We built a 23-POUND BOWLING BALL with a CUSTOM METAL CORE

[@llcguy_9371]

That one Japanese comment at the beginning was supportive tho. 😂😂😂😂

[@220avg]

Oops I couldn’t understand it so I just threw it in 🤣

[@llcguy_9371]

@@220avg 🤣 he said: "The physical strength to throw 20 pounds into the pocket is amazing". He complimented your guns and this is how you repay him. 😂

[@220avg]

I FEEL BAD NOW 😭

[@anthonyevans8451]

@@220avg the plot thickens!

[@yusufibnushafii9319]

@@220avg 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jc_salty]

6:21 can we just appreciate that guy on the right who picked up that split. Wow

[@jonathanvazquez2534]

luigi number 1

[@MaxRickmers-f5w]

Ive only ever made that split once

[@sbdr.1241]

As a pin setter mechanic that ball will-eventually get stuck in the ball return in back or front due to weight issues & oil on rubber wheels/belt to lift ball & depending on maintenance on machines (pinsetters) but other than that I’m sure that ball has lots of momentum behind it to bulldoze right through pins😊

[@kylesippel129]

at 9:32 the grandpa on the left just casually gets a strike

[@DieBarbe]

I'm by far more impressed that the lane maschines are capable to bring back this heavy pounder 😂

[@MysteriousMM]

The bowling alley had to shut down this line afterwards. Apparently the motor burned out and they have a hefty repair

[@Jeff_PNW]

The masking units say Brunswick, but as someone who wrenches on bowling machinery I can tell you those are AMF machines in back which shouldn't have any problem returning a 23lb ball. I'd be most concerned that the inertia of a ball that heavy is likely to splinter or break the cushion in the back of the pit. The machine is designed to handle a lot of repetitive impact, but not that much all at once. I can change out a cushion assembly in 10 minutes, but the parts to rebuild them aren't cheap...we're talking several hundred dollars in parts alone. A 23lb ball is also likely damaging the lane & leaving dimples in the surface, and that's even more costly to repair. As much as I like this channel & the content, if someone came into my center & did this I would 86 them.

[@billycole852]

@@Jeff_PNW but he's a youtube superstar, rules and courtesy don't apply!

[@jvmiller1995]

@@Jeff_PNW YOu know he paid his 4 bucks he does not care what he tears up. I would expect no less out of his generation. They think they are allowed to do any damn thing they want. Personally I would find it funny if they banned him for life.

[@pfightingpolish]

@@Jeff_PNW The sweeps have Quibica/AMF notation on them, so probably some sort of hybrid of equipment. Yeah, the first thing I thought with this is, "What lanes would allow this?" The lanes, the pins, the return, the pit, all of it.

[@AudioPhil84]

oh man i laught so hard at 3:30, i thought "inst it dngerous to drill in the direction of our fingers and 2secs later he has a bandage o his finger

[@theMeMeguy-se4po]

6:20 great split conversion on the right

[@Hawkie]

My jaw just dropped. When I saw the lanes I was like wow I used to bowl there as a child. Then I saw you in the den after you finished and was like holy shit that is my childhood home. You must live on the block that I grew up on!

[@Corebear81]

The “My Balls are Illegal” shirt is amazing

[@isaiahezell7488]

I would love to see the power of a 23 pound reactive ball! The pins will have no chance.

[@petefreezybowling]

I feel like it be terrible tho. You could tell alone just in the 20lb ball how earlier it made the ball hook. So I feel a reactive ball would just hook at the feet with the same things added to it

[@Rascalibur]

the added weight increases the width of the track flares which causes more lane contact surface area, it would likely be far too early as a result.

[@jarkharvey2366]

that's why its illegal

[@petefreezybowling]

@@jarkharvey2366 we know that obviously. He’s just doing all this for fun and for experiments

[@TheInsaneShecklador]

23 pound reactive using one of the banned Storm balls to make it even more illegal.

[@ProbiesPrison]

I am in love with my Tzone as my plastic ball so it warms my heart to see it being used for all these experiments lol

[@Greg1096]

You need a forstner bit instead of those paddle bits, you can get them up to like 3" diameter.

