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Shaggy

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Jacked and Pin Hacker
« on: August 04, 2012, 07:28:17 PM »
I am interested in adding a Lord Field bowling ball to my arsenal.  How does the coverstock on the Jacked compare to the Pin Hacker?
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thor849

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Re: Jacked and Pin Hacker
« Reply #1 on: August 05, 2012, 03:15:40 PM »
I have both and while I like my Jacked, the Pin Hacker is something special.  In my hand the Jacked is very strong and fairly angular on the backend.  It is a great choice for when the pattern opens up and I need to take that giant step in and still get recovery.  On the other hand, the Pin Hacker to me is the definition of a benchmark ball.  I have not yet seen a condition where I couldn't create a look with the Pin Hacker.  On fried up house shots, I can get in deep and hook the lane with the PH or on tight sport patterns I can square up and roll the PH up the boards.  I bowled all 9 games at Nationals this year with the PH and scored very well.  One caveat about both balls though, I did not care for the box finish on either.  Out of the box both reacted squirty, I found my Jacked to react best with 500 abralon and Brunswick Rough Buff.  The Pin Hacker I left at 4000 abralon no polish. 

Shaggy

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Re: Jacked and Pin Hacker
« Reply #2 on: August 06, 2012, 10:39:15 PM »
Thanks for the feedback.  I will be adding a Pin Hacker.
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BowlBelow

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Re: Jacked and Pin Hacker
« Reply #3 on: August 28, 2012, 10:24:32 AM »
I haven't thrown the Pin Hacker but I can tell you the Jacked is a truly amazing ball. The surface takes to surface adjustments better than any other ball I have thrown. At 1000 or 2000 abralon the ball is a great control ball that reads the midlanes well. Now if you take this bad boy up to 3000 or higher you created a beast in the backend. It will still read the midlanes but just becomes a whole new animal in the backend. Right now this is my favorite Lord Field bowling ball.

Ramtart

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Re: Jacked and Pin Hacker
« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2012, 05:15:13 PM »
Hi Shaggy and welcome to Lord Field! You will get more of a benchmark feeling and all around ball with the Pin Hacker. With the Jacked, you will get a ball that can handle a bit more volume of oil and has more pop on the backend. Thor849 and Earl (bowlbelow) hit the nail on the head with their replies. Good luck and let us know how you like your Pin Hacker!