How To Drill Your Bowling Ball at Home with Small Drill

[huskers300]

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha­ha. I needed a good laugh today

[frothyshoes]

Don't ever try this at home, and if you do, make sure it is an absolute piece of crap ball.

[BowlingIsLife300]

the pitches would be a nightmare...

[DTrainExpress]

Not that I would ever recommend doing this, but don't any of you ever consider the fact that this guy was just experimenting with a ball that he got for virtually nothing?

[urethaneguy]

I admire your DIY spirit, especially the quarter scale built out of foam core, but at least buy a bevel knife! Files and rasps aren't even for wood any more! Must feel like gripping a cheese grater...

[jee10601]

What a bum!!! LMFAO!! Ask a proshop owner for 10 minutes on the drill!

[WhiteGuySwagg]

LMFAO!!

[falloutboy7778]

Sooooo its called get to know a PRO SHOP OWNER! I know someone and they only charge like 10 bucks to drill a ball and he's one of the best around!

[urethaneguy]

@falloutboy7778 Then he's way too cheap!

[falloutboy7778]

@urethaneguy He's not cheap he's a friend of my highschool coach and has given us all discounts. I bought my new ball through him and he's fixed any problem I've had for free!

[codynetz634]

go to a pro shop...How do you know your pitches in the fingers? It would take me 15 minutes to drill your bowling ball...

[mnbowler1]

its like, yes, you CAN jump off a bridge. But should you? NO! Quit being cheap and go get it done at a pro shop

[dw300]

Dude .. I'm pretty sure my Pro doesn't have to change his clothes 3 times while drilling a ball. Also, I'd like to see you get the same span and pitches on another ball now!

[redsfan004]

F***TARD!!



[360GameService]

OMG you fail man, is not professional and now you can throw the ball in the trash

[BigHarry85]

Yeah this would be maybe ok at best, until you are in league or tourny play and you get disqualified becuase your ball has too much top or side weight cause you did not know where to drill a balance hole because you were too cheap to have a trained professional drill it for you.

[glasswinder]

NO WAY.

[SavTireGuy]

You should be ashamed of yourself. I mean really? You just made 31,987 people before me less intelligent about having a bowling ball drilled. I pray that not one person followed your bull**** frankensteined theory of how to save 40-60 bucks on having a ball drilled PROFESSIONALLY. 40-60 bucks... how cheap are you?

[pbamark]

this is silly....let a trained pro who has the proper equipment do it. It's not THAT expensive. I sure wouldn't do this with a ball I just spent $200 on

[tim1989123]

hi! how did you fill the old holes? which material is it? is it epoxy 5 minute resin?

[rippedwarrior69]

This dude but the thmb were the fingers should go. Poor first level noob!!!

[bigalz420]

u got to be one cheap loser to drill ur own ball.

[9toes1ball]

good for you pro shops always charge too much. They are thieves and will burn in hell. i hate them

[Polarcupcheck]

No, no, nooo. That is cheating. You can't use regular drill bits, you have to use WOOD bits. I used to use a wood bit, and Bondo for plug.

[uglynig14]

pay attention kids this is why you draw a center line drill the thumb measure your span measure the bridge and then the fingers dont BE THIS GUY!!!!

[uglynig14]

let me just say working in a pro shop is amazing dont be that guy who tries to do it himself take your stuff to me someone who knows what thier doing

[dsproshop]

Totally loving the 1" bridge you got there! ! ! !WHAT A JACKASS........You sir are the people who I carge 100$ to plug and fix your screw up! ! ! !

[pinehillprimitives1]

What a waste of time. It took 3 hours to drill that and probably $50 or $60. A pro shop will do it right for $30 if you don't buy it from them. You sir, are an idiot.

[wickedtfro]

this should have a do not try this at home warning...I have worked in a pro shop for 10 years now and I would not fix this for someone's attempt at saving money. The cost of drilling at your local house will save you from ruining your equipment.

[2royplayer]

How many days it it take to drill that bowling ball? Wouldn't it have been easier to just have your pro shop drill it?

