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Buckwild

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Solid reactive for medium conditions
« on: May 23, 2004, 02:31:45 AM »
What would you say is the best solid reactive ball for Medium to Medium Heavy conditions? Let's say if you had a arsenal of:

Heavy Oil: Solid particle
Medium Heavy: Pearl Particle
Medium: Solid Reactive
Dry: Pearl reactive

Which ball would you choose for the Solid Reactive?

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Re: Solid reactive for medium conditions
« Reply #1 on: May 23, 2004, 08:07:05 PM »
The first ball in such a category must be the V2 Sanded. 2nd ball must be Brunswick Bruiser.

Others that may fit in:
Dyno-Thane Vendetta Black
Columbia Detour
Track Havoc
Roto-Grip Retro Resurrection
Storm Deuce and Flash Force
Hammer Turbo Diesel

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Re: Solid reactive for medium conditions
« Reply #2 on: May 23, 2004, 08:26:31 PM »
Charlest has a few good picks here.  Only ones I'd wonder about is the Detour, it's kind of long with snap from the ones I've drilled, a little more for med/lite IMHO.  Here's a few off the top of my head...

Track Havoc
Roto Retro Ressurection
Col Formula fits well but it's UFD or UFO, I believe(Charlest, help me?)
Storm Deuce

I'd also say the Bruiser is a little more for med/lite, may not handle the heavier stuff as well(dependent upon your turn).  I don't drill enough Ebonite or Hammers to give what I consider to be a true opinion.
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Re: Solid reactive for medium conditions
« Reply #3 on: May 23, 2004, 08:42:03 PM »
I absolutely love my Blueberry Buzzsaw C/2.  Every time I think I want to part with her, I toss another 730+ on less than perfect conditions in a house I haven't seen before.
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charlest

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Re: Solid reactive for medium conditions
« Reply #4 on: May 23, 2004, 09:55:27 PM »
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Charlest has a few good picks here.  Only ones I'd wonder about is the Detour, it's kind of long with snap from the ones I've drilled, a little more for med/lite IMHO.  Here's a few off the top of my head...

Track Havoc
Roto Retro Ressurection
Col Formula fits well but it's UFD or UFO, I believe(Charlest, help me?)


It's good old SuperFlex, AFAIK, and it's 600 grit; that's awfully dull for Super-Flex. With that core, it gets length, but strong backend. I suppose someone with less than average revs could use it for medium-light.


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Storm Deuce

I'd also say the Bruiser is a little more for med/lite, may not handle the heavier stuff as well(dependent upon your turn).  I don't drill enough Ebonite or Hammers to give what I consider to be a true opinion.


Bruiser comes with HIGH polish; take a littl eof that off, say 1000 grit polish and it'll handle heavier stuff for average revs.

Turbo Diesel can be veyr strong ball; it comes 1000 grit dull/matte.

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charlest

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Re: Solid reactive for medium conditions
« Reply #5 on: May 23, 2004, 10:02:37 PM »
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Retro Resurrection
Hot Wire
Razor Wire
Bruiser
Time Zone
Showtime Sanded
Detour
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The Razor Wire can handle, from what I've seen so far, up to Medium oil. Unless you have higher than average revs, more than medium oil will cause a great deal of struggle and force a much more direct line.
The Hot Wire has a stronger cover than the Razor and can handle medium fine, but again, I think it will struggle on a medium heavy unless you have higher than avg revs PLUS a strong drilling and maybe a surface mod.  The Deuce, with the same cover as the Hot Wire, has the surface and the core to handle medium to medium-heavy oil.
Buck, who is asking, list himself as having only medium revs. That may be league medium revs, not PBA medium revs.

I believe you have above average to much greater than average revs; so I can see how you'd use the above 2 balls that way. I might also, but they might not serve Buck as well as the Deuce.


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Re: Solid reactive for medium conditions
« Reply #6 on: May 23, 2004, 10:30:11 PM »
Very well put, Charlest. As a medium rev player, should I go with stronger reactives such as :
Havoc
Duece
Swich Blade (new)
Turbo Diesel
V2 Sanded
Retro ressurection

How about the Ultimate Inferno & Super Charge. Are those balls too strong for what i'm looking for?
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Re: Solid reactive for medium conditions
« Reply #7 on: May 24, 2004, 08:51:53 AM »
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Very hard to argue with a V2 sanded. It's about the one thing you can always recommend with impunity.


The last time I did a "recommend with impunity", I hurt myself in places I can't talk about in public.

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Since several Columbias have been mentioned, just to throw another inexpensive idea on the table, how about the Ti Messenger Traction? The 2 of these I have seen have been very impressive.


Hey, BrianN, how dare you recommend old technology as something that would actually WORK???

Hoping against hope, I got a Crash, which turned out to be a mediocre ball in almost all aspects. I am strongly considering a Messenger Ti
Tra(ck)tion, even though I already have 2 or 3 balls for this medium+ condiiton. However, it is so reasonable in price (Buddies: $87.50).

I'd probably sand that 1200 grit finish to 600 or 800 and add some polish; then get another and sand it to 1500. Can't decide which drillings make the most sense.

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Re: Solid reactive for medium conditions
« Reply #8 on: May 26, 2004, 05:42:04 PM »
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Hey, BrianN, how dare you recommend old technology as something that would actually WORK???


Yeah, what he said.

Speaking of older technology - two solid reactives I like to use on medium conditions: Storm Shock Trauma and the Lane #1 Blueberry

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