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JessN16

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Every Lane #1 ball I've ever owned in 60 seconds...
« on: March 23, 2009, 05:51:07 PM »
Ranked best to worst. If a name repeats, it means I had two of the same ball. Why am I doing this? It's 1:30 a.m., I can't sleep and the dog is snoring.

1) Tsunami H20 - Great for just about everything. I've thrown it on bone dry to floods and everything in between. Best league ball I've ever thrown. Took it to The Gathering last year and shot +50 against my average on three different Sport-compliant shots. This ball is what I miss the most about the end of the L1-Brunswick marriage. May be the best ball I've ever thrown in my life (either this or Storm's original X-Factor).

2) Cherry C/2 Pearl - Always handled more oil than you would think possible. I threw it for 150 games, then gave it to a guy learning to bowl, and he added another 200-300. Still performed well.

3) BuzzBomb/R - Could rise higher on this list, eventually. Great midlane read. Best non-Diamond core ball I've thrown yet.

4) Gold Nugget (2) - Bought one used a couple of years ago and it's my get-out-of-jail card when there's carrydown or a bad pattern.

5) XXXL Starburst - Other companies miss the boat when they don't put a core in plastic. It makes an already great spare ball an effective weapon on dry.

6) Supernova XP - I'll never ask if this company can make an angular ball again. Absolute backend monster with some polish on the coverstock. Similar strength to the Tsunami H20 but how can you not bag this one if you think you'll see toasty heads?

7) Uranium HRG - Great idea for a ball and it fills a need Lane #1 didn't previously have. Slight criticism would be it handles more oil than advertised, so plan accordingly when inserting into an arsenal.

8. Enriched Uranium (2) - Very close in reaction to my current Gold Nugget, just stronger. Great for tournaments where I know I'll see heavier oil amounts. Currently is the most aggressive ball in my tournament bag.

9) G-Force Evolution - So-so experience. Great when the conditions are right, terrible when not. Hates oil. Fits well in an arsenal but I wouldn't make it my only ball unless I was going to dull the shine off it. Still, it's in my tournament bag because when the conditions are right for it, it seems to have a guidance system for the pocket.

10) Hybrid Dirty Bomb - Decent dry lane ball, which would be fine except this thing is supposed to handle oil. It wouldn't at any finish, however, so I polished it up and now use it when the backends are flying. Make lemonade out of lemons...

11) Dirty Bomb - Pretty clear by now that I don't match up with the DB core. Bought this one for drier lanes and it struggled even with that. Inconsistent motion and bad carry when it hit. I hate that, because I loved the looks of this "ugly ball."

12) Gold Nugget (1) - First one of these I had was highly condition-specific. It probably wasn't the ball's fault, because I hadn't yet worked with a coach extensively at that time and was a speed-dominant, low rev player. I've found that's not a great combo with the Diamond core. The guy who bought it off me was the same way and I think he made a garden object out of it.

13) Enriched Uranium (1) - Hate to even list this because this one definitely could have been the fault of something other than the ball. It was a short-pin ball I got off eBay and had been plugged WAY more times than the ad stated. I couldn't get it to roll or hit. Either the drilling made it roll like junk, or it had experienced cover death before I got it. Didn't appear to have many games, though. And whoever plugged the ball in advance of me getting it did it in a dark room after drinking heavily. This was the ball that almost scared me away from Lane #1 forever.

It's amazing, listing these things, that I've only had 13 Lane #1 balls over the years. I gotta get busy. (g)

Jess

 

buzzaussie299

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Re: Every Lane #1 ball I've ever owned in 60 seconds...
« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2009, 02:11:02 AM »
nice ,very nice indeed
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black raspberry saw
emerald saw
cranberry c  buzzsaw  
enriched uranium stacked
enriched uranium label
pearl uranium
pearl carbide
pearl cherry bomb
solid cobalt bomb
xxxl starburst
h20 buzzsaw
liberator
solid uranium
clear diamond
bullet buzzsaw
tsunami
uranium hrg
blueberry buzzsaw 14lb
supernova solid
enriched uranium cg out

wanted single drill right hand blueberry 15 lb
wanted single drill right hand silver diamond 15lb

bestbudzs24

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Re: Every Lane #1 ball I've ever owned in 60 seconds...
« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2009, 01:24:27 AM »
since i have owned way too many lane #1 balls i will list my top 5 and my worst 5

top 5
1. pearl cherry c/2. my favorite ball of all time shot more 300's and 800's with this ball than all my equipment put together so i am kinda biased to this ball. just wish i still had this ball.
2. enriched uranium. probably the most under-rated lane #1 ball. for a pearl with a small particle load this ball can handle large amounts of oil with a nasty back-end. just wish i could use this ball more but i just dont typically see enough oil to use it. for tournaments this is a must have.
3. uranium pearl.this ball could be number 1 on my list.this ball is usally the first ball out of the bag for me very consistant with a nice hard arc on the back-end. definetly the most used in my arsenal.
4. cherry bomb. for me this ball is most like the pearl cherry c/2 but it is condition specific unlike the c/2.it hates carrydown as it tends to skate. but when conditions are right this ball is a beast, it fits nicely between the enriched and the uranium pearl.
5. black cherry bomb. this is one of the only solids i like from lane #1 it handles oil similar to the enriched but it reads the mids much better than the enriched due to it being a solid.

