I'm searching for a new ball company after taking all Roto out of the bag. I've heard good things about 900G and am anxious to give them a try. Can anyone educate me on the following to start?

- Which ball in the 900G line compares favorably to a Rogue Cell?
- Any other recommendations for a low-rev lefty who struggles in long oil?
- Is there any relationship between Lane #1 and 900G/AMF? (I'm definitely not a Lane #1 fan...)

Thanks in advance
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lefty50,
Just curious to see why you're leaving Roto Grip? Sometimes you may not match up with certain equipment, but then again if you don't have the right layout for your style you won't match up either! Just a thought and I'm not a high rev player, right handed and over 50, but I've experiment with different layouts to help make up for low to med revs. Good luck with your Quest, Bruce
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900G is a HOT brand right now.  Great product from a great bunch of guys!
As far as comparable to the Rogue Cell, its definately not the S75 or Bounty.
Those two pieces roll alot sooner.  The Break Point I havent tried so cant
compare that to it.  Although, my Seismic Solaris Requiem brought up to same
grit as my Rogue Cell, was almost identical.  Both are drilled the same and
the Requiem has a bit more midlane.

Amazing replies... all coherent, concise, no bashing, and even proper spelling! What planet have I landed on?

I think I'll have to try multiple balls to get a proper feel  

I won't go into huge detail as to why I'm leaving Roto, but the bottom line is this: my Cell was great but didn't last long even with VERY proper maintenance, my Horizon solid didn't fit my game, the Rogue was huge but inconsistent, and the final straw was the recent marketing campaign. I've just decided to put my disposable income in another company's pocket.

Sure sounds like I've found a home. My major problem has always been going too long, so the earlier roll of the S75 actually intrigues me. I hear with interest the love shown to the Break Point, but will have to fight the "latest and greatest" syndrome to pass by the Bounty Hunter. Also have wanted to try the Code and Nkrpytion Code. Looks like this could turn out to be a good summer after all!

On edit, I should add one thing. I had a bad look in team at Nats, so went down Sunday morning to pick up a new ball. I can't remember which booth, but they had both AMF/900G and Roto. I REALLY wanted to try a Mega, but the guy in the booth told me to save my money and that the Mega "burns up in 5 feet, you'll hate it". Of course, now I wonder....

Many thanks for the replies. I haven't thrown anything AMF since a 300 with a Gold Angle many years ago... I'll stay in touch.
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Edited on 6/13/2009 3:10 PM

Just a random company related question.  Do AMF and 900G happen to have the same Brand Manager?

I don't know what it is but I don't have that much interest in AMF like I do in 900G.  The Code sounds like it was pretty good though.

I believe Eric is doing both.

From what I have gathered, these company's are basically the same. The people who sit around and think up the balls for 900 global are the same that sit around and think up AMF equipment.

One thing to look at, 900 global seems to market the strong mass bias equipment, and they seem to keep  AMF having symmetric or low mass bias cores. Giving a bunch of reaction shapes to choose from. Which is why I call this comany the most versatile selection out there. They have evrything that you could want to choose from for varying lane conditons and reaction shapes.

To date I have seen no lack in performance in any of my AMF quipment compared to my 900 global stuff, they are at the top of the list in that category. SAme company just different names and reaction shapes.

Eric coming on here and clearing this up better than me would be the best bet.
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I now have my first 900G-labeled ball, a Break S75. It is a very nice ball indeed and I have a Break Pearl coming as well, in addition to both the AMF Heist balls. Judging from what I've seen so far from the S75, low-rev players would love it. I'm around the tweener-rev level and I love the reaction I'm getting.

I would say this to those who have an anti-Lane #1 sentiment: If your opinion of Lane #1 was formed back when Brunswick was still pouring their stuff, get a 900G-poured Lane #1 ball and test it. The change in pourers made a huge difference. The Supernova XP is one of the most impressive balls, from any company, that I've found and if you like to watch balls go crazy in the backend, get one of those and polish it. I also have their BuzzBomb/R, a pearl ball, and it covers the midlane better than any pearl I've found lately. On the flip side, I'm having a ton of trouble with the 900G-poured Chainsaw.

My Heist solid is a good ball for control on mediums. I have not drilled up the Heist Pearl yet.

Jess