Still doing Scribing?

[TheSheibs]

So here's the question. Which why of drilling a ball is more accurate, scribing or using a grease/wax pencil?

[bowl1820]

So here's the question. Which why of drilling a ball is more accurate, scribing or using a grease/wax pencil?

You basically already asked that question and was answered.

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?

Why do it? If you had read the posts above it told the reason why. Because they feel it allows greater accuracy in drilling the grip.

[J Anderson]

One of the bowlers on the team we bowled against tonight asked to look at my VG Nano after the last game. He took one look at the scribe marks and said, "Oh, Chris drilled drilled this for you. I hate when he puts all those scratches in my nice new ball!"

[TheSheibs]

If you have a person who drills balls scribe it, why not ask them to sand it down and polish it(if it has a polished cover) after the holes are drilled? That is if you don't want the lines in the ball.

Also sorry for asking the same question twice. I was being rushed to take care of something by my wife and didn't think to go back through the posts.

[eugene02]

I wouldn't want my newly bought nice ball being scribed.. looks awful imo..

[billf]

If it works better I don't care what it looks like. I'm already an ugly SOB so why would I want my balls to look nice? That's like not using a HRR because it has purple in it...makes no sense to me.

[goober84]

im sorry, this post makes me laugh. I miss the days of pro shop proprietors scribing. To me, its a way of showing off as to how good you think you are as a driller. It isnt hard to drill a ball, but its art to drill balls consistently accurate. To anyone that "complains" that they dont want their new ball scratched, i say to you as i used to say to bowls that used to frequent the proshop i used to work in, leave the ball on the fire mantel. i mean, you are throwing a ball down a lane at an average of 15 or so miles an hour, hitting (if thrown correctly) 4 pins that are 12 inches apart from center to center.