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Elimeno Pee

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Sharpest Balls on the Market?
« on: February 10, 2013, 06:30:38 AM »
I was just curious, what do people on here feel is the most Angled, sharpest break point ball out there right now?  From the looking i've been doing, the First Blood from Hammer looks to be about the most boards from  the latest breakpoint, but what do folks think?
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Re: Sharpest Balls on the Market?
« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2013, 08:52:56 AM »
Check out the Dirty Look, the Wrecker, the Terror, IQ Tour Pearl, and the Vow.
They're the sharpest breakpoint balls I am aware of.

Relative to these, I think the First Blood is less sharp, especially being a solid/pearl combo (hybrid).
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Re: Sharpest Balls on the Market?
« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2013, 10:00:39 AM »
Quote from: charlest on February 10, 2013, 08:52:56 AM
Check out the Dirty Look, the Wrecker, the Terror, and the Vow.
They're the sharpest breakpoint balls I am aware of.

Relative to these, I think the First Blood is less sharp, especially being a solid/pearl combo (hybrid).

It might be a hybrid, but when they showed us the magnified micro structure of the cover it was a lot smoother and finer grained than the other high performance cover it was compared to. 

The FCC rating for the cover of every Taboo is 10, the First Blood's FCC cover strength is only 8.
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Re: Sharpest Balls on the Market?
« Reply #3 on: February 10, 2013, 10:07:46 AM »
I've seen extremely sharp IQ Tour Pearls. Basically, unlimited recovery.
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Re: Sharpest Balls on the Market?
« Reply #4 on: February 10, 2013, 10:38:19 AM »
Symmetric I'd say the tour pearl. Asymmetric, maybe the hellraiser terror. Any asymmetric with about a .13 mass bias\intermediate differential.

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Re: Sharpest Balls on the Market?
« Reply #5 on: February 10, 2013, 10:40:16 AM »
Quote from: Coach Bonesaw on February 10, 2013, 10:07:46 AM
I've seen extremely sharp IQ Tour Pearls. Basically, unlimited recovery.

Yes. I keep forgetting that one.
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Re: Sharpest Balls on the Market?
« Reply #6 on: February 10, 2013, 10:51:41 AM »
But really... With a radius of roughly 4.3", can any bowling ball be "sharp"?  :P
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Re: Sharpest Balls on the Market?
« Reply #7 on: February 10, 2013, 10:54:26 AM »
The sharpest ive thrown is a critical theory with step 2 polish...holy moly...get left folks.  My defiant edge oob was severely uncontrollable for me, as was the anarchy....both of which calmed down over time.
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Re: Sharpest Balls on the Market?
« Reply #8 on: February 10, 2013, 12:04:43 PM »
Definitely the IQ Tour Pearl, Critical Theory, Fringe, and Wrecker of the ones I'm familiar with.
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Re: Sharpest Balls on the Market?
« Reply #9 on: February 10, 2013, 04:06:24 PM »
Quote from: Elimeno Pee on February 10, 2013, 06:30:38 AM
I was just curious, what do people on here feel is the most Angled, sharpest break point ball out there right now?  From the looking i've been doing, the First Blood from Hammer looks to be about the most boards from  the latest breakpoint, but what do folks think?

Based on BTM's review of First Blood, it was not even close which ball had the most amount of hook based on it's length. To me, this spells "sharpness"
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Re: Sharpest Balls on the Market?
« Reply #10 on: February 10, 2013, 04:18:10 PM »
Quote from: J_Mac on February 10, 2013, 10:51:41 AM
But really... With a radius of roughly 4.3", can any bowling ball be "sharp"?  :P

Perception is everything, as far as human beings are concerned.
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Re: Sharpest Balls on the Market?
« Reply #11 on: February 10, 2013, 04:36:38 PM »
The new Jet Burner is a great angular piece of equipment. Nothing like being able to loft the left gutter hit 5 and rocket back for the first time in years. :-)

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Re: Sharpest Balls on the Market?
« Reply #12 on: February 10, 2013, 05:24:30 PM »
The Victory Road Pearl would fit in that category.  The Critical Theory is also one of the most angular I've seen.
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Re: Sharpest Balls on the Market?
« Reply #13 on: February 10, 2013, 05:42:40 PM »
I like the 900 Global Dirty Look myself, but the Storm Fire Road, Columbia 300 Vow, Motiv Thrash Frenzy, Brunswick Aura would also be very angular as well.
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Re: Sharpest Balls on the Market?
« Reply #14 on: February 10, 2013, 07:21:44 PM »
Quote from: billdozer on February 10, 2013, 10:54:26 AM
The sharpest ive thrown is a critical theory with step 2 polish...holy moly...get left folks.  ...

I hesitated in listing balls that I have polished to create a skid/flippy ball, but since you have thrown down the gauntlet  ...

I polished my Theory since it was too strong for the oil I saw. Polished (2000 grit + Snake Oil) makes it the flippiest ball I have ever owned, bar none.

I still think this thread is directed at stock surfaced balls
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