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da Shiv

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Heavy oil ball--plug/redrill or buy new?
« on: August 28, 2003, 08:42:27 PM »
My present heavy oil ball is an Angle Evolution Tour sanded to 400 grit.  The drilling I have in it was a great oil drilling for me at the time that I got the ball, but my game has changed and my track is much different now.  The drilling is now not only not appropriate for an oiler, as it delays roll, but results in the ball rolling over the middle finger hole as well.  

I don't encounter heavy oil very much, and I actually barely need a heavy oiler other than that I want to be prepared just in case.  My Evolution Tour   as a result has barely even been used. It probably has about 9 games on it--maybe 12 at the most--so it is not tracked in or oil soaked or otherwise degraded.

I checked the Tour, and plugging it and redrilling it won't put the plugs in a track area.  My question is should I get this ball plugged and redrilled, or are there other balls available now that would be a substantial improvement on it for what would be considered a heavy oil environment today?  If so, a short (3 or 4) list of recommendations would be appreciated.

As I said above, my experience on heavy oil is slight, so if somebody out there has lots of experience dealing with heavy oil, I'd really like your opinion.  I love the reaction of my Inferno on medium conditions, and so I have a strong tilt toward favoring the Raging Inferno if I need to get another oiler.  I haven't seen enough credible feedback yet on the Raging Inferno to know if it falls into the category of "heavy oiler" or not.

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Re: Heavy oil ball--plug/redrill or buy new?
« Reply #1 on: August 29, 2003, 12:23:06 PM »
Shiv,

I am of the old school: if the ball only has 9-12 games on it and is in such good shape, why not re-drill it according to your current release/PAP?? The ball is a strong ball for oil. $30 to re-drill it vs $150-200 for a new oiler, that you won't use very much anyway?? Easy decision in my book.

Also, once the Tour is re-drilled, you can always nylon-pad it to a finer grit than the 400 it is now (it is an older Columbia particle, so don't use sandpaper!) and get more length and possibly use it as a medium-heavy ball. OR, of course, just leave, with the new re-drilling and keep for tournaments or heavy oil.

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Re: Heavy oil ball--plug/redrill or buy new?
« Reply #2 on: August 29, 2003, 01:05:01 PM »
Shiv, as a person who buys balls on the regular, I say plug it and redrill it. Who cares if the ball is outdated? If it has little games and is in good shape, save yourself the money and just plug and redrill it. You dont need a new oil ball when the one you have is one of the best oil balls of all time. Continue to use it until its dead!!
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da Shiv

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Re: Heavy oil ball--plug/redrill or buy new?
« Reply #3 on: August 29, 2003, 01:20:09 PM »
Thanks, guys.  I have no problem with buying a new ball, but if the Evolution Tour is still a player on heavy oil these days, and I rarely see heavy oil anyway, I lean toward plugging it and redrilling it too.  I can use the money I would have spent on a new oil ball to instead get something else for medium or light conditions the next time I want to try something new.  Medium and light is what I see most of the time anyway.

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Re: Heavy oil ball--plug/redrill or buy new?
« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2003, 09:24:10 PM »
I have a rarely used AET as well.  Great oiler.  I love the reaction and hit; wish I bowled on enough oil to use it more often.  While a new Phenom or Super Carbide Bomb might hook a few more boards, save the money and fix what you have.
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