[@deeelle6567]

This is amazing and the fact that the doubters and haters don't want it to be a thing makes me love it even more. Do a reactive 23lber!

[@playdiscgolf1546]

Urethane may be the way to go. I feel Like the weight will make it flare to fast. Unless you have a 55 foot oil pattern 😆

[@justinbigan1311]

I have two comments period First you are dealing with friction vs. Surface area vs weight. The weight is keeping it from hooking. You can sand it and get much better(or bigger) reaction. 2nd, im sure the tungsten chips and dust have settled some by now. You should drill it back open and see if you can add more weight.

[@Dima-ASMR]

damn you can really see KE=1/2mv^2 in action here. Your 15lb throw had a similar pin carry to the heavier balls because you threw the other two slower.

[@coopergates9680]

The 15 LB looked to be an OG Hy-Road. Not hard to make that hit lol

[@845amg]

Love it! Suggestion ended up becoming real! And who wouldn't want to see a 23lb purple hammer? :)

[@raymondvorndran4306]

Or a purple nerple!

[@drewdemien481]

I wanna see my nail from 1985 do that.

[@mikelombard21]

Your dedication to your craft is amazing. Much love.

[@tydal6867]

I love the custom core concept because it adds another level of experimentation. Not cheap though maybe mixing different metals in different parts of the core could be interesting. Would love to see ILLEGAL SOFT urethane + ILLEGAL WEIGHT

[@Mattdean76]

6:25 That would have been SOOO classic if the first shot 7-10'd!

[@tryme4990]

Bro the black and decker drill you pulled out at first had me dying 💀 🤣 😂

[@quentinlindsey1232]

You should try doing this to a reactive ball like a cheap Storm Tropical or something. Could probably find a used one.

[@stephenwalker6980]

Reactive balls usually have a core already, not sure how they would drill.

[@quentinlindsey1232]

@@stephenwalker6980 That's true. Would be interesting nonetheless.

[@thebigeasy8609]

Slick beginning and that Raiders hat was righteous! Cool vid.

[@jonellerhorst4874]

Someone more versed in physics can probably explain better than I can, but the transition on from skid to roll happens due to friction and not weight distribution. That 23-pound ball has a LOT more mass that needs to change direction than a lighter ball does. You can have all the weight on one side of the ball, and it still moves in the same direction without friction. The ball will hook when the direction of rotation (vector) is in the same direction as the linear direction. That doesn't happen absent friction. Moving weights around can cause the sphere to wobble about on its initial axis or rotation (PAP) until it reaches a preferred axis (PSA), but as I said without friction it will still go in whatever direction it's initially travelling. The wobble is what we see as flare on a bowling ball. The purpose of track flare is to present a fresh ball surface free of lane oil to come in contact with the lane each rotation. That's why balls that flare more can possibly hook more and not because the weights are shifting inside the ball.

[@dv8davidsaporito766]

Now that you have those bits... It would be interesting to see if you could make a liquid core...

[@guntherthegoat1756]

you need to find a way to vibrate the ball after your pour the powder in, untill it stops setteling then compact it with the hammer. i bet you would be suprised at how much more you can get in the ball. great videos!! keep it up

[@aarongoodrich3927]

1) Get a drill press! 2) if that gets caught in one of my machines where I work, it will become my property. 3) Should said ball become my property, I'm going to blow it up W/ some C4. 4) this was amusing to watch. 5) Loving the Kitty! 6) Run a reactive!

[@benroyz]

Seeing a 20-plus reactive bowling ball would definitely be interesting to see. Maybe you'll bowl a perfect game with that!

[@joshg218]

Surface rill only make it read earlier... The core gives shape and he's destroying that. Plastic is actually best for him as it will allow for length

[@Tcrror]

It's fascinating how many people miss the point entirely. You're not creating them because you want to use them in league, you're just doing something interesting to see what kind of wacky things may happen. Experiments are fun! Oh my god, the "Eric Trump would have thought of this" line LOL!!! That's giving him a hell of a lot more credit than he has earned!

