Hello all, I am in need of a couple of drill patterns for 2 new balls. First off, I have a Mutant Mania, Mutant core/Fang Particle cover. I was told to treat this as a regular Mutant as there isnt much difference between the two.
Second of all, I have a Freakazoid. Here is what I have so far for equipment and how it is drilled:

Animal-pin under and right of ring, mb 1.5" right of thumb
Xception-pin over bridge, mb just right of thumb
Untamed-pin below bridge, mb on VAL
Sheer Havoc-pin under ring, cg 2.5" right of grip center
Crunch Time-pin over middle finger, cg in palm
Hex Darkside-pin over bridge, cg under ring

Now here are the specs of the two new balls. Give me drill suggestions and where they would fit in or what they can replace in my current arsenal. The Mutant Mania is 15lbs 4 ozs, 4 3/4 oz tw and a 1.5" pin. The Freakazoid is 15lbs 4 ozs, 4 1/4 oz tw with a 5" pin. I was looking to put the Mutant Mania above the Animal as the mb placement on the Animal isnt really suited for heavy oil. For the MM, I was going to put pin under bridge, mb on VAL. For the Freakazoid, I have no clue so please suggest drill patterns for these and where I can put them in. Thanks in advance.
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I just close my eyes and throw the ball

Rock,

First let me comment on the Mutant Mania: This one should be easy....just try placing the pin a little closer to PAP and in a similiar measurement vertically from your midline that you have on your Animal(maybe only a quarter inch from where it is on the Animal), and kick the MB over to your VAL or slightly beyond your VAL. This should help it get into its roll sooner which is what you are going to want on oil. The only thing that is going to worry me about you drilling this ball with this layout is the high top weight. It may leave your sideweight VERY high after drilling requiring a huge weighthole. Have your pro shop operator explore this possibility before drilling.

NOW...for the Freakazoid: What I did with my first Freakazoid was drill with identical to what I had on my CrunchTime. It reacted close, but the Freakazoid rolls up a little bit sooner. I then drilled one up pretty close to how I had my Sheer Havoc (only I kept the CG a little further left than what I had on the Sheer), and it was very similiar except that I felt the Freakazoid was a little more suited to play on more oil.

What kind of reaction do you feel you are missing from your arsenal that the Freakazoid could help to fill?

-EX-
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C-G Pro Shop (owner/operator)
Youngstown Ohio

Track Intl.-Advisory Staff

Rock,

For control, try something like a 4 inch pin from PAP and shift the CG to the center of your grip. This is a fairly good control layout for most. The only thing you MAY have to do (but do not do so until you have used it a few times) is to take a little bit of the gloss off of the surface. This will help tame the backend down a bit. Once again though, throw it first because you will want to see......the factory finish could be good for control for you and your style.

-EX-
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C-G Pro Shop (owner/operator)
Youngstown Ohio

Track Intl.-Advisory Staff