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Ric Clint

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Blazing Inferno vs ScreamR
« on: September 17, 2004, 06:47:03 PM »
I know the specs say that the Blazing hooks more, and earlier, and with slightly more backend... but I was just wondering about some of your personal comparisons from people that personally know about these balls from either throwing them or seeing theem thrown?

And which one handles drier oil better?

And where does the Intense Inferno come in as compared to the these 2 above?





Edited on 9/18/2004 2:41 AM

 

RSalas

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Re: Blazing Inferno vs ScreamR
« Reply #1 on: September 18, 2004, 04:35:56 PM »
I've thrown both the Blazing and the ScreamR.

My Blazing is drilled with layout 2L on the Brunswick low-diff drill sheet (pin 4" from PAP, slightly above and to the right of the ring finger, no XH).  It needs dry to turn, but when it does, it does so smoothly.  The ball really seems to come into its own when the fronts go;  it stays clean in front, but is still controllable in the mids and down the lane.  Also, I can get my feet to the left with it and be confident that it will recover.

The ScreamR that I had was drilled with the pin above the ring finger, 5" from the PAP, no XH.  It was great on fresher blocks, or when I could go up the lane with it;  it would tread the oil line, and not bounce too hard off of the dry.  However, when I had to get my feet more to the left, the midlane reaction got really spooky;  one shot would squirt and leave a bucket, the next would overreact and go through the face.  In retrospect, I probably should have tried scuffing the cover, or maybe drilling a flare-increasing XH, but I had other stuff in the bag that worked better on these conditions.

I'll be getting an Intense in a week or so;  I can follow up with observations then if you'd like.

Hope this helps.

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And which one handles drier oil better?


Drier oil?  As compared to oilier oil?  
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Re: Blazing Inferno vs ScreamR
« Reply #2 on: September 20, 2004, 05:48:49 AM »
So Dusty, are you saying that the Blazing is a little bit more ball than the Scream/R?

And does the Blazing have a weak cover like the Scream/R does?




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Re: Blazing Inferno vs ScreamR
« Reply #3 on: September 20, 2004, 12:01:06 PM »
Ric, IME the Blazing Inferno is more ball than the Monster ScreamR.  I'm not sure whether I'd say that the pearlized Activator cover is *stronger* than the N'Control PowerStock on the ScreamR.  However, I would say that the Blazing does pick up the midlane sooner, and isn't quite as abrupt at the break.  I just don't know how much of this is attributable to the cover itself, or to the combination of core and cover.

Again, hope this helps.
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Re: Blazing Inferno vs ScreamR
« Reply #4 on: September 21, 2004, 02:55:25 AM »
Thanks!




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Re: Blazing Inferno vs ScreamR
« Reply #5 on: September 22, 2004, 05:50:15 AM »
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I have played it in a lot of places with success. A couple of seasons ago, I had a very light oil AMF corporate house shot, but it had a lot of swing area, and I ate it up with this ball from 4th arrow.


Brian, you are talking about the ScreamR here, correct???