Post by: Brickguy221 on October 11, 2005, 03:29:16 PM
Read my profile and then feel free to offer suggestions.
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Post by: Sawuser on October 11, 2005, 11:32:21 PM
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Post by: Brickguy221 on October 11, 2005, 11:35:09 PM
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Brickguy, which balls did you have? Were any or all of them bomb core
Blueberry, Emerald (this one worked the best out of the 5 but left a lot of 10 Pins), Golden Nugget, Uranium Pearl, and the XXXL. All were label drilled.
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Post by: Sawuser on October 12, 2005, 12:01:07 AM
http://cgi.ebay.com/Like-NEW-14-lb-Lane-1Hybrid-Dirty-Bomb-bowling-ball_W0QQitemZ7188920884QQcategoryZ36105QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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Post by: Brickguy221 on October 12, 2005, 12:34:02 AM
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Post by: Strider on October 12, 2005, 08:16:08 AM
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Post by: Brickguy221 on October 12, 2005, 08:59:35 AM
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my guess is they went long and lacked any pop on the back.
Trigger, "exactly." Especially the "not any pop on the back end" part.
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Post by: BigWillyStyle on October 12, 2005, 10:57:09 AM
Big Willy Style
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Post by: Rockbowler on October 12, 2005, 12:06:19 PM
Post by: Brickguy221 on October 12, 2005, 02:18:03 PM
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What I will suggest, is a Uranium pearl with the pin next to ring, CG in palm.
Willy, that is a label drill. I had that ball and drilling and it didn't work. Like trigger said, with that drilling and my profile, that ball "had no pop on the back end" for me.
And Rock Bowler says:
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The only ball I tried with a label drilling was the Pearl Uranium and there was not enough pop.
Which is the same as trigger said as well as me also.
I still appreciate your input, Willy.
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Post by: BigWillyStyle on October 12, 2005, 02:26:15 PM
I guess I was picturing you said leverage instead of label...my bad!
Anyway, my mistake...
Big Willy Style
PS...Mine does give a good amount of reaction on the backend...I don't know why yours wouldn't...Hmm..maybe the backup shot adds "POP" to the backend...
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Post by: Steven on October 12, 2005, 02:31:57 PM
At some point, I'm going to post a topic in the Miscellaneous section on the "Case for Buzzsaws". Not from the perspective of trying to convert bowlers to the brand, but to present an argument for giving them a try. At the very least, the diamond core gives you excellent (and honest) feedback on your release, and that by itself is worth the price of admission. My feeling is that if you can learn to throw a Buzzsaw well, you'll throw anything you own better.
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Post by: Bomb_Guy on October 12, 2005, 04:23:09 PM
I hear the cost argument all the time, while I am not accusing you of doing this, I beleive that it is over exagerated by the Lane #1 bashers. I will admit that Lane #1 balls do cost slightly more than other high end bowling balls, but just because a person can buy a low end Brunswick or Columbia ball for $89.95 doesn't mean your high-end Lane #1 ball is double the cost of an equivalent ball.
Lane #1, like any smaller ball company, is limited in it's ability to market low and medium range bowling balls. One of the reasons I like Lane #1 is that they don't offer 50-60 different bowling balls, which often are essentailly the same ball in a different color. Each Lane #1 ball is a distinctive ball, in it's own niche as it relates to coverstock and behavior.
I am not knocking Columbia, Brunswick or any of the other big manufacturers, there is a market for low and medium range balls and they should and do fill a need for these customers. These companies also offer high-end bowling balls, and though they tend to be slightly cheaper than Lane #1, they are still quite expensive. I would not recommend any bowler buy an expensive high-end bowling ball if they cannot truely afford it and their game has not advanced far enough to recognize the difference.
I'm not attemting to sell anyone on a ball they can not afford, but I would point out to potential new Lane #1 users, that the risk they take in testing a Lane #1 ball really isn't any greater than any other high-end ball, since the resale value of used Lane #1 balls is higher than any other brand. I continually hear the Lane #1 bashers talking about $300.00 Lane #1 ball, and claiming they can buy top of the line Columbia or Brunswick balls for less than $75.00. An argument is always easier to win when comparing one companies full MSRP with used price.
Just for arguments sake I took a price survey at a typical online seller. I collected the price ranges for each companies top of the line balls. Notice that the price ranges are only slightly less than Lane #1, and these prices don't account for the better resale value of the Lane #1 balls.
Lane #1
$150-$190
Columbia:
$135-$170
Ebonite
$135-$145
Roto Grip
Epic $125-$140
Track
$140-$150
Storm
$140-$160
MoRich
$145-$155
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Post by: mrbowlingnut on October 12, 2005, 05:08:11 PM
These cores are not the same but give totally different looks on the lanes, as you know i have or have had every lane 1 ball made in recent years back to silver diamond days still have 2 of those in arsenal.
Go with dirty bomb pearl 2-3 pin drilled pin under ring finger cg at 40-45 degrees and keep positive weight at 1/2 - 3/4 oz, also keep weight holes below val to help ball start earlier for you. I have exact ball and it is a keeper withis setup starts early and never quits through the pin deck.
The h2o is ok ball you might make a mistake with that ball unless you have much lighter pattern you bowl on, i do not have tsumani yet have not found a decent enough deal yet.
The hybrid is good ball i had this one above my bridge and cg below at grip center ball motored on the backend was too flippy for my like but then again so is the drill i was talked into. I sold and the guy who bought loves it so you never know but i like early drillings so i know what to do on the next ball.
Post by: Brickguy221 on October 13, 2005, 04:13:17 PM
Again, many thanks.
JIM
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Post by: Saw Mill on October 13, 2005, 06:55:23 PM
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Post by: Brickguy221 on October 13, 2005, 10:09:49 PM
I kind of have my eye on the HDB to start as several here think it will give me the "pop" on the back end that I previously lacked. I need this ball to "pop" on the back end on Synthetic Lanes as nothing I currently have does a respectable job on the back end on Synthetics. I will have to wait a bit to make a decision on what weight as I currently have some health problems. Hopefully I will know something after next week. At the moment it looks like I will be forced to go with 14#. Hope the 14# will work as well as the 15# ones do.
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