Balance Holes?????
Posted: April 28th, 2018, 9:03 am
In another Thread currently, they are talking about some changes (apparently) that have to do with Ball construction (if I’m reading things right).
A week ago or so, I saw a guy in my local Pro Shop, picking up a ball that I presumed to be his, and noted that it had a thumb hole sized hole, drilled into the ball, but it wasn’t the hole the bowler used to hold the ball.
I speculated at the time, that perhaps this was a ball that this particular bowler didn’t want to replace, and decided to change the hole location(s) for whatever reason.
That raises two questions for me:
1. Why leave the old thumb hole drilled out? Why not plug it?
2. Is this a “balance hole?” What IS a “balance hole,” and when should it be considered?
I’m making the assumption that “balance holes” are legal for competitive play, and I wonder just how commonly a “balance hole” is found on players balls?
But wait a minute! It can’t ALL be based on mathematical location, can it?!
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Doesn’t core design (shape) have to be taken into account, which has a direct effect on the way a ball rolls?!
A week ago or so, I saw a guy in my local Pro Shop, picking up a ball that I presumed to be his, and noted that it had a thumb hole sized hole, drilled into the ball, but it wasn’t the hole the bowler used to hold the ball.
I speculated at the time, that perhaps this was a ball that this particular bowler didn’t want to replace, and decided to change the hole location(s) for whatever reason.
That raises two questions for me:
1. Why leave the old thumb hole drilled out? Why not plug it?
2. Is this a “balance hole?” What IS a “balance hole,” and when should it be considered?
I’m making the assumption that “balance holes” are legal for competitive play, and I wonder just how commonly a “balance hole” is found on players balls?
But wait a minute! It can’t ALL be based on mathematical location, can it?!
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Doesn’t core design (shape) have to be taken into account, which has a direct effect on the way a ball rolls?!