[MrGaudinier]

i think im gonna stick to a drill press cause id rather not be a retard and destroy a good ball due to lack of patience

[Nelvin78]

OMG, I cant stop laughing. Please tell us you dont do your own dentistry too !

[cdickenson64]

I have an easier method for drilling your ball.... Take it to your local pro shop and have them do it RIGHT

[gretzkysyotes]

I thought he was going to strike oil for a few minutes.

[darkphoenix006655]

and that ladies and gentlemen is why proshops use suction while drilling to avoid all that excess ball material from destroying ur drill

[ADbowling2000]

What a piece of shit! XD

[momattyfosho]

pain in the to save 50 bucks

[256JTWnoles]

what you dont realize is that that is a plastic ball...much harder coverstock...if you do that with a good ball you risk cracking it. and also you would have to smooth the edges of the holes, unless you want your fingers cut off =)

[TheBrassHole]

@256JTWnoles It doesn't crack it. I do this to reactive and particals all the time.

[probowler87]

haha this has got to be the stupidiest thing i have ever seen lol.. Do not try this at home cause if dont drill it exactly right like if you put the wrong pitch in your thumb plus look how far apart the fingers are and you could really hurt yourself the first time you throw it just take it to someone that know's what there doing please lol

[TheBrassHole]

@probowler87 He knows pitches. Please shut up pussy. You look like all these other brain washed kids commenting on here. Cut the old man some slack. I have been doing this since I was a kid. I have 18 perfect games with an old gyro I plugged and drilled in my garage. It is fun, it is rewarding, and you can win lots of money at the "other end" of the bowling ally. :)

[airmatt86]

@probowler87 pro bowler? of what the wii?

[Ajogamer]

he could do it this way if he were to use finger inserts and thumb slug...it would be a lot easier and better than rounding the holes yourself.

[TheBrassHole]

@Ajogamer He does use finger inserts...

[Ajogamer]

@TheBrassHole sure in his later videos, but not in this demonstration.

[Metra1989]

you should go to a proshop for these kinds of work

[Politidistriktet]

This is just fantastic!! How long did it take to do?

[sija23]

how big is his fucking hand the holes are so far apart hahahahahaa

[Tconn625]

you should never do this if you actually serious about bowling. thats just dumb.

[TheBrassHole]

@Tconn625 This guy could do circles around you.

[Kmeadows09]

NEVER do this yourself!!! If you want a bowling ball you can throw for three games without your hand thriving in pain go to a pro shop.

[Taz86]

@Kmeadows09

agreed. this guy is an idiot

[billschuttjr]

i wouldnt have this guy drill my ball if he paid me

[tendo1980]

Would be fun to try with a scrap ball just to see the result, but if it was a ball I was planning to use I would gladely pay my pro shop, costs about ~70$ in sweden, plug,drilling & inserts even if was twice as expensive I would'nt drill my ball at home and I enven have a nice pillar-drill. Fun movie but for you people out there trying to save some money, my advice is to let the pro shop drill, way cheaper than buying a new ball after destroying your last one at home in your garage.

[DaveBais]

He insults real pro shop men saying its easy and you can do it yourself... Mabe with the right tool.. But this is just sad... What kind of layout is this anyway==!

[kddiggy1977]

this ball is illegal. there is only a certain amount of times the ball can be redrilled. no more then six holes can be in the ball at once. I know you can get it redrilled but thats rediculous in this. my pro shop can do better then this guy.

[94fordf350]

@kddiggy1977 my brother drills equipment better than this guy! hes been drilling mine for a couple of years!

[Taz86]

@kddiggy1977

no stupid, there's no maximum number of times a ball can be plugged and redrilled as long as the ending gross weight is 16lbs 0oz or less. you're also wrong twice, because the maximum number of drilled holes in a bowling ball at one time is 12.

5 holes for gripping purposes, 1 vent hole for each drilled gripping hole. pay attention, that's 10. 1 axis hole for weight purposes, and 1 mill hole for inspection purposes. as per USBC rule, look it up.

[TheBrassHole]

@Taz86 I agree with Taz86. All these kids now days bash anything they have not tried or researched themselves. Sign of the times, all cry babies.

