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General Category => Drilling & Layouts => Topic started by: Doug Sterner on May 27, 2005, 01:22:20 AM

Title: These 6 cover it all?
Post by: Doug Sterner on May 27, 2005, 01:22:20 AM
I have gotten way too many balls drilled and I am going to sell everything and start over. What do you think of this 6 pack in terms of covering my bases?

Terms weaker and strong are relative to the category (solid or pearl).

Spares/ Scorched lanes...12:00 label shift Blue Pearl Hammer
"Weaker" Pearl Resin...3-1/2 pin x 5-1/2 MB Pioneer, pitched weighthole
"Strong" Pearl Resin...5-1/2 x 3-1/2 Pearl Uranium (or possible S&A)
"Weaker" Solid Resin...4x4 Ravage or Hybrid Dirty Bomb
"Strong" Solid Resin...pin under ring, cg out Solid Uranium
Particle...4x4 Super Carbide Bomb

I am also keeping my 5x4 Super Carbide which may replace the "Strong Solid Resin"...I just love that ball.

ANy opinions?
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Doug Sterner
Doug's Pro Shop
Owego, NY
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Title: Re: These 6 cover it all?
Post by: Doug Sterner on May 27, 2005, 09:32:23 AM
The only concern I had was that I didn't have a ball drilled something like 2x4. I had a Emerald Pearl drilled like that and it was the bomb on our SPORT pattern...

May like to try a 2x4 drill on a solid resin...is it necessary?
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Doug Sterner
Doug's Pro Shop
Owego, NY
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Title: Re: These 6 cover it all?
Post by: BigWillyStyle on May 27, 2005, 09:40:00 AM
I'm no pro shop guru, but why wouldn't you stick a  Pearl Particle in the lineup? I noticed you seem to like the smaller companies (as do I) and the Onslaught would be a very good ball to replace the Strong Pearl Resin or maybe even the Weak Solid Resin (although it isn't a solid). Just my opinion, but don't you think the Super Carbide & Super Carbide Bomb would be pretty close in reaction also? I know I've thrown both, and the SCB does hook more, but it did seem like they were pretty close to me.

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Title: Re: These 6 cover it all?
Post by: Jeffrevs on May 27, 2005, 10:00:09 AM
Doug, why don't you use your 'weaker solid resin' ball for the control type drill ? i.e.; Ravage w/ Mo's control drill on it !
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JEFF
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Edited on 5/27/2005 9:52 AM
Title: Re: These 6 cover it all?
Post by: Doug Sterner on May 27, 2005, 12:11:46 PM
Pearl PArticles and I do not get along. I have had several and have not been able to throw any of them particularly well.

I have tried an OnSlaught, Golden Nugget, Eraser PP, Big Blue PEarl etc and have had no luck with them.

My Super Carbide reacts a lot like a resin since I have a length drill on it and it's polished. It gets another 4-5 feet over the Super Carbide Bomb and has a snappier backend.

Control drill on a Ravage...hmmmmmm. Could be an option. The Pioneer is drilled 3-1/2" pin to PAP and the RC is under the thumb so that would be pretty close in terms of drill pattern but if I used a Ravage it would be a more aggressive midlane....interesting idea...thanks Jeff!
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Doug Sterner
Doug's Pro Shop
Owego, NY
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Edited on 5/27/2005 12:03 PM
Title: Re: These 6 cover it all?
Post by: Jeffrevs on May 27, 2005, 12:15:20 PM
your welcome!

the Ravage will be much stronger than the Pioneer.....that's solid pk18 on that ball!
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JEFF
"Chance to squint at a sky so blue that it hurts your eyes just to look at it."
Title: Re: These 6 cover it all?
Post by: Doug Sterner on May 27, 2005, 05:02:02 PM
I know the cover Jeff.....I have one now thats a 4x4 drill...remember the one that I tried to get warranteed? The ball is an OK ball but nothing like I expected....maybe it's all mental with me...who knows.
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Doug Sterner
Doug's Pro Shop
Owego, NY
http://dougsproshop@aol.com
www.dougsproshop.net
Although a small elite group, the bond among fellows can never be broken...FOS members rejoice!