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Spider Ball Bowler

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Brunswick's Oiler?
« on: December 22, 2010, 03:52:51 AM »
Okay all, right now I have a Rattler, which I love for a THS, and a Diamondback I am about to drill up here soon.

What ball would be considered Brunswick's heavy oil ball?  The Diamondback will obviously handle more oil than the Rattler, but having the same cover as the Ultimate Inferno, I'm not so sure it would handle a ton of oil.

I can snag a 2.5 or 3.5 for around $100, but a friend of mine had a 3.5 and it didn't do too much from what I could see, and I know nothing about the 2.5.

So the real question is, should I even bother with these or just sand my Raw Hammer Anger down to like 360?  I have a tournament I go to where the oil is heavy, and I bowled fine in it last year using the Anger, but at the box surface, I had to slow down so much it felt completely unnatural.  



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Re: Brunswick's Oiler?
« Reply #1 on: December 22, 2010, 11:56:57 AM »
Take that puppy down to 800 grit and it should hook on ice..
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Re: Brunswick's Oiler?
« Reply #2 on: December 22, 2010, 11:57:23 AM »
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Take that puppy down to 800 grit and it should hook on ice..
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Re: Brunswick's Oiler?
« Reply #3 on: December 22, 2010, 12:02:01 PM »
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Take that puppy down to 800 grit and it should hook on ice..
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Which one?
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DON DRAPER

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Re: Brunswick's Oiler?
« Reply #4 on: December 22, 2010, 01:28:54 PM »
The 2.5 would not be considered an oiler. A dull 3.5 would be your best bet.
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Re: Brunswick's Oiler?
« Reply #5 on: December 22, 2010, 02:32:29 PM »
Id go with either the dimondback sanded to like 500 abralon, Revolver, or Seige....  

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Re: Brunswick's Oiler?
« Reply #6 on: December 22, 2010, 02:55:00 PM »
I have a 3.5 that works very well in heavy oil. However, you must keep up with the surface, and keep the thing clean. It gets skid/flippy on heavy oil to heavy friction conditions. My 2.5 is great, but not the first pick for lots of oil.
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Re: Brunswick's Oiler?
« Reply #7 on: December 22, 2010, 08:41:49 PM »
Revolver...is great in the oil

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Re: Brunswick's Oiler?
« Reply #8 on: December 22, 2010, 09:45:42 PM »
I had a 3.5 and it was crazy strong.. even taking the surface to 4K and polish only made it border-line usable.  If this ball won't move then someone truely has 0-hand or is completely trying to use it on the wrong conditions.

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Re: Brunswick's Oiler?
« Reply #9 on: December 22, 2010, 11:36:31 PM »
IMHO, the Diamondback has lots of oil ball potential. As other mentioned, with more surface than OOB and maybe a rolly/strong layout, this is actually a good oil ball basis and should complement tha Rattler well.

You might actually not need another ball - just in case you really want one, I'd keep the Diamondback at OOB and maybe go for a Siege or a 3.5. The Siege is IMO the more "conservative" approach, with a strong overall package of core and cover, while the 3.5 has a more aggressive/quicker reacting cover, yielding more pop at the breakpoint.
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Re: Brunswick's Oiler?
« Reply #10 on: December 23, 2010, 10:28:25 AM »
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I had a 3.5 and it was crazy strong.. even taking the surface to 4K and polish only made it border-line usable.  If this ball won't move then someone truely has 0-hand or is completely trying to use it on the wrong conditions.

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what drilling layout did you have your 3.5 at?
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Big Jake

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Re: Brunswick's Oiler?
« Reply #11 on: December 23, 2010, 10:47:48 AM »
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Revolver...is great in the oil


a very, very, good OIL-ball and I believe a very under rated ball.
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Re: Brunswick's Oiler?
« Reply #12 on: December 23, 2010, 11:17:47 AM »
what you have now is good for oil. work with surface first. if you think you need a stronger piece, then i would go with the revolver. mine is very good when the pattern is heavier in the heads.
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Re: Brunswick's Oiler?
« Reply #13 on: December 23, 2010, 06:55:42 PM »
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Revolver...is great in the oil


a very, very, good OIL-ball and I believe a very under rated ball.
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cant do much better than particle in the oil
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Re: Brunswick's Oiler?
« Reply #14 on: December 24, 2010, 06:22:24 AM »

Particle balls don't sell, which is one reason why they're almost extinct. The stronger solids are taking their place.

For me, it's still the Wild Card at around 2000 for oil.


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