worst 5
1. buzzbomb. could never get this ball to work right for me.maybe my high rev rate just burnt it up. tried surface changes,a redrill,polish and nothing worked.
2. buzzbomb/r pretty much the oppisite as the solid just slid and slid down the lane. this is the weakest hitting lane #1 ball i have ever had hit like a wet napkin.
3. uranium solid. i was probably the most dissappointed in this ball mainly because how much i liked the enriched and the u-pearl.it was just too over under hooked too much on the mediums and not nearly enough on the heavier stuff.
4. retro THS buzzsaw.for me this ball was alot stronger than advertised. bought this ball for my one league to play on the great wall of china. but when it hit the dry it would take off. i had to really increase my speed to use it effectivly and wasnt really impressed with the pin carry it had.
5.dynamo. not sure if this ball should be on the list cause i havent used it that much.dont get me wrong this sucker hooks but it seems to lope down the lane. and i have a hard time getting this ball to face up to the pocket.leaves alot of 7 pins. probably should try some surface changes or polish and see how it does.i will say it carries more brooklyn strikes than any ball i have ever had lol.
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completebowler

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Re: Every Lane #1 ball I've ever owned in 60 seconds...
« Reply #3 on: March 26, 2009, 02:27:46 AM »
Gotta say that the pearl cherry c2 is by far the best L1 I have seen. Between my brother and I we must have upwards of 60 L1's and my two cherries were the most angular and hardest hitting pieces I've thrown.

Gold nuggets might be the most underrated balls of all time. People that don't know buzzsaws just see an ugly color.

Here's the list:

7 solid uraniums
8 gold nuggets
3 carbide plus
3 evolutions
2 cherry c2
2 silver diamonds
2 black cherry bombs
2 blueberries
2 black raspberries
2 hdb
2 buzzbomb
2 cobalt bombs
buzzbombR
xxxl
g force nebula
H20
H20 tsunami
supernova
viper
emerald green
bullett
pearl uranium
enriched uranium
carbide uranium (test)
super carbide bomb
retro ths
g force
buzzsaw c


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sluggo35

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Re: Every Lane #1 ball I've ever owned in 60 seconds...
« Reply #4 on: March 26, 2009, 03:28:44 AM »
you have to many nuggets complete sell me one

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Re: Every Lane #1 ball I've ever owned in 60 seconds...
« Reply #5 on: March 26, 2009, 03:29:55 AM »
and jess it took longer than 60 seconds to read false advertisement. lol

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Re: Every Lane #1 ball I've ever owned in 60 seconds...
« Reply #6 on: March 26, 2009, 03:37:44 AM »
i agree with sluggo u have too many nuggets. sell me one please lol.
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completebowler

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Re: Every Lane #1 ball I've ever owned in 60 seconds...
« Reply #7 on: March 26, 2009, 03:45:34 AM »
nuggets are gold and in this economy ya gotta hang on to all your gold
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ImBackInTheGame

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Re: Every Lane #1 ball I've ever owned in 60 seconds...
« Reply #8 on: March 26, 2009, 08:26:43 AM »
This wont take more than a few seconds for me, lol

XXXL Starburst, I just got it.

Doug Sterner

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Re: Every Lane #1 ball I've ever owned in 60 seconds...
« Reply #9 on: March 26, 2009, 01:49:22 PM »
I have been a Sawhead for a long time....to the tune of nearly 75 Saws over the last 15 years. The best of the bunch for me is the Emerald Pearl C2....by a landslide. Now with that said I have also had a lot of sucess with:

BuzzBomb, Black Raspberry, Super Carbide Bomb, Cherry Bomb, Pearl Uranium, Tsunami

My least favorites have been:

BuzzBomb/R, Golden Nugget, Enriched Uranium, Solid Cobalt, Carbide +

In No Particular Order.....
Black XXXL
Red XXXL
Clear XXXL
Viper Pearl x2
Viper Pearl remake x2
Viper Solid x2
Silver Diamond
Silver Bullet
Cherry Pearl C2 x4
Black Buzzsaw/C
Black Buzzsaw
Black Raspberry
Pink Raspberry x2
Pro Purple x2
Carbide LRG
Carbide Pearl
Super Carbide
Carbide Bomb
Carbide Bomb Pearl
Dirty Bomb x2
Hybrid Dirty Bomb x2
Cherry Bomb Pearl
Black Cherry Bomb x3
Super Carbide Bomb
Blueberry x3
Emerald Pearl x3
Pearl Uranium x2
Solid Uranium x2
Enriched Uranium
Uranium HRG
Cranberry
Golden Nugget x2
H2O x2
Tsunami x3
Cobalt Bomb pearl x2
Cobalt Bomb solid
Carbide +
Super Nova x2
SuperNova XP
G Force solid x2
G Force Evolution
G Force Nebula
BuzzBomb
Agent Orange
BuzzBomb/R
Dynamo
Chainsaw
Teal THS
Hybrid Megatons (sold NIB never threw)

I don't think there are too many out there that I have never tried....oh wait I forgot to add the Dirty Bomb I just picked up from Jess....that's another one :-)

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