[@thomascolon1681]

I see you too are a man of science.

[@Lovell93]

@@thomascolon1681 More like a man of idiocy.

[@billycole852]

Equipment tolerances...

[@Weaveplease900]

Definitely should try this with reactive, I think the added reactive will really display the unique "core" dynamics better than plastic will

[@jesusfamilyoutdoors1554]

Good video! Great content!! I don’t care what one you do next, I’m watching what ever it is.

[@landi300x]

Love your passion for the game! Keep the experiment going!

[@Jbmccain86]

Nice! Seeing how little that ball hooked you should try a low end reactive next.

[@poly_hexamethyl]

0:54 I love the shirt that says, "My balls are illegal"! 🤣

[@jacobboyens1588]

Shoutout to Emily’s order being ready 9:24 😂

[@jimbonevideo6941]

Not surprised. Energy is m×v^2. You get exponentially more energy hitting the pins with velocity than mass.

[@mycommentpwnz]

you know what might make for interesting content? hollow-out a bowling ball, and have a core (on a track, or rails) that ROTATES as the ball does, in a manner which accentuates spin.

[@Juan-ll6sf]

Congratulations you are a young and strong champion bowler and can throw with a 23 pounds bowling ball 🌎. Be careful with the release. Have fun.😊

[@JackpotsAfterDark]

I think u hit the mark of diminishing returns on the weight . Once you get over 20 I don’t think it makes a huge difference but it’s harder to throw and is more work for you as well . Love the videos and think it’s hilarious people say “illegal”

[@dragonman910]

That's because in usbc and pba, the heaviest weight you can legally use is 16. In all seriousness, this was an amazing video!

[@JackpotsAfterDark]

@@dragonman910 illegal means against the law not the rules . Ineligible ball would be more fitting . You can’t get arrested for using a ball that’s too heavy

[@StickMan-ic4ge]

@@JackpotsAfterDark Illegal is also defined as not sanctioned by official rules, so yeah, it's not legal in competition

[@davidhensel7666]

Definitely want to see this with a reactive coverstock.

[@drgnflms7]

I feel attacked! I saw the title for this video, had to come see if there was any comments on if it was legal to have a 23lb custom core ball and the intro showed me! LoL... As always, awesome videos... cannot wait for the next

[@220avg]

Lmao 😂😂

[@drewdemien481]

Good thing you're young. My wrist broke wachting this andnim.old school kranker

[@shuttzzzz]

6:21 appreciate the guy who convert a split

[@TheMonocledNut]

"it doesn't hook as much as i thought it would." My man, you took a T-Zone spareball and put 8+lbs of tungsten into it in a formation that be nice for a strike ball. A wicked tri-claw. But you are missing the biggest key factor to bowling. The ball is plastic. No matter what you do, unless you scuff the ball up with like 500 grit sandpaper and the most then its not hooking much at all for anything. Especially the T-Zone. The Maxim, maybe.

[@mxrn]

Man I just taught myself how to throw one handed properly and now I see you've full switched to 2 hand 😭 your earlier vids helped out a lot with my progression

[@septembertwenty-nine9989]

Yes to reactive to get more hook and improved angle into the pocket. I heard that a 6 degree angle is best. Your polyester 23 pound ball had a smaller angle at the pins.

[@lagniappe70129]

The ball return machine was sweating too 😂

[@CamdenBraun1119]

I love you vids so much keep it up😊😊

[@220avg]

Thank you sir 🥹

[@CamdenBraun1119]

Your welcome

[@CamdenBraun1119]

You inspire me to do so much

[@lakt2136]

Imagine using that 23lb plastic ball in a NO-TAP Tournament ! ? ! ? - Straight to the pocket boom - Enjoy seeing how you level up the arsenal. Would like to see some trick shots also

[@Drewbert101]

You could try dulling the ball to get it to create some friction and hook. With it being so heavy, it shouldn't deflect so giving it 1000 or 500 surface shouldn't impact the way it drives through the pins

[@yessir1060]

great pick up!! 6:20

[@blaniac6591]

