Shoot...file...tap...shoot.....file...tap...and tap a bit more!

[Rick Mulhern]

Top patch looks alright, but the other two suggest to me that what ever you're doing for lube isn't getting the job done. You might also want to seat the ball just a tad deeper before using a really sharp knife to cut the patch material.

I may not have let the lube soak in enough! Maybe I'll give your vaseline a tryout! I thought the outside edges of the patch look over frayed a bit myself! I'd be interested in hearing/reading more on the Teflon patch material maybe. We've heard the Pro.....wonder if there's any Con??