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Equipment Boards => Track => Topic started by: cd on May 15, 2006, 04:54:22 AM
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I am a stroker with the following specs.
Ball speed: 16-17 mph
Revs: upper low to medium, never measured
Classification: Slightly speed dominant
PAP: 3 1/2 over and 1/2" up
Axis tilt: 24 degrees
What would be a good layout for my new Track Machine? I would want it to work on medium and medium/heavy and be a good option for carrydown, if possible.
Thanks
cd
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What type of reaction would you like to get from the ball?
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The layout I have seen work for most is 4 1/4" at 60 degrees. With you having so much axis tilt, and higher speed, I would place the pin below the fingers, and add a hole to get it started.
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I am looking for a reaction that would be favorable for carrydown. Maybe some strong enough on the backend to bite through carrydown.
cd
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Hey cd,
I see nobody has helped you with this yet so I'll go ahead and suggest a 3x2.5-3mb with the pin about 2 inches above mid line based on your specs. This should help the ball get started a little earlier to help offset your lower track some.
I personally still like attacking carrydown by creating the necessary amount of "midlane" read which helps ensure the backend reaction vs trying to pick a ball and setting it up to be stronger on the backend only. We would be too dependent upon how much a ball can finish in 20 feet of lane vs a ball which can start to read and stand up in the mids and then be able to have a stronger finish on the backend. This last definition gives us more like 30+ feet(hypothetically) of lane for a ball to read and turn over on the back.
Outside the box drill: pin over mid with the mb very close to thumb. I've done this on a few balls for a couple of my lower track players with quite a bit of success. Having the weightblock on the other side of the ball actually pulls the track back up and raises it some which helps the ball get into a better roll. It still produces some length of course but it can roll stronger compared to some of your other equipment. Hope this helps some...
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Edited on 5/22/2006 5:20 PM