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Equipment Boards => Lane Masters => Topic started by: Panic on April 05, 2006, 02:34:23 PM

Title: The Buzz
Post by: Panic on April 05, 2006, 02:34:23 PM
new ball from LM. its a good light oil. ill post a review later if i feel like it
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Title: Re: The Buzz
Post by: charlest on April 05, 2006, 10:49:38 PM
The Lanemasters people I have spoken to are very high and very enthusiastic about this ball. However, I have been cautioned that on fresh oil, it may skate too far and its primary purpose is to keep lanes opened up, when the heads & midlane start to break down. That's all I have right now, but thought it was worth offering up. We shall see as soon as Panic and others start to post what they have observed.

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Title: Re: The Buzz
Post by: Spider Ball Bowler on April 05, 2006, 11:02:21 PM
I have mine sitting in my room just waiting to be drilled.  I bought this ball for medium conditions, which are what I see on the house patterns I bowl on...and I am confident it shall work well for me.  I will post a review once it's punched and on the lanes.
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Title: Re: The Buzz
Post by: JS on April 05, 2006, 11:38:50 PM
Panic....please give us a review!

I posted this in the "Other" forum about the Buzz:

I called Galen at LM today to talk to him about the Buzz. I wanted to know how it fit in with the current lineup. My original take was that this ball would get thru the heads easily and have a controlled arc on the back. He said not so! This is a ball that when the lanes start to breakdown and you wanted to open up the lane this would be the ball to do it with. I asked how this compared to the Masterpiece and he said they would be similar thru the heads but the Buzz would be much stronger in the back. Galen said that this ball should not be used on a fresh pattern as the fresh oil would make the ball go too long before making the turn. He also said it wasn't intended for burnt conditions either.
Title: Re: The Buzz
Post by: Panic on April 06, 2006, 09:00:25 AM
ive only thrown it a few times and you were right about it going down too far on fresh shots. give me a couple more days for a detailed review
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Title: Re: The Buzz
Post by: Laybzz74 on April 07, 2006, 03:44:10 PM
I have one drilled up too and have yet to roll it. The layout is VERY interesting ... 3 oz TW, 3" pin, pin 1 inch below ring and the cg just above and to the right of my thumbhole !!! BTW, my PAP is 4 3/4' and 1/2" up, ball speed is around 17 MPH, and around 235 RPMs off of my hand.
 Galen know me well now and my style ... coverstock adjustment and a weighthole are in its future to fine-tune the reaction.

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Title: Re: The Buzz
Post by: charlest on April 07, 2006, 06:05:31 PM
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I have one drilled up too and have yet to roll it. The layout is VERY interesting ... 3 oz TW, 3" pin, pin 1 inch below ring and the cg just above and to the right of my thumbhole !!! BTW, my PAP is 4 3/4' and 1/2" up, ball speed is around 17 MPH, and around 235 RPMs off of my hand.
 Galen know me well now and my style ... coverstock adjustment and a weighthole are in its future to fine-tune the reaction.

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Man, I LOVE this game; and I love it even more now that I'm using LEGENDS/LaneMasters balls ... hard-hitting, TOP-NOTCH balls !!!

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

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And no weight hole needed? Interesting.
That drill should make it roll slightly earlier, reducing potential fresh oil problems. Let us know how it goes.

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Edited on 4/8/2006 4:16 PM
Title: Re: The Buzz
Post by: Laybzz74 on April 08, 2006, 12:06:54 AM
I will provide feedback ... as soon as this left hip flexor issue goes away and I can roll it.
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Title: Re: The Buzz
Post by: Spider Ball Bowler on April 10, 2006, 12:52:59 AM
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Can anyone provide me with a link to this ball? I can't find specs on it anywhere!
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Title: Re: The Buzz
Post by: Laybzz74 on April 11, 2006, 11:34:43 PM
I got a chance to roll my new Buzz on Tuesday (2 5/8" pin, 1" under the pin, cg stacked, OOB); a strong layout for me cuz I'm a higher speed(17 MPH) and lower revs player(235 RPMs off my hand) ... this layout was recommended to me by Galen at Legends ().  
 I used it for some cross alley spares to make sure that all the holes fit me right before using it for after the pattern broke down a bit until the pattern broke down a bit; clean through the heads and the midlane ... nice, strong move on the backends, but NOT skid/flippy !!!
 I'll have more to report on it later as I work with it some more.

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Man, I LOVE this game; and I love it even more now that I'm using LEGENDS/LaneMasters balls ... hard-hitting, TOP-NOTCH balls !!!

Robb in O'Fallon, IL 62269 (near Scott AFB)
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