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Storm269

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Power Groove as spare ball ?
« on: August 30, 2006, 04:56:06 PM »
Anyone here uses a Power groove as a spare ball as compare to a plastic ?
PLease share experience...thanks.
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Slopsurprise

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Re: Power Groove as spare ball ?
« Reply #1 on: August 31, 2006, 12:57:07 AM »
Much stronger ball than you think unless you only have about 4 revs in the ball.

Read this thread,
http://www.ballreviews.com/Forum/Replies.asp?TopicID=134172&ForumID=2&CategoryID=2
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Re: Power Groove as spare ball ?
« Reply #2 on: August 31, 2006, 05:30:45 AM »
Would not recommend it. Maybe with a Dry/R, but even this will hook on the dry of a clean back end. The PG's are pretty aggerssive ball, and unless you roll it like a donut, have no hand or drill it to be dead, it will move. Late, but it will move.

Good for light oil as a strike ball, but not for spares. Get a polyester or a urethane ball, will be less angular at the breakpoint.
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sdbowler

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Re: Power Groove as spare ball ?
« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2006, 08:42:21 AM »
I use mine as a spare ball. I am able to kill my shot enough to were it does not move much at all if at all. It can be done, I mean look at Brian Voss using a high performance ball for spares. I have thought about getting a Target Zone to use on spares though just to try it out. Prior to the switiching to Brunswick I used Track's Sensor on my spares.
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Slopsurprise

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Re: Power Groove as spare ball ?
« Reply #4 on: August 31, 2006, 09:56:05 AM »
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I use mine as a spare ball. I am able to kill my shot enough to were it does not move much at all if at all. It can be done, I mean look at Brian Voss using a high performance ball for spares. I have thought about getting a Target Zone to use on spares though just to try it out. Prior to the switiching to Brunswick I used Track's Sensor on my spares.
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Yeah, I can throw any ball I have as a spare ball by changing my release but, not everyone can do that. If you are one of the ones that cant, plastic is your best bet.
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Strider

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Re: Power Groove as spare ball ?
« Reply #5 on: August 31, 2006, 11:49:28 AM »
There are some "weaker" reactives that I might use for spares, but a Power Groove is not one of them since it kicks so hard when it finds dry.  Many houses don't put much if any oil on the last few boards, so it will hook more than you want if you get it near the edge.  As dizzyfugu suggested, a Dry/R might be a better choice.
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toomanytenpins

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Re: Power Groove as spare ball ?
« Reply #6 on: August 31, 2006, 09:43:19 PM »
when i first got my power groove i thought i was going to use it for spares ,it quickly changed my mind. I have noticed something here of late that seems to work a good deal of the time. Whatever ball i am striking with I shoot my spares with. I have been driving passed the ten pin when i switched to a weaker ball because of the oil in the middle of the lane. Unless the backends are fried my strike ball is the best ball to run the rail at the ten pin,everything else you have a read on the lanes with the ball u are using to strike with so an aadjustment here or there and the rest should fall into place.
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Storm269

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Re: Power Groove as spare ball ?
« Reply #7 on: September 01, 2006, 08:19:46 AM »
Thank you all for the feedback...think I will just stick to my Maxim spare ball....
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