How do you know if your ball has been drilled right?

[martinezsam2495]

Apparently, some of my friends at the alley, one who has over 30 years of experience, pointed out that my ball might be drilled wrong. He said it was drilled for a right hand, when i'm a left.
I don't want to go back to where I got it drilled without information to back up my statement if it's true.

[bowl1820]

A far as layouts typically a right handed ball would look similar to this:
http://ebonite.com/images/uploads/drill_instructions/the_one_series/drill_2.jpg
With the pin cg mb towards the right side of the grip.


A left handed ball would be a mirror image, With the pin cg mb towards the left side of the ball.
post a picture of the ball and lets see it.

[Hot_pocket]

bowl1820 cant it also be layed out pin under middle finger for a righty ? like this http://c0703792.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/Brian_Halstrom_Roto_Grip_Mutant_Cell_Bowling_Ball_ bowlingball_com.jpg

[billf]

Yes it can just as in your picture. But your picture also has the cg and mb to the right of the grip centerline. A ball drilled for a left hander will have the cg and mb to the left of the grip centerline.

[Davec13]

The first question is did you have the person measure your hand or did you just give him an old ball to drill from? If you just left an old ball I could possibly see a mistake being made.

[bowl1820]

bowl1820 cant it also be layed out pin under middle finger for a righty ? like this http://c0703792.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/Brian_Halstrom_Roto_Grip_Mutant_Cell_Bowling_Ball_ bowlingball_com.jpg

Certainly it could. As I said they "Typically" would look like that. But Depending on the bowler's layout it could look like yours or you could have a MB left of the thumb hole. But for the most part the Pin,CG and MB are near or right of the centerline for a righty.

With the exception of a full roller layout.

[Hot_pocket]

o ok thanks guys didnt even think about the cg and mb

[martinezsam2495]

The first question is did you have the person measure your hand or did you just give him an old ball to drill from? If you just left an old ball I could possibly see a mistake being made.

they measured my hands, it was my first time getting a ball

[Davec13]

they measured my hands, it was my first time getting a ball
Well if they measured your hand and then proceeded to drill it wrong, I personally would find a new pro shop. Any luck on posting a pic of the ball?

[martinezsam2495]

Well if they measured your hand and then proceeded to drill it wrong, I personally would find a new pro shop. Any luck on posting a pic of the ball?

I'll try to post one up right now,

[martinezsam2495]

http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w371/martinezsam24/da2556e9.jpg

[martinezsam2495]

please note that the ball is drilled from that white dot, (weight block) on the left of it.
so it's like this
o o *
o


*= weight block

[billf]

The Reckless is a symmetrical ball. Where in relation to your grip centerline is the DV8 engraved?

[martinezsam2495]

I don't understand what you mean Bill, what's the grip centerline look like?
I don't think it's engraved.

[billf]

All DV8 balls are engraved with a very small DV8, about a 1/8" big. It's ball colored so it does blend in easily. That's the CG. The grip centerline is exactly that; if you make a line from the center of your grips to your thumb hole, that's the centerline of the grips.

[billf]

please note that the ball is drilled from that white dot, (weight block) on the left of it.
so it's like this
o o *
o


*= weight block
But in the pic the pin is to the left of your grip centerline. In your diagramn, above, you show it to the right. What happened there?

[bowl1820]

I'll say this ball is drilled for a righthander why?
Because that picture has been flipped, it's a mirror image. Notice the word Reckless is backwards.
http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w371/martinezsam24/da2556e9.jpg


Here's the picture flipped back. Notice the word reckless can now be read properly.
http://s12.postimage.org/p826dx3iz/backwards.jpg

[bowl1820]

please note that the ball is drilled from that white dot, (weight block) on the left of it.
so it's like this
o o *
o


*= weight block

If you mean the Reckless was drilled based on a white dot drilled like this:

Fingers-> O O*

Thumb---->O

This is a right hand layout.

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a white dot drilled like this:
Fingers-> *O O

Thumb---->O

is a left hand layout.

