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by bowl1820
August 11th, 2012, 7:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ball speed table--comment please
Replies: 11
Views: 2688

Re: Ball speed table--comment please

Looks pretty close.

Here's the formula to calculate it yourself.

Ball Speed = 40.9 / time in seconds
by bowl1820
August 9th, 2012, 10:25 am
Forum: Ball Talk
Topic: Perfect Scale and Rating Coverstocks
Replies: 9
Views: 3381

Re: Perfect Scale and Rating Coverstocks

See if the Ball review spreadsheet helps Direct link here http://home.earthlink.net/~litefrozen/downloads/Ball_Reviews.zip The ball review spreadsheet has been updated to 08/2012. The Ball Reviews (SS) is a spreadsheet with ball spec's and box finishes,with all the balls from 2001 to 08/2012(about 9...
by bowl1820
August 5th, 2012, 12:06 am
Forum: General Bowling
Topic: The Borden Number?
Replies: 2
Views: 1013

Re: The Borden Number?

Bout what I figured, just happened to run across that in a old pdf (Matching Up-The Ball to the Bowler)that had info about a lot of thing's: Speed Calculation Layout Instability Number Release Rev Rate Calculation Normalized DRG Number (DRGN) Permission to Flare Number Actual Flare Realized Number R...
by bowl1820
August 4th, 2012, 4:22 am
Forum: General Bowling
Topic: The Borden Number?
Replies: 2
Views: 1013

The Borden Number?

I was reading some old bowling information from back in 2002 and it talked about The Borden Number. Which you could use to compare balls and would give you a estimate of which ball will most likely tend to snap more. Higher numbers more snappy, lower more arcy. The Borden Number Definition: The Bord...
by bowl1820
August 4th, 2012, 3:46 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Lane Maintenance Question
Replies: 2
Views: 885

Re: Lane Maintenance Question

I seen something similar here. They started having a lot of out of ranges, so before they ran the lane machine down the lanes. The lane man would spray or squirt something just on the pin decks, then had the lane machine do the lanes. They only did it for a while then they quit it. I figured they ch...
by bowl1820
July 30th, 2012, 4:46 am
Forum: Ball Talk
Topic: Quick introduction & question (Thickest coverstock???)
Replies: 3
Views: 975

Re: Quick introduction & question (Thickest coverstock???)

Just a thought: I seen around here a couple of bowlers who had a similar problem. They had the whole area of the fingerholes and bridge drilled out and plugged (looked like one big plug), The plug was thicker than the coverstock in that area and was a more durable material. Then had the fingerholes ...
by bowl1820
July 27th, 2012, 8:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Need some info on particular type of grip (offset thumb)
Replies: 8
Views: 1339

Re: Need some info on particular type of grip (offset thumb)

You could try "Smoke and Mirrors" Fit and drill the ball how you would normally if you think that fits correctly. Then before you set the ball up there for her to try. Wipe all the lines off, then draw a new grip center line that goes down beside the thumb hole (not through the center of t...
by bowl1820
July 24th, 2012, 1:26 pm
Forum: Ball Talk
Topic: 1500 grit polished
Replies: 2
Views: 1053

Re: 1500 grit polished

Using a Spinner Old Storm Method: 1500-grit Polished Factory Finish 1. 500-grit Abralon® pad – Sand for 15 seconds on all four sides. 2. Grey Scotch-Brite™ pad – Sand for 40 seconds on all four sides. 3. Storm® Step Two™ – Polish lightly for 15 seconds on two sides. New Storm Method: 1500-grit Poli...
by bowl1820
July 19th, 2012, 1:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Breakpoint
Replies: 43
Views: 11575

Re: Breakpoint

donw wrote: So, is the minus 31 formula simply a way to approximate the breakpoint?
I believe the minus 31 formula just show's the exit point for the oil pattern. Not the actual break point.
Slowinski: Exit Point = Pattern Length – 31
by bowl1820
July 12th, 2012, 3:27 pm
Forum: Layout Advice
Topic: Is how you locate the PAP flawed
Replies: 22
Views: 3575

Is how you locate the PAP flawed

Is how you locate the PAP by measuring from the grip center flawed? if not Could someone please,please help these guys over in this forum: http://www.bowlingboards.com/threads/9967-PAP-Identification-Method-(-amp-Terminology) Sample: A dual angle layout doesn't produce the same dynamic parameters fo...