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dizzyfugu

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Clear Werewolf question - dynamic core, or not?
« on: March 16, 2012, 04:46:13 AM »
Hi,

I was lucky to get hands on a NIB 15 lbs. Clear Werewolf from 1997 - not certain if I keep it as a speculative collector's item or drill it up someday for active use. Was just a nice occasion I could not pass on... ;)

Anyway, I could not find any useful/reliable information about its RG specs. Just because it has that orange core-thing inside does not mean that it actually does something concerning flare or PSA migration (like an XXXL). I'd rather think it is just a kind of pancake "replacement", to counter top weight losses through drilling. AFAIK, the Ebonite Gems also had this object inside, and they were considered simple spare balls?

The Clear Werewolf was marketed for "dry lanes", but that does not tell anything. Does anyone here KNOW something about the ball's design and core properties, beyond the aforementioned?

Thanks a lot in advance!

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Re: Clear Werewolf question - dynamic core, or not?
« Reply #16 on: March 16, 2012, 01:54:49 PM »
Pretty sure the 3rd Clear Werewolf was the same core in the Gem series.

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Re: Clear Werewolf question - dynamic core, or not?
« Reply #17 on: March 16, 2012, 01:55:43 PM »
fetterman, don't forget that Dizzy is in Germany!
 
mfetterman wrote on 3/16/2012 10:24 AM:
Dizzy, where did u find that NIB piece at. A guy on my team a few weeks ago told me to keep my eye out for one if I see any. He actually threw his 1st 300 game a few years ago with one. I have another friend who also shot 300 with his. Both on normal house shots a few years ago on older wood lanes, but not what i would call burnt or toasted conditions by any means. They both could use them with friction to the right playing pretty straight up the boards and they did hit well when they got to the pocket. I too owned one and it did get quite a bit of use, no honor scores with mine, but a 279 game if i remember correctly.




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Re: Clear Werewolf question - dynamic core, or not?
« Reply #18 on: March 16, 2012, 03:11:10 PM »
Well I can't find the clear werewolfs in BTM (maybe I missed them some how). About the only thing I can see is that the Clear werewolf with the football shape core, is that it has what looks like a Shockwave core. The werewolf core doesn't look like that.
werewolf core-
 
Aloarjr810 wrote on 3/16/2012 11:52 AM:
The clear werewolf is a hard one to find in the old BTM's, I'm suspecting they didn't review them or it's just a blurb in a article . But I'll keep looking.
Heres the cores-
1-Clear Wolf
 
2- Clear Werewolf
 
3- Clear Werewolf

 


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Re: Clear Werewolf question - dynamic core, or not?
« Reply #19 on: March 16, 2012, 04:20:00 PM »
Also remember too that the Werewolf was a step up strenght wise from the original Wolf series...that ball had some serious strength for its time. Also look closely at that core and you can see how other Ebo cores have dirived from it....


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dizzyfugu

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Re: Clear Werewolf question - dynamic core, or not?
« Reply #20 on: March 19, 2012, 06:38:55 AM »
It is the Clear Werewolf - the ball with the orange Gem core inside, not the Clear Wolf - which truly has a real dynamic core.

 

Many thanks for all the responses and discussion, very helpful!


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