Author Topic: Best overall carrying balls of all time? (Read 5525 times)

shakenbake · « **on:** November 10, 2011, 06:01:08 AM »

Its true that every new performance ball that comes out, regardless of who its made by, carries along with it those 'magic','brainwashing' promotional marketing words of "biggest backend ever", "most hookingest piece to date", or "Highest Ra values ever for unparalleled hook and carry", you get the drift. I've been around the sport longer than some, less than others, and this question is for the CUSTOMERS who've bought and used a bunch of equipment over the years. NO STAFFERS OR PROMOTIONAL 'YES' PEOPLE are required on this one. - Besides pocket angle of entry and all the obvious lane physics, what separates a ball from 'Hitting like a Tank' or 'Hitting like a pillow'? And what are a couple of your favorites when talking about overall hit and carry.

My two that I've thrown are the Cell Pearl and an old Lane 1 Cherry C/2.

storm22 · « **Reply #16 on:** November 19, 2011, 09:32:14 PM »

+1. Great ball until the crack began. What was the deal with that!

backswing_aplenty wrote on 11/19/2011 6:44 PM:
Paradigm, before it cracked of course

Strike Zone

Blue Vibe

Balls in the bag and order they come out:
#1/2 Nano and Anarchy #3- Virtual Energy #4- Gravity Shift #5- Big Hit (spare and really dry)
#6- Teal Rhino Pro (oldie but a goodie)

strikeking · « **Reply #17 on:** November 20, 2011, 11:12:13 AM »

My vote goes to the original "Crush/R". This ball had a soft outer core underneath the cover that you could indent with your thumb nail. It kept the pins really low and the "carry" was fantastic. They had a problem with inner core separation and stopped manufacturing.

Strikeking

batbowler · « **Reply #18 on:** November 20, 2011, 02:42:16 PM »

L/M: Yeah Baby

Brunswick: Nemesis & Warp Zone

Storm: Dimension

R/G: Odyssey

Faball: Blue Hammer

Hammer: Black Widow

Columbia: the early years Ti Boss

Ebonite: Pantera & NVS

Track: Equation & Heat Blast

MoRich: WMB

900 Global: Bounty Hunter

AMF: Fusion Hook Monster & Mega Recovery

Lane #1: Carbide Bomb line

Visionary: Gladiator & Ogre line

There's been other bowling balls that I've really liked and being in the pro shop/bowling business for so many years I may have missed a lot of really good bowling balls! I've used mostly Brunswick my whole life, but have drilled and tried hundreds of bowling balls thru the years! Just my $.02, Bruce

Train a child up in the way they should go and when they are old they will do some "Damn Good Bowling", be a "DV8" and not turn from it, besides bowling starts with a Big B!

The opinions expressed are solely those of the writer and not of Brunswick Corporation.

Bruce Campbell
USBC Bronze Certified Coach
IBPSIA Certified Technician
Originator of the -35deg x 25 leverage drilling!

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lbss831 · « **Reply #19 on:** November 20, 2011, 04:14:39 PM »

Mine is the Storm Marvel Pearl and Columbia 300 Benchmark

Slim300

"It's not how you start,it's how you finish."

ptythefool · « **Reply #20 on:** November 20, 2011, 04:23:50 PM »

Red Zone has always been pretty money for me, but my favorite before it cracked was definitely my ebonite V2 Sweet, I got two; both cracked lol.. one was dead, one was like 30 games old but left it in car.. blah

but yeah the red zone is smooth and its like a mac truck it just moves and keeps going.

On Fire · « **Reply #21 on:** November 21, 2011, 04:28:26 AM »

Here's a few of my all-time favorites

Power Machine - Best angular ball I've ever threw.

EPX-T1- This ball would carve through nearly any heavy oil it came across.

NVD- Lots of consistency, strong midlane and ton of carry.

505T- Very similar to the NVD but more bangs for your bucks.

Recon RX1 Silver- No light oil ball should roll or hit this good, but it does and does it very well.

Hoselrockets · « **Reply #22 on:** November 21, 2011, 07:23:46 AM »

My fav's....

Blue Hammer Original

Thunderbolt

Ultimate Weapon

Inferno

Break Out

THB

dmonroe814 · « **Reply #23 on:** November 21, 2011, 10:15:34 AM »

For me, the Columbia 300 World Beater has the best carry. It is strong on oil with a smooth arc and great carry. The Storm Virtual Gravity Nano OOTB had the most hook, but I couldn't get it to carry. I had to over throw it (too much speed and too little hand) to get it to the pocket, then it wouldn't carry. After talking to a Storm rep, I polished it and while it still had a good sharp hook, it finally started to carry like advertised. The Columbia Outburst was the best OOTB ball for me. Shot a 300 a couple of weeks after buying it.

« **Reply #24 on:** November 21, 2011, 01:05:24 PM »

I agree that matching up is a big part of the equation, but here are a few that have been exceptional for me in years past, as well as present. You may note that although I am on Big B staff I am not afraid to mention other balls that were very good to me:

Hammer Spike Pearl

Brunswick Vapor Zone

Brunswick Ultra Zone

Roto Grip Silver Streak pearl

Track Freak A Zoid (pro pin)

Brunswick Avalanche pearl (green-black) and Avalanche Urethane

Both Brunswick Nexus' look very promising at this point

Lane Carter, Strike Zone Pro Shops - Salt Lake City, Utah
Brunswick Pro Shop Staff

The opinions expressed are solely those of the writer and not of Brunswick Corporation.

Metal_rules · « **Reply #25 on:** November 21, 2011, 01:11:13 PM »

none -- they all leave 10 pins

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