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General Category => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: scrub49 on May 02, 2014, 06:48:59 PM
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Need something weaker than Strike King any suggestion
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Do you want a reactive ball, or would you consider urethane or plastic?
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reactive
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Need something weaker than Strike King any suggestion
Storm SuperNatural, Hammer Blue Hammer or Brunswick Slingshot are all weaker than a Strike King
(Don't get the pink/black SlingShot; it uses a stronger coverstock than PK 17.)
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storm tropical breeze maybe?
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Your only option in reactive is to find a ball with a pancake weight block or try another strike king with a different layout and surface.
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Pancake Weight block: Columbia Scout Reactive, Storm Mix.
Slightly stronger would be Motiv Sniper
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Most everything you guys listed is urethane, which he said he didn't want. Tropical Breeze is definitely stronger. Slingshot is one of the few balls that should be weaker. Also maybe a blue/green or black/blue Karma. other than that, you could try getting your hands on something older, like one of the weaker Zone balls from the 90's. If you think you need a weaker ball because its snapping too hard on the back end, a much easier solution would be to scuff up the surface to tone it down a bit.
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Pin Axis or Short Pin to Pap on a Strike King should tame it down quite a bit.
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My initial thought is a Columbia Scout. It has a pancake weight block, so it should be pretty weak depending on how you leave the surface. You may want to try to hit it with 4000 grit and then some Powerhouse Delayed Reaction polish.
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My DV8 Misfit pearl is pretty tame, and may be weaker than the Strike King.
I have not personally thrown the Strike King, but have thrown a Slingshot, and my Misfit pearl is longer and a bit stronger than the Slingshot was.
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Columbia freeze, 5" in-pap is what we did for the an old dry wood lane layout
hammer taboo spare was also used with good success as well.
you will have to tweak your layout with one of these pieces listed above
Urethane just read way to early for me.
Another option is the original JET, very hard surface, easy through the heads and very predictable.
i also have used "track delayed reaction" over the polish which gave the piece about a 25% less overall reaction.
realize that you are going to have to trial and error this to get your desired reaction
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Get another strike king and place your pin on the pap. Removes the weight block and all reaction is from cover and your hand. Has worked well for me over the years.
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My Strike King already has an wt. hole in it hold a good line like you mention the cover and my hand controls the reaction. I just needs something with a little less over-all hook.
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cheap and easy trial, get something like the delayed reaction polish.
I thought that this would make the ball react even harder off the pattern like traditional polish sometimes does
this did not do that, best way to describe it, was an overall reduction in motion
about 20-25% is what i saw.
this was on a original JET, polished
i was pleasantly surprised, however, the old wood lanes chew up the ball surface rather quickly and it had to be added every 2-3 weeks.
that when i got the taboo spare ball, scuffed it by hand and it was really good.
carrys very well due to the actual weight block in it.
these lanes were a desert though
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Because of the modest strength of the Strike King weight block .28 diff it reacts dramatically differently depending on drilling.
My drilling is very smooth but strong with a 5 1/4 inch pin to pap. Many bowlers I have seen use it have about 4 1/2 pin to paps! They have a lot of angular reaction at the breakpoint!
I am using mine on a short pattern high friction super strong midlane center. Ever heard the term chistmas tree pattern. Mine is smooth and poppy on this bake.
This drilling snaps on friction and smooths out the overunder for this deceivingly powerful pill. I have friends with this ball and good hand and at 4 1/2 pin to pap this baby snaps off an angular spot!
REgards,
Luckylefty
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Try something urethane. There are several choices now and most will be weaker than the Strike King.
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LuckyLefty mine drilled pin above middle finger with wt. hole to bring it back to about 1/2 negative side it does everything you said. It just even with that some times I still need a little less hook. My ball speed is around 14 to 15 mph.
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I think I would try the 4000 grit then the delayed reaction polish. This is an inexpensive fix and pretty quick for a pro shop to do if you do not own a spinner.