4.4.4 Oval fingers, no inserts
4.4.4 measurement
For a bowler who wants an oval finger hole without inserts, Spectre Cloud replaces the round OD field with an OVAL field. There is no auto-suggestion or calculation here — it's a simple text input you annotate yourself.
🔵 The OVAL Field
- ✅ When you set a finger to oval (no inserts), the round OD field becomes an OVAL text input.
- ✅ You type the move in thousandths of an inch — for example,
0.030. - ✅ That value is a move from the hole size: take the finger's hole size — say
11/16"— and move it0.030"in one direction to create the oval. - ❌ There is no auto-suggestion behind this field — it doesn't calculate anything. It simply records the move you type.
📋 Entering an Oval Finger Hole
- Set the finger's round hole size first (e.g.
11/16"). - Switch the finger to oval — the OD field becomes the OVAL input.
- Type the move in thousandths (e.g.
0.030) for the direction you're cutting. - Repeat for the other finger if needed.
Note: Because nothing is auto-calculated, the value you type is exactly what's recorded. Double-check the amount and the direction before drilling.
Related Sections
- 4.4.1 — Round finger holes, no inserts
- 4.4.2 — Finger inserts
- 4.4.5 — Inputting pitches
- 05 — Oval Calculator (oval derivation and calculation workflow)
Tip: The OVAL field is just a move off the round hole size — note both the round size and the oval move in your records so the fit is reproducible on the next ball.