Properly drilled bowling balls?

Question

Currently, I'm looking into purchasing either a

- Twisted Fury Solid

- Columbia 300 Resurgance

- Hammer Black widow

Now, I will be spending money on this and I want to have the balls properly drilled. Is there any steps or procedures I can go through to make sure of it? I will take them to a pro shop, but I want to be knowledgable before I take it to them.

Answer 1

I would go with the resurgance or the origional widow. The twisted fury solid is pretty much a rerelease of the origional fury which was a horrid ball! the resurgance is a great ball, very strong. And the widow is a guarenteed classic. its amazing.

as far as knowing if the ball fits you right...make sure that the guy taking measurements checks everything, your span thumb and finger sizes. It should take atleast ten mins. Most guys will do it right but watch out for the ones that will try to only check one or two things.

Where are you located? I could reccomend a good shop if i know one.

Answer 2

If you have a "favorite" bowling ball with exact measurements of your thumb, fingers and exact bevel on the edges, definitely bring it to your driller to have him copy the holes, but regarding placement of holes, depending on what brand of ball you purchase, they will differ in placement.  You can also ask for "exotic" drillings to enhance performance with your new ball based on "more distance", "more hook", "extreme backend", etc.....

If you don't have a template ball, your driller will use a finger and thumb guide to see if you need more space or if you like the fingers snug.  After taking the measurements, he will use a bowling ball with thumb and finger holes drilled over it to see what your most comfortable span will be.  After that, he will suggest a thumb slug and/or soft rubber finger grips before drilling.

After the ball is drilled, you will get a "feel" of the ball, then you can discuss adjustments at that time, especially with bevelling the holes or opening them up slightly.  Most of the time, the driller will give you a voucher for free games to practice with and will indicate if the holes need more adjustments before you leave the center.

Good luck!  I'd recommend all three, but I have had success with the Twisted Fury Solid and Hammer Black Widow Bite/Venom/Pearl.....  Go with the Hammer/Faball product!

Answer 3

i always take my best fitting ball  and the ball driler can match it up real easy

but one driler i go to has my measurments on his computer..all i do is calll him and tell him which ball i want and it wil be ready for me when i go to pick it up

Answer 4

Make sure you have the pro shop owner measure both your fingertips (if you're buying a ball like those, I assume you're using fingertips already) the left one will probably be bigger than your right, so make sure just in case they measure BOTH, make sure they use a tool that looks like an artists palette to measure the span of your hand, and a sample sizing bowling ball to measure your thumb, from there you're set, don't worry about the process of the drilling, if there working in a pro shop, they HAVE to know what there doing.  Good Luck, and I recommend the Black Widow.

Answer 5

To get them drilled properly, The person doing the drilling should observe you bowl a few frames. Only then is a professional knowledgeable  enough the place the finger holes in proper relation to the weight block. I don't know of any other way to be and sure that they are properly drilled. If you get 2 or 3 balls each drilled with a different placement, you can use the proper ball for the condition of the lane. Some bowlers use as many as 6.

Answer 6

If you are currently throwing a ball that you're comfortable with take it along.  The pro can take measurements from that ball.  If there are some small adjustments you'd like to make it will be easy for the pro to adjust from you current fitting.  Make sure you think through the type of lane conditions you normally bowl on.  It will be frustrating to have a ball drilled out that is best used on heavy oil if you do most of your bowling on light oil conditions.