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General Category => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: echidapus on March 18, 2009, 02:32:49 PM

Title: skid snap
Post by: echidapus on March 18, 2009, 02:32:49 PM
What ball has the greatest SNAP in the back end?   I know the drilling makes a difference, but all things equal?
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Title: Re: skid snap
Post by: strikealot on March 18, 2009, 10:36:07 PM
hot sauce right now has ALOT of backend
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Title: Re: skid snap
Post by: Kid Jete on March 18, 2009, 10:38:44 PM
There's a bunch really.  You can drill nearly every pearl to be pretty flippy.  The Hot Sauce, Magic, Break Pearl, Playmaker just to name a few of the many.  You could even get the Emerald vibe to come sup hard off dry if you wanted something cheaper.
Title: Re: skid snap
Post by: Jay on March 18, 2009, 10:39:12 PM
The Rapid Fire Pearl probably has the biggest backend snap or pretty close to anything else.  Other good ones include the Rattler, Hot Sauce, and Illusion.
Title: Re: skid snap
Post by: strikealot on March 18, 2009, 10:39:55 PM
emerald is a beast, love that call
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Title: Re: skid snap
Post by: Kid Jete on March 18, 2009, 10:41:28 PM
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emerald is a beast, love that call
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Yup I was going to grab one but it was so late in the season I didn't.  A couple buddies have them and then turn the corner just as hard as anything.
Title: Re: skid snap
Post by: Bizzzznyc on March 18, 2009, 11:33:54 PM
The highest "back end reaction" on paper is still the original Storm Fired up. although the ball I saw with my own 2 eyes back end the most was an original orange piranha when Weber was using it on the show at about 50 feet the ball was on the fifth board and couldn't hold pocket. FYI I hated mine.
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Title: Re: skid snap
Post by: bhsbigcountry on March 19, 2009, 10:48:43 AM
i am going to rep some brunswick stuff. twisted destruction, and rattler, my avalanche slide has more back end then i ever predicted when drilling it. and i drilled it down 4X3 (pin and cg to PAP).
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Title: Re: skid snap
Post by: leftyinsnellville on March 19, 2009, 11:03:15 AM
The biggest snap I get from any of my balls (not the most boards covered after the turn) would have to be my Ebonite Raid.  It just pops right when it hits the dry.

Black Widow Venom is a close second.

Edited on 3/19/2009 11:03 AM
Title: Re: skid snap
Post by: legend4life95 on March 19, 2009, 11:11:31 AM
Hot Sauce is the definition of skid snap for me.
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Title: Re: skid snap
Post by: jbruno6 on March 19, 2009, 11:11:48 AM
The break pearl makes u-turns.
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Title: Re: skid snap
Post by: on March 19, 2009, 11:19:45 AM
The most angular Brunswick I've thrown in the past 4 years is the Rattler.


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Title: Re: skid snap
Post by: JohnP on March 19, 2009, 11:56:38 AM
Believe it or not, the biggest skid/flip ball I've drilled lately is the Razyr.  Pancake core, simple layout, but WOW does that ball back end.  --  JohnP
Title: Re: skid snap
Post by: Oskuposer on March 19, 2009, 11:59:22 AM
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Title: Re: skid snap
Post by: legend4life95 on March 19, 2009, 02:58:31 PM
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Believe it or not, the biggest skid/flip ball I've drilled lately is the Razyr.  Pancake core, simple layout, but WOW does that ball back end.  --  JohnP



Johnp, thats really not what I wanted to hear. Was that one drilled with the suggested layout? Pin 3/4" right of centerline and 3/4" above midline? I just punched mine last night and will try it tonight. I was hoping for a smooth reaction up the boards.
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Title: Re: skid snap
Post by: JessN16 on March 19, 2009, 03:16:04 PM
Biggest I've thrown lately has been a Storm Dark Thunder Pearl. I'm surprised more Storm/Roto stuff hasn't gotten mentioned here because that company has always been skid-snappish by default.

Surprisingly enough, a Lane #1 ball (Supernova XP) is in my top five, weird because that's a company that has traditionally defined heavy roll rather than skid/flip.

