JeWeL Bowling - Tips and Tricks #20 (Short Pin to PAP Reactive Balls)

We recently discussed urethane equipment and the do's and don'ts. In this Tips and Tricks we will discuss short pin layouts on reactive balls and how they are well-suited and provide similar results on the lanes to urethane. Both urethane and short-pin balls have their place in your arsenal. Take a look!

[@erikknudson3077]

best short pin vid on you tube

[@user-fr3il8yr8x]

Great information Josh!!!!

[@nordattack]

Short pins do reduce flare but that is not what makes them effective when used on resin balls. The real key is Short pins position the core so that it is already in a roll phase orientation, laying over early. This prevents the ball from transitioning later in the lane and producing the typical late/drive response resin has. This allows a resin ball to have a more moderate front to back reaction on the lane, optimizing control over skid/snap. Resin balls by their nature will always skid more and hook later than urethane regardless of layout, but short pins, even an Axis Layout, will help tame resin and allow straighter projections and more control on tricky patterns. Urethane will still be earlier and smoother, but short pin is an effective way to tame a resin ball.

[@JeWeLBowling]

I agree with your comments. However, in an effort not to overcomplicate this particular video with the physics about moment of inertia and weight block orientation around axis and otherwise, I was simply using Pin to PAP distance as a marker for taming down reactive ball response. In addition to the comments you have here I would further add that the layout or more in particular, the VAL angle on the layout, will play a large portion on the downlane response the ball yields for the player. That and the ball surface will play a major role as well. I discuss this in depth in other videos. I would love your feedback on those to add and improve information as well! All good information to help educate! Thanks!!

[@daviddeiss7907]

So I am a player with 14.5 mph ball speed at the sensor down lane 16 degrees of axis tilt and 60 degrees of rotation. I bowl here in Ohio and the lanes are old spl so lots of early friction and I would say the oil conditions are medium to start the night but transition quickly to a dryer shot, I love playing up the boards but with my slower speed and 290 revs this condition doesn't allow me to play up the boards and am wondering if a short pin ball would allow me to stay more right and play up the boards like I want.