I was just wondering how many out there have the same ball in their line up, but with different drill patterns to them?. I had a look at Jeff Carter's arsenal and I saw sometimes 3 of the same ball, but then again he is a bit different then most of us.

Do you ever use both layouts in the same set? Or only when you happen to see different oil patterns?
If one layout is more to your liking, do you find yourself over using this layout over the other?
Have you ever found one type of ball that was "really" different between the two layouts?

Thanks

I had 2 Ultimate Infernos at one time.  Same Layout, one Polished, one not.  It was a good time.
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From the Legends/Lane Masters Line:

Black Pearl(1 pin above, 1 pin below)
Masterpiece(both pin above, weight hole on above VAL, the other on the VAL)
Conquerer(1 pin above, 1 pin below with weight below VAL))
World Class Particle Pearl(both pin above, weight hole on above VAL, the other on the VAL)
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Pat Patterson

Edited on 1/15/2008 8:56 PM

Kind of... I've got a Ravage and Archon (fraternal twins, so to speak) laid out differently...  Don't use both at the moment, kind of got the Archon to see how much a different layout would be, and to give my Ravage a rest.
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The king of that would have to be Clint Daley.  I dunno what he's doing now (shoulder problems?) but before he left he was building whole tournament arsenals around one ball.  10 Animals, then 10 GP2s, then 10 Robo Rules.  Different layouts, different surface preps, covering soup to heavy to light oil.

I haven't had two of the same ball, I don't buy much equipment and by the time I'm ready to buy a ball there's something that's got my eye or I luck into something used.

SH

I do it all the time. It gives me a great 1-2 bunch especially when I matchs up to the lane conditions....

2 Special Agents  1 pin above 1 pin below (4 1/2 x 3 1/2)
3 T-Road Pearls  2 same as specials 1 6 x 4 pin up
2 RS-1  5 x 4 pin up 1 4 1/2 x 0 pin up


used to have 2 high energy's and 2 ZR-40's

I have 2 rsx's one with 5.75 pin 4in above midline 45 degree drill cg just right of grip center line 4000 grit with polish. Ball has great length and a late kick. Depending on condition can use on any line. Number 2 has about a 4in
pin next to ring finger cg kick slightly to the right about a 35 degree drill
with a weight hole about an inch inside pap 2000 grit surface. This ball reads earlier with a hard arc (have a 300 with this one). Can cover most med-heavy to med light with just these two balls. Also have had in the bag at one time or another 2 white dots, yellow dots, excaliburs, teal rhinos, navy quantum, midnight quantum, black diamonds, udots and blue hammers.
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