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tdub36tjt

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Break Pearl-update...
« on: December 13, 2008, 08:55:23 AM »
Anoyone else had their Break Pearl not really want to flip on the backend. I am not saying it doesn't hook but it really lays off in the backend which I am surprised with. I was thinking maybe it was oil soaked when I got it??I haven't had it very long but it reminds me of the NVS I had that just was super condition sensitive and didn't really hook much in the backend which surprises me with a pearl.

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Re: Break Pearl-update...
« Reply #1 on: December 13, 2008, 05:12:39 PM »
What type of lanes are you bowling on? Is there alot of carrydown?
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Re: Break Pearl-update...
« Reply #2 on: December 13, 2008, 05:25:41 PM »
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Anoyone else had their Break Pearl not really want to flip on the backend. I am not saying it doesn't hook but it really lays off in the backend which I am surprised with. I was thinking maybe it was oil soaked when I got it??I haven't had it very long but it reminds me of the NVS I had that just was super condition sensitive and didn't really hook much in the backend which surprises me with a pearl.


If you bought it used, you never really know how it was treated and what it was used for. As a precaution, you might want to dull it, do some type of oil extraction, then resurface it to a light, LIGHT polish (maybe 600 grit + a hand polish with your favorite polish) and test it again. Then polish more, as desired/needed.

99% of polished resin pearls are good for medium oil, at most for the average "handed" bowler. As far as I know, the BP is no different. Stronger rev rates and lower speed bowlers can use it on heavier oil. Make sure you don't use it on too heavy an oil pattern for your "hand".

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Re: Break Pearl-update...
« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2008, 05:29:26 PM »
It could be burning up in the heads.  I took mine to 2000 abralon and Snake oil, and that seemend to help a bit.   For my style, the cover is too strong for the low volume of oil that we have at our house.

My teammate has one and his gets thru the heads clean and flips really hard, but he doesn't have the revs that I do.  When he can throw his Break Pearl, I can throw my Awakening and get a similar reaction.
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Re: Break Pearl-update...
« Reply #4 on: December 13, 2008, 05:40:45 PM »
If it was a NIB:

For me the first few games with the Break pearl were very disappointing.  The ball was pretty much a dart, hardly hooked let alone move strong in the back end.

After some wear on the cover it came alive and has the strong backend reaction it should.
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tdub36tjt

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Re: Break Pearl-update...
« Reply #5 on: December 13, 2008, 05:41:44 PM »
I have thrown it on anything from mediums to heavier oil and have tried multiple surfaces. It seems to carry great when I can get it to the whole too. I don't think it is burning up. I have a good amount of hand but a little higher ball speed too. It isn't so much that it skates either it just doesn't seem to make much of a pronounced move in the back. It just kind of surprised me. How should this compare with a Cell Pearl, Complete NV or a Total NV?
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Re: Break Pearl-update...
« Reply #6 on: December 13, 2008, 05:55:54 PM »
how is it drilled?
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tdub36tjt

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Re: Break Pearl-update...
« Reply #7 on: December 13, 2008, 05:59:15 PM »
Pin under towards the right strong side of the ring finger. MB out about an inch and a half. Really strong drill. Same drill as my Complete NV for the most part and the Complete has more backend and a little more midlane.

By the way I did buy it used. Put it by the heat register just a little bit ago and I got a decent layer of oil out. Maybe a hot water bath is needed too. I'll try that and give it another whirl at the lanes.

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tdub36tjt

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« Reply #8 on: December 16, 2008, 09:11:11 PM »
So I did oil extraction on the Break Pearl, and all I can say is holy crap. This ball is by far the strongest pearl I have ever thrown. It just starts hooking and doesn't stop. I am very impressed with the amount it hooks. I would say it is compareable to my Complete NV (a little more backend), but it blows the Cell Pearl out of the water on strength. As a matter of fact this ball may be too strong. I guess the guy I bought it off lied about not having many games on the ball. Would like to get this ball on the Scorpion to see its true colors. Anyway, thanks everyone for your help.
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Re: Break Pearl-update...
« Reply #9 on: December 16, 2008, 11:45:07 PM »
I've had the exact same problem with a Break Pearl I just bought.  I've had the most success with it playing on dry lanes.

I'm definitely going to do an oil extraction on it.  Did you take it to your pro-shop or do it yourself?  I've read about the hot water bath but never tried it.
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tdub36tjt

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« Reply #10 on: December 17, 2008, 08:52:33 AM »
I actually used the oven. Even though everyone tells you not to use the oven I still do. It seems to get more of the oil out. You just have to be careful you don't get the temp too high. I keep it around 130 and just let some oil bleed clean it and do it over til no more oil shows. I never had too much success with the hot water bath. I have given hot water baths then put the ball in the oven after and oil still will bleed so I just use the oven. I am sure someone will come on here in all caps telling you not to do that but, it works for me. If your proshop has a revivor I would take it there.
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Re: Break Pearl-update...
« Reply #11 on: December 17, 2008, 09:12:28 AM »
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I actually used the oven. Even though everyone tells you not to use the oven I still do. It seems to get more of the oil out. You just have to be careful you don't get the temp too high. I keep it around 130 and just let some oil bleed clean it and do it over til no more oil shows. I never had too much success with the hot water bath. I have given hot water baths then put the ball in the oven after and oil still will bleed so I just use the oven. I am sure someone will come on here in all caps telling you not to do that but, it works for me. If your proshop has a revivor I would take it there.


Instead of your oven or a hot water bath, try putting your balls in your dishwasher with no detergent and the dry function turned off. The dishwasher has a stable temp just like the oven, but also continually rinses away the oil.  I swear by it.
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tdub36tjt

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« Reply #12 on: December 17, 2008, 09:49:17 AM »
I tried that too it works, but the oven is still the best by me cause I can tell when there is no more oil in the ball. Which is the other good feature about a revivor, you can tell when the ball isn't bleeding oil anymore.

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Re: Break Pearl-update...
« Reply #13 on: December 17, 2008, 09:51:27 AM »
I just do the hair dryer test after the ball comes out of the dishwasher.  If the ball is still bleeding oil, I just run it through again.
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Re: Break Pearl-update...
« Reply #14 on: December 17, 2008, 11:15:17 AM »
Has anyone ever put a brand new ball into a oven?  Try it you'll be surprised what come's out.

Even if you keep cooking it plazasisers (im sure I butchered that) keep coming out of the shell.  I'm not a chemist but to my understanding it's a propetry of the urathane.  

Even though I've never done it before if I would the dishwasher sounds the safest.  I used to own a shop and have seen what an oven can do to a ball if you happen to fall asleep while cooking it...LOL...let me tell you it wasn't a nice picture.
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