Themezz, I respect many of the things you have said about wannabee proshops.
However, if a 2 piece core is desirable in a reactive resin ball, it can be an attribute in a plastic ball as well. I had a Blue Dot before the XXXL and the XXXL reads the lane better and carries better. Feel free to message Ron Clifton (magic carpet on this site, or use his email address listed on
http://www.bowl4fun.com/, but give him some time to respond as he's getting ready to bowl Nationals) and ask him about me throwing the XXXL. I'm probably a little rev dominant and often find myself in tweener hell on wet/dry house shots. It's pretty common for me to use my XXXL for the third game. I've used it for 2+ games a few times this year and I've joked about throwing it for the entire night. I shot 680 with it after suffering through 3/4 of the first game with a B/G Centaur. Instead of trying to get deeper than my optimum carry will allow, I'd rather play 12 to 5 or so with the XXXL. Mine has the pin below the bridge about an inch, and the CG kicked maybe an inch to the right. Pretty much straight over the label; the pin is probably 5" from my PAP, far from a strong drilling. I get 2-3" of flare and plenty of hit. I have no idea how much difference you'd see with different drilling's.
I use whatever will get the job done. Read my profile and you'll see I'm not a Lane #1 homer. I had two older Lane #1 balls that didn't do anything for me. If it weren't for the kindness of another BR member, (JPRLane1) I probably wouldn't currently own any Buzzsaws. I might not have my 800 (Tsunami), but I've been close with other equipment (Silver Streak Pearl, Nighthawk 2) and maybe would have one anyway.
Crankncrash, if I have to swing plastic too much, I'd rather get real deep with resin and take my chances with carry. My Thursday night league is goofy. Most times our lanes get used a good bit after they oil them, but lately we've had fresh. The proprietor came by and I was joking with him about adding some oil so I wouldn't have to use plastic, and the guys with no hand or ability would stop having the world to shoot at. I can't believe this, but he said that there was 90 units inside and 12 outside. There should be a ton of hold and plenty of oil outside. There is neither. If I had to guess, there is around 40 inside and the bare minimum outside. Unless he's using the cheapest oil on the planet, he's full of beans. Anyway, the third game, I told him to watch me throw a shot with my XXXL. Similar line to what I described earlier, and it hooked early and almost left a 7-9. He said he'd look into it. Now I wasn't whining; just wanted to make a point that you shouldn't have to swing plastic 2 games after a fresh shot is put out.
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