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Title: Lightest oil Ball?
Post by: Locke on June 16, 2008, 10:00:26 AM

I am looking for the lightest oil ball on the market. Yesterday I had a tournament with the lightest oil I have ever seen. I need something to fit under my Roto Grip Mercury weak drilling. I have been looking at the power groove dry/r and the tropical storm but I will take any other ideas as well. Thank you for your help.
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Title: Re: Lightest oil Ball?
Post by: themagician on June 16, 2008, 06:05:17 PM

Plastic is about the weakest you can go, Lane 1 has the XXXL, which is plastic with a core in it. The only other option really is urethane as the mercury is pretty mild.

The tropical also is much stronger than a dry lane ball and I can't much comment on the groove dry/r.
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Title: Re: Lightest oil Ball?
Post by: BigWillyStyle on June 16, 2008, 06:10:41 PM

If I were you, I'd look into getting either a Slate Blue Gargoyle or a Glowing Amulet (good luck with that though). Both are Urethane, and both have the Gargoyle core...which hits like a truck. Only other thing I can think of, would be a XXXL from Lane#1, which was already suggested. Other than these, everything else is up in the air...

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Title: Re: Lightest oil Ball?
Post by: se7en on June 16, 2008, 06:36:27 PM

I've never thrown my XXXL on dry, just fresh THS for fun this summer. It's extremely smooth, controllable and forgiving. I hit the pocket 100% going down the 10 but have problems carrying the corner. Weak hits can yield 5-10 splits easy as well.

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Title: Re: Lightest oil Ball?
Post by: kgunit689 on June 16, 2008, 06:36:46 PM

all those balls suggested are great but what about trying different hand positions, ball speed, and other adjustments. if a weak mercury is too much what is the point of bringing another ball that might be used a couple times a year.
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Title: Re: Lightest oil Ball?
Post by: charlest on June 16, 2008, 07:04:20 PM

RG Neptune
Lane#1 Bullet (one hwole level milder than a Slate Blue Gargoyle)
polished Visionary Blue/Green Centaur

One notch older:
Barrage
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Edited on 6/16/2008 7:05 PM