Author Topic: Need advice for a purple rhino pro (Read 3753 times)

KingofKings696 · « **on:** December 08, 2008, 01:00:33 AM »

I have one of these drilled to be long and strong pin is 1.5 inches out from ring ever so slightly down from ring with a 1inch x hole 2.75 deep. It does exactly what I want gets down lane and hits dry and turns hard. Now the issue is its hitting so hard that again and again its leaving 9s and 10s standing anyway to fix this as my gravity shift again and again hits weaker and carrys better but it starts to burn up after a couple games and I need a step down and my rhino is it but it just doesnt carry the 9 and 10 and it hits harder than anything I own.

baer300 · « **Reply #1 on:** December 08, 2008, 09:23:14 AM »

Try smoothing the surface with 4000 abralon. This will help by smoothing out the breakpoint angle.
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KingofKings696 · « **Reply #2 on:** December 08, 2008, 09:36:24 AM »

how much will this affect its ability to get through the oil? and will this affect my ability to get it to the pocket? I ask cause in OOB I can pull it and it rolls well and still holds through the pocket get it out to the dry spot and it turns hard and recovers without issue but cant carry very well.

baer300 · « **Reply #3 on:** December 08, 2008, 09:48:22 AM »

With 4000 on it, all it really does is smooth out the angle. If you pull it it will still hold and will recover when missed right. Basically what you are doing is lowering your entry angle to the pocket thus helping your carry. At OOB the ball is going too long and flipping to hard. Putting it at 4000 will not make the ball hook more or less just smooth it out a little. I had this problem with the Avalanche Pearl and my one Solid. Did the same thing to them to smooth out the backend. It does wonders.
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slashrr69 · « **Reply #4 on:** December 08, 2008, 09:51:33 AM »

king
if my memory serves me correctly the purple pro rhino was 800 factory with polish on it.. I myself would just "Lightly" hit with a 1000 to take some of the shine off it.. this will smooth out your flip off the dry.. if this changes to much of the way the ball reacts for you I take it to 1000 and try polish on that(and so on).. good luck.. slashrr69

KingofKings696 · « **Reply #5 on:** December 08, 2008, 10:04:52 AM »

I believe OOB it is compound from the look of the ball. I really am just worried about losing the pocket and room it gives me. Also if I do keep it in the oil itll come up and carry beautifully. Lastly I know it doesnt go here but I also have an awesome flip drilled pin 45* right of ring and right next to it with MB straight below thumb no x hole this ball is rolling exactly like my gravity shift for me and what could I do to get it to make it a step up or down why keeping the shape as the gravity shift carries better the way its setup.

charlest · « **Reply #6 on:** December 08, 2008, 12:44:05 PM »

I wonder if the problem isn't something else. Just some thoughts:

Since the Pro Purple is a dry lanes ball, in general, for most people, for today's conditions,
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since the Gravity SHift is a medium oil (to almost medium-heavy oil) ball, there's a gap between those two ball big enough for at least one ball and possibly even two.

Based on how you say both balls are reacting, I think you're bowling on that great in-between. While the Pro Purple seems to be in its range right now for you, your ball reaction is skid/snap. While its basic designed reaction may not be totally arc-like, but being a solid with a very round core, it certainly is not skid/snap.

2000 or 4000 grit Abralon re-surfacing should help, but then I think you're losing its potential use as a dry lanes ball. If it's your only ball, by all means modify the cover to make it work.

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KingofKings696 · « **Reply #7 on:** December 08, 2008, 03:26:00 PM »

I actually can get my purple rhino pro with the strong drilling to hook as much as the gravity shift if it finds a dry spot. It to me is a very strong ball which I believe is due to my slower ball speed with decent revs so the gravity shift is probably burning just enough energy for me while the longer more angular purple rhino is able to get down lane much further before turning over and keeping more energy for the pins. Lastly this is not the old purple rhino this is the newer one I believe its the remake?

charlest · « **Reply #8 on:** December 10, 2008, 05:32:15 PM »

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I actually can get my purple rhino pro with the strong drilling to hook as much as the gravity shift if it finds a dry spot. It to me is a very strong ball which I believe is due to my slower ball speed with decent revs so the gravity shift is probably burning just enough energy for me while the longer more angular purple rhino is able to get down lane much further before turning over and keeping more energy for the pins. Lastly this is not the old purple rhino this is the newer one I believe its the remake?

FOr whatever set of reasons, Brunswick's remakes have been spot on the money so far as ball reaction goes. I believe their resin supplier, Bayer, retains the precise, original resin chemical formula, whereas BASF, Columbia's, used Columbia's latest re-formulation.
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KingofKings696 · « **Reply #9 on:** December 11, 2008, 11:23:16 AM »

The only reason I stated that is Ive seen many of the purple rhinos in shops where the cover is darker and more solid without the white streaking in it.

charlest · « **Reply #10 on:** December 11, 2008, 03:59:35 PM »

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The only reason I stated that is Ive seen many of the purple rhinos in shops where the cover is darker and more solid without the white streaking in it.

white streaking is usually called "phasing". That may or may not occurr in many solid color resin balls. Too much summer heat in the trunk can cause phasing, as well as hot water baths. WS is usually disregarded as positive or negative influence in a ball.
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KingofKings696 · « **Reply #11 on:** December 12, 2008, 01:22:41 PM »

Ah alright it hasnt seen anytime in the sun other than to and from the alleys and it has never and will never as I live in michigan where the tempature can go from 80 to 30 in matter of a day where not even the strongest ball could handle it. Also how do you think this ball would do with a rico? Maybe when I become employed again I may buy another and make it roll up earlier and more even?

BigWillyStyle · « **Reply #12 on:** December 12, 2008, 09:03:42 PM »

Not trying to hijack by any means, but phasing can occur in pearl equipment as well...I have a Wired that looks like it has white zebra stripes on it (but still rolls the same).

Big Willy Style

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white streaking is usually called "phasing". That may or may not occurr in many solid color resin balls. Too much summer heat in the trunk can cause phasing, as well as hot water baths. WS is usually disregarded as positive or negative influence in a ball.
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KingofKings696 · « **Reply #13 on:** December 13, 2008, 09:04:10 AM »

Mine looks as if someone erm done something on mine.....

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