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rockerbowler18

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4-5 ball arsenal...+spare ball
« on: February 15, 2010, 12:17:11 PM »
What do you guys think is a good span of an arsenal to cover most conditions (sport shots)? Rev rate about 350-370, pap: 5 over 1/4 up

I'd go:

Spare Ball

Reign - skid flip, semi strong
C-System 3.5 - med/heavy, pin down for plenty of roll
Avalanche Green/Blk - controlled and weak on med/light
Hyroad - Med oil typical house shot ball

6th ball, no clue...

Also thinking about a natural instead of a spare ball.
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Re: 4-5 ball arsenal...+spare ball
« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2010, 09:33:57 PM »
Are you looking for new suggestions or something to add to your or are just curious what everyone else is using ?

My current lineup (every tournament I bowl is on sport patterns and Im doing a full time sport league this summer)

Total Inferno - label drilling pin next to the ring finger CG right in the center of the palm left at OOB finish
Gives me a very nice early roll and nice arc on the backend and very strong through the pins, I use this on the heavier longer patterns

Full Swing - drilled pin under ring, CG at mid line of palm right of the pin, and MB to the right and slightly below the thumb hole, weight hole in line with the CG OOB finish
Gives me pretty good length and very controllable backend, I ues this on heavier patterns where I dont need such an early roll and a controllable back
end

Track Inertia drilled 4x4 pin over ring finger stacked CG, OOB finish great length with a very hard skid/flip motion I can use this if I need to get a little more inside than normal and need the hard flip to kick the corner pins out

Nomad Pearl - pin slightly over the bridge, CG kicked 45 degress on mid line of the grip no weight hole I just knocked the polish off of it, I didnt add any surface to it
This is my go to ball on most shots out there gives me excellent length and strong backend motion I can play almost anywhere on the lane with this ball and retain outstanding carry from most angles

Mars - drilled 4X4 pin over ring finger CG stacked no weight hole OOB finish
this is a step down from my Nomad Pearl and I get great lenght with a moderate backend motion, if the shot starts to break down and I want to continue to play my line when the Nomad is too much back end I will go to this ball, also works great on a THS shot for me

These are the 5 Im currently using just about everywhere right now on all sport and PBA shots that I come across also I dont have a plastic spare ball I just flatten out my release and go straight at the pins,
I also pack a purple rhino pro drilled 4X4 pin over ring CG stacked if Im going to house that is known to hook more than usual, or if Im playing some very short patterns like between 35 and 38 feet or so
or sometimes I like to bring it to league and beat up on guys with $240 latest greatest hook in a box new release out there and beat them with something 15 years old

dizzyfugu

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Re: 4-5 ball arsenal...+spare ball
« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2010, 02:29:29 AM »
Looks sound to me, but I'd replace the Avalanche with a Natural or something similar (Ogre Urethane, Desperado) for really tough late games. While the Avalanche's core is tame, PK18 is not and needs from my experience some oil up front. Urethane might offer a better performance, and I'd keep the polyester spare.

For reference, here's my current go-to arsenal for tournaments:

Spare:
Ice Storm with car polish (because it is hard and really goes straight)

Dry to medium-dry:
Black Pure Hammer, 5x5, pin above fingers at 1.500 grit. Does a wonderful jobb, very smooth, and never burns up. It rather hooks a lot when its dry, but is still easy to control.

Medium-dry to medium (and THS):
Revolution Renegade, 4.5x4.5, pin above fingers, polished. Ugly old ball, but my benchmark on lighter shots with some dry area. Good for rather straight lines aound 2nd arrow for me.

Medium to medium-oily:
VBP Frankie May Gryphon, 4.5x4.5, pin under fingers, 1.500 grit. Great piece for slicker lanes, very stronmg reactive, and also simple to use. Reacts very well to release changes, very versatile.

Oily:
Lanemasters NS² 3.75x5, 1.500 grit. Particle rules when anything else fails, and with its rolly label layout my NS²is easy to control. Not a big hooker, but it dominates the lanes when pure reactives just skid or suffer from over/under.

This arsenal looks a bit dated, but it works well and the ball compliment each other well with little overlap, so I can cover 99% of anything I could imagine. And so far all these orb perform well, so I do not see a need to replace them.
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AngloBowler

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Re: 4-5 ball arsenal...+spare ball
« Reply #3 on: February 16, 2010, 02:43:41 AM »
I'd suggest a touch of caution with something like a natural. I have been using a urethane quite a bit lately, and find that if there isn't much head oil, it can be very difficult to use, as it starts to roll the moment it hits the lane. If I want some more push through some dry heads, I've got an old reactive ball which works pretty well, might be worth looking around for one on eBay
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