Post by Gary Faulkner on Feb 6, 2012 13:06:53 GMT -5
First you must define what is meant by "drilled wrong". Is the span too long? Too short? Are the finger pitches correct? Are the hole sizes too big or too small? Or is the layout incorrect? If your bowling hand is in pain or feels uncomfortable then visit your local Pro-Shop to have your hand and ball fit checked out. In this case the ball could be drilled incorrectly for your hand and a trained Pro-Shop Professional can help you with this.
Now for the other question, "Is the layout incorrect?" You might have run into this at one time or another. You just have bowled a bad game. All of a sudden someone asks what ball you're using, so you show it to them. Without taking any measurements, they look at the ball and tell you "The reason why you bowled poorly is because the ball is laid out wrong. Come over to XYZ Pro-Shop and they will plug the ball and drill it correctly." Bowling well is not just a function of how the ball is laid out. A few things have to happen for this. Your release, ball speed, ball surface, layout, and where you are playing on the lane contribute to your ability to bowl well. If you are bowling on a heavily oiled lane using a plastic ball that produces barely any friction and you bowl a 130 is it because the ball is laid out incorrectly or did you just make a bad choice of what ball to use? We had this happen to one of our bowlers. He had just struggled his way to a 160 and one of the "so called experts" came up to him and told him the reason why he bowled 160 is because his ball was laid out wrong. He told him that he should have the pin above his ring finger. If this "expert" knew what he was talking about he would have noticed that the bowler was a full-roller and he would have known that placing the pin above a full-roller's ring finger is just the wrong thing to do.
Don't continue this myth. If this happens to you ask the person "How can you tell if my ball is laid out wrong if you haven't taken any measurements? You haven't measured the pin distance from my axis, you haven't even looked for my PAP, and you haven't measured the Mass Bias distance from my axis." People who do this are usually trying to increase business for a less than reputable Pro-shop and 9 times out of 10 they are getting some type of kick-back from the Pro-Shop operator. These Pro-Shops are more interested in selling you a bowling ball and they couldn't care less if you bowl well. Always visit a Pro-Shop professional who will take the time to explain exactly what they are doing, has time to answer your questions, and takes an interest in how well you bowl.
Now for the other question, "Is the layout incorrect?" You might have run into this at one time or another. You just have bowled a bad game. All of a sudden someone asks what ball you're using, so you show it to them. Without taking any measurements, they look at the ball and tell you "The reason why you bowled poorly is because the ball is laid out wrong. Come over to XYZ Pro-Shop and they will plug the ball and drill it correctly." Bowling well is not just a function of how the ball is laid out. A few things have to happen for this. Your release, ball speed, ball surface, layout, and where you are playing on the lane contribute to your ability to bowl well. If you are bowling on a heavily oiled lane using a plastic ball that produces barely any friction and you bowl a 130 is it because the ball is laid out incorrectly or did you just make a bad choice of what ball to use? We had this happen to one of our bowlers. He had just struggled his way to a 160 and one of the "so called experts" came up to him and told him the reason why he bowled 160 is because his ball was laid out wrong. He told him that he should have the pin above his ring finger. If this "expert" knew what he was talking about he would have noticed that the bowler was a full-roller and he would have known that placing the pin above a full-roller's ring finger is just the wrong thing to do.
Don't continue this myth. If this happens to you ask the person "How can you tell if my ball is laid out wrong if you haven't taken any measurements? You haven't measured the pin distance from my axis, you haven't even looked for my PAP, and you haven't measured the Mass Bias distance from my axis." People who do this are usually trying to increase business for a less than reputable Pro-shop and 9 times out of 10 they are getting some type of kick-back from the Pro-Shop operator. These Pro-Shops are more interested in selling you a bowling ball and they couldn't care less if you bowl well. Always visit a Pro-Shop professional who will take the time to explain exactly what they are doing, has time to answer your questions, and takes an interest in how well you bowl.