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Zanatos1914

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Truth or Rumor
« on: December 07, 2012, 03:54:28 PM »
Is it possible to change the cover stock of a ball and make it extremely weak and use it on dry lane and it works...  Truth or Rumor....  I mean extremely weak without redrilling....

Something for when the heads and mids are toast....
« Last Edit: December 07, 2012, 03:56:11 PM by Zanatos1914 »

 

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Re: Truth or Rumor
« Reply #16 on: December 09, 2012, 08:40:01 AM »
A ball with surface will sometimes burn up early and stop hooking on the backend. When you polish it it will skid and then hook strongly on the back.

Since all the hook is at once on the backend it appears that the ball hooks more and that type of hook is hard to control.

In general you can tame a ball down with surface prep and drilling but it is better to use balls designed for that condition as others have stated.

If you're referring to Control-It, please  remember it is not a normal polish. It has a slip agent in it which reduces overall hook and REDUCES the backend. If it reduces the backend, it sure as heck reduces the continuity! This does not allow it to save energy, so to speak. It virtually prevents the energy from being stored for the backend, as an analogy. That's why I asked if he applied it properly.
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Re: Truth or Rumor
« Reply #17 on: December 09, 2012, 09:16:57 AM »
I haven't really tried it in a low flaring drill. I usually use it when a ball is transitioning too fast in the back because polish usually just delays the first transition I've found control it tends to delay both transitions for me....I've only used it a few times tho.

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Re: Truth or Rumor
« Reply #18 on: December 10, 2012, 01:34:43 PM »
The problem you run into with trying to weaken a resin ball shell is that you weaken the needed back end reaction as much as the unwanted up front reaction. 

Urethane is the most under utilized cover on the market right now.  People think only power guys can get it to hit, but it actually works as good or better for straighter players who can square up with it outside on broken down patterns, or over under house shots. 

I am a 65 year old low rev stroker who has made a lot of money with urethane in the last two seasons

Zanatos1914

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Re: Truth or Rumor
« Reply #19 on: December 10, 2012, 04:03:49 PM »
Rogue Cell is the ball I was thinking about changing the cover stock and pollishing...
Thinking about having the ProShop sand the ball over 4000 if possible and putting extreme polish and maybe delay weight hole if possible...

Never heard of Control It and what it does.....

Just wanted to know the odds in success in doing something like this since the ball is just collecting dust...... Its needs to be able to get past the heads and mids when the lanes are extra crispy....
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Long Gone Daddy

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Re: Truth or Rumor
« Reply #20 on: December 10, 2012, 06:06:23 PM »
You're dreaming.  Take a hook in a box like a Rogue Cell and deaden it.  Not worth the effort.  Wasn't made to do it.  Plug it and drill for left hander.
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