The Carbide/R cherry bomb.

The last I needed was to punch out another ball but after finding a cherry bomb in my desired weight and pin location I gave in !

This particular bomb came with a 4 inch pin, 3 oz of top weight and 14.4 before drilling.  Understanding the aggressive nature of the carbide resin coverstock, and strong core I employed a very weak drilling as well as shortening my span about ¼ inch to a very relaxed fit.

The pin, and cg are both kicked out one inch from the grip center, the pin is just shy one inch above my ring finger, and the cg is just about dead nuts on the mid-plane.   This set up would usually qualify as aggressive or early rolling but I dropped a huge axis hole below the mid-plane measuring 1 3/8 wide, and 2 ¼ deep removing all thumb weight, and left myself with ¼ positive side weight.

What I ended up with was a ball that rolls very long, does not hook up early, or hook a lot until the very end, and when it turns it turns hard just completely demolishing the rack.  Most importantly of these facts are that I was playing down and in with a very aggressive ball , and was able to control the break point with relative ease. My series was not very impressive the first night out, ( 565 ), but in all fairness I wasn’t familiar with the movement and adjustment areas, I did however leave four 9 pins, two eight pins while wood was flying all night.

I rate this Carbide/ R very highly, I see some big games coming. Makes this older hand look young again.


Mike Anoles
Vx800@juno.com

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It's not my saying but I live by it's meaning.

To get somewhere you've never been able to go, you must do something you've never done.

A measure of success, to peruse your dream and watch it unfold.

After all of the talk online of the superior performance of Buzzsaws, I decided it was worth picking up this ball to give them a shot. Drilled it up pin over the ring finger, CG kicked out about 2 inches. Basically a nice backend drilling.

All I can really say is that this ball is ridiculous if there is any friction on the backs. When I'm coming up 2-3 boards light with my Smash/R, this ball is lucky to stop at Brooklyn. I can best compare it in strength to my Icon, except the Cherry starts hooking about 10+ feet later. Very impressive to be sure, but I'm actually yet to find a practical use for this. It's far too strong for clean backends, and it is too skiddish on long patterns to be suitable for an oil ball. When I do swing it far enough out on most shots, it drives back too hard and leaves sevens or nines.

I'm sure it'll find a place in my bag, but I wish I had went with a tamer drilling on this one.
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Undoubtedly the best bowler to ever come out of Sequoia Lanes. Maybe that's why they tore it down.

Lefty, medium high speed, 30 degrees axis rotation, medium revs...

Ball is 15.3 pounds, with 3 ounce top weight, pin appears to be 3 inches. Ball is drilled label leverage, pin about inch to the side of my ring, with CG in my palm.

The Good: Attractive ball, clean through the heads for the most part. This ball hits very hard, sending the pins in a mix. I have scouts and messengers hitting from everywhere. Ball revs pretty early in relation to its RG/diff and gets about 4-6 inches of flare. Very grippy on the dry, with the combination of the flippy core, tends to snap hard on the pocket. Reads the lane very well for a skip/flip ball.

The Bad: Spotty or very dry heads, excessive carry down and floods. The ball can also enter the pocket at such extreme angles that it may leave some funky splits if you come in heavy or light. Also as the cover wears down, the ball starts to hook much earlier and the breakpoint softens considerably...

The Ugly: Price, I guess, but in this case, you really get what you pay for.

Factory finish...

42 Foot Sport shot, with heavy oil, gutter to gutter...: Played the twig with this ball to get it to the pocket. Skidded and skidded through the oil, the picked up a good snap in the back. On this shot though, the ball offered no room for forgiveness, so I moved inside, and through it out of the third arrow. The ball didn't recover quite strong enough for a consistent hit. Only condition where my Blue Berry out hooks it...

Flooded THS Fine if I played the twig, but would get some over/under in the back of the lane.

38 foot ths, stripped back ends: Incredibly length through down the lane, even with the short pattern. Ball skids/skids/skids/snaps. Explosive power in the back, huge entry angle (something I really am not good a creating).

42 foot ths, light carrydown: Ball handles light carry down fine, played middle out to the 5-6 board, great length, huge back end. Its a fun ball to watch because you can see it flare then flip. Great hitting power on this condition.

Length 1-10: 9
Hook 1-10: 9
Breakpoint angle, smooth to snap 1-10: 8.5
Versatility: (haven't tried to much in the realm of coverstock prep) ?

Great ball, cool looking hit. Usually the first ball outta my bag...

This ball is very sensitive to oil.  For this ball to do anything you almost have got to have stipped backends and not a lot of oil volume.  If the ball gets on the right shot it hits like a tank and carries the corners very well.  On ths drill it came out with 1/4 oz. of thumb weight and 1/4 oz of side weight.  I would rate this ball 6 out of 10 because it works well on only the drier conditions (at least in my experience).

LGO86

15 lb ball 3.25 topweight 3-4 pin.  drilled stacked.  Pretty good ball hits like a ton of bricks exspecially for the right conditions.  Ball prefers good backends.  Rarely leaves any corner pins but doesnt like too much carry down than u have to adjust ur speed.  I really like this ball

one of the best bowling balls i've ever thrown... First time I threw this ball it was hook monster that was seemed unable to be tamed. got this ball stacked leverage with pin under ring finger(lefty). My first Lane #1 bowling ball and certainly wasn't my last.This ball helped me get my first provincial championship win after 3 years of settling with 2nd.
 This ball had the best lane transition when the lanes we're medium-heavy. Anything lighter or heavier than that I was unable to play a good line. The carry on the ball was like nothing i'd ever had. i was leaving less 7 pins than usual which really got me hooked on lane #1. Of all the bowling balls I've owned this ball has helped me get my high series of 693 and a game score of 279. I own one thats still nib but waiting till I'm out of junior league to get it drilled up so I can dominate in the adult leagues
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aresenal:
Brunswick Majestic Zone II,Lane #1 Black Cherry Bomb,Lane #1 tsunami,Brunswick Intense Inferno,Brunswick Classic Zone(red pin),Faball Nail (original)

extra:
ebonite TPC shooter,Brunswick Monster green/black pearl,Lane #1 Uranium,Lane #1 Cherry Bomb,Discovery,magic zebra, Legends The Buzz

This is my first Lane#1 ball. Bought it used off ebay....I wanted to know what all the hype was about. Boy, did i find out!! I was told that this was probably one of the best Lane#1 balls ever made. My Cherry Bomb came to me in excellent condition....drilled to go long and flip. Took it out for the first time Saturday Aug. 19th for a test run.....Absolutely poetry in motion.....Read the mids nicely and the carry was fabulous. I couldnt believe the hitting power from this ball. Im gonna get another ball from this company very soon....maybe the cobalt pearl. In a 3 game practice i had scores of 229, 221 and 276. Last game would have been a 300....i got a little ahead of myself. It is  very forgiving. What a wonderful piece of equipment. If you can find one, resurface it....The Diamond core inside is a masterpiece in my opinion......

Earl