First Games With My New Hellraiser

**Rdmonster** · 01-08-2013, 04:28 PM

I tried out my new Hellraiser today. My new pro shop measured my PAP yesterday. (3 7/8 over and 1 inch up...I think lol) it was the coolest thing seeing that piece of tape staring back at me. It was the same result every time I threw it so I was consistent with my release

He drilled it using that and my Marauder to rake the other measurements off of...felt great in my hand.

I rolled three games using it as my strike ball. I hate to say that it didn't work that great for me. I'm sure a little more practice will help. I was under my average and although I bought it hoping for a stronger reaction it was only marginally stronger than my Marauder.

I was also concentrating on my release and approach and think I might have been doing to much at once.

It was drilled with the pin below my ring finger and needed a small balance hole to meet the rules. Yesterday when the pro was watching me I had a Turkey a spare and a double so I was feeling good then.

I was thinking I might be able to use it for more of a coast to coast or cross lane ball but I don't think I have enough hook to do it....we will see.I may be strictly a down and in guy.I might warm up with it in league but don't know if I will use it.

If I had to guess I would say on average it was about 3 or 4 boards stronger than the Marauder(for me) or maybe a little more if I really whipped it.

Sure looked cool going down the lane.

**unclemantis** · 01-08-2013, 07:43 PM

Give it a few weeks. Your average will go back up.

**billf** · 01-08-2013, 09:13 PM

Once you start coming out of the ball better it will hook more. The way you were throwing in your video, coast to coast hook is a ways away..sorry

**Rdmonster** · 01-08-2013, 09:51 PM

Lol..... No need to be sorry bill....

**billf** · 01-08-2013, 09:54 PM

I'm going to be in Indianapolis at Woodland bowl July 13th if you and your brother want some free lessons. That's a Saturday and the last day of the Silver conference.

Or we could just bowl

**Rdmonster** · 01-09-2013, 01:00 AM

Originally Posted by billf

I'm going to be in Indianapolis at Woodland bowl July 13th if you and your brother want some free lessons. That's a Saturday and the last day of the Silver conference.

Or we could just bowl

That's an awesome offer and I'd love to take you up on it but I got one problem. I work 48 weekends a year.

That's not a typo....they pay me quite a bit extra to do it. The only reason I don't have to do it 50 a year us because I've been doing it for 15 years.

I was at woodland today. If you are getting in any earlier let me know..otherwise...enjoy our fair city and thanks!!

**Rdmonster** · 01-10-2013, 12:06 PM

The Hellraiser worked pretty good in league last night..... Won the first 2 but tanked in the third.... Had my 5th ever game over 200 and started of with four strikes in a row....maybe it won't take as long as I thought...didn't bowl down and in either but very the third arrow towards the gutter. It came back good and other than a bunch of splits in the first game it worked awesome.

Used the Marauder as something of a spare ball and picked up two out of three ten pins and a an awesome 2-4-9 spare... Got the nine off a back wall richochet!

**got_a_300** · 01-10-2013, 03:20 PM

Originally Posted by Rdmonster

It was drilled with the pin below my ring finger

With the pin drilled beneath your finger the ball is going to roll a lot
earlier than if it were above your finger(s).

The pin down drilling is for more of a smoother earlier controable type
of hook and not a big snap on the back ends my Hellraiser has the pin
above my fingers and boy does it ever snap on the back ends.

Here is the way I have mine drilled I had to add a P3 hole to get it back
on the leagle side again. LOL!!!

Here is a couple of pics of the $50.00 Roto Grip Defiant Edge ball that I bought
and redrilled I placed the pin above the ring finger on it also and it is a pretty
wild reacting ball decided to add a P4 hole to it and see what that does for it on
league tonight.