"It's illegal so what's the point" Bro has never heard of fun before

[@JamoOnRs]

For what it's worth, the shape you created by creating the core like that basically made the rg a hilariously low number, coupled with the plastic coverstock, ball just fights itself the entire way down the lane. You'd be better off drilling a wider column straight down (think 3-4 inches) as that would keep the rg a little higher, then using some marginally reactive cover. Can also soak it to make it softer if it pushes too far downlane. It's already illegal, might as well do everything you can to make it roll well lol

[@erikgordon4783]

these videos are interesting - but they ignore simple physics. kinetic energy from the bowling ball is transferred to the pins to knock them down. the formula for kinetic energy = .5 * mass * velocity^2. So double the mass, you have twice the energy. But double the velocity, you have FOUR times the energy! So 1.5x faster will give 2.25 more KE, while 1.5x heavier, only give 1.5x more KE. Granted, lots of other factors - but that's the foundation.

[@cfwebdeveloper]

Almost left the 7-10, push to production, it's done! lol fun vid man

[@bowlingxp8345]

Ha very nice ! Try to make the spareball more dull with some pads and see how it goes first. Then , if you have the time it would also be fun to do it with a urethane or reactive ball as well. But it would be nice if you could try to somewhat bias the weight inside as similar as the original core would be.

[@squidly2112]

I'm not surprised that it doesn't hook much .. with that much weight the momentum is just going to carry it forward.

[@shaunmcisaac782]

lol I am often asked why I use 16s instead of 15s. My answer is always "because they don't let me bowl with a 25"

[@cbg0427]

Wow 👍 good job! Maybe it will be more heavy, difficult to up on belt ....😂

[@horseshoe_nc]

I would suggest giving the 23 pound ball some surface, about 1,000 or 1,500 grit.

[@anthonyevans8451]

Im dying at the comments on the 20lb ball at the start and then you just randomly put the one in japanese hahaha! keep doing you man your a creative youtube in a rather new rising genre at least for me on the channel. i think im switching to two-handed, after your recent vid. Been bowling since i was a 8 and im 27 now. I am just bored at one handed and a couple of my league members bowl with only 2 holes, so im gonna use their balls while im starting to try it out. I also have a proton physix as my main ball and thats been one of the reason i liked your vids and channel so much. Dont see a lot of other people throwing. Im not gonna fill it in just yet though but it looks like you did seeing the weigh in.

[@kevinhogan2909]

When bowling one-handed --- opposing forces come into play as a bowler is typically making a (walking) forward approach, the bowler is also swinging a 12 - 16 pound bowling ball in an opposite direction, forcing the bowler to grip/squeeze the ball with their thumb (and fingers) to prevent it from disengaging at the top of the backswing. This creates strain on the muscles and tendons in the forearm. Often, by the end of 10 frames (or earlier), soreness/pain begins to set in unless a correctly-sized thumb hole is drilled at the optimum angle (to the center of the ball), to reduce/eliminate the soreness/pain as minimal "squeeze" with thumb and fingers would be necessary. I believe the somewhat recent trend toward two-handed bowling will help revive a declining sport by taking away some of the soreness/pain associated with the above mentioned thumb hole discrepancies. I make this statement as a former certified bowling instructor and bowling center proprietor.

[@mikelombard21]

Can't wait till the next vid Michael!

[@juanmelendezrivera6085]

A 23 pound ball is ok for young, two handed, strong bowlers. It will have explosive hit power on the lane. Good luck. Thanks for the video. Try the urethane reactive challenge next time.

[@dexvfx4442]

Melt the tunkstun in the ball then try to use it. It will probly get up to 25-28 lbs

[@guesswho9742]

I would think, as in sport training, practicing with heavier than normal used, would train you motion and balance to seam easy in league or tournament. I don't really know, but seams like it.

[@bmffafo5004]

The casual drilling then into frame comes wrapped fingers lol hope all is well.

