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Equipment Boards => Columbia 300 => Topic started by: CountryClubBowler on September 18, 2003, 09:41:08 PM

Title: White dot
Post by: CountryClubBowler on September 18, 2003, 09:41:08 PM
Does anyone else here find the white dot to be too reactive of a ball to properly use as a spare ball?  Maybe mine is too old, or needs to be polished, but I can't rely on putting any revs on that ball if i want to get the 10 pin.  and i HATE that god damned 10 pin. Thoughts?
Title: Re: White dot
Post by: Michael DeSantis on September 19, 2003, 01:49:15 PM
The White Dot is much like the Target Zone from Brunswick.  With some track area on them and very dry lanes, they will hook unless you can really flatten the shot out or take out a lot of finger.  The older Blue Dots were harder surfaces and could go a bit straighter on the corners.
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"Chopping Wood For over Two Decades"
Title: Re: White dot
Post by: EFFEN 10 on September 19, 2003, 08:01:41 PM
When I start seeing a track
in my White Dot,thats when I
hit it at least 4 times with
3M's Finesse It.With a ball
spinner,of course.
Title: Re: White dot
Post by: Strider on September 20, 2003, 02:05:59 AM
quote:
That way you can hit those 10 pins and you won't feel compelled to use particularly inflammatory profanities when posting.


LOL  
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Penn State Proud ......THB with loft

The bowler (term used very lightly) formerly known as Strider
Title: Re: White dot
Post by: RandyO on September 20, 2003, 02:23:31 AM
Give it about 3 or 4 good wax jobs with something like Rain Dance. Touch it up every couple of weeks. That should do the trick. I used to stick quarters in the local Lustre-King (or equivalent), but too many centers dont' maintain these properly, so it's best to do the job yourself.
Title: Re: White dot
Post by: LuvThatWhiteDot on September 20, 2003, 05:27:05 PM
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Does anyone else here find the white dot to be too reactive of a ball to properly use as a spare ball?  Maybe mine is too old, or needs to be polished, but I can't rely on putting any revs on that ball if i want to get the 10 pin.  Thoughts?


I'd give it a good cleaning and polishing (I like Control-It).  Be prepared for it to go REALLY straight after you've done this.  Good luck!
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White Dot
Not another 10 pin!
Title: Re: White dot
Post by: NoNeed4Revs on September 26, 2003, 04:58:13 AM
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Something that u can try is even though are plastic they still have a puck by the CG of the ball, something that i have found to work out is if u shift the cg negative it help it go alot straighter even though it is plastic.


That's a good point... these still do have cores in them. My Target Zone has about a six inch pin and has the CG shifted under my middle finger. Not a chance I can get it to hook, even palm-balling it. I haven't hooked by a single ten pin since I've owned it.
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Proud owner of a 111-111-111 triplicate series. And a Winnie-The-Pooh spare ball.
Title: Re: White dot
Post by: NoNeed4Revs on September 26, 2003, 04:58:14 AM
quote:
Something that u can try is even though are plastic they still have a puck by the CG of the ball, something that i have found to work out is if u shift the cg negative it help it go alot straighter even though it is plastic.


That's a good point... these still do have cores in them. My Target Zone has about a six inch pin and has the CG shifted under my middle finger. Not a chance I can get it to hook, even palm-balling it. I haven't hooked by a single ten pin since I've owned it.
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Proud owner of a 111-111-111 triplicate series. And a Winnie-The-Pooh spare ball.
Title: Re: White dot
Post by: Riverside lanes Pro Shop on September 27, 2003, 12:37:45 PM
This is common sense for you.

Polish the ball so it skids down the lane.

Plastic balls do get tracked out.

Buy a new one every year and no problem there cheap...


May the bowling gods be with you.