Mo Pinel | |
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| Born | Maurice Louis Pinel Jr 1942 Long Island, New York, U.S. |
| Died | March 5, 2021 (aged 78) Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Cornell University |
| Occupation(s) | Mechanical engineer, product designer |
| Spouse | 3 |
| Children | 4 |
Maurice Louis Pinel Jr (1942 – March 5, 2021) was an American mechanical engineer, product designer and bowler. He is known for changing the game of ten-pin bowling with his innovative bowling ball designs, notably using asymmetric core masses which allowed the ball to curve more aggressively in its path down the lane.
Pinel's popular ball designs starting in 1991 helped bowlers achieve higher scores, and thus contributed to the "score inflation" controversy of the 2000s.[1]
- ^ Johnson, Bob (March 7, 2021). "Bowling Ball Design Guru Mo Pinel Passes Away". Bowling Center Management. Retrieved June 23, 2021.