I got some thoughts to share after reading some posts regarding
ball drillers that simply amazed me. To me, the bowling business in
Singapore is stil very immature. Sometimes when i am bowling at
certein bowling centres, i will notice some bowlers that wan to
improve their game by purchasing a personal ball, so i will see
them walk into the pro shop and buy a ball which they like or can
afford, very often a tornado. I will often wonder in my mind that
it never come across these customer's mind if the ball driller is
really good enough anot.
Technology in bowling nowadays is really amazing, with new balls
like XXXcel, The One Hammer Hawk and so many others. now ball
drilling is not just about drilling 3 holes in the ball. Why do you
think you are paying $300 plus for a high end ball?? First of all
the technology of the ball makes it good, the core, the coverstock
etc. but many of you dun realise that in order for the ball to
perform, your ball driller need to know how to map the ball
correctly!!!! The fact is very clear, most ball drillers and pro
shops in singapore are not up to the mark!! Alot of them are not
even qualified ball drillers. This is partly due to the education
level of these ball drillers. How do you expect a primary school
educated person with lousy english to be able to understand terms
like Radius of Gyration, Mass Bias, coeff of friction,
differential, positive axis point and many many more?? and mind
you, these terms are all related to good ball mapping.
I know some of you feel very passionate about your own ball
driller, but i really dun see why ball drilling cannot be discussed
openly. Unless you dun really care about what you are paying for. I
see many people with 3 or 4 high end balls that are drilled all the
same way, ie the pin and pap remains the same!!! that is really a
waste of your money.
So i do advise new bowlers, dun go to a pro shop and buy a ball
just because you think the ball is cheaper there or because the guy
inside looks charismatic. Make sure the guy really know his
knowledge about balls really well. Otherwise you are not getting
your money worth. Ask him a few simple questions, like how the mass
bias position affects ball reaction, how the balance hole position
affects the tie line of your tracks, and frankly, if you already
have an existing ball and he doesnt even ask to see the ball tracks
of the ball, he definitely is not a good ball driller.
