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Which layout is right for me?

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pj4cks
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Joined: February 12th, 2024, 3:33 pm
Positive Axis Point: 5" over 1.5" up
Speed: 16 MPH at pins
Rev Rate: 415
Axis Tilt: 7*
Axis Rotation: 40*
Preferred Company: Radical
Location: Michigan

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Hello everyone!

I will spare you the long version of my journey to this forum, but since most here are technical, I will give you some stats to summarize...
  • 2 brand new balls plugged (I'm confident none of the 4 total layouts were/are right for me)
  • 5 PSO's for work and/or opinions
  • 3 different PAP measurements
  • 3 month span...
So I took it upon myself to dive in and learn this stuff in the middle of all that. Largely thanks to every Mo video I could find (many times over) and this forum.

Still, I am super gun shy about drilling a new ball. Below is what I got for my sweet spot layout given my profile stats and the wiki guidance, but I'd really appreciate some of you folks critiquing my numbers and filling in gaps.

Btw, 2 things are still a bit fuzzy to me.
1. determining Pin to PAP distances.
2. How Symmetrical layouts are calculated as it appears they are different from the asym

Angle sum= 110* +/- 20* (slightly rev dominate 100* + 10* for low tilt +/- 20* sometimes "good" bowler)
Angle ratio= 2.5:1 +/- 0.5 (7* tilt / low rotation)
p2p= 3.75" to 4.25"? (again, a bit unclear to me)

Asymmetrical Layouts
Totally Strong ........ 65x?x25
Midlane ............... 60x?x30
Benchmark ............. 80x?x30
long and Strong ....... 90x?x30
Control ............... 85x?x45

Symmetrical Layouts
Benchmark .............. ??
Control ................ ??
low flare short pin .... ??
low flare long pin ..... ??

Thanks so much!
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