[Taz86]

@kddiggy1977

further, this guy is in JAPAN. their equipment specification rules are different from ours. you might wanna do a little research before you look like a fucking idiot. i'll say it again, the only requirement for plugging and redrilling a bowling ball is that the gross weight remains at 16lbs 0oz or less, and that all ending static weights are kept legal. you can plug and redrill a ball as many times as you want.

[Termite700]

Although I appreciate DIY videos, this seems like blasphemy. 

This ball has been plugged and drilled so much, I think little reaction from the original coverstock exists.

[pbamark]

@Termite700 I don't even like to use a ball that has been plugged ONCE let alone the 40 times this one has been

[urethaneguy]

@Termite700 It's probably not even round any more. The Columbia logo is half sanded off the ball. Not exactly conducive to OOB reaction. :)

[Pmanning16]

This has to be the most retarded thing I've ever seen...

[buppers22]

ahmen.

[Trackster300]

of corse it is impossible to get pitches right without a jig but for those of you saying the edges are to sharp apperently you havent seen some of the pros and without a scale you cant tell if it is a illegal drill or not I have a ball drilled simalar to that with a small weight hole its probably leagle so unles you know what your talking about leave your retard coments to yourself

[billschuttjr]

its PROBABLY leagal? so ur not sure? so u dont know what ur talking about either. i think ur the one who needs to keep ur retarted comments to urself

[joblo1978]

How did you get the pitches right? Oh, you didn't.

How's the hand feeling?

[imaginator414]

Most illegal ball ever. lol

[JJtheDJ300]

Dude,

How retarded are you?

Obviously, you are too cheap to do the job and to do it right.

I made a pre-fabbed Rudell jig, bought a heavy-duty milling table, a Craftsman 15" table & standing press with a 1/2 HP motor, and some old drill bits that I got sharpened.

Peace!

[dimimat]

Guys dont you see that this is a house ball its not his personal ball and he doesnt care! Am I right?

[Taz86]

@dimimat

no you fucking moron, it's not a house ball. it's a columbia 300 reactive resin ball. based on the color i'd say it's an old orange flame messenger

[cjohn834]

Dude had differnet shoes on earlier. Please don't try this at home. This ball has to be illegal look at the pin placement

[Taz86]

@cjohn834

wow you're retarded. pin placement is relative to your axis point and has no bearing on whether a ball is statically legal. you can put the pin anywhere you want in relation to your positive axis point, the only requirement is that the ending finger, thumb and side weights remain legal and the ending gross weight of the ball is 16lbs 0oz or less. pin placement doesn't make a ball illegal. do some research dickface

[IIFyahII]

wow that looks horrible, no inserts or anything and thats prolly gonna cut you when you bowl because the edges look sharp.

fucking stupid

[starsandbarsDixie]

If I wouldn't let Dicks Sporting Goods drill my ball, I definitely ain't gonna do it myself.

[joblo1978]

Wow, what a cheap ass! Homemade tools, PVC pipe on the vacuum, used ball and everything.

How many dollar store drills and bits did you burn up doing that?

After you completed the job did you chill out in your redneck hot tub?

[bigge0369]

yikes

[wheezer97]

I once knew a guy that would try something like this and be proud of it, to save a buck. This should be titled, "Pro shops in Ethiopia". Are you available to work on my Corvette anytime soon?

[ctheepic]

I've been drilling them in my garage with a regular drill press for 20 years. With wood spade bits and a beveled board to keep the ball from rolling around. Angles aren't that hard to measure.

Nice job....I wouldn't have thought it could be "free hand".

[drfirebird64]

I must say, although I do agree with most of the comments and as a pro bowler, know that without a drill press, pitch gauge and some knowledge of layouts, there is NO WAY you can really drill a ball for use at home, the ball here DID look better than some balls I have seen drilled by an employee of K-MART or The Sports Authority.

[Taz86]

@drfirebird64

"pro bowler"? yeah, i'm sure you're an exempt touring professional bowler. what's your name hotshot?

