Expert: Chip Aki - 12/5/2008

Question
What do you expect would be the result of this layout for a lefty on a 15 lb virtual gravity. pin below middle finger, cg @ about center of grip, and key placed @ right of thumb about 1/2 inch over and 1 1/2 inch down? FYI: p.a.p. 4 1/2 < 1/8 ^ med speed and med-high rev tweener. My thinking was key in your track flare was not a reccomended idea per stormbowling layouts. The closest lay I found to this on the stormbowling website was layout # 1. But from a Leftys shot what would you expect if layout # 1 was used as shown for a righty? thanks again and I value your opinion expert chip aki.

Answer
The worry I would have is the ball tracking over the grip holes.  You may be safe with your PAP numbers though.

I would expect this ball to give you a lot of length, but will make a quick move when it hits friction.

If you were going to have to plug the ball, I would go with a different layout.  

Good luck,
Chip