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Trackoholic

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ball comparison
« on: May 04, 2008, 10:49:12 AM »
Can anyone give a comparison between the XXXL and a Slate blue gargoyle?
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golfnutFL

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Re: ball comparison
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2008, 08:30:49 PM »
SBG handles a lighter pattern very well. The XXXL needs a very dry pattern to move much at all.
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Grayson

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Re: ball comparison
« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2008, 11:36:14 PM »
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SBG handles a lighter pattern very well. The XXXL needs a very dry pattern to move much at all.
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or better to say... it skids on any oil... no matter how "light" you might describe it. (at least that is my experience)

the XXXL can be play e.g. on a THS down and in on the dry outside boards... so saying it does not work on this and that pattern is imho not the right expression. No offense.
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Re: ball comparison
« Reply #3 on: May 05, 2008, 12:04:17 AM »
The original black XXXL will probably handle more oil than the red one or the Starburst, judging from the surface.

I have a Slate Blue and love it. One of the best balls made in the last 5-10 years. I use it for spares but also have used it as a strike ball on lanes as oily as medium-light. It moves more than plastic and has a very nice core in it.

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Grayson

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Re: ball comparison
« Reply #4 on: May 05, 2008, 04:49:19 AM »
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The original black XXXL will probably handle more oil than the red one or the Starburst, judging from the surface.

I have a Slate Blue and love it. One of the best balls made in the last 5-10 years. I use it for spares but also have used it as a strike ball on lanes as oily as medium-light. It moves more than plastic and has a very nice core in it.

Jess

again I disagree...

my Black sure feels a tad more tacky but the starburst imho grabs as good when it grabs... but that is a personal experience
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Re: ball comparison
« Reply #5 on: May 05, 2008, 07:17:19 AM »
I had a black and starburst at the same time. They perform the same. Both work extremely well on a dry condition, or a THS condition with dry outside boards...as long as you know how to use the oil line.

Never had the Visionary ball.

That said, the XXXL is the only ball I never leave home without.
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