On a typical medium-heavy oil house shot, which type of ball do you prefer to throw, pearl resin or solid resin?  I have experimented with many pearl balls, but have yet to find one that I truely like.  For me, they seem to be very over/under reacting and sensitive to carry-down.  This inconsistancy makes it necessary to adjust on a constant basis and therefor makes it harder to score.  I have had some success with particle pearls, but in my opinion, they just make the ball react more like a solid.  So overall, I vote for solid equipment!  

Solid Equipment: 1

Pearl Equipment: 0

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Solid resin all the way. I too find pearls to be pretty inconsistent. Jumpy, over-under, you name it. IMO, the only good thing about them is their ability to get past drying heads but......at our house, drying heads mean carrydown. IMH, pearls and carrydown equate to 500 series! LOL! I would much rather throw the slightly shined solid than fight the condition with a pearl.
Just for the record, on a fresh shot I like the 3by5 800grit matte BB. For carrydown and drying heads I go with the slightly shined 5by5 BB. Pretty much the same line for both. Also impressed with the Element(matte somewhere near 4by4.5) on drying heads. Thought it would burn early but it doesnt seem too. Hmmmm....nice.

Edited on 2/5/2004 0:37 AM

I am a right hander with high rev rate.  When the lanes are really wet, I go with a matte finish Crunch drilled to be aggressive in the midlane and backend.  The rule of thumb, is solids on heavier conditions playing more up the boards, and pearls when the track burns up a little so you can get deeper and open up the lane.  If the solid reactive still isn't enough on the oilier condition, take a particle cover and polish it, not heavily, to get through the heads and not burn up so fast where it wants to roll out on the backend and hit like a marshmellow.
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I prefer mostly Pearl for the conditions I bowl on where I live.

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I prefer solid equipment because of the consistent reaction I can usually expect as opposed to the sometimes inconsistent and jerky reactions of pearl equipment. Solid equipment allows me to make adjustments easier and keep an eye on my breakpoint more consistently.
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