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Hand of God

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What are the best DRY lane balls?
« on: March 08, 2007, 06:07:44 AM »
Looking for balls that get easy length, with medium-high RG and low to medium differential.

Looking for ball for playing the deep inside angle, when the back ends break down, for a semi cranker style.
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Terminator - Stacked - Heavy to medium oil
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Re: What are the best DRY lane balls?
« Reply #1 on: March 08, 2007, 02:26:13 PM »
If I were in the market for a dry lane ball right now, I'd probably look hard at the Neptune or maybe the Venus from RG.
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Re: What are the best DRY lane balls?
« Reply #2 on: March 08, 2007, 02:31:13 PM »
quote:
Looking for balls that get easy length, with medium-high RG and low to medium differential.

Looking for ball for playing the deep inside angle, when the back ends break down, for a semi cranker style.
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Balls for this winter season:

Terminator - Stacked - Heavy to medium oil
Big Bang - Stacked - Medium oil
Kong - 4.5 x 4.5 - Medium to light oil
White Dot -  Spare ball




Any Columbia300 Messenger.  The key to getting a dry ball is to not sacrifice hitting power for less hook.  I have heard dry balls like the Storm Tropical hit weak.  I know my Storm Recharge tends to hit weak too.  The SuperFlex Coverstock is legendary.  Columbia300 needs to bring it back!
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Storm X-Factor Vertigo
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Columbia 300 Messenger Ti
Storm Hit Blue Pearl
Ebonite 14 Fun Ball
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H: Brunswick Fury, Columbia 300 EPX T1
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S: Viz-A-Ball White
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Sir Bowl-A-Lot

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Re: What are the best DRY lane balls?
« Reply #3 on: March 08, 2007, 02:41:53 PM »
Power Groove Dry/R
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rotomike

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Re: What are the best DRY lane balls?
« Reply #4 on: March 08, 2007, 02:42:53 PM »
NEPTUNE NEPTUNE NEPTUNE

I have found that the Neptune is the best dry lane ball I have thrown in quite some time.  It gets down the lane very very easily on the wet dry house shots in my chain infested area.

The first week with the ball I shot 300-762.  This week 716.  I cannot tell you how easy it is to get this ball down the lane and still have plenty of juice left for the back end.
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Re: What are the best DRY lane balls?
« Reply #5 on: March 08, 2007, 02:56:41 PM »
Ice/Black Ice.

Buzz.

Hornet; I can only imagine will be amazing.

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Grayson

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Re: What are the best DRY lane balls?
« Reply #6 on: March 08, 2007, 03:01:36 PM »
For the totaly fried lanes I use my XXXL but not deep as recommanded... there is where the Tsunami also works... well... this ball is drilled for lenght...


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Re: What are the best DRY lane balls?
« Reply #7 on: March 08, 2007, 03:16:06 PM »
Slate Blue Gargoyle
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DON DRAPER

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Re: What are the best DRY lane balls?
« Reply #8 on: March 08, 2007, 03:24:42 PM »
brunswick power groove dry/r-----bowling this month said they couldn't believe they could play that far right on their dry pattern.

CoachLefty

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Re: What are the best DRY lane balls?
« Reply #9 on: March 08, 2007, 03:27:45 PM »
i have a faball axe blue.  great for dry.  you can find them on ebay from time to time
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Re: What are the best DRY lane balls?
« Reply #10 on: March 08, 2007, 03:31:53 PM »
Desert Heat
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Re: What are the best DRY lane balls?
« Reply #11 on: March 08, 2007, 03:43:01 PM »
Hammer Hawgzilla

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Re: What are the best DRY lane balls?
« Reply #12 on: March 08, 2007, 03:57:06 PM »
Hammer purple vibe excellent dry lane ball

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Re: What are the best DRY lane balls?
« Reply #13 on: March 08, 2007, 07:39:05 PM »
most people aren't familiar with these, but these 2 will dominate the toasted condition, Lanemasters Straight Flush and Hornet.  The Hornet is very comparable to the Desert Heat, while the straight flush goes a step further in it's ability to handle dry.  It fits in between the Desert Heat and the White dot.

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Re: What are the best DRY lane balls?
« Reply #14 on: March 08, 2007, 08:02:29 PM »
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Hammer Hawgzilla



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