what do you mean by scribed? As in engraved with a certain mark or phrase?
I haven't seen many scribed balls anymore. Did everyone give up on it.
Right handed Stroker, high track ,about 13 degree axis tilt. PAP is located 5 9/16” over 1 3/4” up.Speed ave. about 14 mph at the pins. Medium rev’s.High Game 300, High series 798
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what do you mean by scribed? As in engraved with a certain mark or phrase?
Most of the time when you get a ball drilled, they mark where the grip is using a yellow grease/wax pencil.
Scribing is where instead of using a pencil, they use a metal "scribe" and etch the grip layout lines into the balls surface.
It's felt that this gives a more accurate layout for drilling.
Example:
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Right handed Stroker, high track ,about 13 degree axis tilt. PAP is located 5 9/16” over 1 3/4” up.Speed ave. about 14 mph at the pins. Medium rev’s.High Game 300, High series 798
"Talent without training is nothing." Luke Skywalker
if yes than its mainly spoiling the ball in my opinion.. messed up a nice ball with marks like that..
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I think that all the balls that Buddie's pro shop has drilled for me have been scribed. I would guess they do it for their on-line customers as well.
John
It's permanent to a extent, depending on how deep they did it. After you sanded your ball a couple of times it would be gone.
You mostly seen scribing on balls that had been used in the PBA, there they were worried about winning not what their ball looked like.
Here's from a article about the PBA Drill truck"
"Most pro shops use a grease pencil to mark the balls for drilling," Snellbaker says. "Scribing is much better, since it leaves a permanent record of the work and allows greater accuracy. We drill with an accuracy of 128th of an inch." Thompson adds, "Some players' feel is more sensitive, so the degree of accuracy really counts."
Also you might see it on some high level amateurs balls or bowlers that drill their own balls, not that much on regular bowlers equipment.
If you think that's something you could have a "Mill hole" also, that's hole about 1/2 inch dia. and 1/8" depth they put above the finger holes to inspect the ball.
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Right handed Stroker, high track ,about 13 degree axis tilt. PAP is located 5 9/16” over 1 3/4” up.Speed ave. about 14 mph at the pins. Medium rev’s.High Game 300, High series 798
"Talent without training is nothing." Luke Skywalker
mine, they use a chalk like pencil to draw the layout.. after drilling all, they would use the ball cleaner to wipe it all off..
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In the Bag:
DV8: Hell Raiser Revenge, Diva
Columbia300: White Dot Black Berry Polyester
Brunswick: NeXXus f(P+R)
Substitute Balls:
Storm: Sure Fire
Ebonite: Pursuit
Retired:
Lane 1: MaxXx Curve
Current High Score / Series: 237 / 635
Style: Power Tweener
Average Score: 180
Aim for Balls:
Misfit Pearl
Marauder
Brutal Nightmare
TONIGHT WE BOWL! DV8 DAMN GOOD BOWLING
So I found this interesting but have a couple questions scince I have never seen this before or even heard of it. 1) how would this damage the ball? Isn't this no different than having your initials or name engraved on the ball? 2) what's the reason that someone would want these lines scribed on their ball? Is it so that if they decide to change the holes they would know where the originals holes where? 3) would you be able to resell such a ball and would you buy a ball that has scribing on it?
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