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Equipment Boards => Columbia 300 => Topic started by: Let It Bleed on June 11, 2004, 09:39:50 AM

Title: HoloFlex Coverstock
Post by: Let It Bleed on June 11, 2004, 09:39:50 AM
A few questions
1) Was the HoloFlex only used on the Cuda 2000 and Cuda/C 2000?
2) Are there any big differences between HoloFlex and SuperFlex?
Thanks

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Title: Re: HoloFlex Coverstock
Post by: LuckyLefty on June 12, 2004, 12:47:11 AM
I believe that holoflex was very tiny particles in typically a peal superflex base.

Other balls that followed this same concept around the same time in pearl (but not called holoflex) were AMF with the Firehawk and Firehawk Super C.

AMF Revenge might have been the first!  Not sure.

REgards,

Luckylefty

These particles make the ball earlier than the pearl surface would suggest and give the ball a more controlled move at the end of the lane than a ball that was pure pearl reactive with the same inner core and drilling.
Title: Re: HoloFlex Coverstock
Post by: LuckyLefty on June 12, 2004, 04:44:22 PM
Those mystery coverstocks at AMF.

A lot of mystery ingredients.

One can only guess based on time of intro.

REgards,

Luckylefty
Title: Re: HoloFlex Coverstock
Post by: charlest on June 12, 2004, 08:50:28 PM
I doubt if the Firehawks were Holoflex.
I've sanded and polished an dsanded and polished by Firehawk and it's reaction has been very consistent, unlike my Heat 2 pearl.

I have to believe that the holoflex additive was just, as someone here implied, in the very top most layer of the coverstock and it was easily sanded away with the first decent sanding.

As a result of this, I would not recommend any ball with Holoflex in it, unless you are willing to throw away the ball after 100 games maximum. I speak from experience in having resurfaced my Heat 2 pearl in at least 5 - 8 different ways with no success. I loved that ball but Track/Columia's method made it, in my opinion, un-restorable.
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Title: Re: HoloFlex Coverstock
Post by: LuckyLefty on June 12, 2004, 10:27:57 PM
It came out at the same time as the Cuda's.

Talked about a new secret smaller particle, me thinks holoflex.

But you'll never find that wording in the literature.

REgards,

Luckylefty
Title: Re: HoloFlex Coverstock
Post by: Let It Bleed on June 14, 2004, 03:17:26 PM
Thanks for the info guys, I appreciate it.
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"Chicks dig the trip 4" -Randy Pederson