Author Topic: benchmark balls? (Read 764 times)

mainzer · « **on:** May 24, 2008, 03:04:01 PM »

Do you guys have a benchmark ball? When do you use it? How much do use it?

Just curious what other people are doing and using, I have a benchmark ball it is my MoRich Hercules, I usually start with it every night then switch to a ball that work for the condition, Sometimes I stick with it all night but very rarely.
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Maine Man · « **Reply #1 on:** May 25, 2008, 12:17:26 AM »

I agree with Deadbait on this one. Each bowler has their own tendencies and styles that help to dictate what a "benchmark" ball will do for them specifically. That being said, what I look for in a benchmark ball is something that will give me an honest look at what is out there for a volume of oil, and also when and where the breakpoint is coming out of that oil. If I have a ball that over or under reacts to the oil line, or a ball that never reads the breakpoint correctly, then it will not be my benchmark ball.

My benchmark ball is something I can pull out to find a line on the lane, and be able to adjust where and how I attack a pattern based on the read from that ball. For me, that ball is my Fury, 1000 abralon, no polish.
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Visionary 4626 · « **Reply #2 on:** May 25, 2008, 04:15:39 PM »

I am in agreement with the previous posters. I use my Brunswick Ultra Zone to give me a good read of the lanes. It has a low RG which allows an early read of the lane and also gives me a good read of the breakpoint. The coverstock is OOB. I am strictly a Brunswick player and it seems to work best for my benchmark ball.

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