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chrischop04

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misfit
« on: January 27, 2012, 07:46:20 AM »
bought a misfit on monday had it drilled pin over bridge and the cg almost stacked and hated it. was thinking about redrilling it with a stronger layout but today i went over it with a peice of green stocth bright pad and now i love it. it still gets down the lane good and rolls up to the pocket nice shot 277 with it today. (missed in the 7th) picking up a reckless and a too reckless on monday i cant wait


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louisf846

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Re: misfit
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2012, 11:14:21 AM »
Remember, the misfit is considered an entry level ball. Typically, shelf appeal is what strikes people looking for this type of ball and a shiny ball looks much better on a shelf. Sometimes these balls can be shined to a fault, as I say. I will always try it box finish, but I find a lot of times, I will take the polish off, reapply, and it us a totally different ball. Glad you tried a surface change before giving up on it.

As far as performance goes, there is nothing entry level about the misfit. It is a ton of ball for the money. Reminds me of the karma but more angular.

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louisf846

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Re: misfit
« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2012, 11:31:26 AM »
 I double checked and the misfit looks like it is finished with 500, then rough buff and then high gloss polish. The 500 underneath does give it some teeth but that is going to make it pretty shiny for sure at out of box.

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RayRay310

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Re: misfit
« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2012, 11:34:17 AM »
 What exactly is rough buff?? Its not a polish I assume...

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charlest

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Re: misfit
« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2012, 11:39:12 AM »
Louis,
 
The P500 grit is just a starting point. the Rough Buff is such and aggressive abrasive, it brings that P500 grit up to the P3000 - P4000 grit range. By the time you add the abrasive Factory Finish polish, the surface is in the P4500 - P5000 grit range. Those "500 grit" teeth are far gone.
 
louisf846 wrote on 1/28/2012 12:31 PM: I double checked and the misfit looks like it is finished with 500, then rough buff and then high gloss polish. The 500 underneath does give it some teeth but that is going to make it pretty shiny for sure at out of box.

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charlest

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Re: misfit
« Reply #5 on: January 28, 2012, 11:48:27 AM »
Rough Buff is a very aggressive, abrasive rubbing compound that smooths out the surface of the ball. If the starting surface is fine enough, around P1500 grit, and you're using a spinner, you could get a shine from it. By hand, it will just smooth out the surface.
 
These days, Brunswick starts with a P500 grit surface. And then uses either Rough Buff by itsekf or RB plus polish. I've seen one ball where they used Rough Buff over P500 + P1500 grit.
 
5 - 10 years back, Brunswick used to apply Rough Buff over a 220 grit (US/CAMI grade sandpaper). That was used on balls like the Absolute Inferno and MoRich's Shock and Awe balls. Back then the result was roughly equivalent to a P4000 grit surface (Specified by Brunswick tech support back then).
 
You can use Rough Buff to smooth out many grit levels using hand or spinner. The main problem, like Storm's Step finishing compounds, is that the final surface is determined by where you start (grit level) and how much compound you use, how hard you press and how long you do it. With all those variables, the results can also be quite variable. you have to keep track of he appearance and the factors you change each time you do it. The abrasives in the compound bread down into finer and finer abrasives, just like all sanding pads do: Abralon, Siaair, Mirlon, Scotch-Brite and Neat.
RayRay310 wrote on 1/28/2012 12:34 PM: What exactly is rough buff?? Its not a polish I assume...



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chrischop04

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Re: misfit
« Reply #6 on: January 28, 2012, 10:41:46 PM »
cant wait till mon to pick up my reckless and too reckless

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kidlost2000

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Re: misfit
« Reply #7 on: January 29, 2012, 06:32:39 AM »
My Misfit at box finish was a great ball and very strong. (stronger then expected)  It was a little to skid snappy for me on the layout I had. I just lightly went over it with 1000 abralon and the ball rolled a lot closer to what I was needing. Started reading the lane a bit sooner and was a little less angular on the back end. 
 
That being said the Too Reckless and Reckless are also some strong bowling balls lol. 


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chrischop04

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Re: misfit
« Reply #8 on: January 29, 2012, 08:49:07 AM »
everyone i talked to about the misfit said it was alot stronger than  they expected and i had been out bowling for 3 years and it seems like  most balls out now are alot stronger than they were a few years back. so  i went with a weak layout. i may get another misfit  and drill it  skid/flip but right now my spitfire is filling that role pretty nice.

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bannachb

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Re: misfit
« Reply #9 on: January 30, 2012, 07:34:25 AM »
The Misfit's performance is far from entry level.  The out of box finish does have it's place for certain conditions.  But the thing I love about the Misfit is how versatile it is.  It really takes to surface changes and layout changes very well.  I have 3 Misfits, all drilled differently and they all have a different hook motion on the backend.  They all get through the heads clean (which is a must for me on older surfaces), but each makes a different move at the end of the pattern.  I have one that makes very little move for dry lanes, one with a controlled move when I need to control the backend, and then one that is skip flip, when I want to open up the lane.
 
This is the most versatile"entry level" ball I have seen from any company.  All others I have tried, no matter how I have drilled them all seem to do the same thing (majority skid/flip).  Surface changes worked to a point on those other balls, but surface changes on a Misfit work wonders.  If someone tried, a 5 ball arsenal consisting of all Misfits is very possible to cover most motion types.  This ball is just so so versatile! Other than the Reckless, the Misfit is one of my favorite balls of all time!


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