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Jeffrevs

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League arsenal: the 1-2 punch
« on: February 03, 2005, 06:05:05 AM »
With all the arsenal related questions that come up on this board (God knows we've all seen our fair share...especially the old timers...me included!)let's just look at your league play,...standard ole' league play.

Don't most of you take 2 balls and a spare ball (if you use one) to your leagues? Even though you may take 2 different balls to different leagues, but..don't you take 2 nonetheless?

With most of being primarily LEAGUE bowlers, although some will do a tourney now and then, but for the most part we're primarily league bowlers and wouldn't it make sense that the ball mfgs make balls strictly for league play, like a 1-2 punch.  A league bowler doesn't need a flood ball and usually doesn't need a dry lanes ball,...the 2 in between usually fit the bill .(granted there'll be some who start on med-dry lanes and need a lighter oil combo, but, for the most part..) the medium to medium heavy ball and medium to medium light ball usually wins out.

Sooooo, with all that....

What company has the best 1-2 punch that covers...league and/or the most conditions?  Looking for 2 balls only  we will automatically assume a spare...so just list 2 balls....
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Re: League arsenal: the 1-2 punch
« Reply #16 on: February 04, 2005, 10:18:30 AM »
I don't stay with one company... but here is what I do.  I only take 2 balls.  I have the Sonic X Solid, rolls smooth and predictable for me and carries well, and now a XXXL (used to be a Scout Urethane) which doubles as dry/spare.  Where I bowl, I don't see what I would call a med-heavy pattern.  It's more of a light-med when fresh, with flying backends and what seems to be no oil on the 1-9 boards.  Therefore, when fluffers throwing sponges soak up all the oil, I merely take advantage of the dry with the XXXL and keep striking.  Likewise, if the oil carries down, I switch to the XXXL and exploit the dry outsides and backend - playing around the carrydown rather than throught it.  So far, this seems to work well for me.

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Leftyhi-trak

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Re: League arsenal: the 1-2 punch
« Reply #17 on: February 04, 2005, 11:41:59 AM »
V2 solid
Power Groove pearl

Pearl is a little bit too strong for dry but its all how you throw it anyways.

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Re: League arsenal: the 1-2 punch
« Reply #18 on: February 04, 2005, 12:07:40 PM »
My Rule and Apocolypse get the job done for me in league and 90% of the time for travel league also.  For me, both are very receptive to wrist and hand position adjustments.

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Re: League arsenal: the 1-2 punch
« Reply #19 on: February 04, 2005, 02:48:36 PM »
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Re: League arsenal: the 1-2 punch
« Reply #20 on: February 04, 2005, 04:19:40 PM »
Track Rule and Crunchtime would be what I would use if i had funds...

For now, I take 4 balls (only have 2 ball totes), usually a command zone arc, Saw blade, and flashpoint.
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Re: League arsenal: the 1-2 punch
« Reply #21 on: February 04, 2005, 05:06:43 PM »
what i currently use:

Brunswick Ultimate Inferno, label leverage.
Brunswick power groove, stacked.

or:

Storm eraser boost, negative label.
Storm HotRod, label.
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Re: League arsenal: the 1-2 punch
« Reply #22 on: February 04, 2005, 11:44:30 PM »
My current house condition dictates to me to use my XXX-Facor(Highly Polished) and and X-Factor ACE(Box), occasionally I need to pull out my XXX-Extreme(in very are situations).
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Re: League arsenal: the 1-2 punch
« Reply #23 on: February 04, 2005, 11:55:07 PM »
I like Crunch(almost never use,but when I do!) and the El Nino Wrath!

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