The second image shows the path of the same ball drilled pin up.
Bowling ball pin layouts.
Pin down layouts give you a slower more controllable overall ball reaction.
The arcing layout this is what i call the 90 degree layout or ebonite s 90 degree layout.
Also t he layouts are for right handed players.
One consideration if you don t have a high rev rate or high ball speed is that you normally want to change to a similar bowling ball with a pin down layout.
On these demanding.
Since the breakthrough of fine tuning reaction characteristics by use of the mass bias mb placements in the 1990 s large pin out balls have been a staple for many pro staffers on the professional tours.
However if you average less than 180 don t be so concerned about having a pin up and a pin down ball.
Positive axis points pap your layouts may not have the same appearance as the illustrations.
It is also the point around which the ball wants to rotate.
What is a pro pin bowling ball.
We re often told two main things about how pin to pap distance affects ball motion.
X place pin 4 from pap use 2 pin buffer locate key 4 from pap 7 layout 3 for maximum control with a flat shape and very little taper the sport shot is very challenging.
The pin marks the top of the core inside the bowling ball.
The ball s preferred roll is over the position pin and around an axis referred to as it s positive spin axis psa sometimes referred to as the mass bias point mb.
It is used on most house shots.
The days of a pin up ball going farther down the lane and a pin down ball starting sooner are gone if we hold the other variables constant.
Methods used to lay out a ball.
This section details the different types of layouts that exist and the methods.
Pick your favorite layout.
Most people drill pin up to start for their first ball.
Through the progress of bowling ball technology more and more research has been done regarding the placement of the holes in correlation to the pin mass bias marker and other factors that affect your bowling ball s performance.
Given an infinite length and time a ball will eventually rotate around the pin either with the pin down on the lane or on top of the ball.
The layout of course defines how the core is oriented inside the ball relative to the bowler s pap and relative to the gripping holes.
Pin to pap distance is one element of a bowling ball s layout.
Big pin outs occur when the weight block tips to one side of the ball.
The bottom line is that it can matter.
The 3 basic types of bowling ball drilling layouts.
Pin down drilling layouts allow you to stay in the same area because the ball reaction is not as aggressive.
