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hjk246

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what is a rico drilling?
« on: July 09, 2008, 08:34:53 PM »
I hear people talking about it online and was wondering what the rico drilling is and if someone had a pic of it on there bowling ball.
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RyanRPS

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Re: what is a rico drilling?
« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2008, 04:38:02 AM »
Its a drilling that gives a different reaction for everyone, and brunswick people love it

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Re: what is a rico drilling?
« Reply #2 on: July 10, 2008, 04:40:41 AM »
http://www.brunsnick.com/rico_layout_comparison.html

Hope BrunsNick doesn't mind me posting this...but this is how it kinda started I suppose...

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Re: what is a rico drilling?
« Reply #3 on: July 10, 2008, 05:02:25 AM »
does any one ball manufacturer have a rico drilling layout that can be printed up to be brought into my pro shop?
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Re: what is a rico drilling?
« Reply #4 on: July 10, 2008, 05:36:48 AM »
Not too sure about that, but if you look at the BrunsNick homepage, then go to the FAQ section, he explains it with a few pics. Maybe Brunswick has one? Just a thought...

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does any one ball manufacturer have a rico drilling layout that can be printed up to be brought into my pro shop?

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Re: what is a rico drilling?
« Reply #5 on: July 10, 2008, 05:38:10 AM »
I don't know if any manufacturer has a Rico drilling in their drill sheets. But A Rico drilling is simply pin in center of grip, cg  or mb at 45 degrees towards the thumb positive, balance hole on the 45 degree line 6 3/4" from pin. Smooths out the ball and makes it very controllable, for me anyways.
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Re: what is a rico drilling?
« Reply #6 on: July 10, 2008, 05:46:56 AM »
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Re: what is a rico drilling?
« Reply #7 on: July 10, 2008, 06:50:03 AM »
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I don't know if any manufacturer has a Rico drilling in their drill sheets.


The recommended drilling for the Rising that magically changes everyone's PAP to 5" over and 1" up and is guaranteed to match up to everyone is basically a Rico drill.

Note that the PAP change and the matching up is only guaranteed for the Rising, especially when drilled by idiot drillers.

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RyanRPS

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Re: what is a rico drilling?
« Reply #8 on: July 10, 2008, 07:49:26 AM »
Shelly, not sure if i'm reading your post right, but are you agreeing with me that its a silly layout? lol

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Re: what is a rico drilling?
« Reply #9 on: July 10, 2008, 07:52:29 AM »
This is a layout that Ric Hamlin invented.  
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Re: what is a rico drilling?
« Reply #10 on: July 10, 2008, 11:45:41 AM »
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Shelly, not sure if i'm reading your post right, but are you agreeing with me that its a silly layout? lol

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I don't think it's silly by any stretch.  I think the way it was presented as the "recommended" layout for the Rising was grossly oversimplified.

I don't have any Rico'd equipment, but from what I've read here, it's one of those fallback layouts that can get you out of a tight spot when nothing else is working.

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Dan Belcher

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Re: what is a rico drilling?
« Reply #11 on: July 10, 2008, 12:38:19 PM »
I need to post a video of the ball reaction I get from my Rico drilled Storm Eraser Banshee sometime to really show what the layout does well.  The ball picks up in the midlane, but the transition into the roll is so gradual that the ball does not overreact and has a very continuous hook motion down the lane all the way to the pindeck.  Good for controlling the backend and preventing over-reaction on a wet/dry shot.  I don't use it very often, but it's great for certain shots.
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Re: what is a rico drilling?
« Reply #12 on: July 10, 2008, 12:50:14 PM »
i rico drilled a wrath dead flush and absolutly love it.  i can use it on about anything, except for my so called sport league on monday nights.  i used at a regional about a month ago on the cheetah and cashed with it.  this layout is great, no over reaction from it.  planning on drillin up a momentum with the same layout t here soon
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Re: what is a rico drilling?
« Reply #13 on: July 10, 2008, 01:03:18 PM »
i have 6 lane masters balls rico'd. weight hole size and placement vary on some. doing differnt things with the weight hole makes a big difference
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Re: what is a rico drilling?
« Reply #14 on: July 10, 2008, 02:48:05 PM »
Got a Wrath XP that I think I will try Rico on.

Interesting post.

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