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Leftyhi-trak

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Wild or Spirit II
« on: January 06, 2004, 08:05:33 PM »
Have a buddy who is looking for a  ball to handle light oil voulume, short pattern (32ft). He is a tweener with about 60 degree axis rotation and a decent amount of tilt. He throws about 17.5mph. He can get real good deals on both these balls and is looking for some info from people that have thrown them.
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loose5682

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Re: Wild or Spirit II
« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2004, 11:14:12 AM »
I have thrown the Wild and it can be deceiving.  The drill pattern on this ball is VERY important, especially if you have a higher rev-rate.  I got mine with a simple 12:00 drill with the pin over bridge, CG in palm (label drill?) and it hooks a bunch if you hit it hard.  If you lay off the ball a little, it won't hook as much, but it also won't hit as hard.  If he goes with the Wild, i'd go with a weak, almost negative drill and a bunch of polish.
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Strider

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Re: Wild or Spirit II
« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2004, 07:06:07 PM »
I haven't thrown the Spitit II, but the Wild can be pretty flippy.  On a short pattern like you described, I'd lean towards a weakly drilled Spitit II for control.  If he can get a similar deal, I'd recommend a Beast or Beast Pearl (pure lightbulb without the flip block).
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