[billf]

Even after you pointing out the Reckless was reversed I was reading it correctly. Guess I look at DV8 balls so much my eye sees them the way they were intended.

[bowl1820]

Even after you pointing out the Reckless was reversed I was reading it correctly. Guess I look at DV8 balls so much my eye sees them the way they were intended.

This should make it easier to see.
http://s18.postimage.org/knmzils47/dv8flipproof.jpg

[billf]

Neither of your pics loaded but out in the country all I have is a slow internet connection. The only thing I miss from the city, high speed internet.

[billf]

Opened in a new tab and that worked

[martinezsam2495]

I couldn't look at the picture you posted bowl120,
I'll look at my ball again tomorrow I'm about to call it a night, got a big day ahead of me tomorrow. :p
goodnight;

[Ball99999]

I love the look of that ball

[martinezsam2495]

I love the look of that ball

thanks

[martinezsam2495]

If you mean the Reckless was drilled based on a white dot drilled like this:

Fingers-> O O*

Thumb---->O

This is a right hand layout.

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a white dot drilled like this:
Fingers-> *O O

Thumb---->O

is a left hand layout.
I'm looking at the ball right now and it's how you said
O O *
O

the dv8 logo engraved that Bill was talking about I found,
it's near the white dot


it's like this

O O
*
(**) ** = dv8 sign,
O

the picture is exaggerated, the dv8 sign is really small but it's a little left of the white dot

about 2 inches or so down from the white dot and about 1/4 of an inch to the left

[billf]

Given the information supplied, in my opinion, the ball is drilled for neither. Given the pin to CG I don't think that layout would work for anybody BUT it was clearly intended for a right handed bowler.

[bowl1820]

Given the information supplied, in my opinion, the ball is drilled for neither. Given the pin to CG I don't think that layout would work for anybody BUT it was clearly intended for a right handed bowler.

I'll just about agree with this.

With that short of a pin to cg distance,That is what's called a "Pin in" ball. With where it's located it really wouldn't matter if you were a righty or a lefty.

I'll go as far as saying that it's might be a lefty drill. Because I had a ball like that one time, "Pin in". Layed out like this (I'm a righty by the way. it was my dry lane ball)

---O O
-----*
----cg

----O

-----------
So this could be a lefty layout
---O O
---*
----cg

----O

[martinezsam2495]

I'll just about agree with this.

With that short of a pin to cg distance,That is what's called a "Pin in" ball. With where it's located it really wouldn't matter if you were a righty or a lefty.

I'll go as far as saying that it's might be a lefty drill. Because I had a ball like that one time, "Pin in". Layed out like this (I'm a righty by the way. it was my dry lane ball)

---O O
-----*
----cg

----O

-----------
So this could be a lefty layout
---O O
---*
----cg

----O
so should I go and talk to the pro shop that drilled my ball?

[bowl1820]

Just remembered I had a pic of my old ball. It was about a 1 1/2" - 2" pin
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w89/aloarjr810/bowlingballs/brn_qua_mid_blu.jpg

[billf]

I would talk to him. When pro shops get a ball with a strange pin placement, wrong top weight needed, etc, etc, they are allowed through their ball rep, to exchange the ball for what is needed/wanted. It's should be an advantage over buying on the internet when the shop actually takes the time to provide true customer service.

[MICHAEL]

I just purchased the Storm 1 Spare ball, and had it drilled by the X pro last week! I notice clearly its tracking over the center of the thumb hole!! Was it drilled wrong for me! He has seen me bowl, and knows my style of bowling,,,????

[MICHAEL]

Driller said it looked to him like belt mark! If it is, it wouldn’t come off even with good ball cleaner,,, maybe it marred the surface! Anyway it’s just a spare ball. Works great on getting that 10 pin… 80 percent now, instead of 50/60!! lol

[Davec13]

If you are throwing your spare ball flat there is a chance you could be tracking over the thumb hole. I know when I break out my spare ball the track is usually over the fingers. I think I have heard and even read here that it's called a "full roller" style.