since i have the intense inferno,x-ception, dirty bomb. I would say the dirty bomb has the strongest move of the 3 when it encounters friction.All 3 get there the same, but when they hit the dry the dirty is unreal, the move it makes.I  also agree with BTM that it is very versatile, probably the most out of the bunch.

under heavy medium dry what do the s t and C's stand for?

as stated b4 it depends on lane conditions and ball speed and revs


but i would reccomnend based on my personal expierence with a few balls...


anything in the pearl reactive category will work  if you drill it for length and backend.......


i would reccomend either the intense inferno, the punisher, red fuze (if u can find one)
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For Track I would say the Xception- I've seen this ball in action and its move is very strong off the back. For Storm, a lot of people seem to enjoy the X Factor Ace if you are on medium-heavy conditions, but if you are on medium or medium-light conditions you can choose between a Hot Rod Pro Stock Pearl or the Eraser Banshee. As far as Columbia, don't get the chance to see a lot of their equipment in my area so I can't recommend anything definitively from them. I only own a Panic which has been great when I see medium-light conditions, goes long and the Superflex produces good motion at the back.

Matt

Edited on 4/6/2005 5:04 AM

i have xception and blade solid (as someone mentioned earlier).

xception gets more length and tends to be bit more angular. (on same dry condition)

blade is definitely earlier, but i can see both being fairly skid/snappy.

WOW! thx guys! so many replys
ok! I have med-hi speed & rev & I usually bowl on fresh oil (well... the lanes are always fresh during competitions) It seems that the Intense & Xception are hot favs

I, too have medium speed (17mph) and a high rev rate.  I have used alot of balls the past few months.  Balls like the XCeption and the Intense Inferno read the midlane rather well.  Yes, they are angular, but not a true skid snap in the sense if that is what you are looking for.  Balls that may be of interest to you would be the Crash by Track, Zone Classic by Brunswick, and I hear the new Centaur AMB by Visionary is a backend boomer as well.  The Centaur even has a warning label on their website about not expecting the ball to be smooth in any way.  What you have to understand, is that on 40 feet of oil, anything is going to "skid" a long way unless you have a dull finish on a particle ball or just have an ungodly amount of revs on the ball to help create friction in all that oil.  If you are looking for a ball designed to be a true skid snap ball, the Crash or Zone Classic would be my first 2 choices with the Z.C. being the stronger of the 2.
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