So I got my new ball (DV8 HR Terror), need drilling info...

[scottymoney]

Sounds like you want it to go long (pin up above the fingers). Don't put too much faith in having a huge backend as you will find out it is not as great as it sounds. Your better off with more of an arc than trying to do the hockey stick!

[kx90]

Sounds like you want it to go long (pin up above the fingers). Don't put too much faith in having a huge backend as you will find out it is not as great as it sounds. Your better off with more of an arc than trying to do the hockey stick!

Out of curiousity, why would that be?

[scottymoney]

Watch this video, I love listening to this guy as he says some funny things, but he knows his stuff. The part you want to really watch is from about 5:30 through to the end. This will talk about the hockey stick angle and why you want to more more angular.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZEyKPe6cgE

[billf]

well i can say this if you want a agressive and early roll ball then i can post a picture of my Hell Rasier Revenge i got the layout for it out of the brunswick layouts the one that is maximum hook/arc and it works great at most bowling allies where i have to stand far left and at the bowling allie i play at i have to stand far right because more oil on the lanes and much different.

The layout alone will not let two bowlers have the same reaction. Release, speed, revs, PAP, tilt and rotation all affect how it will react. That's why I usually only post suggested layouts (dual angle=more accurate) after seeing a video and even then it's not as good as in person.

[kx90]

I had the ball drilled on Saturday while I had the kids there for their morning league. I talked with the pro shop guy, I explained to him how I throw my Hammer Blue and what I am hoping to get out of this ball. He took some measurements off my Hammer for the hole spacings and checked my hand in the grip and we made an adjustment to one hole. He checked the ball layout, I gave him the print out of the drill patterns from DV8, he looked them over and then started drawing lines on the ball. He then put the ball in the scale and checked to make sure it was legal and check the top weight (?).

After all that he drilled it, put the finger grips in and then checked the thumbhole and made adjustments to it's size.

I'll tell ya, I have yet to throw the ball (didn't have time as I had to drop the kids off to their mother and a lot of stuff to get done that day) but it feels like no other ball I've held and swung. The adjustment to the middle finger hole distance (1/16" shorter than the Hammer) makes it so that I'm not feeling like I need to squeeze the ball to keep a grip on it. He told me that it's going to hook quite a bit, if need be he can drill a balance hole in it to take out some of the hook but he thinks I'll like it this way, we'll see I guess.

The layout looks almost identical to the layout in this video at 2:13 (45 x 5 x 40)

http://www.bowlingboards.com/threads...allReviews-com


If it throws as great as it feels to swing I'm thinking about maybe getting a new Hamme Blue in 14lbs. to replace my old Hammer Blue 16lbs.

[Cochese]

Let us know how it works out. I have been itching to get a new ball so bad and I keep coming back to this one. I just got picked up as a full time sub on a Thursday night league in addition to my regular Wednesday league, so I think that is a good enough reason to get a new ball....right?