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Rock77

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Its been asked before, but.......
« on: August 19, 2003, 07:01:24 PM »
What is the difference between the two Wickeds as for reaction?? I am adding one to my arsenal so I have a good reactive ball and was wondering what the difference is between them.
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card79

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Re: Its been asked before, but.......
« Reply #1 on: August 20, 2003, 10:10:42 AM »
It is my understanding from what I have seen that the original wicked goes longer with a lot more backend snap.  Where the b/r/t is move of a arcing type ball.  Still with quite a bit of hook, but not so angular.
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Rock77

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Re: Its been asked before, but.......
« Reply #2 on: August 20, 2003, 10:12:29 AM »
So the Wicked B/R/T is actually more of a control ball??
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Re: Its been asked before, but.......
« Reply #3 on: August 20, 2003, 12:45:35 PM »
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So the Wicked B/R/T is actually more of a control ball??
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In a sense. It is really more of a medium-heavy oil ball; still hooks a lot. I gave one to a friend and even with his relatively high speed, he needs to keep it firm, in order for it not to dive left, hard.

The difference between them, although both are considered solids, is more like the difference between a pearl and its sibling solid. The original Oyster/Blue has a more polished cover and, according to Columbai's own chart, is one of their more skid/flip ball. In fact, it's very high in their chart, above the Icon2, and the Reaction Rev, equla to the Jekyll:
http://www.columbia300.com/tech/documents.cfm?id=18
The new B/R/T has more of a compound cover, with an arc-type of core, for more even and earlier roll.

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