Hello again! 5 x 5 1/2 will be in the sharp break area. You will need to shorten your pap to mb distance to get the deep continuous roll, however,in doing this , you will lose some length. A forward roll layout would be 5 x 2 3/4. Also, with the 70* val angle, you run the risk of flaring over your finger holes. According to Turbo Tech, "Bowlers with a horizontal positive axis point of 5 1/2" or more use a 35* realignment adjustment to locate the vertical axis line. These alignment methods should accommodate most spans and keep the pin in a safe environment and help match the core angle for the player."
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the pooh

Joblo1978, I am in the same boat that you are in when it comes to having to keep the pin up on most of my drillings. My PAP is 5 1/8 > 5/8 up. I clip fingers on almost every pin under drilling if the pin is in a high flaring position. I can put weight holes down the VAL to move the track up, but this makes the ball even earlier and more conditional for me (wet in/dry out).

I was fortunate to get a chance to go to Turbo Tech and spend some time with the inventor of the Turbo document, Lou Marquez. He drew on one of my balls what equated to a "box" of pin and MB placements that my track should not clip fingers with. This put almost everyone of them no lower than finger level. He also told me that if I put the pin in the ring finger that would be one of the slowest responses to friction that I should ever need.

He did suggest that if I really want an early rolling layout that looks like the pin down/hole down (RICO) to try a MB placement close to 30* but still with a pin up layout in a weaker flaring position (5-5.5"). I did try this on a Gravity Shift and Lou was dead on as it was continous and early/smooth of the spot.

Feel free to PM if you ever want to "compare" notes on higher track layouts or Storm/RG balls.
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"Why don't you call me sometime.....when you have no class" ~~Rodney Dangerfield to Sally Kellerman, his college professor in Back to School ~~1986

Mike Craig - Storm Products Pro Shop staff -Columbus, OH

Well, I got it punched up.

55* x 5.25" x 35*                          
5.25" x 4.25" x 2.5" Pin Buffer

Looks pretty good, definitely different that anything else I have in the bag already.  Haven''t rolled it yet but I''ll give it a go Friday night.

It was really close to what I had laid out on it for him, but he had to kick the CG out a little bit so it wouldn''t have negative weight.

Hole is right on PAP and came out to 1/2 oz. sideweight and about 3/4 oz. finger.

This was the first ball I have laid out and he said I did pretty good.  He generally doesn''t use the dual angle method, but he said it will do what I''m going for.

Before rolling it, feels to be one of my better fitting balls.  You know they''re all a bit different.


Edited on 12/3/2009 7:31 AM