Post by: Sir Bowl-A-Lot on May 21, 2008, 12:36:27 AM
Post by: jkiser01 on May 21, 2008, 09:05:56 AM
I agree they should not sell these balls as 1st's but they do..
I am pretty sure RG is not going to replace that ball but you might want to contact bolwingball.com and ask them for some help..
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Post by: dizzyfugu on May 21, 2008, 09:14:22 AM
You can drill it, but the CG shift makes static weights difficult, and on some balls with strong MBs I have seen in friends' hands with even less deviation (e. g. 1.5", on a pin-in ball), the reaction was... crap and unpredictable. And more than 2" is a lot! Very risky, IMHO.
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Post by: ppbc on May 21, 2008, 09:27:23 AM
storm/roto grip state in their defintions "a pro-cg is where the cg ends up extremely far left or right of the pin and mb. if you draw a line from the pin through the cg and then draw a perpendicular line at the half way point of that line. go out 2 1/2" and then connect the points to create a diamond shape. if the cg is outside that diamond then it is a pro-cg. this is first quality ball and lends itself to several special drill options."
recently, i have received several balls(cells)from my distributor that have been what i would call "borderline" pro-cg balls. they can be layed out and in fact can be beneficial for a right or left handed bowler depending on the type of layout you are attempting to do. as jkiser01 had stated, they just take a little more time.
ditto...contact bowlingball.com for assistance.
hope this helps.
ppbc
Post by: Sir Bowl-A-Lot on May 21, 2008, 09:30:17 AM
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It is not RG's "fault", I think they'd only chime in for real customer service.
How could this not be RG's fault? This ball obviously squeezed through their quality control because it is labeled as a 1st. I'm sure bowlingball.com does not have time to check, measure, and ensure every "1st" quality ball they receive is indeed of 1st quality. That is RG's job, I thought, unless I am missing something here.
Post by: CharlieBrown on May 21, 2008, 09:32:00 AM
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Pro-CG (which is just a nice name for a blem)
Agree! Just another fancy name.... Pro-CG / Pro-pin blah blah blah. They should just tell it like it is.
I don't know enough to know if it does have an effect (be it positive or negative) on reaction I let my driller worry about all that. Good luck with your Cell.
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Post by: Sir Bowl-A-Lot on May 21, 2008, 09:52:33 AM
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It depends on if your right or left handed. If you're right handed and the mb ends up in the 4 or 5 o'clock position when you align the pin and cg, it's going to be great for a 45 or 60 degree layout with no x-hole. If you're left handed, you want the mb in the 7 or 8 o'clock position.
A right handed bowler with the 7 or 8 o'clock ball will need a large x-hole to put it back to legal static weight and may be hard to do.
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Thank you for the quality info. I am right-handed and the MB is at 4 o'clock. I will just get it drilled and give it a whirl. I can't see wasting $15 to ship this ball back. If I don't like the reaction I'll just sell it.
Post by: Dan Belcher on May 21, 2008, 10:44:40 AM
Post by: bass on May 21, 2008, 02:42:58 PM
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Just leave it in the car or at home.
Post by: Juggernaut on May 21, 2008, 02:50:41 PM
Here is his contact info:
Roger Noordhoek
Vice President
Business Development
Roto Grip, Inc.
888-450-6920
RogerN@rotogrip.com
www.rotogrip.com
His screen I.D. here is Mustang Guy
Good luck.
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Post by: Sir Bowl-A-Lot on May 21, 2008, 03:20:12 PM
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Message Roger and see what he says. In another thread, it was mentioned that some of these did get out of the plant in incorrect packaging and were being taken care of as soon as they were found. You may have ended up with one of these.
Here is his contact info:
Roger Noordhoek
Vice President
Business Development
Roto Grip, Inc.
888-450-6920
RogerN@rotogrip.com
www.rotogrip.com
His screen I.D. here is Mustang Guy
Good luck.
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Edited on 5/21/2008 2:51 PM
Thank you.
Post by: Juggernaut on May 21, 2008, 03:38:36 PM
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