Post by: toomanytenpins on January 11, 2006, 02:07:25 PM
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Post by: hawkeye4life on January 11, 2006, 10:08:27 PM
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Post by: Brickguy221 on January 11, 2006, 10:35:21 PM
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Ebonite has had to ramp up production to meet demand on this ball. The Ebonite staffer I spoke with said sales have topped even their wildest expectations. Supply and demand at work....Ebonite hit the jackpot with this ball.
Damn....Will you guys quit tempting me to buy this ball????....lol
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Post by: The SuperHitMan on January 11, 2006, 10:46:17 PM
Believe the HyPe
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Post by: jls on January 12, 2006, 02:49:32 PM
is it possible that ebonite ran out of 1000 grit pads???
Post by: jls on January 12, 2006, 02:51:29 PM
and the 1000 grits pads for it are selling even better.
Post by: Housebowler on January 12, 2006, 11:17:51 PM
Edited on 1/13/2006 0:06 AM
Post by: jls on January 13, 2006, 11:02:59 AM
FOR THIS BALL
Post by: Strapper_Squared on January 13, 2006, 11:12:49 AM
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NEW BJ MAGAZINE, BALL REVIEW SECTION, NOW SHOWS LIGHT TO MED. OIL
FOR THIS BALL
That is for the box surface.. its 4000 grit polished! It looks like a mirror if you have ever seen one... But if you take the surface down a little.. even to 1000 grit abralon, this ball definitely will handle heavy oil... don't let their ratings fool you into thinking some other ball is strong just because it is released with a 500 grit cover and BJ states that it is for heavy oil... The One is probably one of the stronger balls around...
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Post by: jls on January 13, 2006, 12:50:09 PM
are probably lt-med at best. btm tested the ball and listed it's weakness
as heavy oil and dry, which i agree with. most of the reviews i have seen on this ball are great, bowlers love the ball, however most say they took down the cover, 800-1000 seems to be the big winner, guys with a lot of hand seem to take the cover down to 2000. in my shop i would say most bowlers who are using this ball on "oil" are bringing the cover down to 1000, and most using this ball on lighter patterns are going with 2000. some are staying with 4000
but with no polish, the way the hawg wild comes out of the box.
now as for balls sales, this is by far probably the best selling ball ebonite
has had in a while, in the premium line. actually, in my shop, we sell more hawg wilds, but that could just be an area thing. by the way they don't list the hawg wild as a heavy oil ball, and at 4000 plus polish for most normal
bowlers, the one will not work in heavy oil either. i feel it would have been nice if ebonite classified the ball with that box finish in mind. because after reading most reviews, it sure seems like most are taking the cover down
for oil, and that makes sense!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and btm knows what they are doing
and they listed it as weak in oil.
Post by: jls on January 13, 2006, 01:16:48 PM
finish polish. the hawg wild is 4000 abralon pad.
ebonite does not have a 4000 grit polish. in fact i don't know of anyone still
making that high a polish anymore, seems most stop at 2000, or 2500, and storm may be 3500.
as a pro shop, we are the ones a customer will complain to first when a ball
advertised as heavy oil sails. and that is why there are so many reviews on this ball stating that they took the cover down to 800-1000 for oil. most
ball companies state, adjust the cover's by sanding or polishing to match up to the desired lane condition. YET EBONITE is the only ball company i know of that suggest's a 4000 grit, polished cover works in oil. excuse me but i find that
a little hard to except. of course i also don't believe pigs can fly.
now i am sure that someone with a lot of hand can move this ball in oil. but that's the exception, not the norm. our rep has a 65 year old teammate who he claims hooks this in fresh oil. and he probably does. but back here on earth
most bowler's can not hook a 4000 cover with polish in heavy oil.
the paradigm is another ball that many customer's seem to think works in heavy oil. it is a 1500 polished cover out of the box, yet we take it down to 800 polish, or 800-1000 pad for oil. sometimes the wording in the ball companies ads, lead people to expect way more out of a ball then is true. the bottom line is that most box finsih's need to be adjusted to match up to the desired
lane conditions.
Post by: jls on January 13, 2006, 01:26:10 PM
also i feel that it's pro shops that are making this ball such a success by adjusting the cover's for their customer's.
Post by: ambi1 on January 13, 2006, 11:13:23 PM
regards
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Post by: toomanytenpins on January 15, 2006, 03:18:53 PM
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my style, the art of bowling without bowling
Post by: ImaRedbird on January 15, 2006, 03:29:36 PM
this is for u
i don't knock any company, i like em all. if a ball doesn't match up it's $150-$200 gone down the drain. I don't know anything about u but i will say if you are very consistent with speed, release etc. it should work for u. The one is a very bowler sensitive ball. I personally don't want "The One", seems like too much of a headache so i got an "overtime". It's up to u.
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Post by: fins4ever88 on January 15, 2006, 03:41:04 PM
Post by: ambi1 on January 16, 2006, 12:12:49 AM
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Scary as it sounds not a bad idea......however like most on this board....one ball no matter how good is never enough for us. Most of us bowling addicts like variety even if it actually works against us.
In all seriousness, I think if you had two you could cover the majority of the lane conditions you would face and get the proper reaction. Add a dry lane (toast ball) for super dry and spares and a oil monster and you would have a nice little lineup ready to go.
Note: If you are a tournament player, you likely would need more stuff to combat the typical heavier oil patterns you would face. Just my opinion of course!
I'm more of the stick with a proven ball guy.. which is why I'm a bit frustrated with the fast turnover of new balls.. by the time you want to get another ball, its been discontinued.. Was thinking of building an arsenal with the V2sanded at its core... but The One seems to be a been more versatile and the Rg is more suited for a slower speed, med rev stroker like me...
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Post by: Myser on January 16, 2006, 12:23:50 AM
I haven't thrown it yet but have seen it alot at college tornements and it looks really really good.
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Post by: toomanytenpins on January 16, 2006, 09:38:39 PM
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my style, the art of bowling without bowling