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zeusjr

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First impressions of the TimeBomb...
« on: June 21, 2010, 01:02:36 PM »
BOX SPECS
Ball Weight – 15lbs 2oz
Top Weight – 4.0 oz
Pin Length - 3-4”

DRILL PATTERN
60 deg x 5” x 30 deg
Ending Static Weights- 2.0oz TOP, 0.5oz Side, 0.75oz Finger, No X-Hole

BOWLER STYLE
Ball Speed – 17+ MPH
PAP/Track – 4 1/2” Right 3/4” Up

PICTURE
http://home.comcast.net/~BandRBowling/TimeBomb.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~BandRBowling/TimeBomb2.jpg

SURFACE PREPARATION
OoB

COMMENTS
Wow!! I was very surprised at the reaction of this ball. I was expecting it to fall in line under the Curve. What I found was that this ball maybe even stronger then the Big Curve. The TimeBomb is definitely stronger off the break point where the Big Curve has a more smooth transition.  The Big Curve should still be the heavy oil piece as it starts sooner in the oil, but time will tell. It has similar length to the Curve but a sharper break point. The TimeBomb has the biggest backend reaction of any Lane#1 ball I can remember.

Here are a couple of video’s to show the comparisons. Please keep in mind this was shot with my phone so the quality isn't great and the background noise is bad so please turn down your speakers. These play on using Windows 7 media player or QuickTime...

Playing 2nd tracer (10 board) down the lane:
Curve --> http://home.comcast.net/~BandRBowling/Curve.3gp
Big Curve --> http://home.comcast.net/~BandRBowling/620BigCurve.3gp
TimeBomb --> http://home.comcast.net/~BandRBowling/TimeBomb.3gp

Playing around 5 board:
Curve --> http://home.comcast.net/~BandRBowling/Curve2.3gp
Big Curve --> http://home.comcast.net/~BandRBowling/620BigCurve2.3gp
TimeBomb --> http://home.comcast.net/~BandRBowling/TimeBomb2.3gp

Moved left for more angle:
Big Curve --> http://home.comcast.net/~BandRBowling/620BigCurve3.3gp
TimeBomb --> http://home.comcast.net/~BandRBowling/TimeBomb3.3gp

And yes I know I'm no pro...

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Brickguy221

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Re: First impressions of the TimeBomb...
« Reply #1 on: June 22, 2010, 01:18:57 AM »
Zeus, I have aol and the links don't work for me.
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zeusjr

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Re: First impressions of the TimeBomb...
« Reply #2 on: June 22, 2010, 07:35:25 AM »
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Zeus, I have aol and the links don't work for me.
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"Whenever I feel the urge to exercise I lie down until the feeling passes away."

Brick


is it not downloading or is it giving you an error trying to play?

psaunders300

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Re: First impressions of the TimeBomb...
« Reply #3 on: June 22, 2010, 07:49:32 AM »
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Zeus, I have aol and the links don''t work for me.
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"Whenever I feel the urge to exercise I lie down until the feeling passes away."

Brick


is it not downloading or is it giving you an error trying to play?


They work fine for me.  I could definitely see the strong move the TB has down lane.  Thanks for vids, looking good!!
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Edited on 6/22/2010 7:49 AM

tywithay

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Re: First impressions of the TimeBomb...
« Reply #4 on: June 22, 2010, 08:10:30 AM »
I couldn't get them to work either, but my computer is from 1906 or something. I don't have enough memory to upgrade quicktime lol....sad, but true.

psaunders300

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Re: First impressions of the TimeBomb...
« Reply #5 on: June 22, 2010, 08:14:57 AM »
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I couldn't get them to work either, but my computer is from 1906 or something. I don't have enough memory to upgrade quicktime lol....sad, but true.


I am using Firefox and when I click on the links, I am prompted to either save or open the file.  I choose "Open" and pick Quicktime as the application...
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TheFreeAgent

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Re: First impressions of the TimeBomb...
« Reply #6 on: June 22, 2010, 10:56:00 AM »
Nice socks Zeusy!
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killpins

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Re: First impressions of the TimeBomb...
« Reply #7 on: June 22, 2010, 12:26:12 PM »
hi zeus
what's the pattern on the lane?

zeusjr

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Re: First impressions of the TimeBomb...
« Reply #8 on: June 22, 2010, 01:22:20 PM »
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hi zeus
what's the pattern on the lane?


I believe it was just your standard Christmas Tree pattern...

Medichal

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Re: First impressions of the TimeBomb...
« Reply #9 on: June 22, 2010, 01:47:41 PM »
looks great on that oil pattern Have you tried the time bomb on the shark patten or real heavy oil with carry down. Thanks Medichal

zeusjr

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Re: First impressions of the TimeBomb...
« Reply #10 on: June 22, 2010, 03:06:10 PM »
I bowl again on Thursday, so I'll hopefully have some more details later in the week...

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Re: First impressions of the TimeBomb...
« Reply #11 on: June 22, 2010, 11:09:02 PM »
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Zeus, I have aol and the links don't work for me.
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is it not downloading or is it giving you an error trying to play?
 


Zeus, when I click on the link...

First it asks me if I want to open the file and I click on open

Next it says Adobe could not open file because it is either not a supported type file or because it has either been damaged or because it has been sent as an Email attachment & wasn't properly coded.

That is all I get when I try to view it.
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Brick
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themagician

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Re: First impressions of the TimeBomb...
« Reply #12 on: June 22, 2010, 11:12:07 PM »
Links worked just fine for me, using Chrome as my browser, clicking on them prompted me to download then save or open, just selected open and they played.

Nice videos Zeus, its refreshing to see someone human throwing the balls and your videos give a good perspective on what to expect.
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zeusjr

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Re: First impressions of the TimeBomb...
« Reply #13 on: June 23, 2010, 07:56:38 AM »
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Zeus, when I click on the link...

First it asks me if I want to open the file and I click on open

Next it says Adobe could not open file because it is either not a supported type file or because it has either been damaged or because it has been sent as an Email attachment & wasn't properly coded.

Brick


Ok, some Adobe program is trying to open it and doesn't support that type of file.  If you download QuickTime it should work.  I wish I knew more about video editing to help you out.

zeusjr

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Re: First impressions of the TimeBomb...
« Reply #14 on: June 23, 2010, 07:59:51 AM »
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Nice videos Zeus, its refreshing to see someone human throwing the balls and your videos give a good perspective on what to expect.



thanks...