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NateNice

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Polished up a Fury
« on: November 01, 2007, 02:33:08 PM »
I thought I'd post this in case anyone was wondering what to expect from a polished up Fury.

I can' really use it in its OOB state on a house shot.  It simply is too much ball for such a shot generally.  I bought it for a PBA summer league mainly.  And since I only am in leagues with a THS this year I figured I needed to do something with that ball rather than have it sit around.  So I decided it was time to smooth it out.

The ball is 800 grit OOB as you might know.  I decided I'd bring it up some so I brought it up to about 1200 grit.  From there we applied Rough Buff.  That's all.

Anyways, I was curious to see how it changed and I'm happy with its new look.  It didn't really change the overall feel of the ball a lot.  AS you would expect it doesn't read the midlane as much and really likes the backend.  It goes a bit longer and I think it moves more on the back.  It seems to have a bit more energy because of this.

I thought it would have more length actually but am overall happy with the reaction.  The lanes last night were more or less "heavy oil" for a house shot.  So the ball worked well.  The best look it was giving is it would fly through the heads with ease and then skid most of the mid lane but start to straighten out.  It wouldn't start to make a real pocket move until the back end.

It controlled real nice and was predictable.  I didn't have any cross over issues.  As the lanes opened up some it was still very usable.

Most of this might be obvious to some but if you're thinking of getting a different look from your Fury, I can attest that it certainly reacts well to some smoothing out and polishing.  I should add it took about a game (in practice) to get a track on the ball.  At first the thing hardly moved but once it got a little broken in, it generated the reaction I described above.

I plan to make my Vapor Zone a med/med light ball soon after a Twisted Fury replaces it in the lineup.  I'm going to sand it to 2500 and apply Hi-Gloss to it.  Anyone have experience doing that to a Vapor Zone?

Edited on 11/1/2007 10:36 PM
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Re: Polished up a Fury
« Reply #1 on: November 02, 2007, 05:05:54 AM »
I am on the fence on how I like mine polished. When I got it my ball driller insisted on having it polished. For me and I know it is the way I throw it, I get to much of an inconsistent reaction. I wish I could have tried it with the OOB finish first and then decided. I know I can try to get it back if I wanted to but I am slowly figuring it out.
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Re: Polished up a Fury
« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2007, 09:09:29 AM »
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I am on the fence on how I like mine polished. When I got it my ball driller insisted on having it polished. For me and I know it is the way I throw it, I get to much of an inconsistent reaction. I wish I could have tried it with the OOB finish first and then decided. I know I can try to get it back if I wanted to but I am slowly figuring it out.
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Take it back to Andy and tell him to fix it...
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Re: Polished up a Fury
« Reply #3 on: November 02, 2007, 12:46:49 PM »
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I am on the fence on how I like mine polished. When I got it my ball driller insisted on having it polished. For me and I know it is the way I throw it, I get to much of an inconsistent reaction. I wish I could have tried it with the OOB finish first and then decided. I know I can try to get it back if I wanted to but I am slowly figuring it out.
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Take it back to Andy and tell him to fix it...


It was not from him. He was in Reno when I got mine.
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Re: Polished up a Fury
« Reply #4 on: November 02, 2007, 01:19:42 PM »
Most that we've drilled have eventually ended up around 2000 abralon, which is a nice compromise between the box finish and polished.  

I've said it here before, but when adjusting the coverstock, do it in "increments" so you can get a truer read on the lane.  Also, try it a few times at each stage, so if the condition is different you can see how the ball is affected.  To go from extreme dull to extreme shine, or vice versa, can sometime lead to more frustration.  Good luck.


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Re: Polished up a Fury
« Reply #5 on: November 02, 2007, 02:50:40 PM »
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My Fury is at 2000 abralon and I love it.  Goes longer than OOB, still reads the mid-lane well, and has a fantastic backend.  This is on a fresh shot that is not as easy as your typical HS but is not anywhere near a Sport shot.

One thing about my Fury, all of a sudden it quit hooking.  Thought it was me but turned out it was carrying a lot of oil.  Hot water bath brought it right back to new.  

Good Luck.    


I read somewhere on this board that Rough Buff is more of an abrasive than a polish and that it has the effect of bringing a ball up to about 2000 grit or so.

I noticed the same thing with my Fury dying.  It was definitely my fault because I got lazy taking care of it and wasn't cleaning it after use all the time.  IT also really developed a track.  It basically stopped hooking a lot and it was the first time I experienced that with any ball.  It was my fault for not cleaning such a soaker I think.  I clean it immediately after use now.

Since I had it refinished and brought up though it's hooking really well.  My reaction is similar to your where it still gives some midlane but then flies in the back.
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