Sorry Ryan,

I don't have it on this particular ball but did do it to my Arsenal Angular which gave me a smoother and more controlled look vs the original layout that was on that ball.

The Rico (which basically is pin in palm) is used to help create more control.  Anytime we place a core or a weight on the centerline or mid line, it helps stabilize reaction.  I like defining this in simple terms of any object that is "balanced" or "imbalanced".

Imagine a baseball with a ball bearing inside of it.  The most even place or truest spinning we could grab and throw that baseball is by keeping it in the dead center of our hand so that it is not to the top, bottom, left or right.  If we grab it so that the ball bearing were more towards the top or bottom, this should cause a "loping" motion thru the air (creating imbalance).  Now if we grabbed it to where the ball bearing was left or right, gravity will pull the ball bearing towards that direction respectively (again creating imbalance).  Guess what, (in Rick Leong terms) that ball bearing is a very similar to a weight block in a bowling ball.  So, the most even place we can place a weight block in a bowling ball is.....bingo, dead center (similar to Rico).  Not that hard guys, once you get the bigger picture.
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Edited on 3/20/2007 6:07 PM