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Title: What ball has a great back end response but is cheap?
Post by: dcdownard87 on March 12, 2007, 08:41:42 AM
I just wanted to know of any good suggestions of a ball that has a good length, and violent back end response in medium oil. Also at a decent price. I was thinking of Ebonites Black Ice or Circles Hard core, but not quite sure
Title: Re: What ball has a great back end response but is cheap?
Post by: Djarum on March 12, 2007, 04:45:12 PM
From what I've read on here, The T-road pearl fits the bill.

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Title: Re: What ball has a great back end response but is cheap?
Post by: cnimsk on March 12, 2007, 04:45:14 PM
Well...I don't know about the term violent back end...but consider Roto Grip's Horizon. Really good ball...at a good price as well.

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Title: Re: What ball has a great back end response but is cheap?
Post by: splendorlex on March 12, 2007, 05:06:11 PM
I'd recommend looking at the Toxic as well.  Huge backend at a mid price point.
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Title: Re: What ball has a great back end response but is cheap?
Post by: Crash15 on March 12, 2007, 07:23:52 PM
I'd say the Rampage.
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Title: Re: What ball has a great back end response but is cheap?
Post by: fins4ever88 on March 12, 2007, 07:25:41 PM
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I'd say the Rampage.
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If I'm correct, Brunswick tends to have balls that roll up early.

I would say the Storm T-Road Pearl or the Hammer Raw Hammer Doom or Raw Hammer Toxic. If you can find one, the AMF Supreme Justice Pearl is an amazingly underrated ball.
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Title: Re: What ball has a great back end response but is cheap?
Post by: charlest on March 12, 2007, 07:26:44 PM
If your hand can't do it, then the ball won't help a whole lot.

There are 479 balls with great backends; in fact, most, but not all, balls are designed that way. Pick almost any mid-priced pearl and it will or should do that,  unless you are highly rev-challenged.

Oh, by the way, the greater the backend, the less control you'll have over the ball; meaning the more splits and washouts you'll throw for every strike that that huge backend will get you.  One factor goes hand in hand with the other.

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Title: Re: What ball has a great back end response but is cheap?
Post by: rbroller815 on March 13, 2007, 01:53:34 AM
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Title: Re: What ball has a great back end response but is cheap?
Post by: Danes07 on March 13, 2007, 02:03:58 AM
definately givet the Roto Grip Silver Streak Special Edition a chance....great backend reaction for a great price...got mine for $100.
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Title: Re: What ball has a great back end response but is cheap?
Post by: dizzyfugu on March 13, 2007, 02:45:22 AM
Best back end for the bucks: a Power Groove pearl reactive! Unless you play on soup and with an aggressive drilling, these balls can do woundrous things in the hand of an experienced bowler.
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Title: Re: What ball has a great back end response but is cheap?
Post by: MaidenheadBandit on March 13, 2007, 06:31:49 AM
T Road Pearl, its amazing for the price. They have gone like hot cake here in the UK.
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Title: Re: What ball has a great back end response but is cheap?
Post by: baiki on March 13, 2007, 01:09:39 PM

http:// I just wanted to know of any good suggestions of a ball that has a good length, and violent back end response in medium oil

You can try sanding a large flaring ball with PAP on axis. Should give you the length and the backend you're looking for. Try 400 or 600 grit.


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Title: Re: What ball has a great back end response but is cheap?
Post by: Ragnar on March 13, 2007, 01:20:06 PM
Danes already suggested the Silver Streak Pearl which I was going to suggest, based solely on the reaction from my original version of this ball.
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Title: Re: What ball has a great back end response but is cheap?
Post by: NY Mike on March 13, 2007, 01:29:33 PM
Take a look at the ROTOGRIP lines, good prices with balls that have alot of
pop.. I have the Saturn polished, long and strong.   The Horizon Solid
basically strong......Prices you can't beat with great performance.
Title: Re: What ball has a great back end response but is cheap?
Post by: insidedrive on March 13, 2007, 01:34:12 PM
I had the pleasure of seeing a T-Road pearl in action last week, that ball has AMAZING back end.  It was outhook most of what was being used in the back end and killed carrydown.  Very nice carry with some serious movement.  It looked great on the lanes but I worry about control?  If you're looking for violent back end though, look no further.
Title: Re: What ball has a great back end response but is cheap?
Post by: outdagutter on March 13, 2007, 03:35:01 PM
I guess it depend on what cheap is to you. I personally like the Track Machine.  It has descent length and a strong back end. Can get it on bowling.com for $95, perhaps less somewhere else. Or you could get it used from someone on this site. I also like the Rule. