If you have a short pin cg distance you need to have the pin closer to the grip center.
Bowling ball pin to cg distance.
With the new usbc rules you can drill a 1 pin to cg distance above the fingers and have the cg end up above the fingers as long as the ball has less than 3oz of finger weight.
We re often told two main things about how pin to pap distance affects ball motion.
Given an infinite length and time a ball will eventually rotate around the pin either with the pin down on the lane or on top of the ball.
It is also the point around which the ball wants to rotate.
A pro cg is where the cg ends up a certain distance left or right of the pin and psa preferred spin axis.
The pin marks the top of the core inside the bowling ball.
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Because of variation in the manufacturer s process usbc receives pin out distances that vary from 1 inch to sometimes 6 inches.
The layout of course defines how the core is oriented inside the ball relative to the bowler s pap and relative to the gripping holes.
If you draw a line from the pin to psa on the average the cg would need to be 2 1 2 or more from the line.
The effect of pin to pap distance.
Cg placement determines static weights so in order to keep the ball legal it needs to be taken into account when drilling.
Pin distance matters based on layout.
If you want a pin up high flare layout using a 1 1 2 pin and having to use a p1 hole to get rid of side and top weight because a bowler uses an it or switch grip in the thumb isn t going to work out so well.
What is a pro cg bowling ball.
You will notice cg markings on some bowling balls are a far distance from the pin to psa line.
These small shifts do not affect the ball reaction or the quality of the product but it can limit the drill options to remain within usbc specifications.
If you have a long pin cg distance you need to have the pin farther from the grip center.