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there are a couple of strong plastic balls on the market with more coming out. i know they would have a layout on the stronger core balls but what about the pancake cores ( or small cores) such as a t-zone plastic ball....do they drill them a certain way or just drill it without a layout?
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Layout relates to track flare management and core angles.
Tzones do not have a core, do not flare, the coverstock is weak, and therefore will benefit very little from static label shifts etc...
I drill Tzones with the label at the grip center.

Balls with poly cover and large flaring cores might benefit from layout decisions on very dry lanes or with significant surface.
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t-zone has a bullet sym core. it's little bit bigger than a pancake core than in most plastic balls. i have the t-zone and sometimes use it for my go to ball ( depending on conditions) . i was looking into the twist (pearl reactive) and the track spare ball (plastic) with a much larger core than most resin balls, and they could also be drilled to carry further down......
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http://wiki.bowlingchat.net/wiki/index. ... all_Layout" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

This is the recommended strong layout for low differential and pancake cored balls.
The instructions call for a balance hole just large enough to keep the static weight legal. No need for that anymore.

For the Stronger Asymmetrical plastic balls I would recommend the Benchmark Layout.
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track spare + ball is strong. I got it drilled moderately strong to hook on dry lanes. I took it to Nationals in 2016? They made me have to get a balance hole drilled close to the finger holes telling me it had issues. It pasted the first day 2nd day had to get that done.
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