[@alsheps300]

I have to agree with the others asking to see this done with a reactive cover. The reason you're not getting as much hook as you would expect, is becuase the plastic cannot grab the lane, as the weight is pushing the ball forward, cause it to skid, the plastic cover cannot create the friction needed to move the weight in the direction of the rotations. You wouldn't need a lot of friction either, but you need at least some, I think if you had a low to medium reactive case ball and did the same thing, you'd get drastically better results. I'm really keen to see it actually, I think the pin carry would be amazing.

[@lgm3220]

No protective eye covering👀👀 Insanity rules🙀🙀🙀

[@hersheyskwertz9315]

I was thinking a lot of your hits could have just been the cover stock. Hard to believe a 23lb ball would leave so many pocket 7 10s and 10 pins

[@denmanfite3156]

The cover is plastic. The ball has no tendency to want to change direction based solely on the cover's friction and the core's weight dynamics aren't known well enough to be able to setup the ball with a proper differential. The ball had basically zero deflection which is what led to blowing through the pins and not sending them left/right. He started getting it when he was coming in at a better angle later.

[@WadeMaster789]

This is the most imprecise thing I've seen since the last contractor I stopped working for. 😂 Seriously tho, it really does seem to carry more instead of hook more... Just plows through with a good throw. Not bad. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@slimshady6359]

Nice man bun.. reminds me my lunch lady in high school... I'm sure some houses would object to even you rolling that ball open play. The stress on the lift motor the cushion and on the pins

[@AdamTheRaptor]

Have you ever had a 6 lb ball drilled for your fingers? I'd be curious to see you throw it as hard/fast as possible. My friends and I used to mess around with the 6 lb house balls gor kids and stand all the way back at the table and run up and chuck it (just putting our fingers on 2 holes, basically palming it) and still getting a little hook. I called it the whiffle ball shot, because that's basically how it looked haha.

[@coopergates9680]

0:43 CATCH!! *chucks anvil in the shape of a bowling ball*

[@weibmen]

you are a legend :) keep them coming :D

[@MichaelG485]

Did you ask the bowling alley before you used it? I would think there would be a risk in damaging something with a ball that heavy.

[@pc574]

It looks like it is hooking right away and just rolling. If you want more hook you want the mass as close to the cover as well as over your fingers

[@gabrielkatzenmeier2655]

I’m a simple man. 220 uploads I watch the video.

[@andrewweltlich9065]

here here!

[@IIIJDubsIII]

4:01 Tony Montana status!

[@kennethterrell7409]

When I was in my teens, I worked the all-night shift in a house that had both ten pins and duck pins. We would roll the duck pin balls around the rounded L-shaped settee area, and tried to get the ball down the lane and into the pins. It was cool and challenging, but not cool enough to tell my friends about it. Like this, it was just something silly that we did, which had no relationship to bowling.

[@ThePokersurfer]

Yay Kitty cat EVERYWHERE ❤ ....... appreciate it my brother, just for that I will buy some "my balls are illegal" shirt! Perhaps your best creative video ever in my opinion intro wise! I think you will do extremely well two handed in your next tournament. Gotta love Kitty shot in your merch site! 🤙❤ ...... cats are good for the soul.

[@Jackburton1984]

Hey I’m a machinist and I have boxes and boxes of tungsten cutters that are unusable and I don’t really make much off of scrap with it so if you want some I’ll send it for free if you cover shipping in the future. Great vid. Buy a drill press.

[@jmval81]

Nice. Reminds me of my first ball , a legal 22 lbs handy me down from grandpa

[@KxngRxtchet]

How long do you think you could throw that before serious fatigue kicks in?

[@yesseniaabigailnavarrete7543]

the begining is hilarious "IDC" 🤣

[@jacksonez]

I don’t know what you do, but you are the best at it.

[@ChuSupport]

Do this same thing but with the lightest ball you can find! You wont get the high weight number but your ball reaction will be much much better.

[@donaldriley9724]

I feel that you would do better with the weight closer to the outside. Adding that much weight to the center makes it center heavy and resistant to change in motion.

[@TheInsaneShecklador]

Isn't that how bowling ball cores work. A much heavier weight block in the center surrounded by a lighter shell? Of course their cores are purposely designed with physics in mind and not just random weight.

