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Elimeno Pee

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Longest Lasting Covers
« on: April 02, 2014, 06:20:16 AM »
Rank in order, in you OPINION, the ball brands whose covers last the longest with the least amount of maintenance done to them. 
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Freak
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Profit
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C-System Versa Max
Defiant

 

loop_zero

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Re: Longest Lasting Covers
« Reply #16 on: April 02, 2014, 01:30:25 PM »
1. Motiv
2. Brunswick
3. Ebo family

That would be my top 3!

Adolphus

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Re: Longest Lasting Covers
« Reply #17 on: April 02, 2014, 03:06:10 PM »
1. Visionary
2. Lanemasters
3. Brunswick

Dave81644

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Re: Longest Lasting Covers
« Reply #18 on: April 02, 2014, 03:25:32 PM »
EBI and the original JET, that is a strange hard as nails cover

charlest

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Re: Longest Lasting Covers
« Reply #19 on: April 02, 2014, 04:37:22 PM »
EBI and the original JET, that is a strange hard as nails cover

I suspect the original Jet was about 85% urethane. :D I had one, a very strange reacting beast.
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Re: Longest Lasting Covers
« Reply #20 on: April 02, 2014, 05:46:01 PM »
And we still have to place AMF/Global.

If they would thicken their shells I would agree.

witesoxwoz22

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Re: Longest Lasting Covers
« Reply #21 on: April 02, 2014, 10:33:25 PM »
I've only thrown Visionary and Roto Grip.  With my home made ball oven, no oil ever comes out of my Visionary equipment, but oozes out of the Roto balls.   

Gizmo823

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Re: Longest Lasting Covers
« Reply #22 on: April 03, 2014, 08:06:51 AM »
I only listed the brands I've had a good amount of experience with, so amend/adjust my list as you see fit, it's helpful to know. 

As we've heard and are finding out with this Detox, Ebonite and Storm brands really seem to soak oil up quick, the other brands not so much.  But as we're also seeing, everyone's coverstocks across the board seem to hold up and perform very similarly as well.  Seems that oil saturation seems to be the main culprit in durability.  When it's extracted, everything goes back to normal.  This would almost be more accurately described as least amount of maintenance. 

I've only thrown Visionary and Roto Grip.  With my home made ball oven, no oil ever comes out of my Visionary equipment, but oozes out of the Roto balls.
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Re: Longest Lasting Covers
« Reply #23 on: April 03, 2014, 08:56:20 AM »
Soaker cover on the Dynothane The Thing...  they actually seemed to get stronger as oil soaked in...
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