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Equipment Boards => Lane #1 => Topic started by: SrKegler on June 20, 2003, 07:46:56 PM

Title: Pro-purple
Post by: SrKegler on June 20, 2003, 07:46:56 PM

Recently got this little jewel from Shaggy.  Ball is drilled label leverage.  From the numbers and after talking with other Saw users, I was expecting it to fit between my pearl bomb (4X4)and my silver.  It gets good length but once it hits dry, look out.

This ball does not quit!  I was playing a medium/heavy top hat, oiled to 41'.  I have to play about 8 boards deeper with it than my pearl bomb.  I've never seen such an angular back end.

I can't believe drillings could have had that much difference in reaction.  This is also the first ball I've ever thrown that I can't flatten out for the 10 pins.  It may be able to get far enough right to barely nick the 6 pin.

Afraid to get the Cherry Bomb now, let alone the SCB.  

Your thoughts?
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~~~SrK - Have balls, will travel

Title: Re: Pro-purple
Post by: TTforshort on June 21, 2003, 12:40:17 PM

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Your thoughts?
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~~~SrK - Have balls, will travel

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I think you are spending way to much time on you the computer.
Don't they have shuffleboard or some other game there at the
old folks home?

TT
TT~~~~~>It's rained here and too wet to work.
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Title: Re: Pro-purple
Post by: SrKegler on June 21, 2003, 12:47:57 PM

TT, don't make me come out there!
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~~~SrK - Have balls, will travel

Title: Re: Pro-purple
Post by: seadrive on June 21, 2003, 12:55:17 PM

I'm still waiting for the guy I bought a Pro Purple from on eBay to ship me the ball , so I don't have any input on it yet, but I will!

Using 14# stuff as I do, I'm finally going to get to test Lane #1's claim that the 16# ball's core in the lighter-weight balls makes a difference.  I'll let you guys know what I think... as soon as I get the !@#$ ball!
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seadrive
Cogito ergo bowl

Title: Re: Pro-purple
Post by: Strider on June 21, 2003, 01:00:28 PM

I think the Pro Purple is very drill and release sensitive.  I got mine used.  Threw it a game or two with the original drill since the span was very close to get a feel for it.  I believe it was drilled thumb leverage.  It hooked pretty early, and very continuous throughout from the midlane to the deck.  Much more than I was expecting.  Proshop talked me into drilling it 5.5 x 5.5 (if I remember).  Now it wouldn't do much of anything.  Would not hook in the oil.  Off the dry it became more angular, but if you hit any carrydown it was worthless.  For a strike ball, I needed to come around the ball to make it do anything.  It actually became a very good 10 pin ball for me.  If I came straight through it, it wouldn't hook on sawdust.  Had it redrilled one more time (label leverage).  I liked it better than the 5.5 x 5.5, but it still didn't impress me.  Maybe I should have kept it the way it was.  
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Strider
Penn State Proud
Teamwork is a lot of people doing what I say.

Title: Re: Pro-purple
Post by: charlest on June 21, 2003, 03:09:25 PM

Sr,

The Pro Purple is one of my all time favorite balls. I had modified the surface a few times with Trizact, but I have now restored it to the original specs, according to Lane#1. Mine is also drilled label, a 4"x5" for my PAP. It is a very strong ball for me, and is basically my oiler. As such, I don't get a lot of use for it, but I always carry it.

It is very release sensitive because the core is so mild, medium RG (~2.54) and low differential  (0.028 ~ 3-4"). The cover is most of the reaction.

Title: Re: Pro-purple
Post by: SrKegler on June 21, 2003, 03:49:51 PM

Thanks guys.  Live & learn.  I have always equated oil balls with low RG, high diff.  Just did not expect this ball to move that much.  As I mentioned earlied there is now way I could ever find enough oil for anything stronger.  How people can use the Cherry Bomb and the SCB is beyond me.

This one is definately a keeper.

BTW, for all of the old timers, this has got to be the first time you've seen me tout a ball.

For the rest, too bad it's been discontinued.
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~~~SrK - Have balls, will travel

Title: Re: Pro-purple
Post by: drillwizard on June 22, 2003, 03:40:55 PM

Who needs a Pro Purple?

I have 2 15#'s NIB.