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J_w73

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Weakest cover reactive ball for dry lanes
« on: May 11, 2010, 05:32:31 PM »
The Neptune seemed to be the ball that everyone recommended for dry or burnt lanes.  Is it still the weakest cover reactive?
How do the Slingshot and Backlashes compare?
Would one of the Urethanes that are out be weaker?
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Re: Weakest cover reactive ball for dry lanes
« Reply #31 on: May 12, 2010, 02:55:10 PM »
On very dry lane conditions I find a smoother backend with normal pin carry with the Smoke...if they are dry enough I think the pancake helps tame the cover a bit.

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Gotta agree with this one....

My Slingshot, Avalanche Slide, Cherry Vibe, Tropical Storm and Neptune all are snappier (in descending order) on dry lanes than the Smoke. Great ball for dry lanes if you prefer reactive over urethane.

Have seen others have good luck with a Razyr...but haven't thrown one myself.


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I have had alot of luck with an AMF Smoke. That is the smoothest reactive ball I have ever thrown.



How is the carry with the pancake core?  I wouldn't mind seeing a ball with the Smoke cover and the Hype core, or maybe even the Orbit Extremes.  To me the Slingshot looks pretty close the 2nd gen Orbit Extremes - slightly higher RG on the Slingshot.



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Re: Weakest cover reactive ball for dry lanes
« Reply #32 on: May 12, 2010, 03:39:11 PM »
The Track Desert Heat was money for drier conditions or times when you wanted to square up and just play straighter.
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Re: Weakest cover reactive ball for dry lanes
« Reply #33 on: May 12, 2010, 03:52:44 PM »
The B/G Centaur from visionary is an amazing dry lane piece, that ball is the most valuable to me piece that I own.

Urethane as mentioned can be pretty early on drier conditions but thats usually not the problem with it, its the carry that is hard to find because of a loss in entry angle, though a lot of the time if its so dry you need something that weak that carry isn't the biggest priority.
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Re: Weakest cover reactive ball for dry lanes
« Reply #34 on: May 12, 2010, 04:31:32 PM »
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The B/G Centaur from visionary is an amazing dry lane piece, that ball is the most valuable to me piece that I own.

Urethane as mentioned can be pretty early on drier conditions but thats usually not the problem with it, its the carry that is hard to find because of a loss in entry angle, though a lot of the time if its so dry you need something that weak that carry isn''t the biggest priority.
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Mike,

I have 2 BGCs that I LOVE, but the Slingshot handles much drier than even when I use a 4000 grit + polish on my BGC.
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Re: Weakest cover reactive ball for dry lanes
« Reply #35 on: May 12, 2010, 04:34:44 PM »
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The B/G Centaur from visionary is an amazing dry lane piece, that ball is the most valuable to me piece that I own.

Urethane as mentioned can be pretty early on drier conditions but thats usually not the problem with it, its the carry that is hard to find because of a loss in entry angle, though a lot of the time if its so dry you need something that weak that carry isn''t the biggest priority.
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Mike,

I have 2 BGCs that I LOVE, but the Slingshot handles much drier than even when I use a 4000 grit + polish on my BGC.
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That is very interesting, I have a very mild layout on my BGC and with it at 4000 and then polished it was even weaker than my Liberator that was at a polished finish (its hard to say the actual finish on a urethane, i took it 4000 and then applied polish for 10 minutes to get shine) with a very similar layout.
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