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Gene J Kanak

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Surface of the Pain
« on: March 19, 2007, 01:19:26 AM »
Hey everyone,

I've had my Raw Hammer Pain for about a month now but have not thrown it a great deal. When I have had the chance, however, I've found it to be a bit weaker than what I was expecting.

Our house shot is medium to maybe slightly medium heavy, and I'm having trouble getting the Pain to read the midlane nearly as well as most reviewers have claimed it does. In order to use it, I have to really work the outside and feed it into the dry. If I do so, the ball has a nice, smooth arc back to the hole with pretty good hit, so I'm not complaining. But is this ball designed to be a standard medium, benchmark type of ball because that's how it's acting.

I was expecting more midlane read. Have any of you guys knocked the surface down from 4000 to around 2000 or 1000? I'm just wondering if that will improve the read I get in the mids. What have you guys/gals tried?
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Re: Surface of the Pain
« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2007, 09:23:03 AM »
I had a Pain briefly last week.....dumped it off though.

My ball was laid out 3 3/4x 4 and I had the surface at 1000 abralon. It read the mids extremely well, but had very little pop in the backend. It did not overreact off of the dry. The way it hit the pins was "special"....it did not hit real hard, but it got the job done. More than anything I believe I saw this reaction due to the surface, the layout and the lane condtions. A 4 1/2 pin would have been a much better choice.

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Re: Surface of the Pain
« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2007, 09:43:51 AM »
If your a bowler with a good amount of hand your better off drilling the Raw Hammer balls with longer pin to pap distances.  I'm talking 4.5" to 5" from your pap.

PAIN #1: PIN above the bridge(5.5" from pap) CG kicked right to 1oz and no balance hole.  This ball has a lot of back end and is strong over all.  I have the cover on this ball at 1000 grit.

PAIN #2: drilled with the pion about 4.5" from pap and CG kicked right to 1oz and no balance hole.  This PAIN has less over all hook than PAIN #1.  I know that doesn't really make sense but for me this is what it does.  It flares early because of the pin position and lays off on the back end.  I have this ball at 1000 grit.

I have tried the PAIN at various grits.  If you dull this ball down it will read the mid-lane better.  I feel this ball work well at 1000 grit abralon.  So give this a try.
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Re: Surface of the Pain
« Reply #3 on: March 19, 2007, 10:16:15 AM »
Gene--

The OOB on the Pain is 2000 grit.  Do you have your cover altered?  Did you get it used by any chance?  The Pain for me always showed a real nice midlane read in it's OOB condition, but I am a much lower rev player than you.
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Gene J Kanak

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Re: Surface of the Pain
« Reply #4 on: March 19, 2007, 10:19:26 AM »
Splendor,

NO. I bought the Pain NIB; I was mistaken when I said the surface was at 4000. I thought that its OOB surface. If I knock it down, I'll have to go to 1000. The ball just isn't reading the mids like I expected.
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chitown

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Re: Surface of the Pain
« Reply #5 on: March 19, 2007, 10:34:36 AM »
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Splendor,

NO. I bought the Pain NIB; I was mistaken when I said the surface was at 4000. I thought that its OOB surface. If I knock it down, I'll have to go to 1000. The ball just isn't reading the mids like I expected.
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Gene hows yours drilled?  The PAIN is a very strong mid-lane ball.  If you put a strong pin to pap distance layout on this ball you may not experience a lot of over all hook.  

I have two of them.  One of my PAIN'S is drilled strong and the other for length and back end.  The PAIN drilled for back end and length, has more overall hook than my strong drilled one.  My strong drilled PAIN uses the flare really early and lay's off on the back end.
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Re: Surface of the Pain
« Reply #6 on: March 19, 2007, 10:37:10 AM »
carl's post hits it right on the head for me about how it just gets the job done.

I dont know about mine(OOB surface, similar layout to carls).  Gets quite a bit of midlane and just rolls, forget about getting a ton  of backend.

ive shot some decent scores but im still trying to figure the pain out.  I havent thrown it much lately though.  Been using my jade quantum in its place(after my real deal starts to uncontrollably roll out) at a house with a lake of oil in the heads to start.
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TDC57

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Re: Surface of the Pain
« Reply #7 on: March 19, 2007, 06:15:23 PM »
Gene,

I have two Pains drilled similar. Label leverage. One I left with OOB 2000 finish. With my slower ball speed it has read the mids well and turns the corner with a very good hit. The other I have at 2000 but I have it shined. This ball is fairly easy through the heads on medium lanes, has a decent mid lane with an easy arcing roll to the pocket. It doesn't knock wood chips out of the pins but keeps them low and off the lane.
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