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General Category => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: txbowler on June 26, 2014, 10:54:42 AM
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Simple Question:
I have to much hand, not enough ball speed. Old school bowler. Not good at taking hand out of the ball on a consistent basis (need more practice, that's a different discussion).
Plain and simple, I am looking for the weakest reactive ball available now to drill pin in axis?
I am open to any brand. I have urethane's (super natural and pink hammer from the 90's) and a XXXL that work for me when I need them, so no one needs to bring those up. Please do not bring up stuff hard to find or no longer available. I'm only talking about the balls available today on the market.
I have a Lane master's Hornet drilled weak that works great for me most of the time.
But sometimes when you are at a tournament, you don't want to throw urethane and plastic because it affects carry down and your fellow left handed teammates.
Opinions please?
Thanks in advance.
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I love my Desert Hook. They've been "discontinued" but you can probably still find one. It's great on the burn.
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Find some older reactives from the 90s-early 2000s on eBay new in box. The old reactives don't grip the lane through transitions like the new monster covers, but you won't sacrifice drilling options like you would with a 3-Piece ball. Right now for the real toast, I have a Storm Too Hot (old Curelyon cover from the early 2000s, and low-medium flare potential) that kills the toast. Newer isn't always going to be the best option. When you're facing real dry, the ket is finding a cover weak enough to push, and a core that's going to maintain a heavy roll once it gets into the hook phase the last 20 feet of the lane.
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Please do not bring up stuff hard to find or no longer available. I'm only talking about the balls available today on the market.
Keeping this in mind, Storm's Supernatural or Pitch Black would be a good pick, but as far as actual reactives, Brunswick's Strike King is about the smoothest and most consistent low end ball on the market.
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I am in the same boat: rev dominant and facing lots of very light oil.
The weakest ones I have found are the Slingshot (still available), Lord Field Exodus Pearl (very urethane like reacting), DV8 Red/Orange Misfit and the Tropical Breeze. Another relatively recently discontinued, very mild ball is the Motiv Recon Silver.
http://www.classicbowlingsul.html (http://www.classicbowlingsul.html)
Personally I have found the Slingshot, Exodus Pearl, Misfit and the Recon Silver to be very urethane-like in their overall reaction. All use such mild coverstock, that sanding them to 4000 grit decreases their resin qualities even further, while hardly affecting their overall strength.
Slightly stronger than the above are the RG Scream and the Motiv Apex.
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How about a Brunswick LT-48:
http://www.bowlingball.com/products/bowling-balls/Brunswick/11338/Johnny-Petraglia-Vintage-LT-48.html
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How about a Brunswick LT-48:
http://www.bowlingball.com/products/bowling-balls/Brunswick/11338/Johnny-Petraglia-Vintage-LT-48.html
FWIW I have one and it's much stronger than the ones I specified above. It handles medium-light to as much as medium oil.
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Finding out that the LT is much stronger than most people expect. Great ball, but I think it would frustrate you.
How about a Brunswick LT-48:
http://www.bowlingball.com/products/bowling-balls/Brunswick/11338/Johnny-Petraglia-Vintage-LT-48.html
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Simple. Any reactive ball with a pancake weightblock. Mostly sold at box sporting good stores. Mild reactive cover with very little flare.
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Columbia Scout or Brunswick Slingshot.
Something with a high RG and weaker cover.
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From my experience Columbia's Super Flex Coverstock on the Scout is strong.
I like this suggestion. It might be worth looking into.
Simple. Any reactive ball with a pancake weightblock. Mostly sold at box sporting good stores. Mild reactive cover with very little flare.
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I think the Strike King fits the bill for you. You just have to experiment with drillings and surface. I am rev dominant, slow speed as well.
I have a red/blue Strike King drilled pin under the middle finger, with CG kicked about an inch and a half. Also have a smallish lower X-hole to give it a little bite on the backend. Works fantastic on lite oil and dryish conditions.
I have also practiced enough with it, that I can alter my tilt to weaken reaction. This is a very consistent ball, much like the LT-48. Just not as strong.
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http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/product/index.jsp?productId=28883336
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Have the exact same Strike King as Jesse James with the same set-up love it on the dry.
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I'm in the same boat as well.
A few months ago I got a Rotogrip Uproar. While not the weakest ball out there it
has become a good benchmark ball that doesn't seem to over react to the dry.
I've had pretty good success so far with it.
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I would take one of your old balls and do a pin on axis drilling to see how that works for you. I have found that to work great. It really tames the reaction down but it's very adjustable by playing with surface prep.
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Have you looked into any of the TSE balls by Seismic?
I bowl on 33ft and 36ft ths for league, and am rev dominant. I've been throwing the Desperado TSE and Solaris TSE, nice weak covers on these TSE balls.
My Blackout, with my favorite layout, 2" pin to pap, use to be my go to ball on the 33ft, which use to be 36ft. But with summer they shortened it and skimped on the oil. I was throwing the Desperado TSE, but wanted a bit more room and switched to the Solaris TSE, which is drilled the same.
Here's a comparison of the Blackout and Solaris TSE I did for a customer who also asked your question to me. For comparison, with the Desperado TSE, I am almost 5 more boards right of the Solaris TSE. The Desperado is drilled 60x3 3/8"x30
The Blackout is first, than skip to 0:48 for the Solaris TSE
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Drill a Tropical Breeze, put the pin in your middle finger and drill the middle finger as deep as the press will allow.
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Try a scout you'll be surprised
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I love my Desert Hook. They've been "discontinued" but you can probably still find one. It's great on the burn.
I second the Desert Hook. It has a very mild coverstock, and has a nice smooth arcing reaction. I have tried to make the ball turn over hard, and I just can't do it.
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maybe find something with less cover, or drill out negative weight