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Equipment Boards => Lane #1 => Topic started by: DonSVO on April 03, 2004, 08:40:42 PM

Title: drilled an emerald pin in, CG out... this thing moves!
Post by: DonSVO on April 03, 2004, 08:40:42 PM
it is going to take me some time to get used to it, but this ball is a total handful.i think i found the pocket flush about 3 times my first game and every time, ten in the pit. the ball hooks more than anything in my bag by far. should i put a small weight hole in the PAP and try to tame it down some? i was wanting to use it for a wider array of conditions, not just the floods. i used it in a medium house and i was releasing the ball over the 3rd arrow to 6, and it would still find an excuse to go brooklyn.
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i don't care who makes it, how much it costs, or how sexy the ball looks. can i carry the 7 and level the deck with a $60 ball?

bring on the Lefty uprising!
Title: Re: drilled an emerald pin in, CG out... this thing moves!
Post by: Buzzhead on April 04, 2004, 12:57:31 PM
not the ball in most houses around here if I hit 6
with a Target Zone it is coming back brooklyn.
Play a tad more direct with the ball. 15 to 12 and I bet
it does not come anywhere near the pocket.
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Title: Re: drilled an emerald pin in, CG out... this thing moves!
Post by: crankncrash on April 04, 2004, 06:20:04 PM
I second that, the emerald is not that aggressive and if you think it will be  flood ball you are gonna be upset when you have a 10 pin ball and nothing to really throw
Title: Re: drilled an emerald pin in, CG out... this thing moves!
Post by: Curly on April 04, 2004, 06:32:59 PM
He, he, he(Crank). I too, found the Emerald to be pretty weak. Weak, until I scuffed it with a bit-o-ScotchBrite. That thing started hooking at the top of my backswing! Adios Emerald. LOL!
Title: Re: drilled an emerald pin in, CG out... this thing moves!
Post by: Brickguy221 on April 04, 2004, 06:46:28 PM
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...." Adios Emerald. LOL! "
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Title: Re: drilled an emerald pin in, CG out... this thing moves!
Post by: DonSVO on April 05, 2004, 12:56:57 AM
a more direct line makes it miss the headpin. as soon as this thing finds dry, it turns. period. i was playing 3rd arrow trying to give it more oil to eat before it hit the dry at 38'. well, i am going to throw it on my tuesday night and see how it does. that place sucks, its like bowling on ice. their version of a house shot is everyone elses sport shot, gutter to gutter. grrr.
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i don't care who makes it, how much it costs, or how sexy the ball looks. can i carry the 7 and level the deck with a $60 ball?

bring on the Lefty uprising!
Title: Re: drilled an emerald pin in, CG out... this thing moves!
Post by: crankncrash on April 05, 2004, 01:03:16 AM
c'mon curly that thing got down the lane if you threw it! quit fluffin! nah just kiddin with ya, it really is a whole different ball when its scuffed. I thought it was the answer to your berry-blues, just about the same deal when it was dull, O and its pretty(tim needs to find more manly expressions!)
Title: Re: drilled an emerald pin in, CG out... this thing moves!
Post by: DonSVO on April 07, 2004, 12:48:47 AM
mine is pretty clean, a 1600 grit finish. i am afraid to even let sandpaper within 3 feet of it!

took it to the 'oil shot' tonight. they had a lovely reverse block for our LEAGUE play. it was a new experience. anyways, luckily this thing cleared the heads. i let it drift to the oil on 8-9, and it would come back hard once it found the 40' mark. over 20 to 8 and back for a money shot. is the emerald supposed to be for such heavy oil? i am now STRONGLY considering drilling out 1/2 oz. in the PAP.
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i don't care who makes it, how much it costs, or how sexy the ball looks. can i carry the 7 and level the deck with a $60 ball?

bring on the Lefty uprising!
Title: Re: drilled an emerald pin in, CG out... this thing moves!
Post by: Charles on April 07, 2004, 11:33:22 AM
Don,
  If you get this message before this evening then great. If not, I'll pass it on when I get to the center. Anyway, first thing I would do BEFORE I took any weight out is polish the ball with a different grit. This may help get the ball down the lane further. Secondly, try a couple of different hand positions and/or releases for different lane conditions. The Emerald is a great ball but like all balls, takes a little experimenting with to find it's place in your arsenal. If none of this meets your satisfaction, then I would consider a little weighthole. See ya this evening.


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