I'm having good success with the Cobalt Bomb pearl and am thinking of going all Lane 1 -

Lane 1 folks, please post your current lineup (of currently available or easier to find balls - I'd like to snag what I need before places start going out of stock on things) or what you would suggest for a 4 or 5 ball lineup going from heavy oil to light.

thanks for your help.

I think more importantly is what arseanl you would like to cover all conditions. Here is what I would recommend to go with your Pearl Cobalt:

1) G-Force or Solid Uranium- Heavy Oil
2) Solid Cobalt Bomb or Tsunami- for Med-Med Heavy
3) Cobalt Pearl
4) H2O or Bullet- Lighter Oil
5) XXXL or Crystal Diamond- Spares and burnt lanes.

You could even use an Enriched Uranium in here somewhere for carrydown and breakdown purposes as it is pearl particle. Just my $.02. Good Luck!

Bullet
SCB
GN
XXXL
Emerald
Pro  Purple
U-Pearl
Silver
Super Carbide
Teal

(I think I've missed one or  two,  but they're all older).
Pretty much older stuff, as you can see, but it all works well for me.
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Edited on 2/22/2007 12:56 PM

Super Carbide
V2 Sanded
Tsunami
Uranium HRG (on the way)
Scout Pearl Urethane (Spares)

Eventually will replace the V2 and the Scout but for now they are working good together.
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Thanks to all who have responded so far - this is very helpful.

I'm finding the Cobalt pearl is very versatile, so to start, I'm looking for something to handle heavier oil or alot of carrydown without burning up (Enriched Uranium)?  I'll be looking at the H20 and XXXL for lighter stuff.

For those who have an HRG and Cobalt pearl, is there a major difference or are they too close to really need both?

Get a Bullet no matter what!  Obviously it's gonna work on light oil/later in the night.  But even when I'm just struggling with whatever's out there, I can find a line with the Bullet that will work when I can't seem to get it there with my other stuff.  Straight up the 3 board or whatever, that ball is magic!  And old enough to be very affordable.

The Solid Uranium was my favorite Lane 1 ball overall.  But it got messed up by the ball return, so the alley in in the process of replacing it with a G Force for me for free.  Should've had it already, but they sent us an HRG instead, so they're trying to straighten everything out.

So my suggestions are, wherever they fit in your arsenal, Bullet and Solid U (if you can find them both).

If I would have listened to Doug Sterner way back when I bought my Golden Nugget off him I would not have spent all the money on the rest of these saws.......... YEAH RIGHT! LOL

I have that can go in the bag at any moment....
15lb Deep Danger Zone. I know its not Lane #1 but its money..... in my pocket everytime I throw it....
15lb Pearl Carbide Bomb.
15lb Golden Nugget. x3 (2 drilled for me)
15lb Offset H2O
15lb Uranium Pearl
14lb Tsunami
15lb Cobalt Bomb Pearl.
15lb Silver Diamond.
I carry only a three ball bag to anywhere I go unless a tourney.
In that bag everywhere I go....

Uranium Pearl
Tsunami mostly for spares as its the wrong weight (unless the shot dries out or the backends are screaming)
and usually the offset...

Other than that the way they are listed is the order they are used from heaviest to lightest oil....


 


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