Author Topic: please someone clarify (Read 1245 times)

smer · « **on:** August 16, 2007, 02:17:16 PM »

Because nobody in my area throws lanemaster i am thinking of trying them. But all the reviews i read from you peaple that throw them is the hornet is the ball for light oil. Makes sense when you look at the specs. However on tne lanemasters wedsite, i hear the buzz will "go down further than any ball we have manufactured". I assume then that the buzz must have a kick'n backend compared to the hornet. Am i on the right track or just missing something(would not be the first time ). Thanks

urbanshaft · « **Reply #1 on:** August 16, 2007, 10:32:30 PM »

the buzz went the farthest till the hornet came out

charlest · « **Reply #2 on:** August 16, 2007, 10:32:34 PM »

You're only missing the Time Factor.

The Buzz came out before the Hornet and it was their lightest oil ball, up to that date, and, therefore, had the most length and a "significant" backend. The Hornet came later and gets more length on lighter oil than the Buzz. They just did not update the Advertisement and marketing materials for the Buzz. And, well, it's the lightest oil ball, and with the most length that maybe 90% of people will ever need. The dry-ish conditions/light oil for which the Hornet is made is mostly for tournaments and those of us on the East Coast where they use less oil than most parts of the country.

The Hornet can have a large backend, given the right oil pattern and the right drill, but, for the most part, it is more even reacting than the Buzz, in general. (NOT for all people, all the time, but in general. Heck, last week, it shocked me with its huge hook and I don;t normally throw a large hook.)

That's my interpretation.

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Laybzz74 · « **Reply #3 on:** August 16, 2007, 11:24:22 PM »

I concur ... I have two Hornets, a BUZZ, AND the Sting; a nice little 3 ball aresenal for medium and down to light/dry conditions.
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smer · « **Reply #4 on:** August 17, 2007, 09:33:04 PM »

thanks for the info. Now answer this question. is the sting a solid partical as the lanemasters website says, or a pearl partical like the review in Bowlers Journal International says it is? And while on the subject of coverstocks, what will be the difference between the new hybrid coverstocks starting to hit the market and a pearl partical coverstock? Both are made to get through the heads easier and provide a stronger move at the breakpoint(that is what I have read). There must be more to it than that. Inquiring mind want to know. Thanks

charlest · « **Reply #5 on:** August 17, 2007, 10:12:01 PM »

The Sting is a solid particle, as far as I know. The Lanemasters website calls the coverstock, "Evolution Solid".

My guess as to why they called the coverstock, "Evolution Pearl Particle" is that all balls in the "Buzz" line use the Evolution coverstock, but the other two, the Buzz and the Hornet do use the Evolution Pearl coverstock. Maybe when writing up the Sting review they forgot to remove the "pearl" word.

The only "new" balls Lanemasters are making are ones with a thinner outside shell (exactly like Brunswick and Storm and Ebonite) and filler around the core. I think these may be called "hybrids" but I'm not sure as I have not seen this work mentioned with respect to Lanemasters balls. They will still be making their premium ball with the coverstock all the way down to the core.

There is a full range of types of balls being made by Lm/L: solid resin, pearl resin, solid particle and particle pearl (World Class Particle Pearl is or will be a full coverstock ball, while the Counter Strike will be a particle pearl with the 5/8" thick coverstock and filler.)

Not sure if that answers your question or not.
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Edited on 8/17/2007 10:18 PM

shelley · « **Reply #6 on:** August 18, 2007, 12:18:36 AM »

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And while on the subject of coverstocks, what will be the difference between the new hybrid coverstocks starting to hit the market and a pearl partical coverstock? Both are made to get through the heads easier and provide a stronger move at the breakpoint(that is what I have read).

Modern hybrid covers are usually a solid/pearl blend. Can be solid and pearl reactive or solid/pearl particle. Lane 1 used the term "hybrid" when they blended PK18 and Activator to create the Hybrid Dirty Bomb, maybe some other balls shortly afterwards, too. But typically it means "solid/pearl blend". Examples would be the Centrifugal Mass, High Energy, 44 Magnum (if you can't tell, newguy is a big fan of the pearl/solid blends), Hot Rod Hybrid, Epic Saga, Sidewinder, and probably several others I'm forgetting. The new Secret Agent is a solid/pearl particle blend.

SH

charlest · « **Reply #7 on:** August 18, 2007, 08:05:42 AM »

As shelley said, "hybrid" is just a word to describe any combination of different things. Brunswick actually started to use this word for their Sidewinder coverstock which is a combo of solid and pearl particles. MoRich did this a long time ago in their Hercules and Onslaught balls. No big deal. Track and Dyno-Thane have been doing it for a long, long time with many of their regular resin balls; Storm and RG have done it once or twice. I do not believe Lanemasters has done this yet.
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