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Joker-1

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how many of you?
« on: May 10, 2015, 12:55:44 AM »
How many of you actually use a "light oil ball?" When I refer to light oil, I mean the tropical breezes, the screams/shots, apex ect. I just never seen anyone actually use these light oil balls anymore.
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bowlingman817

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Re: how many of you?
« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2015, 01:09:00 AM »
The lightest oil ball I use is the vintage lt-48. I am in the chicagoland area and we actually use oil. I couldn't imagine using a tropical breeze unless I wanted to shoot 10 pins with it all night.
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SVstar34

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Re: how many of you?
« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2015, 01:14:39 AM »
Quote from: Joker-1 on May 10, 2015, 12:55:44 AM
How many of you actually use a "light oil ball?" When I refer to light oil, I mean the tropical breezes, the screams/shots, apex ect. I just never seen anyone actually use these light oil balls anymore.

I've been throwing my Ride almost nonstop since I got it. Breezes are really popular at our house for people with slower ball speed.

Our shot has a decent amount of oil. Not a lot, but it's there. We just have a lot of friction and getting a ball to hook on our 41 ft house shot isnt hard
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Re: how many of you?
« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2015, 04:29:11 AM »
I have a Hammer Viral and a Hammer Black/Blue. Love both of them and they are awesome on lighter oil conditions. My wife has a Roto Grip Scream and she can use it only on lighter conditions. It can almost be considered a spare ball when there is oil on the lanes.
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Re: how many of you?
« Reply #4 on: May 10, 2015, 07:43:09 AM »
I don't really own a modern light oil ball, but a few weeks ago I used a Blue Hot Flame on Cheetah.  It was a light oil ball many years ago.  Today it's not much stronger than my XXXL.  It either lost something over the years or today's oils are a lot heavier or more viscous.  I remember it hooking a decent amount on a lighter house shot and now it barely moves.
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Re: how many of you?
« Reply #5 on: May 10, 2015, 08:52:04 AM »

I bowl a second shift league, so my Strike King gets regular use.  Occasionally I even pull my Avalanche Pearl Urethane out of the depths of the locker.  It usually saves the night when they're really toasted.
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Re: how many of you?
« Reply #6 on: May 10, 2015, 08:57:25 AM »
I think it depends on what you're shooting on whether league or tournament. This year alone, I've gone to my Brunswick Slingshot (pin-down), Brunswick Avalanche solid (pin-up), and Columbia Black U-dot in various tournament gigs I've participated. (I don't bowl in any leagues.) The earliest I've gone to any of these pieces was game No. 4 out of seven or eight games bowled.
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lilpossum1

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Re: how many of you?
« Reply #7 on: May 10, 2015, 09:59:04 AM »
Misfit pearl is my go to ball
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Brickguy221

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Re: how many of you?
« Reply #8 on: May 10, 2015, 11:40:16 AM »
I just had a TAG drilled a week ago. It is rated for light oil, but has shown it will work on more than light oil.
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Re: how many of you?
« Reply #9 on: May 10, 2015, 11:47:22 AM »
Shout works wonders.  It almost doesn't make the light oil ball list In my opinion, but I never see anything so light that I need anything less than a shout.
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Re: how many of you?
« Reply #10 on: May 10, 2015, 11:57:56 AM »
The Cobalt Vibe and Blue Hammer are integral parts of my arsenal.  I think the trend is more and more to so called light oil balls as younger players learn that a more direct angle to the pocket actually enhances carry compared to going coast to coast
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Re: how many of you?
« Reply #11 on: May 10, 2015, 12:11:42 PM »
The only other people I see throwing light oil equipment in my area are beginning bowlers or elderly bowlers without any ball speed. Everyone else seems to throw upper mid level equipment at a minimum. And a few of them complain about how dry the shot is
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Re: how many of you?
« Reply #12 on: May 10, 2015, 11:25:44 PM »
19 MPH Cranker here, Tropical Breeze is my go to ball for almost any shot. Hitting 16 at the line, 7-8 at the arrows, and 5 at the break point. I also roll an old school Blue Hammer and a Motiv Tank, been known to throw my Ice on short sport patterns. If you have enough hand you don't need aggressive gear to strike. I can hook the whole lane but rarely find a need for it. 
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Re: how many of you?
« Reply #13 on: May 11, 2015, 12:10:32 AM »
I drill a strong ball weak, and change hand positions. No need for a "dry lane ball"
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Re: how many of you?
« Reply #14 on: May 11, 2015, 02:37:50 AM »
For the last several years (since 2004/5), I've used entry level/light oil balls majority of the time for most of my leagues. Scout, sonic x, jazz, Tropical, slingshot, breeze (x2), misfit (with UFO), and now, Crucial 50-60% of the time. Speed 16.5, <300 revs, low tilt 65-75 rotation, and bowling on medium length light volume. 1st and 2nd shift leagues...

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