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RSalas

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Sorting Out the Reactive Power Grooves...
« on: October 01, 2004, 12:30:33 PM »
Is there a difference between the pearl reactive Power Grooves other than color?

I had a couple of the Chrome/Yellow PGs, and they were the skid-flippiest things I have ever thrown.  They outhooked everything else in the bag from the dry, and outskidded everything in the oil.

Are the Red/Teal and Silver/Purple similar in nature to the Chrome/Yellow, and to each other?

Also, would polishing a sanded reactive PG be an option for medium-dry lanes?

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Re: Sorting Out the Reactive Power Grooves...
« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2004, 09:18:41 PM »
I heard but have no evidence to support that the Ice Blue (almost purple) Reactive Pearl was the earliest and biggest hooking of the reactive pearls by a significant margin. It has been discontinued due to lack of sales due to the color.

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Re: Sorting Out the Reactive Power Grooves...
« Reply #2 on: October 01, 2004, 09:23:45 PM »
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Are the Red/Teal and Silver/Purple similar in nature to the Chrome/Yellow, and to each other?

Also, would polishing a sanded reactive PG be an option for medium-dry lanes?

Thanks as usual.
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It is not obvious to me from what you wrote that you know this but ...
One of these Power Grooves, the Purple/Teal, which is sanded to 400 grit, is actually a solid PK 17 cover. If this were sanded to 600 grit and lightly polished, (which I would try in NY minute if I had the time) would excell on medium-light to medium oil paterns.
 
I would polish this ball before I would sand one of the pearls; I'd personally be more inclined to get one of the particle pearl Power Grooves from Ebay ...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=36105&item=7105239770&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW
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Re: Sorting Out the Reactive Power Grooves...
« Reply #3 on: October 01, 2004, 10:29:36 PM »
BTM reviewed the Red/Teal in June.  They said "Although similar to a few other Brunswick releases in this class, this one seems to transition better from the wet to the dry".  I've heard from a few people that the newer ones are a bit smoother than the Chrome Yellow.
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