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Badger856

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Ball choice
« on: September 03, 2004, 01:24:49 AM »
I recently purchased the Rule and it is great for meduim to heavy conditions and even THS.  My problem is the condition I have run into is the the backends are crazy at one of the houses I bowl at.  My Rule gets through the heads clean and makes a very hard move and this ball is great everywhere else but this certain house.  I was thinking of getting another Rule and polish it and drill it for more length, unless others have suggestions to other balls that would do better or drill patterns. Thanks.

 

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Re: Ball choice
« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2004, 09:41:14 AM »
Which house Darrin?  Prairie, Bowl-a-Vard???????  

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Re: Ball choice
« Reply #2 on: September 03, 2004, 09:49:59 AM »
We moved to Village on Monday nights, I would have preferred to stay at Bowl A Vard but oh well.  I can never shoot well at Village the backends are so aggressive for me.  Where you at, Dream?

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Re: Ball choice
« Reply #3 on: September 03, 2004, 10:14:03 AM »
Rob must have drilled it...he's a Track guy.  Anyway depending on how it's laid out and I know you have plenty of hand and ball speed to use more hooking equipment.  I think, I'd think about a symmetrical cored ball with less flare to tame down the backends.  I know, you do like skid-flip balls though.  Rob may think different.

I'd hate to see you spend big $ on another Rule just to have the same basic problem.  The Goo coverstock and that core mean to me lots of hook especially on clean back ends.  When I subbed on a Tues. night Village league few years ago I used a sheen type particle ball with not a lot of flare up the track about 12 at the arrows to 8 at break point.  Particle smoothed out the over reaction.

What else do you have laying around that you could experiment with?  

FYI....to all these are houses in Madison, WI.  
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Re: Ball choice
« Reply #4 on: September 03, 2004, 10:26:41 AM »
Actually, I drill my own.  With the helps of guys like Charlest and a few others on this site they have provided great info for drilling patterns.  I don't have much lying around anymore so I need a second ball for this.  Thanks for the suggestions, I was thinking around the symetrical core as well but didn't give much thought to the particle idea.

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Re: Ball choice
« Reply #5 on: September 03, 2004, 11:47:02 AM »
Ya Darrin...I forgot you mentioned you bought some drilling equipment.  

About symmetrical.  I will tell you I love my Dyno-Thane stuff.  Bought a Thing and Thing returns last year.  The soaker covers are relatively strong and seem like they never wear out....they smell like brand new urethane every time I pull them out of the bag.  I ordered a new DT VPP for broken down track/heads.  

I think you can get something relatively reasonably priced for what you are facing with clean back ends.  You have enough speed and turn...I'd look at a more control drilling maybe particle or a ball with some sheen to knock some hook off of it as it comes off the oil line.  

BTW---I'm bowling Sr. Scratch at Dream Tues., 5 man Bowl-A-Vard Wed. & 5 man Dream Thurs.  Bought a Visionary Centaur for Dream's walled condition have to put a bit more shine on it.  Box was still too much surface for last night.  

Let us know what you decide to do and how it works out.

Good luck to you this year!
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Re: Ball choice
« Reply #6 on: September 14, 2004, 08:52:27 AM »
Oooohh Mr. Badger 856 it's Tuesday sooooooo how did you do last night at Village?  What did you use and what are you doing to tame down the back ends?  Inquiring minds wanna know!  

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