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Brickguy221

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Threw Heist For First Time Today
« on: February 22, 2008, 02:58:19 PM »
AMF Heist....WOW
 
Finally got to throw it for the first time today. I Threw my old Track Heat the first game for 169.
 
Then took the Heist out of my bag and bowled 173-219-191-254 = 827
Wow, that ball hooks, hits, and carries. For as much as I love my Twisted Fury, this Heist will no doubt see some action. The lanes were synthetic lanes.
 
I bowled on the lanes @ 2:30 this afternoon. There was a mixed league that bowled on them (a fresh oil shot) from 10 to 12 o'clock this morning, so there was some carry down and the Heist seemed to handle it well. I had to move left 7 boards in my approach and throw right which is not my game and this ball unbelievably came back to the pocket extremely strong every time. I've never had much success from that position before. For whatever reason, when the Heist hit the pocket, it seemed to keep the pins low which in turn gave me a lot more pin mix than I normally get on the same hits with other balls.
 
Anxious to try it again on both a bit drier and a bit wetter condition to see just how versatile this ball is. This ball exceeded my expectations.

Ball is drilled 4 5/8 x 3 5/8 with Pin almost under the bridge. Anne Marie Duggan drilled the ball.


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Edited on 2/23/2008 11:41 AM
"Whenever I feel the urge to exercise I lie down until the feeling passes away"

 

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Re: Threw Heist For First Time Today
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2008, 11:12:15 PM »
The new amf code will exceed your expectations and the break pearl and solid, these balls will impress you.

Anything coming out of that plant are some of the best balls being made, i myself like the buzzbomb also but it probably too much ball for your local shot without polish.

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Re: Threw Heist For First Time Today
« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2008, 11:50:15 PM »
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Anything coming out of that plant are some of the best balls being made, i myself like the buzzbomb also but it probably too much ball for your local shot without polish.
 


I agree Barry plus I worry even with polish on it for my style. With the Heist hooking as much and as strong as it did today, if that is a common trend with it, I don't need more hook like the BB, plus the way the Heist layed the pins down and the pin mix was great. I want to see if it will do that on other conditions and if not, at least I now know of one condition it excells on. I think it and the Twisted Fury are going to make a great 1-2 punch.

I haven't had any AMF balls since the days of the Angle Evolutions of which I had the original, the Pearl and the Black Red Pin one and I loved them all.
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Brickguy221

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Re: Threw Heist For First Time Today
« Reply #3 on: February 26, 2008, 10:17:38 AM »
Threw the Heist on another condition yesterday in the same house I threw it in the first time. The condition wasn't the best by any means. The heads were spotty with oil here and none there etc. and a lot of carry down. Lanes were oiled Sunday after noon for a league Sunday evening. A lot of open play Sunday night after that league plus some before I practiced yesterday afternoon around 3 PM. Still, this ball somehow got thru the heads well when considering the lane conditions and I still averaged 193 for 5 games. I know this isn't great for some of you "Pro's" here, but for this 71 year old guy that ended with a 186 average last year, I felt really good about it.

I'm going to try it on hopefully a fresh shot in League this afternoon and try to use it for all 3 games depending on how well it does and how well our team does as we are only 1 1/2 games out of first place. If the team is down or if I am not doing well with the Heist because I am still learning about it, I will switch to my Twisted Fury which has excelled really great for me ever since I got it.

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Re: Threw Heist For First Time Today
« Reply #4 on: February 26, 2008, 10:21:37 AM »
congrads Jim, glad you have found a home for the Heist, continue throwing her well !!!
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Re: Threw Heist For First Time Today
« Reply #5 on: February 29, 2008, 11:14:22 AM »
As promised, I am reporting on a fresh shot for the first time with the Heist. Things started out good for me Tuesday. Shot 210 with the Heist, the first game. Got sick the second game with 114 in the 7th and open. Had to quit and go home. Almost didn't go to bowl Tues as I wasn't feeling well when I left home. I figured it must have been something I ate. Since I hardly ever get sick, I didn't think it was the flu that is in epidemic stages around here right now, but that is what it turned out to be. Weak, but feeling better for the first time since Tues. The only good thing to come out of it is I lost 8 lbs.....lol

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Brickguy221

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Re: Threw Heist For First Time Today
« Reply #6 on: February 29, 2008, 06:10:26 PM »
Thanks Six. My wife had this flus that is going around too. She got sick Sunday and I did when bowling on Tuesday.

Six, BTW, if you have a favorite thumb hole in one of your balls, you ought to talk to talk to Anne Marie about making you a custom thumb like she did me. Mike Austin figured out that a lot of my problems with fit and feel was the thumb and recommended I get a custom one made off my favorite thumb hole, so I had Anne Marie make one and installed it in the Heist and the fit was perfect. Felt just like a ball I have been usuing for years.

For all that are reading this, I am sorry for hijacking my own post and appoligize for it.
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"Whenever I feel the urge to exercise I lie down until the feeling passes away"