And it said something about that most of the PRO's and REGIONAL guys love it for a polish. And how it doesn't change the grit of the ball, it just adds polish (meaning if you sand a ball to 600 and then apply Black Magic afterwards, that the ball stays at 600 underneath the polish)... some polishes out there have some type of abrasive in them that smoothes out the surface as it's polishing the ball.

So it looks like you could take a ball and sand it down really low to like 320-400 and then use Black Magic and the ball would have length and MORE backend than if you used some other type of polish.

The Black Magic polish would give the ball length for extra energy retention while the 320-400 sanded finish UNDERNEATH the Black Magic would give it more "grip/bite" in the backend therefore making the ball turnover harder...

Agree... or am I way off base on this???






Edited on 2/16/2004 6:04 AM

Ric,

What you wrote was my original understanding of Black Magic. How it did that, I did not understand either. When I first used it and for a long time thereafter, I seemed to get the expected results. In fact, so much so, I felt confident recommending it to fellow ballreview inmates.

However,
lately, the last 3 months, I have been using it less and less, because the results when using it have been more inconsistent. Maybe I should try some controlled experiments, but at this point in time, I cannot recommend it without some reservations.
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charlest,

I'd also like to hear about your experiences with inconsistencies using Black Magic. A bad batch or?

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jensm

I have found Black Magic to be slightly "softer" than automotive polishes. By this I mean that I get slightly more shine from an automotive polish than I get from Black Magic (given the same sanding grit, the same time on the spinner and the same pressure used).

I haven't tried Finesse-It because 3M doesn't have distribution of it here in Sweden.


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jensm

I was at a Storm seminar with my girlfriend who was getting lessons. Anyway the Storm rep there said that Black Magic polishes used in conjunction with STORM RESIN BALLS kill the reaction of the ball. Something about the material in storm resins and the properties in Black Magic polish dont mix well. Just food for thought.