Effective Ball Motion Without a Hole! - Full Seminar

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The Shape of Things to Come - Effective Ball Motion Without a Hole! - Full Seminar

Introducing Mo Pinel's - "The Shape of Things to Come - Effective Ball Motion Without a Hole! "

September 2019 Full Seminar

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Thanks! I never get to attend Mo's seminars.

My take-away from all of this is:
1. Pro Shops only need to consider these 9 layouts (4+5) - for the average bowler.
2. Pin-Down layouts have a place, but never on SYM balls.
3. The Drilling Angle does not matter on SYM balls.
4. Urethane is frowned upon (?)
5. It is legal to drill thumb holes deeper.

I have some concerns about the presentation:
1. Mo seems to be saying that these 9 layouts (4+5) are all you need for the average house bowler (the bowler-specific layouts are for more advanced bowlers).
2. The Sym layouts have an angle sum separate of 15 degrees (between average and advanced), but the ASYM layouts have angle sum separation of 20 degrees for ABC - not DE.
3. Mo's ASYM Layout D has a VAL angle greater than 70-degrees (75).
4. Mo advocates drilling the thumb holes deeper (as long as the thumb hole is drilled the same diameter for its entire length).

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I wish Mo would have spent some time talking about how to match up bowling balls with the layouts, what source of information to use, which ball/layout combinations to avoid, etc.
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I can answer a couple of these:
Glenn wrote:2. The Sym layouts have an angle sum separate of 15 degrees (between average and advanced), but the ASYM layouts have angle sum separation of 20 degrees for ABC - not DE.
Mo has stopped referring to total sums for a while now. He's been using recommendations on surface changes to control where the ball starts hooking and the layout to determine the shape the ball will make once it starts.
Glenn wrote:3. Mo's ASYM Layout D has a VAL angle greater than 70-degrees (75).
Something to take note of the dual angle method on the wiki was posted over 10 years ago and Mo hasn't posted here in a long time. All that has happened here is he has changed what he believes is the maximum allowable to 75 degrees. If you don't feel comfortable with it then you can use 70 but Mo has done all the empirical tests himself and wouldn't have put that layout out without doing so.
Glenn wrote:4. Mo advocates drilling the thumb holes deeper (as long as the thumb hole is drilled the same diameter for its entire length).
The reason Mo now advocates the same size bit is that the usbc ruled that using a smaller bit is illegal.
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Wow, Kyle, thanks so much!
It seems like the more I try to keep up the further behind I get! LOL!
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trackbowler wrote:I can answer a couple of these:


Mo has stopped referring to total sums for a while now. He's been using recommendations on surface changes to control where the ball starts hooking and the layout to determine the shape the ball will make once it starts.



Something to take note of the dual angle method on the wiki was posted over 10 years ago and Mo hasn't posted here in a long time. All that has happened here is he has changed what he believes is the maximum allowable to 75 degrees. If you don't feel comfortable with it then you can use 70 but Mo has done all the empirical tests himself and wouldn't have put that layout out without doing so.



The reason Mo now advocates the same size bit is that the usbc ruled that using a smaller bit is illegal.
In the video Mo says when using a slug or an interchangeable thumb it is legal to drill the thumb hole deeper with a smaller bit than the original hole AS LONG AS THE HOLE STAYS ON THE SAME AXIS AS THE ORIGNAL HOLE....see video for details...starts at 1:00:19
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KYBOB,

This is how I interpret what Mo said (assuming he hasn't altered his position since the video was produced):

In my example, I will use a 1-1/2 inch slug (to remove as much material as possible) and then drill the thumb hole 1-1/4 inch for a thumb insert. So, I would drill the first hole 1-1/2 inches to a depth that will accommodate the slug (usually about 3 inches deep). Next, I would take a 1-7/16 inch bit and drill the hole an additional 1-1/4 inches deep on the same axis. Install the plug and drill the plug with a 1-1/4 inch bit for the thumb on the same axis to accommodate the thumb insert - drilling through the plug into the void I created below. In this example, the hole extended below the drilled plug would be a larger diameter than the actual thumb hole. I believe this is illegal.

The USBC stated that " Any secondary hole drilled inside of a gripping hole that is not intended for gripping purpose is considered a void and not allowed except for vent holes." I believe that any hole of a any smaller/larger diameter fits this definition.

If the thumb hole were 1-1/4 inches in diameter for the entire length of 4-1/4 inches, I would believe that it would be legal. And, you would still have the benefit of removing as much material as possible because you used a large diameter plug.

Thoughts?
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2. Pin-Down layouts have a place, but never on SYM balls.

Not sure why this is mentioned when the new Closer symm ball has 2 x pin down layouts on the Radical drilling sheet.

Smooth Hook: Pin Under 85°x 4" x 85°

Length with Control: Pin Under 80°x 5 1/4" x 80°

Which is assuming pin down and pin under are the same thing.
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Presentation material is on the wiki, courtesy of Mo.
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Thanks to Mo and MegaMav for the PDF of the presentation.

Dean,
I am going out on a limb here and say that part of the confusion and "discrepancies" may be due to being in a transition period.
Here are my assumptions and I will wait until the dust settles on this stuff:
1. The 9 simplified layouts relate to only new Radical balls designed for the new rules (True SYM and Moderate ASYM bowling balls). I have ASYMs with diffs greater than 0.053 - use current layout recommendations even Pin-to-PAP in the 3-inch range ?
2. These layouts may not be appropriate for the equipment designs of other manufacturers (at the present??) - will they have their own "simplified layouts" in the future ?.
3. Like you, I have noticed "variations" on these simplified layouts when looking at the new ball specs, but maybe they don't conform to the new categories (transition).
4. The presentation materials that MegaMav loaded to the Wiki makes no mention of the legal deeper thumb hole discussion in the Bonus portion of the workshop/seminar. Kyle's response would indicate that Mo's comments in the video are being clarified.

Bottom line is that IDK ...
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Cut and pasted from the USBC Rules...
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b. Effective 8/1/2018:
1) Holes.
a) Holes or indentations for gripping purposes
i) Shall not exceed five and shall be limited to one for each finger and one for the thumb, all
for the same hand.
ii) Shall not exceed 1-9/16” diameter and 4-1/2” deep, including holes required to install
removeable devices.
iii)Must be used on every delivery.
b) Any secondary hole drilled inside of a gripping hole that is not intended for gripping
purpose is considered a void and not allowed.
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