[planeman1965]

the guy at the pro shop here charged me 15.00 to drill my new ball. For all the trouble you just went through to drill it i will pay the 15.00 bucks

[ecosnipers]

Umm and all the other plugs you can see there, are all his failed attepmts at making this video, how many drills did you go through to !

[bowlingzuki]

This is a very old used ball from internet auction for my first attempt

[robr2004]

@bowlingzuki How do you measure the pitch for your thumb/fingers?

[JeremyArmison]

@ecosnipers the color of the plug shows his abilities lol

[bigredxx]

so this is how the pros do it!! lmao!

[redsox3438]

i love the home made quarter scale lmfao

[fanofCOH]

remind me never to go to this guys "pro (fail) shop"

[definemetalblows]

now thats a funny comment..

[fanofCOH]

Xd thanks

[fanofCOH]

idiot of the year award here

[richurdsimmuns]

your fucking retarded

[Wiking300]

What thumbpitch did U use?? Really intresting to hear!

[billiam4212]

that was bad really bad. im always a fan of diy stuff usually becasue your surprised of how well of a job you can do yourself but this is awful. not to mention the pitches of all the holes are all probably different and you had to drill out the same hole like 6 times each but it looks like they way you drilled it it was just a spareball or something so i guess it doesnt matter.

[sabastinty]

Hand drill $50

Flower Pot $7.50

Finger Nail Files $3.00

Having a bowling ball that looks like Fred Flintstone - - - - - PRICELESS

[Tom23701]

lmao too funny

[stilynit]

Get a drill press and proper clamps if you are going to do your own!

Or go to a proshop, that way you wont end up in a medical centre! For when you bust your hand throwing a game with that thing

[fiveseventen]

Yikes. Tell me how your hand feels in a month :P

[joblo1978]

I'll just go to my proshop, thanks. After buying all that crap and drillbits, might as well have done it anyway instead of having all that crap lying around

[Muggel65]

I bet this Guy is fixing his teeth with the same drill!

Can we see that video too?

[DaFingerBlaster]

I'll pay to get mine drilled instead but I really enjoy doing things on my own, so watching this video was pretty cool for me. I seen pro shops do some awful work, that I know I can do better, some people just are not skilled even with the best tools and 40 years on there belt. Thanks again for the video.

[nosoup4you718]

Looks good, can you please explain how you set the pitches?

[bowlingzuki]

I will make a new video how to set the pitches soon.

[nosoup4you718]

omg... i was being sarcastic.. this video made me crack up..

you held the ball with your feet, what will the tutorial be on, how to rotate the ball between your shoes to get the correct pitch

[gib412]

LMAO!

I was wondering if the reason for the bucket and towel was because the ball kept getting away from him and beating the crap out of his shins.

[gib412]

Clearly from the "just put three holes in it" camp.

A house ball is about all this is good for.

[upliftmofo00]

The drilling doesn't look horrible, but the pin placement certainly is

[bowlingzuki]

It is rico drill layout. Pin is on the center of the grip.

[sm3rf1]

Ya i bet that ball fit great!!!!! LOL

[RandomasityKicksbutt]

dude when your attempting to drill the holes. the pitches are going to be different EVERY time. idiots

[samsungconan]

the point was

[andyz726]

you are a complete douche. epic fail!

[usamarines94]

something tells me tht the ball isnt legal to use.

[burymeister]

You cant be serious ! I mean , realy ?

[xrayd3]

This was fun to watch but come on... That bridge (the space between the middle and ring finger), I can drive my car over that thing. I'd be having hand surgery if I threw a game with that ball. Fun to watch though...

[DASamX5453]

This is highly not recommended!! If you want it done right, go to a pro shop! Get it done right the first time! A hand drill? Come on...You could be going in too straight and put too much pressure on the your thumb or fingers. It's too easy to get the angle wrong. Atleast use a small drill press!! I would rather pay the 50-60 bucks and have it done right than screw it up like this....

