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mixnmash

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Smash Pocket Carry
« on: November 05, 2003, 06:11:20 PM »
Let me begin first with this....My Blueberry is everything I have wanted in a ball. I can play wherever I want, in most houses (on THS) and I toss it better than anything I have thrown in my life. I have had this ball for 3 weeks now, and have had a million people ask what it is and how they can get one. When I throw this ball it looks like the "perfect shot" probably 95% of the time. It is able to recover from 3-4 board at 48-50 ft. or hold the inside and make the turn. The problem is carry...
 
 It has no favorites, ringing 10-pins, stone 8-pins, smash 9's, blowout 7's, flush 4 and pocket 7-10 from time to time. To make things worse it always carries in practice, and I go with it. I see folks fluffing the ball...and carrying. I see folks putting up so many revs the oil about catches on fire....and carrying. In both cases with less than perfect shots, but for me I need a slingshot and rock if I want to string strikes.

 Being that I haven't yet made my profile I will give you some info.
RH, above avg. revs, 17.5 mph on Qubica, textbook type form, avg. composite in 4 leagues (3 houses) is 226.

 The BB is drilled pin-under ring finger, CG is kicked out a tad. I am completely satisfied with the drilling as it is very predictable for me. I have noticed that i seem to carry better with more arc and less angle. My BB doesn't exactly Skid-Flip but revs early while coasting down the lane then makes a pronounced turn about 48ft down, not flippy, not a true arc.

So with all that out of the way, I am thinking about adding some surface to it so I can burn some excess energy off of it. Has anyone tried this with the BB and if so what were the results? What is the cover at in the NIB condition?
Any help is appreciated.

 

mixnmash

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Re: Smash Pocket Carry
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2003, 02:16:30 PM »
Man, it seems the only ways to get a response on this board is to:
A) Mention the Golden Nugget
B) Figure out who/what "Clump" is
C) Talk crap about Lane#1
D) Bring up how devastating these balls hit the pocket

 Come on, I did mention that my Blueberry hit a ton, that ought to give me at least 2 replies or suggestions.
 The next topic I start will be "I won't buy a Golden Nugget from Clump unless they are less expensive, but still hit like nothing else". Maybe then someone will slide the mouse across their beer-gut and hit "reply to topic", put their TV Dinner on the desk, blow the dust off their keyboard and type...lol.

Curly

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Re: Smash Pocket Carry
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2003, 03:03:17 PM »
"I said get me another beer Maw! Dont make me get the hose!"

Sorry friend, been watching my NASCAR on the picture box. Sand your Blueberry! Some have said the NIB surface was close to 1200. I like mine sanded with an 800 grit.
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mixnmash

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Re: Smash Pocket Carry
« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2003, 08:08:07 AM »
Hey thanks Curly, if ya don't mind have the ol' lady get me one too...I was figuring that would be the way to go, just wanted to see if you'ins thought that too, plus I wasn't sure what the factory finish was. So thanks, for the response and the virtual cold one, 'preciate it.