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Equipment Boards => Track => Topic started by: feadog on June 09, 2005, 12:16:02 PM
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with a pin under ring finger and a MB 2" under the thumb hole is it possible to drill into the weight block? If so what is the result?
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The removal of a denser portion of the ball... if you hit the core.
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does this damage the ball? I guess better wording would be "am I still going to get everything out of this ball that I can"? What affect does placing the MB in the track have?
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IMHO if you're going to put the MB to the left of the thumb as a RH bowler you'd be better off just getting a symmetrical cored ball. Putting the MB there on a ball that has a significant amount of asymmetry just takes that MB out of play for the most part.
About the only ball that could have been damaged by drilling into any portion of the core would have been those from Columbia et al that had ceramic nuggets in the core. These were deep enough usually not to cause an issue, unless you had a tendency to drill holes deeper than say 3.5".
Your original question was far to vague to really garner any serious response. In the future I'd suggest that you arm yourself with such information as you PAP, axis tilt and axis rotation to give members here a better idea of who you are as a bowler.
As for "Am I going to get everything out of this ball that I can?" That really depends on how you, as a bowler, execute your release.
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American beer is like making love in a canoe. It's f*cking close to water. - Monty Python
If God had intended us to drink beer, He would have given us stomachs. - David Daye
Edited on 6/10/2005 4:21 AM
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feadog,
Many drillings are going to get into the weightblock. I do not think it will have an adverse affect on the ball.
I agree with J Mac, you are going to get out of the ball what you put into it. With that type of layout you are generally going to get a control or later revs reaction out of the ball.
-EX-
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C-G Pro Shop (owner/operator)
Youngstown Ohio
Track Intl.-Amateur/Pro Shop Staff
www.trackbowling.com
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Drilling into the core does not hurt the ball, but it does reshape the core.
Clint
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Clint Daley-Owner
Lets Go Bowling Daley
Salem, Ohio 44460
TRACK ADVISORY PRO SHOP STAFF
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clint,
That is what I thought and it would have some kind of effect. The core won't work as originally designed. Exactly how it would effect it would depend on exactly how much of the block he took out and where. I just wanted to be sure that my logic was correct. Thanks.
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If you want to take out of the weight block all you normally need to do is drill way down into the fingers to get out part of the core. This works well if the core is under or over the fingers because the core is usually large and you will take out a portion of it.
The more you take out of the core the less it will flare and the smoother it will roll. If you have a ball that flares too much drill the fingers to the core and see the change it makes.
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Beasley pro shop
Track Pro Staff
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does this damage the ball?
No, most gripping holes are drilled into the core.
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What affect does placing the MB in the track have?
As J Mac stated, it basically neutralizes the effect of the mass bias by placing it on our grip centerline.
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I guess better wording would be "am I still going to get everything out of this ball that I can"?
No, placing the mass bias out towards val or even in a strong position would get a stronger reaction overall for you.
PM sent bud....
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Rick Leong - Ten Pins Pro Shop
Track Intl. - Amateur/Pro Shop Staff
Vise Inserts Staff
Trackbowling.com