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Lower_Level

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Can this be right?
« on: January 27, 2005, 11:36:39 PM »
Was browsing through the catalogues in the proshop this week, looking for a ball I can use late in the set when the heads fade & carrydown becomes a right royal pain!

So I'm looking for something that will go long...   very long.  And I check out the Vendetta pearl.  Seemed like what I needed.  Then just for fun I check out the "high performance" page & see that the Element AU79 goes longer than the Vendetta?  A much more violent looking backend, but still has more length!!

Am I missing something here?  I wouldn't think the AU79 would be a length ball at all!


Can someone shed some light?  And can someone recommend the ball that will best suit the above condition?




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Goof1073

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Re: Can this be right?
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2005, 07:52:49 AM »
I would thing the new Energy would be good for this reaction...probably with some polish.  The Thing Returns is a great skid / flip ball, but I would be a little worried that it would go long in the carrydown.
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Re: Can this be right?
« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2005, 07:57:43 AM »
as usual there's always some variables in comparing balls,..but drilled for length the Au79 will in fact go long and pop around the corner. The pearl cover with the flip-top weight block is great for this reaction. I have one drilled 6 x 4 with the pin up over the middle finger that is perfect for me to play real deep and still get it back...jim
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Re: Can this be right?
« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2005, 08:03:37 AM »
The AU79 and the Thing Returns will be better than the Vendetta Pearl in any carrydown situation as their coverstock is stronger. The AU79 being a solid/pearl combo will not likely go longer than the Vendetta Pearl, a fully pearlized, non-Soaker coverstock, with a weaker core. The AU79 is likely to be stronger than the Energy (altho' I have not seen or tried an Energy yet) based solely on the Soaker ATC coverstock being less grabby and less strong than the original Soaker; also the AU79 is a solid/pearl combo, while, as far as I know, the Energy is all pearl. Either on has the potential to solve your problem. A lot depends on what you are using now and how it is drilled.
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