[SportShot300]

MORON

[PIanoman135]

i dare you to take that ball to a USBC sactioned tournament....YOUD BE DISQUALIFIED

[SportShot300]

Oh, and I'm thinkin that any idoit dumb enough to drill his equipment at home with a hand drill wouldn't be going to USBC's, or anything where they check balls lol but you are right, a DQ is in his near future....he may even get nicknamed DQ.....like me......hmmmmmm :-)

[suns3691]

This guy's a hack job!

[L3g0Fr3ak]

woah.....cool. i never thought this was possible but i guess it is

[qtey2002]

I'm glad to see you have taken an intrest to the point that you are wanting to drill your own now. I also think it's clever that you made a quarter scale. I know how frustrating it can be to pay for a ball to be drilled. I got a blank pro-am ball a few years ago, with the drilling and grips alone it was $70. shortly after I bought a drill press and some bits and made a jig leared about pitches and drillings and went to town. I recently got a used proshop press and now it's a piece of cake.

[voaks]

Could you get the finger holes farther apart? bowlingzuki, you owe me 8:21. No video showing that it comes off your hand. FAIL!!!

[bowlingzuki]

I think it's too wide. It was 2nd attempt of drilling and there are many things I have to learn. but this ball drilling is not so bad.

See my response.

[uberbcs]

watch?v=NtZ3jdyVXCc this is the exact same ball... not bad if you ask me

[spazarus1021]

when it comes right down to it, yes it may be a little more cost effective to drill your bowling ball yourself, maybe save you $30 but unless u are this guy and drill a shitty ball perfectly in one take, you are more than likely to ruin a new ball. and what about the weight? fuckin idiot

[Predatorocks]

This person isn't lazy. You go to a proshop, and than you are lazy. What does either of the two have to do with being lazy anyhow?

This person just wants to save some money. It's $30 to drill a bowling ball at some places. At some other place, I seen $40. You already spend so much money for the bowling ball, and than the person has to drill it for even more money. Bowling in a league is expensive. At one league, it's $500.

[milktrey]

i payed $60 at a place that was supposed to be amazing. it sucked and then had to get it redrilled at my normal place for $50 and got yelled at.

[n00dlejester]

This was absolutely amazing. Bravo good sir! Just don't hurt your fingers, lol

[Muggel65]

And when you´re finished you ruined a 200 Dollar Ball ! No thanks !

[cgeorg]

I lold

Hope you have good health insurance.

[Taz86]

...you are an idiot

[rchiav]

I'm sure you got the pitches real close too. This is just idiotic.

[chancecline]

gay layout on a P.O.S. ball...and how stupid when it takes 15 minutes to get it professionally done?

Ever think to have it checked for legal weight? Try throwing it in a tournament where they check your ball...dumbass

[blowin300s]

small files....sandpaper...and a few hours later. monster bridge...no idea of pitches and a zero chance of reproducing that on the next ball. this has to be the dumbest thing i have seen to date

[chipchop280]

Two words: Pro Shop!

[BM2504X]

haha Nice :)

[FastHatch84]

pin in the center between fingers and thumb is the rico layout its nice for patterns such as the cheetah,scorpion,viper etc

[NGC500]

A little word comes to mind.... PITCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lmao.... this is fine for the average open bowler. . . And what kind of layout is that? Pin dead center between the fingers and thumb? Never seen that one before

[bloyear]

what kind of lazy redneck would sit in a shed and drill a motherfuckin bowling ball? i mean how lazy r u to go to a motherfuckin pro shop and have someone drill it for u?? plus at the end it looked like shit and u didn't even show us if it worked on the lane. bowlingzuki if that is u drilin the ball ur a dumbass

[bowlingzuki]

This old ball is still working well on THS. my video "Columbia 300 : Pulse bowling ball / rico drill". And I drilled 2 more balls. "Hammer : Vicious Particle Pearl bowling ball" , "Ebonite : Killer Instinct Pearl bowling ball"

[apathy25tx]

He's not very lazy if he's going through all this trouble of putting holes on his ball. Lazy is going to a proshop to have it done.

As for me... I"m Lazy and I let people know it.

[super9mario9]

cool but i wont take the chance

[bowlerwannabes]

nice