Author Topic: Purple Fuze (Read 2463 times)

louie · « **on:** September 01, 2003, 05:30:04 AM »

I know that the Purple Fuze has a pretty low differential.
How many inches of flare can I expect from this puppy if I drill it with the pin about 2.5 inches from pap?
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louie · « **Reply #1 on:** September 02, 2003, 06:56:02 AM »

4 inches is pretty good. Did you have a flare increasing hole?
How did you like the ball? How strong is it? I'm looking for something that will get down the lane on a shorter or broken down pattern and the make a controlled move on the backend.
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bigaba28 · « **Reply #2 on:** September 02, 2003, 07:30:09 AM »

I'm not very familiar with drillings and such, but I have this ball and I can tell you that it will go long but the backend is kinda snappy. I'm pretty sure that is what this ball is meant for, skid/flip reaction. I'm sure you could tame it down on the backend a little with a different drill or an alteration to the coverstock.

MrH · « **Reply #3 on:** September 02, 2003, 03:27:23 PM »

I still haven't gotten mine to work for me yet. I'm going to experiment with some other releases, but as of now I'm not happy with mine. I drilled it with a basic label drilling. I'm a lefty tweener with medium-high revs and medium speed and 90 axis rotation. So I really come around the ball when I bowl (similar to Pete Weber). As for my purple pearl, it doesn't seem to move at the sight of oil, but once it hits dry it has the most angular hook I've ever seen. Many times after hitting the pocket, I will leave an 8 pin (which would be the same as a 9 for your righties). Also, for me to hit the pocket with this thing, I have to play a pretty big inside line. I also usually have to put more speed on it then I usually do for this thing to find the pocket, otherwise it just goes brooklyn. So far the carry has been horrible, but hopefully I will get this thing to work out for me and I will update you with the results. Feel free to message me if you have any more questions.

MrH

louie · « **Reply #4 on:** September 04, 2003, 05:18:15 AM »

Thanx all
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Strider · « **Reply #5 on:** July 07, 2004, 01:41:16 PM »

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Mine is drilled for between 4-5 inches of flare

I have a hard time believing someone with "average revs" gets 4-5" of flare from a Purple Fuze.

I never looked at the flare rings, but the PF is very snappy. Might be hard to control for a high rev no thumber.
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UCFKnight300 · « **Reply #6 on:** July 07, 2004, 04:24:42 PM »

mine didn't flare very much, and i have above average revs. it did hook like hell on the backend though.

Mike