I have a Particle drilled about 5x 3 and a strong about 5 x 4.
the strong is more angular and particle has more roll. I can swing the Strong better.
I have the Strong polished with ebonite extender polish.
they give me a great 1,2 punch on fresh lanes. I start out on the fresh playing the oil line with the particle then instead of moving to deep away from the oil line. I go back to the oil line and use the Strong.
I'm pretty sure that I could use one or the other and be fine if I want to wind up 10-15 boards deeper by game three. but I set them up that way because the strong was my first particle and did not know what to expect.
if I had it over to do again I would drill the Strong 5 x 3 to smooth out the backend and give it a 1500 matte finish. I could probably hang around the oil line all night.
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