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Supermo

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Balls For very dry wooden lanes
« on: May 13, 2009, 03:57:43 AM »
I play in a center on 2nd shift very dry wood lanes.
My normal stock shot is playing down and in over 8/9 board. My balls are Big Bang,Awesome Flip, Widow Pearl, Blue Vibe, G-Force Evolution.All of these are drilled with pin to the right of ring finger and just above except the Vibe which has pin 2in above bridge. I cant get any of them with my normal shot to get halfway down without them going very early on this dry condition.I have tried moving deep and playing out to in and even though i can get it back there is no real drive to the pocket, as at my age 65 i cant get enough on it to do that.
What i want you to help me with is finding a ball and a drilling that would allow me to play my normal outside down and in shot on these conditions. I  ave  206 on this and have a few revs but know i can do a lot better with the right equipment
Thanks for your help.
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Re: Balls For very dry wooden lanes
« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2009, 12:04:41 PM »
Something weak always works good.  I had an Ebonite rep suggest he Loud Noize for this type of condition, but also looking into the Razyr or Jazz if you need to go REALLY weak.  


...waits to see 8 suggestions along with 20 other "+1" for the Chainsaw Massacre from the Lane #1 donks.

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Re: Balls For very dry wooden lanes
« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2009, 12:19:35 PM »
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...waits to see 8 suggestions along with 20 other "+1" for the Chainsaw Massacre from the Lane #1 donks.


That's too much. I'd go with a Chainsaw, polished maybe. Maybe even an Ogre Pearl or SS.
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Re: Balls For very dry wooden lanes
« Reply #3 on: May 13, 2009, 12:39:57 PM »
Newer stuff i would try ebonite bash  Hammer razyr Columbia jazz . But with ur age i would say better off old school Yellow dot . I have seen many guys i know all differnt ages score well with them on very dry shots . Other possiblity would be drill ball negitive weight so u can play straighter

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Re: Balls For very dry wooden lanes
« Reply #4 on: May 13, 2009, 02:58:12 PM »
I would say to go with a medium weak ball i.e Vibe or the New Fast or Furious drilled with a negative layout.  Reason being if you start bowling on a second shift and are playing down and end you still want a decent cover to help with carry down.

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Re: Balls For very dry wooden lanes
« Reply #5 on: May 13, 2009, 02:59:07 PM »
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Re: Balls For very dry wooden lanes
« Reply #6 on: May 13, 2009, 04:05:58 PM »
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Something weak always works good.  I had an Ebonite rep suggest he Loud Noize for this type of condition, but also looking into the Razyr or Jazz if you need to go REALLY weak.  


...waits to see 8 suggestions along with 20 other "+1" for the Chainsaw Massacre from the Lane #1 donks.


Not a Lane #1 donk only own the massacre, I can tell you that it is definitely not a dry lane ball.

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Re: Balls For very dry wooden lanes
« Reply #7 on: May 13, 2009, 04:07:41 PM »
Power Groove pearl, or the Avalanche Slide. Good luck.


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Re: Balls For very dry wooden lanes
« Reply #8 on: May 14, 2009, 02:39:58 AM »
Thanks to you all, i now have a good idea of what to get to overcome this condition.
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Re: Balls For very dry wooden lanes
« Reply #9 on: May 14, 2009, 05:23:40 AM »
I'm gonna give a second vote for the Neptune...that ball won't disappoint you.
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Re: Balls For very dry wooden lanes
« Reply #10 on: May 14, 2009, 10:34:42 AM »
RotoGrip has a plastic ball with a weightblock also, called a "Spare tire". This ball will hook slightly on toast.

For dry lanes in general though, I go old skool. I use older pearlized equipment that will give me command and control of the lanes.

Stuff like a Whip, drilled 5x5, or a Battlezone Bullet drilled likewise.

I also opt to a Vortex II drilled 5.5 x 5.5, and a Sonic X drilled 5x5 to get a smoother arc on choppy lanes, that are drying out very fast.
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Re: Balls For very dry wooden lanes
« Reply #11 on: May 14, 2009, 12:53:09 PM »
I've heard of yellow dots new in the box out on ebay from time to time.  In fact I traded for 2 of them a couple of years ago.  If you can find an ABS Lane Navi anywhere they are awesome for dry lanes.  I have a Clear Wolf in storage to play with it may work.

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Re: Balls For very dry wooden lanes
« Reply #12 on: May 14, 2009, 01:21:32 PM »
Supermo,

  Not trying to dis-hearten you, but the position you find yourself in is an all to common one these days.  Because reactive balls CAN be made very aggressive, the houses have started using high volumes of oil to combat them, but once the lanes start to dry up, reactive balls can become a bowlers nightmare.

  Almost every reactive ball on the market today is going to give you a strong read of dry conditions. Many times my "weaker" equipment goes from a "down & in" shot to swinging the lane in only a few frames due to oil depletion.

  However, one of the things I have had luck with is drilling either low flaring equipment or drilling balls with low flare potential drillings ( pin close to axis ). This makes the ball less aggressive by allowing it to roll over the same part of the ball track without flaring onto "fresh" coverstock areas that have no oil on them.  I even had a Visionary Granite Gargoyle drilled this way and polished that let me play the track area of the lanes ( around the ten board ) without going instantly left.

 I had a lane1 XXXL, but found it not to be the answer unless I had truly DRY lanes and not just spotty, depletion problems as any oil residue tended to stop that ball. If you opt for polyester, I honestly believe an old yellow dot would do as good, or better, due to its softer coverstock.

  I will say this. I don't know how you feel about "off" brands, but the Visionary Blue/Green Centaur has been one of the best drier condition balls that I have used. It is still a reactive ball, uses a very mild coverstock with a very mild, low flaring core, doesn't seem to ever "over" react, and seems to carry hits that many other "dry lanes" balls don't, at least for me.

 Good luck. Averaging 206 seems to say you have some skills/talent, so don't get frustrated or give up, just look in a direction you haven't had to on oilier conditions.
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Re: Balls For very dry wooden lanes
« Reply #13 on: May 14, 2009, 03:51:49 PM »
I'm getting some great tips here, checking all the balls you have told me about. I'm sure i'll get one that will keep me on the right side of the lane for the shot i'm looking for. Thanks again for the help
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Re: Balls For very dry wooden lanes
« Reply #14 on: May 14, 2009, 07:21:30 PM »
Supermo ... hows it going!! Look no further than a Hammer Razyr with the reccomended drilling or wait for the strom natural, im sure you'll love that. Good luck.