Bowling Notes

Are you Drilling for your Customer Style?
by Louis Marquez, IBPSIA President

So you know the drill, your customer asks for the strongest drilling angle, you max it out with a leveraged pin angle and some drilling angle degree this by that. Does it work in the bowler’s best interest based off of their PAP distance? Are you combining the fact that the bowler may be of a specific style of player, you should?



Here are some things to consider, first ...

This was a interesting post by John Jameson, of Innovative Bowling (aka ballspinner)


Always remember the power/control spectrum. The ideal situation, that creates the highest scores, is to use as much power as you can effectively control.

More surface = more control

If the lane gives you the control use all the power you can get your hands on that still allows you to hit the pocket consistently.

If the lanes are tough then using ...

RG: Radius Of Gyration.
The RG of a bowling ball tells you how soon the core is designed to roll.
A Low RG ball (aka: a Center Heavy ball) is easier to "rev up", rolls earlier and tends to mean earlier hook, more midlane reaction,a more evenly arcing ball used on wetter conditions.

A High RG ball (aka: a Cover Heavy ball) is harder to "rev up", rolls later and tends to mean later hook, more backend reaction, tends to be more angular.

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