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Title: Smooth Rolling medium-heavy oil particle?
Post by: Kinalyx on January 10, 2007, 02:13:28 PM: Im considering buying a L/LM ball to see what the company has to offer, but im having trouble picking a ball.

The 3 on my mind right now are the black pearl, yeah baby, & the new standard 2.

Can someone give me some sort of break down as to how these balls roll. The website shows all 3 doing basically the same thing, within 1 board of eachother on the entire ball chart.

Also, im moving down to 14lbs(wrist problem) & i was wondering how the different balls work with lighter weights. Being that L/LM uses 11lbs of coverstock, does the weightblock really do much, especially on a 14lber??

Any & all help is appreciated.

Shawn
Title: Re: Smooth Rolling medium-heavy oil particle?
Post by: golfnutFL on January 10, 2007, 10:20:55 PM: The smoothest rolling med heavy, IMHO, is the World Class particle. The BP is VERY angular and I've never thrown the other two.
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Title: Re: Smooth Rolling medium-heavy oil particle?
Post by: Brickguy221 on January 10, 2007, 11:10:39 PM: I may be wrong, but I think you would want to look at the World Class Particle. I throw a 14# one and it hits like a 15# ball. Charlest or Robb can better tell you what to get better than I can. I just know what works for me.

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Title: Re: Smooth Rolling medium-heavy oil particle?
Post by: Laybzz74 on January 11, 2007, 06:48:16 AM: FWIW and IMHO, the WC particle, NS2, & AP2 SHOULD fit the bill for you based upon what you have described; and from what I understand, rolling a 14 pounder won't make a difference in the hitting or carry with these "L/LM" balls.
The link below has some great info and technical specs on their equipment, as well as contact info for Legends/Lane Masters (Galen Gentry is their main technical "guru"):

http://www.lanemastersbowling.com/index.html
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Title: Re: Smooth Rolling medium-heavy oil particle?
Post by: WSUstroker on January 11, 2007, 07:06:56 AM: I'll throw my hand in and suggest the World Class Particle as well. Mine is very smooth and works wonders on medium/heavy conditions.
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Title: Re: Smooth Rolling medium-heavy oil particle?
Post by: robospare on January 11, 2007, 10:31:52 AM: Different topic.
Anyone with a Black Pearl drilled up a second one?
I'm think about getting a second one with a different layout and tweak the surface.
Title: Re: Smooth Rolling medium-heavy oil particle?
Post by: Laybzz74 on January 11, 2007, 01:35:45 PM: I have a second one coming in tomorrow (used); my current one is:
- 3 1/2" pin, 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 layout,pin above & right of the ring,
cg 3/8" above the midline, OOB
the 2nd is:
- 3" pin, 3 x 3 layout,pin above and touching the ring hole,
cg below the midline, OOB,
1" WH: 1 7/8" deep, 5" right of gripline, inside VAL and 1/4" below ML

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**** Official "L/LM ball junkie" ****
Man, I LOVE this game; and I love it even more now that I'm using LEGENDS/LaneMasters equipment !!!
"Master the Lanes with Legendary hitting power" !!!

Robb in O'Fallon, IL 62269 (near Scott AFB)
LAYBZZ74@AOL.COM (Email and PayPal addy)