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Equipment Boards => Lane #1 => Topic started by: bshinn04 on February 07, 2014, 09:54:54 AM
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I'm looking for thoughts on what surfaces have shown you success with these two balls. I'm throwing mainly on an THS and have a nice smoooth reaction with both sanded at 1000 abralon. The supernova has a little stronger backend than the big curve, but neither ball is really hooking as much as I would like. Any thoughts on what I should change the surface to? I've gotten back into league bowling recently and have the bowling fever again. Have had a couple high 6's and one 7 series. From the videos i've watched on youtube I'm estimating my throw to be around 18-19 mph with around 350-400 revs.
Any thoughts or suggestions would be very helpful. Thanks!
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I have a Big Curve and really like the control it offers, both dull and polished. It comes stock 2000 grit dull. Since I rarely face more than medium oil, I put polish over the stock 2000. I got more length and slightly more backend, but not nearly as much as I expected. Later, I learned that the Big Curve's coverstock has some particles in it. I don't think it has a lot but it does have them. Thus, the control type of ball reaction, even with polish.
Since it is an asymmetric and a particle, I'd suggest a less rough surface on it, maybe try the stock 2000 and redrill it with a smaller Val angle and shorter pin-PAP (maybe a 4" - 4.5" range) to help your apparently higher ball speed.
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I have a Big Curve and really like the control it offers, both dull and polished. It comes stock 2000 grit dull. Since I rarely face more than medium oil, I put polish over the stock 2000. I got more length and slightly more backend, but not nearly as much as I expected. Later, I learned that the Big Curve's coverstock has some particles in it. I don't think it has a lot but it does have them. Thus, the control type of ball reaction, even with polish.
Since it is an asymmetric and a particle, I'd suggest a less rough surface on it, maybe try the stock 2000 and redrill it with a smaller Val angle and shorter pin-PAP (maybe a 4" - 4.5" range) to help your apparently higher ball speed.
Thanks for your suggestions. I originally left it at the OOB finish and wasn't getting the reaction I wanted so took it down to 1000... I have my friday night league tonight, so I may take it to 2000 and put a little polish on it and see how it goes.
Thanks again.
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YOu can also try one of the Storm type of 2000 grit sandings: 500 grit for 45 seconds on a side, then follow with a 2000 grit pad for 15 seconds on a side. This will be provide a little more versatility than a straight full 2000 (500/1000/2000) or a straight 1000 grit (500/1000).
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Ok thanks. I'm sure if I tell the local pro shop those instructions, they will know what to do, the guys there seem to be pretty knowledgeable.
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Changed the surface to 2000 and added a light polish to the big curve and it made it a little stronger as long as I got it out to around the 5 board. any line that I played tighter had very little backend action. Could have just been that the lanes had broken down too much.
Thanks for the help!