4/10/2023 0 Comments Storm parallax![]() The 5” Parallax hooked less overall and transitioned even slower causing it to not have enough time to change direction and get to the pocket from that deep of an angle. As expected, the 1” Parallax thrown in the same place hooked more and earlier overall because of the faster transition caused by the shorter pin buffer. Utilizing this medium pin buffer distance made the ball transition very smoothly down the lane and gave a very benchmark type of ball reaction. ![]() Results from test #2 show that I was forced back to the right in order to strike with the 3” Parallax since it transitioned slower than the 1” Parallax used in test #1. The 1” Parallax created the most entry angle at 5.2° and finished the highest of the 3 balls on the head pin at 16.50. ![]() They needed more friction to accomplish what the 1″ Parallax was able to do on the fresh. Both of the other test balls transitioned from skid to hook to roll too slowly to make it back from that deep of an angle. Because of this quick transition, the 1” Parallax was the only ball that was able to get back to the pocket and strike. Shorter pin buffers cause the ball to transition from skid to hook to roll faster as they transition down the lane. Results from test #1 show that I was forced the farthest left of any of the tests to strike with the 1” Parallax. Overhead lane graphs for each of the tests are shown. For test #3, I lined up to strike with the 5 ½ x 4 x 5 Parallax, then threw the other two in the exact same place to see how they would compare. For test #2, I lined up to strike with the 5 ½ x 4 x 3 Parallax, then threw the other two in the exact same place to how they would compare. ![]() For test #1, I lined up to strike with 5 ½ x 4 x 1 Parallax, then threw the other two in the exact same place to see how they would compare. I split the testing up into 3 separate tests. The differences will always be unique to your particular style so it’s important to understand who you are as a player. Another bowler who is more speed dominant with less rotation might not see as big of a difference in the reaction. This combination of bowler statistics allows bigger differences to be seen between each of the balls. I have a medium amount of axis tilt at 18° and slightly higher axis rotation at approximately 60°. For this article’s sake, it’s important to keep in mind that I have slower ball speed of approximately 15mph combined with a slightly higher rev rate of 350rpm. Ball speed, rev rate, axis rotation, and axis tilt will all play a large role in what ball motion you will see out of certain layout combinations and how much difference you will see between different layouts. When looking at any layout comparison, it’s extremely important to keep your bowler statistics in mind. I went with 1”, 3”, and 5” pin buffer distances to showcase the differences the pin buffer can make in ball reaction for my particular style. The only difference between each of the 3 balls was that they utilized a different pin Buffer distance. I used a consistent pin-to-PAP distance of 5 ½” and a consistent PSA-to-PAP distance of 4” on all 3 balls. To find out, I drilled 3 different Parallax bowling balls. The final question is… What effect will large changes in the pin buffer distance have on ball motion? ![]() The previous two articles have shown that changing the pin-to-PAP and PSA-to-PAP distances can cause tremendous change in ball motion for particular styles of players. This article is the third and final part of our three-part series where we are looking into the effect of different layouts with the Parallax and the all-new Aeroflo Core. ![]()
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