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Ric Clint

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Ultimate Inferno
« on: October 05, 2004, 09:25:11 PM »
What is the most special thing that stands out in your mind about ball? Does it really have such a strong backend like some of the reviews on this site say, or actually just alot of overall hook with no real defind breakpoint like some of the other reviews say?





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Re: Ultimate Inferno
« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2004, 03:51:45 PM »
Out of the Box (800 grit wet sanded) it works best on a fresh oiled pair and is a great first game ball.  Polished, it open up the lanes for all three games on a typical house shot.  Great in late frame carry down.  Basically everything  short of swamp and desert.
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Re: Ultimate Inferno
« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2004, 05:16:43 PM »
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What is the most special thing that stands out in your mind about ball?


Its tweakability.  Specifically, the large difference in reaction that can be obtained from a small change to the surface.

Someone on this site once said that the Ultimate Inferno is "too versatile."  I'm beginning to understand this now...

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Does it really have such a strong backend like some of the reviews on this site say, or actually just alot of overall hook with no real defind breakpoint like some of the other reviews say?


Yes;  I've gotten both, depending on the surface prep.
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DON DRAPER

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Re: Ultimate Inferno
« Reply #3 on: October 06, 2004, 09:38:25 PM »
mine is great when there is a lot of oil but when the corner pins are starting to stand it's time to put it away. i'll tweak the cover and report in later on this.
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Re: Ultimate Inferno
« Reply #4 on: October 09, 2004, 05:25:13 AM »
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mine is great when there is a lot of oil but when the corner pins are starting to stand it's time to put it away.


Greg, what exactly do you mean by this? Do you mean that it starts leaving corner pins because it slides on the Carrydown... OR, that it is so aggressive that it starts leaving corner pins because it loses too much energy if there's not enough oil?





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DON DRAPER

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Re: Ultimate Inferno
« Reply #5 on: October 12, 2004, 05:26:24 PM »
here's what i'm seeing with my ultimate inferno: i can play the same line with the ultimate inferno and the classic zone----same ball speed, same release, etc. the classic zone is carrying where the ultimate inferno is leaving ringing 10's and swishing 7's. granted, the cover prep is different on both balls( ultimate-wetsanded 1,000 grit, classic-wetsanded 2,000 grit and polished ). i believe the ultimate is burning up a little energy going down the lane and the angle of entry for each ball is different.
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Re: Ultimate Inferno
« Reply #6 on: October 12, 2004, 07:15:27 PM »
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I fell in love with my Ultimate from the get go, but 6 months later realized it always looked good but seldom carried.  I drilled it a little weak, but have done several cover tweaks and also added a balance hole to increase flare. Nothing really helped.  My original Inferno on the other hand seems to get better with age.


Bob,

A suggestion, if I might.

I strongly suspect that all forms of the activator coverstock owe their strength, their power to their accelerated degree of oil absorption. This means that they may "die" (note the quotation marks) sooner or at an equivalent rate to their oil absorption rate. Thus they will need to be treated for oil absorption sooner that their repsective resin counterparts, PowerKoil 18 (or as my driller has referred to them since 1996, Pork-Roll 18) coverstock.

This means they need to be either "bled" or otherwise have the oil extracted sooner and they MUST be kept more fastidiously than the DZ covers, PK 18. All resin solids need care and cleaning at a higher rate than balls not used on oily conditions.

- my point of view, FWIW.

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Re: Ultimate Inferno
« Reply #7 on: October 13, 2004, 07:54:08 AM »
Activator coverstock has the longest "durability" life as far as tracking out and cracking are concerned. I have yet to see an Inferno crack around the holes or have a surface split. With that being said, the Ultimate is the only "solid" in the Inferno line and will absorb oil like most other reactives. If you like this ball with a little surface you will need a little routine maitenance on it. I personally liked mine polished and they maintained performance for many games before I repolished, but never had to extract oil. The other Infernos are all pearls and the performance characteristics last much longer without needing maitenance. I used an Original Inferno for 7 months (probably 70-90 games) without ever touching it up. Still love it 2 years later, just polish it once in awhile in a Lustre King.

How important is it to you guys that a ball doesn't crack around the holes and need repairing just to save it? I feel this is a big selling point in the Activator coverstock. Just a thought.
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Re: Ultimate Inferno
« Reply #8 on: October 13, 2004, 09:04:41 AM »
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charlest,

I thought that the Activator was for longivity on the ball's life. Does the Activator die sooner than other balls out there? I am confused.
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I don't know, from personal experience, if it does or it does nto last longer than regular balls like the PK 18 covers. Many people here have complained about both the Ultimate and the original Inferno losing power and ability sooner than they expected. if they are true, then my guess is that it was because of their oil absorption, as Brunswick people have said about their normal resin balls. My words were only those of standard caution. All resins need much more care than our old urethanes did.

I have an Intense and an Ultimate and am still learning about them, which cover will work best under which conditions, etc. So I do not have enough games on them to talk about their longevity from personal experience.

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Re: Ultimate Inferno
« Reply #9 on: October 13, 2004, 09:59:58 AM »
Hey Charlest,

I've both as well.  Intense I've dulled and the Ultimate I've polished.  I'd like to 'hit' the Ultimate with a little more polish, so my question to you or anyone else is 'what polish do you use?'

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Re: Ultimate Inferno
« Reply #10 on: October 14, 2004, 02:43:48 AM »
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I'd like to 'hit' the Ultimate with a little more polish, so my question to you or anyone else is 'what polish do you use?'


I use the Brunswick Factory Finish High Gloss polish.  They're not kidding about the "high gloss," though, so I usually give the ball a good scuff with a green or burgundy pad before I apply the polish.
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