Balls surface and layouts suggestions please !
Posted: July 14th, 2017, 11:43 am
Hi, i would like some opinions on what surfaces i should use on my already drilled balls, plus layouts for 3 balls i will drill shortly. Here is my info :
1. PAP : 5 1/4 , 11/16 up (right hand bowler)
2. Axis tilt : very low.
3. Axis rotation : varies, i can throw it around 30-45, or 60-70.
4. RPM : around 250-280, i would say i am speed dominant. (haven't measured it exactly yet)
5. Speed 16-17 mph
6. 6 ft tall, 200 pounds. (no, not because of muscles ), stroker release.
7. I don't usually play on heavy oil or flat patterns, but i would like to have solutions for those too. We do have a lot of straight players and carry-down though, plus difficult lanes due to tricky topography. The lanes are synthetic mostly.
Drilled equipment (when these were drilled i had zero knowledge of drillings so i can't answer why they are as they are) (all the surfaces have never been altered, only serviced) :
1. Columbia Messenger Ti Pearl. Drilling : 55 x 3 3/8 x 45
2. Track Animal. Drilling : 50 x 3 3/8 x 65
3. Storm Virtual Gravity. Drilling : 80 x 4 x 20
4. Track 912T. Drilling : 60 x 5 x 20
To drill in the near future :
1. Ebonite Optyx F1 (second hand)
2. Hammer Scandal (new)
3. Hammer Scandal Pearl (new)
My main questions are :
1. Which of the already drilled balls do you think are not matching my stats, or are not the best layouts for each ball.
2. Since it is unlikely i will re-drill these balls, what surface changes should i do to each one of them, to cover different conditions so i can have a wide range of reactions?
3. Based on the already drilled balls, how should i drill the 3 new ones?
Thanks to anyone who takes into account my info and tries to give me some insight.
1. PAP : 5 1/4 , 11/16 up (right hand bowler)
2. Axis tilt : very low.
3. Axis rotation : varies, i can throw it around 30-45, or 60-70.
4. RPM : around 250-280, i would say i am speed dominant. (haven't measured it exactly yet)
5. Speed 16-17 mph
6. 6 ft tall, 200 pounds. (no, not because of muscles ), stroker release.
7. I don't usually play on heavy oil or flat patterns, but i would like to have solutions for those too. We do have a lot of straight players and carry-down though, plus difficult lanes due to tricky topography. The lanes are synthetic mostly.
Drilled equipment (when these were drilled i had zero knowledge of drillings so i can't answer why they are as they are) (all the surfaces have never been altered, only serviced) :
1. Columbia Messenger Ti Pearl. Drilling : 55 x 3 3/8 x 45
2. Track Animal. Drilling : 50 x 3 3/8 x 65
3. Storm Virtual Gravity. Drilling : 80 x 4 x 20
4. Track 912T. Drilling : 60 x 5 x 20
To drill in the near future :
1. Ebonite Optyx F1 (second hand)
2. Hammer Scandal (new)
3. Hammer Scandal Pearl (new)
My main questions are :
1. Which of the already drilled balls do you think are not matching my stats, or are not the best layouts for each ball.
2. Since it is unlikely i will re-drill these balls, what surface changes should i do to each one of them, to cover different conditions so i can have a wide range of reactions?
3. Based on the already drilled balls, how should i drill the 3 new ones?
Thanks to anyone who takes into account my info and tries to give me some insight.