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Strider

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One more chance...
« on: April 02, 2007, 02:55:37 PM »
For my Tsunami.  I've been frustrated by it's inconsistent performance, so I resurfaced it back to 600 grit, ran it through the dishwasher (no heat drying cycle) to remove any potential oil and finished it back to 1000 grit (no polish).  If it hooks one shot and skates the next, it's taking a long roll off a short pier.  Either that or I'll sand to 4000 and polish it like a marble in case I need something that hooks 2 more boards than my XXXL.  
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Buzzhead

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Re: One more chance...
« Reply #1 on: April 02, 2007, 11:01:15 PM »
Make sure the pier is pointing my way.... I would love one of these in a 15 pounder instead of 14..
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FAILURE IS FEEDBACK. AND FEEDBACK IS THE BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS THAT GOT DIGESTED!

Ten pin?????? Where?? I throw a BUZZSAW there is NUTTIN left on the deck...

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Steven

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Re: One more chance...
« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2007, 10:58:09 AM »
Strider: Has the ball always been inconsistent? I don't have a Tsunami, so I don't have a frame of reference.
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triggerman

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Re: One more chance...
« Reply #3 on: April 03, 2007, 11:15:02 AM »
unusual, my tsunmai is the most consistent forgiving ball i have ever had, it is money no matter where i am for the most part (no wonder i did not do for squat in reno, i did not let it bail me out)
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Sawuser

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Re: One more chance...
« Reply #4 on: April 03, 2007, 12:31:05 PM »
Strider, I'm not as patient as you. I got money for mine after owning it for only a couple of weeks!
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Strider

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Re: One more chance...
« Reply #5 on: April 03, 2007, 09:03:15 PM »
Well, I guess the pier is out of the equation.  Apparently the ball was oil logged because it reacted much better tonight.  Matter of fact, I shot my first 800 (278-269-258 = 803) just a few hours ago.  Thank goodness it was sanctioned.  My last two honor scores weren't.

Steven, I got it used from JRPLane#1 at last year's BR gathering.  I drilled it right over his left handed (more or less label leverage) pattern.  I rolled it some to get an idea of the cover strength and really liked the way it rolled, so I saw no reason to change it.  If the conditions were right, it was silky smooth.  I thought it would be great on flat patterns, but it just skated forever on anything that wasn't a house shot.  At first, I blamed it on the weak drill.  After a while, it became inconsistent even on a house shot.  One shot would hook fine, the next would go an extra 5-7 feet and labor in an attempt to recover.  I guess I've had such good luck with balls in the past that I didn't recognize the reason for the poor performance.
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Sawuser

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Re: One more chance...
« Reply #6 on: April 03, 2007, 09:34:50 PM »
Congrats Strider! Great bowling & I'm happy for you that you figured it out. That's more than I could do with mine!
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Strider

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Re: One more chance...
« Reply #7 on: April 10, 2007, 08:48:15 PM »
Now I'm not sure if it's the ball, the dishwasher, or me.  I shot 278 (front 9), 190, 300 with it tonight.  If I wouldn't have fought my release (63 through 5 frames) the second game, I might have shot back to back 800's.  Maybe I'll have to consider picking up another while I still can.
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Buzzhead

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Re: One more chance...
« Reply #8 on: April 10, 2007, 10:35:50 PM »
Strider, I had the same exact misgivings about mine too, Then I tossed it in the oven. 4 hours over 2 days later I had a clean ball, no oil coming out of it at all. Before I did this one shot hook one shot skid...... Now its a beast. I think it was the dishwasher.... I had oil (constant every 12 minutes wipe with windex) for over 3.75 hours.... Not just a little either..... 1st time I done it I had drippings in the bowl I used to set the ball on......
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FAILURE IS FEEDBACK. AND FEEDBACK IS THE BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS THAT GOT DIGESTED!

Ten pin?????? Where?? I throw a BUZZSAW there is NUTTIN left on the deck...

Proud MEMBER of the FOS!!
Member of the FOS, if there happens to be a 9 pin standing just toss a saw and cut it down~~!

T-GOD

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Re: One more chance...
« Reply #9 on: April 10, 2007, 11:03:48 PM »
Great bowling Strider. Must be the dishwasher..!! lol =:^D
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Lane1Redneck

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Re: One more chance...
« Reply #10 on: April 12, 2007, 04:32:58 AM »
Thats great to hear Strider.. Funny you bring this up..

My H20 did the same for me (no oil extraction) too, more I used it, stronger the ball has become, more forgiving too..

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