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General Category => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: a_ak57 on May 29, 2004, 09:42:53 PM

Title: Hardest spare ball?
Post by: a_ak57 on May 29, 2004, 09:42:53 PM

Ok, I use a nail urethane for spares right now, but I'd like to pick up a "super straight" spare ball by the end of the summer...

Now, looking at the various companies, which spare ball is the hardest (least hook).......I guess I can count out Lane 1!!
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-Andy

Title: Re: Hardest spare ball?
Post by: Typhoon on May 30, 2004, 01:01:55 PM

Storms spare ball has the hardest durometer rating like 84. The C300 Blue dot use to be just as hard, but is currently rated the same as the WD's. The white dots are rated at 74 or something like that.

Title: Re: Hardest spare ball?
Post by: seadrive on May 30, 2004, 01:02:47 PM

Now that the Blue Dot is just a White Dot of a different color , I believe it's the Spare Storm.
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seadrive
Cogito ergo bowl

Title: Re: Hardest spare ball?
Post by: a_ak57 on May 30, 2004, 01:05:57 PM

Storm, huh?  Thanks.

We really need an FAQ forum....
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-Andy

Title: Re: Hardest spare ball?
Post by: charlest on May 31, 2004, 09:22:50 AM

I just went to check on the hardness of the Roto-Grip Cosmos polyester ball (It's 80 which is very hard these days) and learned that they had discontinued it!!

I think that 80 was second to Storm's Spare Storm's 84-86. I had a Spare Storm but the feel of that ball was just too disgusting. It felt greasy all the time and I couldn't get rid of that feeling. You don't want that grease/oil on your hands. (I always wipe my spare ball off, just so I won't get the oil, which does not soak into the cover like a resin ball, on my hands.)
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