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Title: Arsenal surface help
Post by: skbowl800 on December 05, 2008, 06:57:21 AM
I am going to a tourney tonight and it will be a tough pattern but I am unsure what it will be so I was wondering what surface you guys would put on these balls to help cover as many conditions as possible.

Cell Pearl-pin over ring MB left of thumb (currently 4000 abralon)

Cell Pearl-pin under ring MB stacked (2000 ab.)

Break Pearl-pin over ring MB slightly right (2000 ab)

Neptune-pin over ring cg grip center (4000 ab)

It will be at a wood lane house with guardian heads (high friction).  They typically put out some decent oil in the heads to help offset the guardian.

I am usually 16-17mph 380 revs with a somewhat high track.

Would you change any of these surfaces?  Any input appreciated.
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Title: Re: Arsenal surface help
Post by: Kingdom on December 05, 2008, 03:15:26 PM
Are you bowling at Triangle? If so I would take your pin up Cell Pearl to 2000 abralon & a lite coat of polish or rough buff to help in the mid's.

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Jim K

"50 isn't old it is a lifestyle change"
Title: Re: Arsenal surface help
Post by: skbowl800 on December 05, 2008, 03:22:59 PM
Yes, I will be at triangle.  Unfortunately I don't have any rough buff but I do have some finesse it II polish but I worry that polishing my pin up Cell Pearl will make it to close in reaction to the break pearl I will be taking.  What if I polished the pin down since that ball reads the lane right off my hand maybe some polish will help get it down the lane a little?
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Title: Re: Arsenal surface help
Post by: Kingdom on December 05, 2008, 03:37:35 PM
You could do that however I am not sure it will retain enough energy for the back ends. I used my Gravity Shift there at State & shot very well. It was pin up oob finish (polished) but I hit it with a 4000 abralon pad by hand to take a little of the shine off.
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Jim K

"50 isn't old it is a lifestyle change"