win a ball from Bowling.com

Author Topic: Hy road is best ball ever  (Read 4379 times)

cav

  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 246
  • Baseball, Chess, and Bowling...in that order
Hy road is best ball ever
« on: March 17, 2014, 01:05:32 PM »
IMHO.

Cav
Teacher and Chess coach from Cleveland, Ohio..Go Tribe!

Global 900 Protocol, Storm mostly

 

milorafferty

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 11188
  • I have a name, therefore no preferred pronouns.
Re: Hy road is best ball ever
« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2014, 02:00:44 PM »
From looking at your signature line, only if you are bowling unsanctioned. Otherwise, it seems you have better results with the Versa Max.  :o ;D ;D
"If guns kill people, do pencils misspell words?"

"If you don't stand for our flag, then don't expect me to give a damn about your feelings."

Gizmo823

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2167
Re: Hy road is best ball ever
« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2014, 02:04:01 PM »
Lol Milo . . and although I won't say you're wrong cav, I've gotta give a very serious vote for the Primal Rage.  The ONLY thing with it is that it's on the strong side, but it's basically like a bigger hooking Hyroad.  It's impossible for anybody to make it look bad. 
What would you be if you were attached to another object by an inclined plane, wrapped helically around an axis?

Elimeno Pee

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 616
Re: Hy road is best ball ever
« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2014, 02:24:44 PM »
IMHO, the Hy Road turned out to be one of my WORST balls ever.  Needed a VERY feathered shot to finish a lane, and was just not a good ball for me.

I'm at a toss up between 3 for best ever between the Mean Machine, the Black Widow Pearl, and the Hyper Cell.

Just my opinion, which everyone can have, and wish you continued success with your Hy Road, mine got traded to someone in exchange for ball work on another
Wise bowler told me once: K.I.S.S.   Keep it simple stupid.

Hyper Cell
Freak
Freak Out
Profit
Totally Defiant
Pursuit
C-System Versa Max
Defiant

tipgrinder

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 45
Re: Hy road is best ball ever
« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2014, 05:54:50 PM »
Everyone's opinion is different. So many factors to consider, lane conditions, bowlers release, surface finish and drilling. For me, the best balls ever made were the U-dot, Danger Zone and Virtual Gravity. But, both the U-dot and Danger Zone would be little more than a spare ball now with the new oils and lane surfaces. I must say that the new Storm IQ Fusion is destined to make my list of best ever.

xrayjay

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2686
Re: Hy road is best ball ever
« Reply #5 on: March 17, 2014, 06:24:12 PM »
I had two hyroads...sold one of them. I didn't like the roll/reaction after several trips to the spinner.

The other Hyroad that's still in the bag I've used in several non THS patterns and it's just so pretty.   ;D  ;)
Does a round object have sides? I say yes, pizza has triangles..

aka addik since 2003

jimjames

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 296
Re: Hy road is best ball ever
« Reply #6 on: March 19, 2014, 08:47:30 PM »
I do LOVE my HyRoad and how it works for me. It's a personal preference though and you may get others to agree, but there are SO many other nice balls out there that work as well or better for other bowlers too. I'm cheap and won't put out big bucks every time a new "rave" ball appears. I loved my original Cell many moons ago and it was my "go to" ball, but now it's 2nd or 3rd out of the bag. Time changes, conditions change and so do bowling balls. Glad that you enjoy working with your HyRoad. It's a GOODIE by my line of thinking! Enjoy!


vkowalski1970

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1431
  • "It is what it is"
Re: Hy road is best ball ever
« Reply #7 on: March 19, 2014, 09:16:12 PM »
I personally didnt care for the Hyroad, its was too clean for me....I loved/love the Nomad solid.....best ball Ive ever owned...
Scandal
Daredevil Trick
IQ Tour Solid
Lights Out
Hustle Ink
Viral Hybrid

tommyboy74

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1833
Re: Hy road is best ball ever
« Reply #8 on: March 19, 2014, 09:34:04 PM »
IMO, the Hy-Road is a great ball in the right situation.  I tend to prefer my Nomad Dagger over the Hy-Road on most THS shots.  In my case, it seems that the Hy-Road tends to perform better on sport or tournament patterns where I need to have something cleaner up front and/or more of a benchmark type reaction.  On THS, as vkowalski1970 mentioned, it can be too clean sometimes, leading to over/under.

That being said, there are a lot of great bowling balls out there that are very similar. 
Current Ball Arsenal
Heavy:
MOTIV Jackal Legacy
MOTIV Mythic Jackal

Med-Heavy:
MOTIV Trident Odyssey
MOTIV Forge Fire
MOTIV Covert Revolt

Medium:
MOTIV VIP ExJ Sigma
MOTIV Sigma Sting
MOTIV Pride Solid

Medium-Light
MOTIV Venom Shock
MOTIV Tribal Fire

LuckyLefty

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 17348
Re: Hy road is best ball ever
« Reply #9 on: March 19, 2014, 11:05:50 PM »
VKowalski,


How your beloved Nomad drilled?  Pin up or next to or down?

I'm finding up is giving me a too late move...

Regards,

Luckylefty
It takes Courage to have Faith, and Faith to have Courage.

James M. McCurley, New Orleans, Louisiana