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- November 2nd, 2021, 10:50 am
- Forum: The Pro Shop
- Topic: 2 Hands bowlers drilling layout
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2776
Re: 2 Hands bowlers drilling layout
I was able to use an axis revering tool to bypass the need for the Lightning Arc and fifth VAL arc. I also tested this with a normal quarter scale and Spyder tool, and both worked fine. This brings into question, in my twisted mind, the methods used to measure the PAP. Why not just measure the dista...
- May 4th, 2021, 2:08 am
- Forum: Ball Talk
- Topic: Sym vs Asym
- Replies: 51
- Views: 12518
Re: Sym vs Asym
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- May 3rd, 2021, 8:37 pm
- Forum: Ball Talk
- Topic: Sym vs Asym
- Replies: 51
- Views: 12518
Re: Sym vs Asym
Asymms can potentially have a sloped, gradually increasing flare profile. ie: 6" pin-pap can flare more than a 4" pin-pap Symms always have a bell-shaped flare profile. ie: 4" pin-pap is more or less max flare. Asymm for Bowlers that need both long pins and high flare. Asymm for bowle...
- February 16th, 2020, 12:41 am
- Forum: General Bowling
- Topic: revs
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2345
Re: revs
IMO, rev-rate and ball-speed should be quantified in a domain that is relevant to a 60ft lane over a 2-3 second time span.
ie: feet-per-second.
RPM and MPH are not only different domains, they are both grossly overboard with regard to distance and time.
ie: feet-per-second.
RPM and MPH are not only different domains, they are both grossly overboard with regard to distance and time.
- December 24th, 2019, 8:29 pm
- Forum: Ball Talk
- Topic: real good strong pearl balls
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2836
Re: real good strong pearl balls
"good" depends on your release metrics.
IMO, one of the best "pearls" right now is the Storm PhaseIII. It's a hybrid that does the pearl tricks in spades.
IMO, one of the best "pearls" right now is the Storm PhaseIII. It's a hybrid that does the pearl tricks in spades.
- December 9th, 2019, 3:19 am
- Forum: General Bowling
- Topic: A DeTox Story
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1815
Re: A DeTox Story
By the time a ball needs to be rejuvenated and resurfaced, the bowler will be very familiar with its roll characteristics, and may actually bowl higher scores with it after rejuvenation than he did when it was new. Assuming of course that the ball is well matched to the bowler and lane conditions.
- November 11th, 2019, 4:11 am
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: BowlingChat Upgrade to PHP 7.2 / phpBB 3.2 - *COMPLETED*
- Replies: 27
- Views: 19731
Re: Change is coming... BowlingChat Upgrade to PHP7.2/phpBB
Good luck with the upgrade; technology can be a challenge.
- November 6th, 2019, 8:53 pm
- Forum: General Bowling
- Topic: Drilling Advice
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1372
Re: Drilling Advice
Post your complete specs (axis tilt, rotation, ball speed, rev rate, span, PAP) so one of the layout experts here can assist you meaningfully.
BTW< the CG location (circled in your picture) is irrelevant to ball motion. You can safely ignore it.
BTW< the CG location (circled in your picture) is irrelevant to ball motion. You can safely ignore it.
- September 28th, 2019, 9:33 pm
- Forum: Ball Talk
- Topic: Iq tour emerald really simular to timeless and rocketship
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1761
Re: Iq tour emerald really simular to timeless and rocketshi
Timeless 2.57/.050
Rocketshjip 2.54/.046
Emerald IQ 2.49/.029
With the same layout, these balls will have different ball motion, since the core numbers and core shapes are very different.
Rocketshjip 2.54/.046
Emerald IQ 2.49/.029
With the same layout, these balls will have different ball motion, since the core numbers and core shapes are very different.
- September 18th, 2019, 7:11 am
- Forum: Ball Talk
- Topic: A Bowling Ball Cracking Live On Facebook
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2374
Re: A Bowling Ball Cracking Live On Facebook
yellow pencil causes ball cracking.
