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Nodsleinad

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Regardless of Brand Loyalty - What ball has Surprised / Disappointed you this year?
« on: April 13, 2010, 02:26:30 AM »
Surprises
Break Out - Gr8 rolling solid

Disappointment
Bounty Hunter and Bounty Hunter Pearl - Never really matched up well at all.

Onyx Vibe - Over or under all day long and I love the Blue Vibe.

Cell Pearl - Add that one to the list, thanks for the reminder Goalieman59

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dougb

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Re: Regardless of Brand Loyalty - What ball has Surprised / Disappointed you this year?
« Reply #46 on: April 14, 2010, 12:42:43 AM »
Surprise:  Faball Blue Hammer.  How could such an old ball hit so hard and outperform some of my new, top shelf stuff?

Disappointment:  Storm HyRoad.  Loved my T-Road Pearl, so I expected to love the HyRoad with the same drilling but more surface.  It rolled great and the pins exploded on contact.  But they didn't fly low and I didn't strike as much as my T-Road Pearl.  I experimented with different surfaces and different lane conditions and never could get the same carry as the other ball.
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Re: Regardless of Brand Loyalty - What ball has Surprised / Disappointed you this year?
« Reply #47 on: April 14, 2010, 12:51:53 AM »
I love the Rogue Cell and its still going strong 200 games in. Big surprise to me.

As far as disapointment, I will stay in the brand. I hear people talk about how great it is but the Mars I have will not turn an inch no matter what I do to it.
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Re: Regardless of Brand Loyalty - What ball has Surprised / Disappointed you this year?
« Reply #48 on: April 14, 2010, 01:22:58 AM »
Surprise: Solaris Requiem

DIsappointment: New Breed Solid
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Re: Regardless of Brand Loyalty - What ball has Surprised / Disappointed you this year?
« Reply #49 on: April 14, 2010, 01:53:33 AM »
I never throw Brunswick, but I punched up a Rattler.  HUGE Surprise.  Great ball!

Disappointment would be the Jigsaw.  I'm pro Hammer too.  I put up a couple decent sets with it, but for the most part, after the first couple weeks with it, it was a dud for me.
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Re: Regardless of Brand Loyalty - What ball has Surprised / Disappointed you this year?
« Reply #50 on: April 14, 2010, 02:11:52 AM »
Little background....until recently, ive thrown storm/roto exclusively for 2+ years, lately i havent seen anything that makes me want to buy it, so ive strayed

Surprise - Mission & C-system 3.5.... the 3.5 is nearly as long as my fast is, which was a HUGE surprise in itself, but watching it come off the dry is a big deal to me, considering big B always rolled REALLY early for me

Dissapointment - Storms latest releases, other than the Fast & Natural, i havent seen 1 single ball that made me say "i really want/need that".

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r534me

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Re: Regardless of Brand Loyalty - What ball has Surprised / Disappointed you this year?
« Reply #51 on: April 14, 2010, 02:25:35 AM »
Twisted Fury..makes me want to try some other B balls.
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Re: Regardless of Brand Loyalty - What ball has Surprised / Disappointed you this year?
« Reply #52 on: April 14, 2010, 12:05:36 PM »
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Twisted Fury..makes me want to try some other B balls.  


I had the pearl....loved it
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r534me

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Re: Regardless of Brand Loyalty - What ball has Surprised / Disappointed you this year?
« Reply #53 on: April 14, 2010, 12:12:37 PM »
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Twisted Fury..makes me want to try some other B balls.  


I had the pearl....loved it
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That's the one I have...thinking about the C system, etc...but first I have to wear out my storm stuff.
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Re: Regardless of Brand Loyalty - What ball has Surprised / Disappointed you this year?
« Reply #54 on: April 14, 2010, 12:19:43 PM »
Surprise: Motiv SR2 and QZ1. Both are my benchmark balls.

Disappointment: Storm Invasion. Did not have the reaction I was expecting.
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Re: Regardless of Brand Loyalty - What ball has Surprised / Disappointed you this year?
« Reply #55 on: April 14, 2010, 12:21:15 PM »
surprises..storm hyroad, roto-grip cell,and ogre urethane..all great pieces.

disappointments..rogue cell and the sauce.

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Re: Regardless of Brand Loyalty - What ball has Surprised / Disappointed you this year?
« Reply #56 on: April 14, 2010, 12:37:47 PM »
Surprises:  TX1, Striking Motion. These were way better for me than what I expected and what most folks around here had to say about them.

Disappointment:  None, really. It's all about the matchups.
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Dan Belcher

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Re: Regardless of Brand Loyalty - What ball has Surprised / Disappointed you this year?
« Reply #57 on: April 14, 2010, 01:00:47 PM »
Surprise - Reign. I expected it to be hard to control because it creates so much angle on the backend, but it is the most predictable skid/flip ball I''ve ever thrown.

Disappointment - Mutant Cell. This ball is much longer and more angular than I anticipated, even with a strong drill layout. However, it is incredibly condition-specific and needs tons and tons of head oil. I can only throw it for about 6 frames before it stops reacting consistently and begins burning up, even when lightly polished. However, putting more than a light coat of polish on it turns it into a dart. I''m hoping that it''ll be good for the Shark pattern and maybe the Scorpion in my PBA league, but it hasn''t served me much use yet on any sport patterns I''ve tried it on.

Edit -- I finally got to roll this on the Chameleon pattern the other night in practice.  One lane had been used lightly, and the other lane had been burnt up pretty badly.  The ball rolled great on both lanes, and opened up some area since it recovered so well down lane.  Apparently for me, this ball just needs longer oil, but not a heavy volume of it.  Looking forward to seeing how it does in my PBA Experience league, but still kinda disappointed I can''t use this ball at all on a house shot under any circumstances really.

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Bill Thomas

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Re: Regardless of Brand Loyalty - What ball has Surprised / Disappointed you this year?
« Reply #58 on: April 14, 2010, 02:56:19 PM »
Surprise:  Storm Natural.  Used it this week on Cheetah and it hooked much earlier and much harder than I expected.  Had to switch to a Hammer Rayzr which worked much better.  The Natural works great on local THS which are  much longer than Cheetah and of course have the standard walled oil line to provide hold.

Disappointed:  None.  Use Storm.  Never got a bad ball from them ever.
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Re: Regardless of Brand Loyalty - What ball has Surprised / Disappointed you this year?
« Reply #59 on: April 14, 2010, 05:43:08 PM »
Surprises: AMF Heist Pearl and 900G Break Out

Disappointment:  Brunswick Swarm

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Re: Regardless of Brand Loyalty - What ball has Surprised / Disappointed you this year?
« Reply #60 on: April 14, 2010, 10:57:29 PM »
Surprises:
Bounty Hunter - Never owned a 900 Global ball before this
Black Widow Sting - had the Venom and Bite, both were junk, can get this back back from anywhere
Bedlam - my first Columbia ball since the Shadow/R LOL


Disappointments:
Cell Pearl - not what I was hoping for
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