I just realized the converter in the Wiki messes up when you overwrite the information in the box that is supposed to give you the converted layout. Those boxes need to be protected as well. Presentation, aesthetics and usability needs to be improved on both of the converters, yours and the one in t...

I was unable to use the google doc without permission. I downloaded the excel sheet and the math looked good comparing it to what is here in the Wiki... http://wiki.bowlingchat.net/wiki/index.php?title=File:Pin_Buffer_to_Dual_Angles_Dual_Angle_to_Pin_Buffer.xlsx There is another program one of out u...

Down here in Muskegon Mi the smaller houses are closing. They just can't seem to compete with the 50 lane houses. The one that is staying alive, 12 lanes, has only league bowling and Saturday tournaments. It is being kept alive by the restaurant/bar and patrons 40+ years old. The kids/millennials fr...

JJ.JPG This shows your initial track with 0* of tilt, any less, as in Negative tilt it will hit the thumb hole. In the video shown in this thread I would swear you have negative tilt. You are coming to much across the back of the ball (right to left) and pulling back on the ball instead of releasin...

wrist is alot better now, I guess it was fatigue. Thanks for the videos will have to check them out. I actually dropped a few balls yesterday on the ground. I try not to put any grip with the thumb and dig in with my fingers. I will have to get some video up soon. No video required. Sounds to me li...

I just watched Mo's Seminar on Youtube, He speaks of the '9 layouts' the numbers I understand and the pin distances as well and how they work for the particular PAP. My question is when a bowles PAP is in the 6" range how does Mo adjust the layout to match that bowler, +/- on the drilling angel, tw...

Lower flaring ball. Whether is be lower differential or lower flare layouts. In the past I would recommend a P1 balance hole to reduce flare on existing equipment but the new rules will deem that illegal come this August. Another option is to drill the fingers deeper. It will be allowed to drill gri...

I don't think a Larger VAL Angle by itself is going to be what you are looking for. If you are convinced a layout will help than I would suggest an Asymmetrical low flare. The problem being the lane topography is taking over once the fresh oil is depleted. The friction and gravitational effects are ...

Player #1 RH 2 hand no thumb PAP 5 3/8 over and 0 AR 30 AT 10 RR 400 SP 20 off hand Benchmark 105* Total, 2:1 Ratio Asymmetrical Layouts Totally Strong .................. 60-4.5-25 Midlane ......................... 50-4-35 Benchmark .................... 70-2.75-35 Long and Strong .............. 90-2...

fwiw, my leather chamois is suede. Two thin swatches stitched together. Not the car wash Sham Wow type. We are talking about a $10-$20 swatch of leather not a $500+ leather jacket or $200 baseball glove De-Oiling the leather is the objective. Your not going to get the lane conditioner out of it with...

Thanks for the reminder, it's time I cleaned mine. I use Dawn dish soap and water. Soak the chamois, scrub, rinse and dry like has already been explained above. Dawn dish soap was found to be good enough to clean the oil off the wildlife after the Exxon oil spill without causing more injury to the a...

I want strong layout. Since we can't have balance hole, how would you recommend? Should I go with long and strong layout of 70x3x30? or would 60x3x30 would also work with out balance hole? 70-4-30 no hole will give you the most flare and get the ball reading the lane the earliest. Given the low dif...

X-outs are a crap shoot, you never really know what your going to get.

The Pin is the only indicator that can be trusted.

Spin it on a DeTerminator to figure out where the Mass Bias is located.
Verify the the CG and Top weight with a scale.

The chart in the Wiki is good, Check out this spreadsheet work one of our members did...

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Wanted to bump this one. I use this all the time to get a baseline to work from, Adjusting it for tilt , rotation and lane conditions..

The Brunswick Prisms both have good numbers in 13 lbs. If you can find one, the Radical Ludicrous and the Ludicrous Solid are probably the beat asymmetricals available in 13lbs. A very good Symmetrical block at that weight is the Cyclone core Ebonite uses in their Destiny line, all great balls. Fin...

Eric, >>>5" pin to PAP is Benchmark for higher tilt players. Understood. Will adhere to your recommendations on pin-to-pap - get it shorter. As long as we're here, I'll report. She rolled with gusto tonight to give us an idea of her full-bore delivery and was consistently getting 11.5 to 12.5 on th...

5" pin to PAP is Benchmark for higher tilt players.
With her low tilt a shorter pin to PAP will keep the tilt from burning off too soon and increase her carry percentage.

PAP: 6" over, 1" up. Revs: 200 RPM Speed off hand: 13 MPH Axis Tilt: Less than 7* Axis Rotation: 45* - She can vary this by 20* either way, at will. 110 total, 2.25:1 Ratio Asymmetrical Layouts Totally Strong ............. 65-4.5-25 Midlane .................... 55-4-35 Benchmark ................ 75-...

USBC at its best.

Call it the placebo effect. Some bowlers will believe their ball is hooking earlier.

Just tell the customer it will hook earlier and then recommend a dull surface as well.