Charlest, regardless if it is opposite of the Lane 1 Clique or not, I love what it says, if it is all true because it sounds a lot like the conditions I bowl on. I have this ball on order from Doug Sterner and it was supposed to be shipped to OK. yesterday. (waiting on tracking no.)

"IF" this ball is what BTM says it is, then with my XXXL, Emerald, and this ball, I should be able to meet any conditions where I bowl unless they would start dumping more oil on the lanes.

There are two things to the "IF" however:

1. Sometimes BTM is wrong and a ball that was supposed to work for me didn't and ditto on a ball that wasn't supposed to work for me, did.

2. The Blueberry is supposed to be such a great ball, adjustable, versatile, and etc. and everyone is screaming because it was discontinued and wants it back, but not me unless my third drilling on it will work. The numbers say it should have matched up for me just like the Golden Nugget numbers say it will match up for me.

Sometimes, some balls for reasons unknown, simply won't match up to some people.


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One of my Saws is dull and won't cut wood anymore.  

Dave,

Based on a bunch of balls that I have used and that BTM has tested, I can guarantee that their "DRY" is everyone else's medium-light and their "OIL" is everyone else's medium-heavy. I think this is a major fault/problem with their reviews. I definitely like their using different bowlers to test the balls.
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"Just because you can do something does not mean you should do it."

And I will respectfully disagree about the quality and objectivity of BTM. I have back issues from 96, 97, 98, 99, 2000, 2001 - every 2002 and 2003 issue, and in my opinion they are just as good and informative and 'accurate' as always. Their reviews are unbiased, and they are THE ONLY SOURCE for comparisons of one company's ball line against another. They're doing a fine job. Obviously, our likes and dislikes will vary from person to person, so some of us will like some articles that others will dislike. Furthermore, some of us will get 'ticked off' when BTM gives our 'favorite' ball a review that we disagree with (after all we're human), but all in all they do a fine job.

i'll bet that if there were three lane #1 full page ads every month, the review of the GN and several other buzzsaws would have been alot better.  they've never done an impartial review of a lane #1 ball, and some of the reviews of ebonite equipment just make me want to barf.  the highest rating i've ever seen for a ball is the ebonite intensity . . . HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

i've only had a subscription for 2 years, so i cannot comment on how much the magazine has changed since bob summerville's death.

i do know that i could read a bill taylor article the size of "war and peace" and still wouldn't learn a darn thing about how to bowl better.

anyway, i don't think the reviewers are unbiased, and i think there's alot of politics involved with "who writes what" for the magazine.  i can't wait for my subscription to run out.
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That which does not kill me makes me stronger . . .

Edited on 12/28/2003 3:55 PM

The Power Diesel has a better review then the Golden Nugget and Anormaly. Anr its cheaper.