. If they wanted to do that they should have outlawed 2 handlers before it got out of control. To late now. Great legends,  and shot makers of the past like earl, and dick Weber are rolling in their graves. Only thing guaranteed from usbc by 2020 is raising of our dues again. Hey chad where the fu*ck are all the dues increases going? Certainly not for 300/800 awards anymore.
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Re: USBC has done it. No weight holes 8/1/2020
« Reply #58 on: April 24, 2018, 07:40:35 PM »
For all of those people who put P4 holes in your Venom Shock Pearl to make them roll better, sorry!
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Re: USBC has done it. No weight holes 8/1/2020
« Reply #59 on: April 24, 2018, 07:43:42 PM »
No more RICO layouts. What is JustRico going to do?
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Re: USBC has done it. No weight holes 8/1/2020
« Reply #60 on: April 24, 2018, 07:45:28 PM »
Quote from: BossTull on April 24, 2018, 06:46:19 PM
Quote from: Southern California Bowl on April 24, 2018, 05:43:31 PM
Question, when does the 3 oz rule start, drilling up a couple balls tonight and now to say, if I go over 1 oz side is not legal yet? I don't keep balls more then 1 year so most likely I'll just drill a hole but just curious on that.

Thanks
I have the same concern.  I am having a ball drilled this week and prefer to the layout to be compliant to the rules in 2020 without a weight hole. The layout that I am drilling will likely require a weight hole under the current static weight rules. Why should I have to drill a weight hole now only to have to plug it later?

If you need the weight hole to make it legal today then yes you need to do it. And yes you will have to plug it in two years to make it legal again.
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