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Equipment Boards => 900 Global => Topic started by: charlest on April 16, 2008, 02:21:26 PM

Title: Creature coverstock.
Post by: charlest on April 16, 2008, 02:21:26 PM

When I first learned about this ball, a person I trust told me it was a solid/pearl combo. Later, when people were posting about their experiences with it, I mentioned that it was a pearl/solid combo and many all but jumped down my throat that it was only "pearlized color", not actually a pearlized coverstock.

Ok, now, after using this ball and having used many, many Super-Flex solids, pearls and half solid/pearl combinations with many different cores, my personal opinion is that this is a solid/pearl combo. Having used it on several oil patterns, several lane surfaces and with several different ocverstock changes from dull (600 grit to 4000 grit) to polished (with several different unlying grit levels), I have no fear in saying no matter what, this ball is for intents and purposes a solid/pearl combo.

Among other situations, in its polished state, it skids too far and handles far too little carrydown to be a true solid SuperFlex. Its behavior in 3000 grit and 4000 grit matte finish does not behave anything like Super-Flex solid. If it is a non-Super-Flex BASF coverstock, which is entirely possible, given its behavior, then that is another story altogether.

Also given the BTM review of the Creature and the Creature Pearl, I was more than surprised by the extremely narrow gap between them, if the Creature was truly an all solid Super-Flex coverstock, no matter how mild the core was.

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Title: Re: Creature coverstock.
Post by: Lillen on April 16, 2008, 11:06:51 PM

The add says:    "Color - Purple Pearl"  

http://www.900global.com/creature_ad.pdf

Don't know if that makes it a pearl/solid combo though...
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Title: Re: Creature coverstock.
Post by: newguy on April 17, 2008, 09:26:08 AM

Solid Purple resin with an additive called aflair...a sparkle type particle (not like a particle ball) that aids in appearence only.

Title: Re: Creature coverstock.
Post by: novawagonmaster on April 17, 2008, 09:35:16 AM

Whatever it is, I really like it.
The Creature has quickly become one of my all-time favorite balls.
It works VERY well on a medium THS.
Maybe it's the sparkles
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Title: Re: Creature coverstock.
Post by: charlest on April 17, 2008, 11:03:23 AM

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Solid Purple resin with an additive called aflair...a sparkle type particle (not like a particle ball) that aids in appearence only.

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At least one other Columbia300 ball had Aflair/Afflair additive. I thought it was the Surge, but I could be mistaken.

Still, this ball does not act, for me, like a SF solid.
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Title: Re: Creature coverstock.
Post by: jbruno6 on April 17, 2008, 11:11:13 AM

I love this ball also.  It is a 3rd game THS monster.
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Title: Re: Creature coverstock.
Post by: Krumpy300 on April 17, 2008, 11:41:18 AM

I concur that it was the most "pearly" reacting solid that I have ever thrown.

Next question, is it truly a Super-Flex cover???? Or an offspring of the original???
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