I drilled two new Recon RX1's by MOTIV designed to react differently.  Ball #1 was drilled with a 5 1/2" pin from pap and ball #2 was drilled with 3 1/2" pin from pap.  Ball #1 has the pin located about 1/2" above my fingers positioned slightly over my middle finger with the cg kicked our 1/2".  Ball #2 has the pin located 3/8" right of my ring finger with the cg 5/8" kicked out.  I tested the balls reaction on the PBA Cheetah pattern and found the following: ball #1's layout allowed the ball extreme length with a much more aggressive move off the break point than that of ball #2.  If I leaked the ball right it had enough to recover and if pulled left of target, was weak enough to maintain the line and carry most shots.  I found this layout to be very clean through the mids and stronger off the break point.  Ball #2's layout was designed for more of an earlier roll and still provided some miss room left; but when I missed right I found the ball didn't recover as well as ball #1.  This layout was just as clean through the mids but provided a much smoother more consistent reaction off the break point.  Both balls were kept at box finish for this test and provided a smooth and controlable reaction on a fresh cheetah pattern.  This ball is weak enough that it rolls well and strong enough to recover if thrown a bit off course.  This is a great ball for those bowlers looking for a weaking ball because of their high rev rates causing other equipment to read the lane earlier than desired.  This ball will work for you.  

David Schroeder
MOTIV Regional Staff
Turbo Regional Staff

I wonder who suggested those awesome layouts?  Glad they worked out for you buddy!  

RandyT: one of the ones i punched up is with the pin 5 5/8 which put it 1 1/2 above and slightly left of my middle finger, cg slightly kicked right of grip center.  This ball gets through the lanes very easy and stores for the backend.  Check out my video of them I posted under the other RECON rx1 thread.  This ball is a high rev players dream ball!
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