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PowrKoil17

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Slingshot/Gladiator Pearl
« on: December 04, 2010, 02:52:39 AM »
My son (13yr old Youth bowler)has both of these balls. He bowls on a 41ft. house shot. Somehow or another the Slingshot is a much stronger ball. Slingshot is drilled pin right, cg kicked to the left, Glad pearl pin under ring cg right. We had trouble with length on the Glad so we hit the OOB finish with some 1500 wet sandpaper and the ball came alive with a ton of control. The Slingshot checks up early and snaps hard left. What can I do to adjust the surface? We want the balls to be different, but shouldn't the difference be the other way around?
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charlest

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Re: Slingshot/Gladiator Pearl
« Reply #1 on: December 04, 2010, 02:02:34 PM »
Maybe it has something to do with the core in 13 lb versions the respective balls.

The Gladiator Pearl is a MUCH stronger ball that the SlingShot. It handles true medium oil with ease, while the Slingshot cannot come close to handling medium oil. It hooks more an earlier on medium-light oil, while the SS would skid long, for the average revs, average ball speed bowler. On light oil the glad Pearl will just die in the heads, while the SS will look virtually like a power ball.

I'd suggest that Either your son is not seeing any decent oil amount at all, such that the SS conserves energy properly on this pattern, or the Gladiator has many, many games on it and it totally oil soaked. On such short, light oil, the Glad Pearl can easily be burning up in the heads and the midlane.
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Re: Slingshot/Gladiator Pearl
« Reply #2 on: December 04, 2010, 03:41:45 PM »
I agree with charlest.

I had a gladiator pearl and its a pretty strong ball, thats for sure. the slingshot looks like most other low end balls. its still reactive so it will turn when it sees friction pretty quickly but up front it will glide down easily UNLESS you are bowling on drier lanes then you think.
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Re: Slingshot/Gladiator Pearl
« Reply #3 on: December 04, 2010, 08:37:50 PM »
I see what you are saying. I could be wrong, but I could have sworn that my shop guy told me that the oil pattern was a 41ft 2 to 1 pattern with 5 units on the outside and 10 units in the middle and tapered at the end. This is what he lays down for the youth.

Also the balls are 13lb. Both companies claim that the 13lb and up have at least a modified version of the original core. Here is a link to the balls so everyone can see the drill comparison. Maybe next Sat. I will take some vids of my son throwing both balls and you can really see what I am talking about.

http://s961.photobucket.com/albums/ae97/Mwc01l88/Claytons%20Balls/
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Ogre SS                          Mission 2.0
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Nexus                             C System 2.5
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charlest

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Re: Slingshot/Gladiator Pearl
« Reply #4 on: December 04, 2010, 09:01:39 PM »
10 units to the inside, as I have heard the terms used, is usually considered extremely light. "units" are a very generic term, not holding a great deal of meaning, but I have heard of anywhere from 40 - 60 units being more average. Oil is normally expressed in terms of ml. (milliliters) of oil over an entire lane, with 26 ml being roughly medium-heavy.

I am currently bowling on a 41 ft. pattern, called a "White" pattern. It is very light oil, even though it is on the longish side, 41 ft. I have often used my Slingshot or my Avalanche Urethane on this pattern. My Gladiator Pearl is lamost useless unless I play inside the 4th arrow.

So while length is one factor, one needs to look at the actual volume used per lane to get an idea of how much friction or lack of friction is there.
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