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skbowl800

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Silver Diamond and Tsunami question?
« on: January 25, 2007, 05:24:43 AM »
I just got both of these balls and had a few questions.  I saw that the Silvers coverstock says it is a reactive urethane, is that true?  How different from a reactive resin is that.  How will it compare to my Uranium Pearl?  I was also wondering if my Tsunami is a solid?  I was hoping it would be good on heavy oil, should I change the coverstock?  It is sanded to 600 grit and polished right now.  It also has a unusual drilling, pin is under middle finger and diamond logo is in slightly to the right of the palm, what will that make it due?  I have thrown it once and it seems very controlable.  Any info on any of these questions would be greatly appreciated.
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triggerman

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Re: Silver Diamond and Tsunami question?
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2007, 01:30:21 PM »
all reactive balls are reactive urethane, they are urethane based with a reactive resin to increase the reaction off the dry (thus reactive)

both are great balls the silver is more of a med to med light, skid snap ball, IMHO the tsu is made for med oil, great benchmark ball, i would assume a surface change would allow you to play in oil, but the ball is much more suited for med condtions

the drilling on the tsu will allow for a modest midlane start and be more of an arcy type roll (what you would want if you are going to throw in oil)
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Grayson

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Re: Silver Diamond and Tsunami question?
« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2007, 01:32:34 PM »
I can only add my knwoledge about the Tsunami so far.

It is a Solid coverstock and should work on slightly more oil but mainly the ball is made for meds. I don't know your style and drilling layouts. For me till I started to get faster with the ball the Tsunami was more on the oily side for me.
I only scuffed it slightly with a grey pad and the ball started early but still ran smooth with good backend and great hit.
 After I had changed my style and got more speed the ball is skidding throu for me now... better for the meds. I also brought it back to a high gloss polished state and will doa review of the ball on a med-dry and shorter pattern.

All in all the Tsunami is a great all-rounder; if drilled strong enough you will be able to play the on a more oily pattern but for the "swamp" the ball is not the ideal choice.
On the other side if you are able to adjust your game you can even play the ball on dry lanes... I had to and it worked.
don't expect a skid flip reaction the ball is smooth.

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skbowl800

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Re: Silver Diamond and Tsunami question?
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2007, 01:11:13 PM »
Well, I finally got to throw these two yesterday.  The Silver Diamond hooked a little earlier than my Uranium Pearl and covered just about as many boards.  It seemed to be a little more predictable too.  The Tsunami is definately controlable, it just wouldn't overreact, even when I tugged it, it just held the line really well.  I am thinking about knocking the polish off and taking it to 4000 and saving it for the heavy oil.
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