Expert: Russ King - 8/14/2007

Question
My flare on my epic odysessy seems to be tracking over my finger holes now, but its normal on my epic saga and the track flare on my odysessy is really close together its like a blob of oil instead of being separated. Is there something wrong with the ball or something wrong wit my release? and also how do u tell if the ball is unevenly sanded? and how to sand it to 2000 grit matte? thank you.

Answer
sand only on a ball spinner. your pro shop should have one.
A ball out of the box should be evenly sanded.SANDING BY HAND WILL ALWAYS BE UNEVENLY SANDED.
ON A BALL SPINNER YOU PUT THE LABEL UP TO THE TOP,WET SAND WITH WET/DRY PAPER. THEN TURN IN UPSIDE DOWN & SAME SANDING TO THAT SIDE.THE CUP IN THE SPINNER WILL LET YOU SEE IF THE LANDS & GROOVES OF THE SANDING ARE EVEN.IF IT LOOKS UNEVEN, ADJUST THE BALL UNTIL THE WOBBLE GETS EVEN BY MOVING THE BALL AROUND ONE TIME IN THE CUP. THIS WILL EXACTLY MAKE THE LANDS & GROOVES MATCH UP WITH NO OVERLAY.
THIS WILL ALSO GIVE YOU THE MAX POTENTIAL OUT OF THE SANDING SINCE THE GROOVES GO EAST/WEST TO THE TRACK.
THE FLAIR WILL BE DIFFERENT ON EVERY BALL. YOU HAVE A ONE INCH FLAIR ON THE ONE THAT LOOKS LIKE A BLOB.THIS ACTS LIKE IT HAS LESS OF AN IMBALANCE CREATING A SMOOTHER ROLL WITH LESS FLAIR. A BALL LOADED UP WITH A PIN IN A 2 O'CLOCK POSITION OUT AWAY FROM THE FINGERS WILL GIVE MORE OF AN IMBALANCE CREATING A WIDER FLAIR ENDING UP IN A WIDER FLAIR MOST OF THE TIME ROLLING OVER THE FINGER HOLES .SOFTER / DULLER BALLS DO THIS MORE THAN SHINY ONES.LESS FRICTION ON THE IMBALANCE TO DELAY HOOK & A TIGHTER FLAIR.
YOUR ODYSSEY IS A SOFTIE OUT OF THE BOX AT 200 GRIT SANDED.THE SAGA HAS THE SAME WEIGHT BLOCK BUT LOOKS LIKE IT SHOULD GO LONGER BEFORE HOOKING.A SHARPER BREAK POINT ALSO.
 THE MORE OIL THE LESS FLAIR FROM LESS FRICTION LIKE THE HARDER SURFACED BALL HAS LESS FRICTION ON DRIER LANES.FRESH CLEAN BACK ENDS OR A MAJOR DRY AREA  WILL GET THE BALL TO FLAIR MORE.THE ODYSSEY SHOULD BE USED FROM 2ND ARROW IN & THE SAGA FROM 2ND ARROW OUT ON THE SAME CONDITION. THIS SHOULD GIVE THE BALL ITS MAXIMUM POTENTIAL ON MOST CONDITIONS.LANES TEND TO HAVE LESS OIL AS YOU GET CLOSER TO THE GUTTER.