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chrisk300

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Cobra
« on: September 04, 2012, 06:48:02 AM »
Awesome ball!  Great cover/core combination.  I drilled mine with the pin above the bridge 4.75" from my PAP straight up and down with the CG in my palm.  Great reaction.  Left it with its box finish of 4000.  This ball is a great compliment to every other ball in the 900/AMF line.  It allows me on shorter and drier patterns and burnt up heads to move right from everything else I was using and still hit the ball without sacrificing power and energy at the pins and also not burning up to quick.  This ball became a favorite real quick with its versatility.  Thanks 900 Global/AMF.
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LuckyLefty

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Re: Cobra
« Reply #1 on: September 27, 2012, 08:49:45 PM »
How does this combination of weak core and strong cover compare to a urethane, like say the new Blue Hammer?

My house has a shot that plays short.  The claim is 40 feet but before the end of the pattern the midlane kicks in REAL hard!

The players who are tearing it up are all up the backers in the 10 to 30 degree axis rotation players.  From Fluffers to decent hand big scores are being shot.

The other day bowling with a good handed kid 45 degree axis rotation he had his 5 X 4 Taboo Jet Black and his 3 1/2 X 5 drilled Freeze pearl and was tearing it up with the freeze and couldn't hit the broad side of a barn with the Taboo.  (Taboo lots of midlane and then not enough backend to carry!  The house drilling seems to be this label leverage to allow bowlers to straightem up and then straight down 10 and then get good backend.

Could the Cobra win the day or a Urethane for the decent handed high axis rotation player.

Regards,

Luckylefty
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scotts33

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Re: Cobra
« Reply #2 on: September 27, 2012, 11:33:27 PM »
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My house has a shot that plays short.  The claim is 40 feet but before the end of the pattern the midlane kicks in REAL hard!

I've said it before LL because of you high axis rotation and no wear on the left side the ball is gonna kick right.  It's why you keep looking for weak balls whether weak cover/more core or layouts or strong cover/weak core or all of the above. 

Learn to lessen your axis rotation and pick up ball speed and watch the back row fall.  JMO.   ;)

It's a technique issue not ball or layout.  lol
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LuckyLefty

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Re: Cobra
« Reply #3 on: September 28, 2012, 01:31:59 PM »
I've gone to a label leverage and though the cgnomadah crowd may disagree I am seeing a dramatic improvement in trajectory on this fluffers favorite shot!  (yes I've moved 6 boards left(but who would believe it).  Drilling angle near 90!

I recently watched a urethane video from Hammer that seemed to make these short shots look easier too!  I just wondered if this ball because of it's unique characteristics had a similar but different application and if anyone could describe it?

Regards,

Luckylefty
PS there is many a 45 degreer looking rough on this shot also!
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PJM300

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Re: Cobra
« Reply #4 on: October 25, 2012, 05:15:03 AM »
Who remember the King Cobra, the original reactive version of the urethane cobra!
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racincowboy3

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Re: Cobra
« Reply #5 on: December 23, 2012, 11:37:05 PM »
I am a tweener that on our current house shot am in the need for a ball that allows me to move to the right and play more in the track area.  I am currently throwing the gamebreaker (2 of them) a jet max alt pearl and a jet armor all of which hook too much or don't push down the lane enough and burn up and wont carry.  had the same issue with the blue hammer...  would this ball fit the bill?
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stormed1

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Re: Cobra
« Reply #6 on: December 25, 2012, 12:20:43 PM »
I have my Cobra drilled 5.5x60x40 . ON MY monday league where the backends are out of control this ball shines. With my slow ball speed (12-13 at pins) at OOB  it was a flat 10 nightmare as it just burned too much energy. A coat of high gloss polish turned it into a striking machine. The center I bowl in tends to be extreme  over/under with most equipment. The cover/core combination of this ball pretty much takes the over/under away. It is very predictable with great hitting power
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Impending Doom

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Re: Cobra
« Reply #7 on: December 27, 2012, 09:43:43 AM »
I wonder if it handles the left to right as well as it handles the front to back. I would think it would handle it awesome.
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Re: Cobra
« Reply #8 on: December 29, 2012, 10:15:22 AM »
First impression on my Cobra would have to be very interesting reaction. I am used to that boom of the back ends, especially drilling a ball pin up. This was very smooth and even on lanes that have not been conditioned in 5 days rolled clean and hit was great. I drilled mine 5 x 4 with the pin above the ring finger. I did hit it lightly with a coat of Black Magic to retain a bit more energy but this just to help eliminate some flat 10s I was seeing with the out of box surface. Light hits were sending pins flying and this is not at a center known for a lot of messengers.  Ball was added to arsenal for late travel league or just drier conditions. This may end up being a 4th game ball even in my trios league on pairs that tend to over react and with most balls force me inside 20 late in the set. I will update once I see how this works in travel league in a couple weeks.
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