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Equipment Boards => Lane Masters => Topic started by: Graaille on April 12, 2008, 01:28:16 PM
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I have a question. Love LM/L balls a lot, and I've picked up quite a few used. Problem is, there's one house I bowl at for both practice and for a Saturday mini-league that usually puts down oil thats a bit lighter than medium.
When the lanes are fresh, I can play my WC/R for about two games, then switch to my Buzz for two games. Now, at the mid-point of the 4th game, I've probably moved as far left as I feel comfortable with using the Buzz, and that's when the splits start showing up more often than I'd like.
I have a Hornet that works fine as a spare ball, but as the next step down from the Buzz, I think it might be too much of a jump.
Any suggestions as to what might fit in the 'end of game 4, game 5-6' slot?
BTW, Righty, 14-15.5mph, generally play between 1st and 2nd arrow, low revs. Most of my drillings are pin right of ring, cg below and to the left -- not quite in palm -- more like having the mass bias being right below thumb. Buzz is the only one different -- pin above and between fingers, cg below and kicked right about 1.5".
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Seeing how your Buzz is drilled (can't get much weaker than that), I'd agree: drill the Hornet stronger OR [ichange the surface[/i]; so it's earlier and stronger. Because surface changes are easier AND more meanignful, I'd try that first.
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Thanks both. The Hornet is actually drilled stacked leverage, but I generally throw it thumb up, or with the barest of fades for the dreaded 10 pin. But even if I throw it like my strike ball, it still doesn't have that much of a turn -- probably because of my low revs.
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Thanks both. The Hornet is actually drilled stacked leverage, but I generally throw it thumb up, or with the barest of fades for the dreaded 10 pin. But even if I throw it like my strike ball, it still doesn't have that much of a turn -- probably because of my low revs.
I sanded mine to 2000 grit and it did make some difference. You can always re-surface. cheaper than re-drilling and than buying a new ball. Try either 800 grit sanding PLUS very light polish or a 1200, 1500 or 2000 grit sanding with no polish, as possibilities.
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