- August 25th, 2019, 10:41 pm
- Forum: Ball Talk
- Topic: Resurfacing a new ball
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1855
Re: Resurfacing a new ball
Some factory polished balls I have drilled simply do not read the friction as well as they do after refinishing them to similar spec. It's almost as if the factory finish is obliterating the teeth in the coverstock.
- August 22nd, 2019, 8:35 pm
- Forum: General Bowling
- Topic: Hammer Orange Vibe vs. Hustle INK?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 946
Re: Hammer Orange Vibe vs. Hustle INK?
BTM rates the Orange Vibe as being overall stronger than the Hustle PRO.
(I don't see a test for the Hustle Ink)
(I don't see a test for the Hustle Ink)
- August 22nd, 2019, 2:21 am
- Forum: Ball Talk
- Topic: Entry level ball
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1854
Re: Entry level ball
My customers have liked the Storm Surge as an entry level or dry lane ball. C300 Messenger is another option, but in my experience, the ball does not flare as much as the surge, tends be a softer at the breakpoint, and reads the front a bit earlier on dry lanes. IMO, layout for this class of low-fla...
- August 22nd, 2019, 2:12 am
- Forum: Ball Talk
- Topic: Assym and sym balls
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1250
Re: Assym and sym balls
I like asymms for versatility in drilling, but on THS it really does not matter much (inside vs outside lines; both work very well with appropriate layout and surface) unless the bowler metrics are below 2 or above 4. (with regard to the 5 point bowler efficiency scale, with 3 being a matched bowler)
- August 20th, 2019, 7:21 am
- Forum: General Bowling
- Topic: Storm | Pin Buffer Layout System - Part 1 & 2 & 3
- Replies: 34
- Views: 10020
Re: Storm | Pin Buffer Layout System - Part 1 & 2 & 3
I am currently struggling with a dual-angle conundrum. Lets say I have two bowlers with very similar metrics, but different PAP coordinates. If they both calculate to 60x4x40 layouts, the gripping holes will intersect the core differently for these two bowlers, and thus change the shape of the core ...
- August 13th, 2019, 8:56 pm
- Forum: General Bowling
- Topic: Leagues with underage bowlers now required Safesport
- Replies: 24
- Views: 6820
Re: Leagues with underage bowlers now required Safesport
How does this affect proshops? Do I have be a certified non-molester in order to fit underage bowlers?
- August 1st, 2019, 3:18 am
- Forum: Coaching Discussion
- Topic: Fingers across the back not up the back
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4216
Re: Fingers across the back not up the back
I tend to think of this type of release in terms of "winding up" the hand position toward the inside of the ball as the ball descends into the release zone, then allowing gravity and inertia to unwind it rapidly at release. This requires good balance and timing, as well as a relaxed grip/a...
- July 29th, 2019, 5:31 am
- Forum: General Bowling
- Topic: Skip flip ball reaction
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2553
Re: Skip flip ball reaction
Personally, I love using skid-flip layouts on strong balls on long patterns. But on a typical house shot, it's too violent at the end of the pattern to be useful.
- July 10th, 2019, 1:53 pm
- Forum: General Bowling
- Topic: PAP position up-down
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1406
Re: PAP position up-down
PAP coordinates are relative to an arbitrary standardized reference point. (center of grip) The coordinate values are more or less irrelevant to the bowlers metrics, and are certainly not a reliable indicator of anything. The direct distance from the first oil ring to the PAP, without regard to the ...
- July 10th, 2019, 1:25 pm
- Forum: Ball Talk
- Topic: Strom Tropical Surge
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1141
Re: Strom Tropical Surge
I noticed the change to the labels and commented to a customer that the Surge looks like a Brunswick ball. His first five games with the ball (75 x 3.75" x 25) on THS:
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I would love to know if the Reactor cover has been modified.
202 229 279 192 238
I would love to know if the Reactor cover has been modified.