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Urethane Game

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Opinions on New Ball
« on: May 14, 2004, 12:56:00 AM »
I am looking for a ball to fill a spot in my arsenal.  I would appreciate any suggestions.  My PAP is 6 over and 1 up.  Lotta hand slower ball speed.  

I tend to struggle somewhat with ball reaction on freshly oiled synthetics with higher oil volumes and moderate back ends, especially Pro Anvil. It is easy enough to hit the pocket on a house shot but my current equipment doesn't really give me the mid lane reaction I need in order to carry consistently.

I have a Messenger TEC drilled 5x5 pin under, surface around 1000 and a polished Mojo 5x5 pin over for higher volumes.  These balls are distant cousins with the only difference being the Ti Nugget and a higher particle load in the TEC.  

I am looking for a reactive solid that will pick up a bit earlier and finish a bit stronger than the TEC and Mojo.  5x4 is my favorite drilling.  Keep in mind that I am a high tracker with slower ball speed so surface is a better option than leveraged drillings for me.

I am considering the following:

Lane 1 Black Cherry Bomb
Dynothane Black Solid Vendetta
Brunswick Power Groove Solid
Brunswick Ultimate Inferno
Columbia Wicked BRT
Hammer Big Blue

Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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Goof1073

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Re: Opinions on New Ball
« Reply #1 on: May 14, 2004, 04:14:46 PM »
V2 Blue/Black
Roto Grip Silver Streak
Hammer Turbo Diesel

Any of these three should also be considered...but surface adjustments are probably going to be required (V2 and TD are sanded out of the box).
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TheBowlingKid25

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Re: Opinions on New Ball
« Reply #2 on: May 14, 2004, 04:18:23 PM »
possibly a Brunswick Monster Bruiser.
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Re: Opinions on New Ball
« Reply #3 on: May 14, 2004, 10:41:00 PM »
I am not sure about the Alter Ego, it hooks pretty early for me.

As much as I am not a Brunswick fan, the original Inferno should fill that slot nicely.
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Re: Opinions on New Ball
« Reply #4 on: May 15, 2004, 04:35:58 PM »
Trying to avoid particle.  Any other suggestions?
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Re: Opinions on New Ball
« Reply #5 on: May 16, 2004, 02:53:26 PM »
I'd suggest the Dynothane Thing.  I took the polish off of mine by putting it on the gray Haus pads for about a minute.  It's no longer shiny, but certainly not dull.  This ball is a solid/pearl blend.  I get a nice amount of midlane like a solid, but it still has a similar backend to a pearl.  Not snappy, but a good hard arc.  If you have more hand than speed, I wouldn't want anything much stronger.
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