[@donaldriley9724]

@@TheInsaneShecklador not exactly. Having a ball that has massive weight near the center has no (or very little) imbalance to make the ball want to migrate it's axis. The metal is so heavy and focused near the center that the core is very stable. What you want is instability which can be accomplished with a core that adds weight to one side or that creates dynamic instability while in motion (rolling down the lane).

[@TheInsaneShecklador]

@@donaldriley9724 I could see that if it was a round chunk of metal in the center of the ball but the way he drilled it seemed more like a traditional weight block. The holes go most of the way across the ball. The hole looks to be substantially taller than it is wide and it also looked to have somewhat of a bell shape with the holes splayed out at the bottom and narrower at the top. I suspect the fact that his weight block appears to be leaned over in a horizontal position instead of a more vertical position relative to his finger holes is making it less dynamic. That would mimic a short pin to PAP layout. Short pin to pap layouts is something Mo Pinel has talked about using on senior bowlers with less speed. Or also to mimic a urethane reaction with a reactive ball. Smoother and less dynamic ball action. I could be way off in my thinking. I'm far from a drilling expert. I also could be way off in my perception of how his hole looked to my eyes. Perhaps it is rounder and more centered than I think it is.

[@donaldriley9724]

@@TheInsaneShecklador it could actually be a combination of what you pointed out and what I said. If it is like I suspected, the ball has little dynamic properties. However, it could easily be that it does have dynamic properties, but the core is laid out in a very stable position (either completely horizontal or completely vertical) which results in a stable roll. I didn't try to see his layout in the video to see which one it is. Interesting discussion about a silly video.

[@TheInsaneShecklador]

@@donaldriley9724 👍

[@strahdvonzarovich...]

"Ah, f@#k-it dude... let's go bowlin'." "Walter, don't bring your 23 lbs ball, man... Kitanno won't like it." "He's crackin'."

[@jeffreyjanuary1122]

goes to show coverstock is 80% of ball motion/potential hook on the lanes. maybe try this with a ball with reactive cover. and have the same ball factory to compare it with.

[@AdamStockard]

Would you use a different brand? If so I’m having good games out of a couple storms I been throwing. I have the storm clone and storm exponent pearl. Would like to see you use those in your experiment

[@wessema64]

Love the cat by stove picture behind you. I have the same one. Wife hates it.

[@richardgomez9061]

That is crazy cool!! I wish I had one haha. Do a reactive one next!

[@aIIix]

You should buff the surface down to 500 grit and see what kind of reaction you can get

[@stilltlrforlife]

You can easily tell the ball is alot heavier by the way it hits, especially on slow motion, there is like NO deflection, i was surprised on a high flush hit there werent any stone 8 pins and or 9 pins, I just hitst so hard there is no chance for the pins especially a nice faced up shot on pocket is game over for the pins on deck!! Lol...awesome I also noticed its seems to go into a roll later, idk if thats because of how heavy it is of because of how the weight is distributed with the added weight to the block? Still very cool. The hater comments are the people that dont understand the physics of how a bowling ball works...its not just an equally balanced sphere..lol

[@The-E-Dude]

The reverse should be done. Since the late 1970s, bowling scores have been getting higher and higher. One way to get scores under control would be to make the pins over 4 pounds or heavier.

[@jesseswalters]

When I was a regular in leagues I looked for the heaviest Sun Storm I could find. It was 16.7 pounds and I tossed it as hard as I can. Unfortunately as I got stronger I was tossing the hook right out of the ball. Threw it so hard it never had a chance to tack and hook.

[@Bobvindy]

6:05 we got him boys, he has joined the dark side 😈😈

[@Nick1253]

looks like the core is so offset that as it spins down the lane, the weight of the ball is going from top to bottom, and when the weight is at the top, there is less friction for the ball to utilize for hook. just an observation

[@TetronRR]

Definitely a 20-plus reactive ball. I’m curious in how much it’ll hook

[@blaze00366]

I need to see a 30 lb ball now or a billet aluminum ball machined on a 5 axis mill.

[@robi8020]

You should get a wireless lapel mic with noise reduction for the live bowling