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Equipment Boards => Lane #1 => Topic started by: Sir Bowl-A-Lot on May 01, 2006, 02:46:44 AM

Title: Bullet vs. XXXL
Post by: Sir Bowl-A-Lot on May 01, 2006, 02:46:44 AM

How close would these two pieces be if drilled the same?
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Title: Re: Bullet vs. XXXL
Post by: Ragnar on May 01, 2006, 11:08:30 AM

Bullet will hook more and handle (very slightly) more oil, though both really appreciate the dry.  Depending on lane conditions I'd guess the Bullet will hook from 2 to 5 more boards (at least my Bullet compares that way w/ my XXXL.  But I never ever wipe oil off the XXXL).
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Title: Re: Bullet vs. XXXL
Post by: Sir Bowl-A-Lot on May 01, 2006, 12:21:38 PM

I already have a new red XXXL on order and I have been toying with the idea of getting a Power Groove Dry/R (which I was told was a small step above the XXXL).  If the Bullet is basically the higher-end equivalent to the Dry/R I may go ahead and nab a Bullet instead.  Here is the arsenal I am kicking around in my head for medium to dry (in that order):

(all drilled label leverage)
Cobalt BOMB - Medium
Bullet - Medium to Light
XXXL - Light to Dry
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Yes, there is enough oil and no, the ball is not rolling-out.
Is that your answer to everything in life?
Read my profile and you'll see why I can honestly say this.

Edited on 5/1/2006 6:21 PM

Title: Re: Bullet vs. XXXL
Post by: novawagonmaster on May 01, 2006, 07:29:45 PM

Bullet is good when everything else is hooking, but you are not quite ready for plastic (as was the case for me in games 3 through six at our tourney last week). If you have just a hint of oil left in the heads, the Bullet is the best choice. If you are talking complete toast (like lanes that have not been oiled in three days with lots of open play), then the XXXL is a better option, since the Bullet will hook off your hand when the heads are COMPLETE toast. I cannot imagine chosing one or the other. I am happy to have both. You will not use them very often (unless using for spares also), but when the conditions are right, nothing will work better. By the way, both of mine are drilled Label 1:30.
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Edited on 5/1/2006 7:29 PM

Title: Re: Bullet vs. XXXL
Post by: Sir Bowl-A-Lot on May 03, 2006, 08:19:22 AM

ttt
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Yes, there is enough oil and no, the ball is not rolling-out.
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Read my profile and you'll see why I can honestly say this.