# 4.4.4 Oval fingers, no inserts

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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 it `0.030"` 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

1. Set the finger's round **hole size** first (e.g. `11/16"`).
2. Switch the finger to **oval** — the OD field becomes the **OVAL** input.
3. Type the move in thousandths (e.g. `0.030`) for the direction you're cutting.
4. 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.