Generally speaking, I would look at Storm/Roto-Grip first, Ebonite-poured stuff second (which would include the Hammer line), but the newer stuff from the folks at 900Global is starting to get my attention, too.

Jess
Title: Re: skid snap
Post by: JohnP on March 19, 2009, 08:35:42 PM
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Johnp, thats really not what I wanted to hear. Was that one drilled with the suggested layout? Pin 3/4" right of centerline and 3/4" above midline? I just punched mine last night and will try it tonight. I was hoping for a smooth reaction up the boards.


Yep, that's exactly how I set it up and left the surface oob.  The bowler is fairly high revs, averages around 200.  The ball goes straight quite a way, but when it turns it TURNS.  I'd like to hear if you see the same thing.
Title: Re: skid snap
Post by: KMAN300 on March 19, 2009, 08:47:55 PM
Break Pearl and S75 for me are just plain sideways on the backend!
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Title: Re: skid snap
Post by: legend4life95 on March 19, 2009, 10:05:32 PM
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Johnp, thats really not what I wanted to hear. Was that one drilled with the suggested layout? Pin 3/4" right of centerline and 3/4" above midline? I just punched mine last night and will try it tonight. I was hoping for a smooth reaction up the boards.


Yep, that's exactly how I set it up and left the surface oob.  The bowler is fairly high revs, averages around 200.  The ball goes straight quite a way, but when it turns it TURNS.  I'd like to hear if you see the same thing.



Well, just got back from league. I decided to knock the polish off before taking it out to the lanes. I hit it with a valentino 3000 pad. I was able to play up 7-9 and it gave a ton of length and made a smooth arcy move back to the pocket. Not snappy at all with the 3000 surface. Just what I was looking for!
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Title: Re: skid snap
Post by: cwshields on March 19, 2009, 11:41:58 PM
I just received a Rapid Fire Pearl and had it drilled in the #1 setup (for medium to dry)...the ball just jumps off of the dry...so much for my outside shot ball. The guy's I've been practicing with were laughing their butts off cause the ball absolutely nose dived when it hit the dry and I was expecting a nice easy hook to the pocket.
Title: Re: skid snap
Post by: JohnP on March 20, 2009, 10:31:21 AM
legend4life95 -- Glad it worked for you.  Did you throw it at all before hitting it with the 3000 grit?  And if so what was the reaction then?  --  JohnP
Title: Re: skid snap
Post by: dougb on March 20, 2009, 11:19:13 AM
The Hot Sauce has the most violent backend reaction I've ever seen on a ball.  Snaps like a slingshot.
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Title: Re: skid snap
Post by: legend4life95 on March 20, 2009, 09:17:27 PM
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legend4life95 -- Glad it worked for you.  Did you throw it at all before hitting it with the 3000 grit?  And if so what was the reaction then?  --  JohnP



Nope. With all the input from members here, I decided to go ahead and knock the shine off before even throwing it. I knew it would make it smoother and a touch earlier, but it still gets great length now with a smooth move down lane. I think its gonna be a winner.
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Title: Re: skid snap
Post by: jbuzz31 on March 20, 2009, 09:43:34 PM
storm 2D or Gravity shift

or 900G's break point

these balls got a lil bit of juice on the back
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Title: Re: skid snap
Post by: Ebonite BowlToWin on March 20, 2009, 09:56:40 PM
the 900g Prison Break Pearl, biggest and strongest turn i have ever seen
Title: Re: skid snap
Post by: A_P_K on March 20, 2009, 10:12:48 PM
For me either my black Break, Mystic, or the Heist at 4000ab.
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Title: Re: skid snap
Post by: 3M Dust Remover on March 20, 2009, 11:34:17 PM
is the Cell Pearl a snappy ball?
Title: Re: skid snap
Post by: novawagonmaster on March 21, 2009, 08:03:22 PM
My Break Pearl is pretty snappy, but my Kinetic Solaris is just plain out of control!
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Title: Re: skid snap
Post by: jwhaleyii on March 21, 2009, 11:50:42 PM
Emerald Vibe
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