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Equipment Boards => DV8 => Topic started by: Mongo on March 18, 2014, 09:10:42 AM

Title: Where are the pearls?
Post by: Mongo on March 18, 2014, 09:10:42 AM

Other than the Diva and Misfit, I've noticed the current DV8 lineup is light on pearls....and none in the pro performance level.

Anything coming?

Title: Re: Where are the pearls?
Post by: SVstar34 on March 18, 2014, 09:36:46 AM

What about the Brutal? It's definitely at least a hybrid if not full pearl

Title: Re: Where are the pearls?
Post by: kidlost2000 on March 18, 2014, 09:44:55 AM

Cover prep is more important then if it says pearl solid or hybrid.

The Reckless was pearl and a sooner rolling ball because of oob finish. The Too Reckless was a highly polished solid made to go longer and be stronger on the backend then the Reckless. Surface

Title: Re: Where are the pearls?
Post by: charlest on March 18, 2014, 10:45:34 AM

Quote from: Mongo on March 18, 2014, 09:10:42 AM

Other than the Diva and Misfit, I've noticed the current DV8 lineup is light on pearls....and none in the pro performance level.

Anything coming?

An old platitude involving bowling balls seems appropriate here:

"You don't buy a ball; you buy a ball reaction."

The difference between pearls, solids and hybrids has completely blurred over the past 5 - 10 years. You look at the basic design of the ball, the properties of the cover and core and use that to decide if that ball and the ways a driller can manipulate the drilling and the ways you can manipulate the surface to make it, allow it to do what you need (not want).

Manufacturers dull pearls,polish solid and dull and polish hybrids.  One can no longer assume that because its a pearl, it's best used polished, nor can one assume that because it's a solid, it's best used dull

Title: Re: Where are the pearls?
Post by: LuckyLefty on March 18, 2014, 10:44:42 PM

just get a Freakin Frantic and forget brand.  You will be ecstatic.

Super pearl!

REgards,

Luckylefty

Title: Re: Where are the pearls?
Post by: Mongo on March 18, 2014, 10:49:40 PM

Quote from: LuckyLefty on March 18, 2014, 10:44:42 PM

just get a Freakin Frantic and forget brand.  You will be ecstatic.

Super pearl!

REgards,

Luckylefty

Wrong section.   ;)


I have looked at the Freakin' Fanatic and the Deranged....shhhhhh

Title: Re: Where are the pearls?
Post by: Elimeno Pee on March 19, 2014, 05:19:40 AM

Pearls are a hard, lustrous spherical mass, typically white or bluish-gray, formed within the shell of a pearl oyster or other bivalve mollusk and highly prized as a gem.

But that's not important right now.

Title: Re: Where are the pearls?
Post by: Mongo on March 19, 2014, 03:22:39 PM

Quote from: Elimeno Pee on March 19, 2014, 05:19:40 AM

Pearls are a hard, lustrous spherical mass, typically white or bluish-gray, formed within the shell of a pearl oyster or other bivalve mollusk and highly prized as a gem.

But that's not important right now.

WP sir.