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williamrox1

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Swamp Monster or Power Drive Sanded or Black Widow
« on: October 14, 2006, 10:51:39 AM »
I looking into a long oil pattern ball for the Tough Shots Tour, if u have any suggestions post them please.
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Re: Swamp Monster or Power Drive Sanded or Black Widow
« Reply #1 on: October 14, 2006, 07:34:28 PM »
Black Widow.
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J_Mac

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Re: Swamp Monster or Power Drive Sanded or Black Widow
« Reply #2 on: October 14, 2006, 07:36:04 PM »
Long oil?  How heavy?
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Re: Swamp Monster or Power Drive Sanded or Black Widow
« Reply #3 on: October 14, 2006, 07:56:36 PM »
Dynnothane Threshold ball is rediculous on heavy oil, i can throw it unless there is an oil spill on the lanes.
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williamrox1

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Re: Swamp Monster or Power Drive Sanded or Black Widow
« Reply #4 on: October 14, 2006, 08:52:49 PM »
really heavy like New Orleans flooded
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Re: Swamp Monster or Power Drive Sanded or Black Widow
« Reply #5 on: October 14, 2006, 10:07:12 PM »
I do not have any experience with the other two balls you mentioned, but I owned a SWAMP MONSTER and it was a great ball. Bowled on in a tournament that you could actually see the oil spray away from the ball as it skidded. Monster still hooked decent enough for me to shoot a high 600 and cash.

I will not say anything bad about the other balls, cause I really do not know them. But I have been told that the Widow is a oil machine. one guy said it would break on ICE. Of course, not sure hwo he would know sicne we live in Florida...
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Re: Swamp Monster or Power Drive Sanded or Black Widow
« Reply #6 on: October 16, 2006, 09:55:54 AM »
The SM (and many other high load particle balls) was designed to arc and read the lane early with its "spiky" coverstock. With the matte OOB finish, I'd consider this ball to be the best suited for true soup of those you listed  - but it is quite limited to this. "Special purpose ball".
Maybe the upcoming BVP Mammoth with a low RG core and Activator coverstock base will be more versatile. This will be the ball that will come closest to the SM soon.

From the current balls, the PDSanded is IMHO a very good choice, and very priceworthy. Matte coverstock finish, particle coverstock, good core. Would be my choice here.

The BW will IMHO not be the ball to go for for true soup. It is (pure) reactive, and you will surely have to open up the surface to 600 grit or even less to have the ball read the lane early enough, so that it just does not skid and react erratically once it hits dry ground. Needs oil, though, but would not be my choice on long and heavy oil, especially with the danger of carrydown.
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