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Title: Light oil
Post by: strikestriketapped on August 30, 2006, 07:16:28 AM: Vote on which one you would get if you needed a light oil ball.

Power Groove Reactive
Tropical Storm
Title: Re: Light oil
Post by: FastTracker33 on August 30, 2006, 03:30:50 PM: I would get the Track Desert Heat, BUT that's just me.

If you can only pick one, then, i would go Tropical..
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Title: Re: Light oil
Post by: burly on August 30, 2006, 03:35:58 PM: you can also add these balls to your list

Columbia300     Scout/R Hi-flare
Lane Masters     Straight Flush
Track    Desert Heat
Ebonite     Fire
Visionary     Gargoyle - Slate Blue

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Title: Re: Light oil
Post by: strikestriketapped on August 30, 2006, 03:39:49 PM: I'm not really looking at other balls. Just the Tropical or the Power Groove Reactive.

Edited on 8/30/2006 3:50 PM
Title: Re: Light oil
Post by: strikestriketapped on August 30, 2006, 04:14:02 PM: Anyone else?
Title: Re: Light oil
Post by: directdrill on August 30, 2006, 04:15:05 PM: Definitely the Tropical. Great ball at a great price.
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Title: Re: Light oil
Post by: strikestriketapped on August 30, 2006, 04:49:09 PM: Is the Power Groove Reactive symmetric or assymetric?
Title: Re: Light oil
Post by: Fluff E Bunnie on August 31, 2006, 07:47:53 AM: Tropical. These balls are sweet let me tell you. They have a couple new ones out now so there is even more variety available.

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Title: Re: Light oil
Post by: Gene J Kanak on August 31, 2006, 08:18:27 AM: I love my Tropical, and I hated my PG. Don't get me wrong; the PG is a great ball, with the right drilling and when used on the right conditions. Still, I find my Tropical to be much more versatile. If I go up the back of it, I can play straight up the boards. If I come around the side of it and there's some dry to be found, I can swing it with the best of them. It's a very solid all-around ball at a great price.
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Title: Re: Light oil
Post by: Fluff E Bunnie on August 31, 2006, 08:32:56 AM: quote:
The Power Groove is an Assymetrical, the Tropical is a Light Assymetrical! The Tropical is NOT a light oil ball, it is a medium to lighter oil ball, it has the same exact cover as the Agent and other high friction Storm ball's (Reactor cover), if you screw-up and drill it strong, it will cover a ton of boards! If you need a True light oil ball and it has to be a Storm product, look into the Big Hit line, the cover's of these ball's won't get you into trouble like the Tropical will!

I would definitely think to be conservative when you are drilling the Tropical. Don't think that you need to power this ball up.
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Title: Re: Light oil
Post by: cficare068 on August 31, 2006, 09:27:12 AM: If I needed a light oil ball I wouldn't choose neither. Don't like storm or brunswick. I agree with the Desert Heat.

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Title: Re: Light oil
Post by: burly on August 31, 2006, 02:08:29 PM: how could the tropical storm be a big hook ball with a low diff?

Edited on 8/31/2006 2:09 PM
Title: Re: Light oil
Post by: Slopsurprise on August 31, 2006, 02:48:34 PM: Out of the 2 I would say the Tropical. I personally think the Groove is a good medium ball (that was with a 5-5.5 Pip to PAP)! The Groove is much stonger than the Tropical. BTW, I think the Desert Heat is one of the biggest P.O.S.'s I have ever thrown.

Edited on 8/31/2006 2:44 PM
Title: Re: Light oil
Post by: Fluff E Bunnie on August 31, 2006, 03:31:42 PM: quote:
how could the tropical storm be a big hook ball with a low diff?

Talk to some of the people who have complained that it was too powerful for what they were looking for. I have seen it pop up a few times.

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Title: Re: Light oil
Post by: Fluff E Bunnie on August 31, 2006, 03:32:41 PM: quote:
Power Groove Reactive = Medium Oil to Medium/Light.. so not good for Light Oil.

If your looking for something for light oil.. how about a PG Dry/r.. great ball. Same pancake core with the 2 flip caps (I guess thats what you call them), but with a very low reactive cover. Great for when the lanes are weird or when they get light. You can go straight up them and score!!!

Yeah agreed. If you are going to get a Power Groove get the Dry/R.

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Title: Re: Light oil
Post by: burly on August 31, 2006, 03:32:48 PM: why not urethane?
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Title: Re: Light oil
Post by: strikestriketapped on August 31, 2006, 03:33:17 PM: I already ordered the Power Groove Reactive Blue/Ivory. What if I put on a lot of polish and had it drilled 4L (look at the drilling sheet). I have low revs so I think it might work. Hopefully.
Title: Re: Light oil
Post by: BrunswickBowler on August 31, 2006, 05:31:43 PM: tropical
Title: Re: Light oil
Post by: Brandon Riley on August 31, 2006, 05:46:18 PM: tropical goes longer and straighter. powergroove is sneaky strong. its more of a medium-dry ball. my tropical barely outhooks my target zone.
Title: Re: Light oil
Post by: azguy on August 31, 2006, 06:18:14 PM: Of the two, Tropical, 'nuff said.
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Title: Re: Light oil
Post by: strikestriketapped on August 31, 2006, 06:27:55 PM: Now I'm starting to regret getting the Power Groove... I hope I can make it work. Any reassurance would be nice lol.
Title: Re: Light oil
Post by: azguy on August 31, 2006, 06:33:27 PM: I guess I didn't understand, you wanted to know which of the two would do best ? but you already bought one of them ? I guess I'd have to ask, then why ask ? You already decided, as I said, I don't understand why the question, I guess.
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Title: Re: Light oil
Post by: strikestriketapped on August 31, 2006, 06:35:04 PM: I can still go back and get the Tropical instead but I really liked the looks of the Power Groove...
Title: Re: Light oil
Post by: Rileybowler on August 31, 2006, 06:35:50 PM: neither one
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Title: Re: Light oil
Post by: strikestriketapped on August 31, 2006, 06:37:08 PM: And your reply just now was so hard to understand. I started the topic and then ordered the Power Groove. But now I wish I would have gotten the Tropical. Is there anyway this Power Groove could go under my Zone Classic?
Title: Re: Light oil
Post by: leftehh- LG on August 31, 2006, 06:37:41 PM: anyone mention supersport??
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Title: Re: Light oil
Post by: strikestriketapped on August 31, 2006, 06:46:27 PM: Well, I just called and had them get the Tropical Storm Black/Red instead.
Title: Re: Light oil
Post by: strikestriketapped on August 31, 2006, 07:26:20 PM: Good idea, eh?
Title: Re: Light oil
Post by: looking for 8 on August 31, 2006, 07:30:05 PM: lane 1 bullett