Author Topic: what is a rico drilling? (Read 2442 times)

hjk246 · « **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.

hjk246 · « **Reply #16 on:** July 11, 2008, 04:28:03 AM »

I want to thank everyone for the quick responses.I only asked this question because I'm on a summer league and I'm getting two bowling balls at the end of it(haven't seen the list yet to know what I'm getting).I wanted to try this Rico drilling on the Cell.I love the reaction of the Cell from what I have seen of it but I am also swayed to maybe try the Dimension by Storm.I have never used Storm but I really like the way their equipment reacts.Thanks again for all the input....you people are the best.

CharlieBrown · « **Reply #17 on:** July 11, 2008, 08:05:06 AM »

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we used the "rico" drill back in the early 90's on Tour mostly for players that had low tracks, ( I used it for Butch Soper with great success )it helped them get the ball rolling sooner

That's exactly what my ball driller did for my balls when I used to have lower track!
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notsohotshot · « **Reply #18 on:** July 11, 2008, 09:24:04 AM »

Do you think this drilling would help me? All of my stuff seems to overhook if there is much dry at all.My preferred layout is pin up,cg 1" rt of ring fin. line and MB 1-3" rt of thumb hole.I usually leave about 0.5 oz t/w and between 0-0.5 oz side.LMK

Mike Austin · « **Reply #19 on:** July 11, 2008, 02:02:16 PM »

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if you mean that your ball gets too angular on the back, yes it will help. If your ball is already early, not a chance...

USUALLY, the lower the pin is in your grip, the slower the ball will change direction down the lane. Lower track players tend to store more energy and the ball will flip harder (if it flips at all). This can be harder to control. But also, as X Guy was saying, if you have a low track and your ball is revving up early, this isn't going to be good for length.

The reason this layout works different for different people is the relationship of the pin to PAP. For a low track bowler this could be a strong drill, pin 4" to PAP. It is 4 1/2 for me. For a higher track player, the pin could be 6" from PAP, which would be a longer/smoother drill. The lower pin could also cause the track to clip the finger holes for some.

My track is fairly low and have done a couple shorter pin balls with a Rico style drill, but I put the pin just above my thumb hole, everything else was the same. Scorchin' Inferno was early and smooth like this, hit great. Fired Up Diablo was much the same, just longer in and of itself, not as strong a ball as the Scorchin'. Worked very well on flat patterns, could get the ball to almost quit down lane, great for control. Did a Storm La Nina with the pin left of my thumb hole, mass bias at 3:00 to my grip center, no hole. With the box surface this ball was great on scorching middles and back ends. Great off the gutter. No hook down the lane, all about control. Many could use these types of layouts, but your mileage will vary.

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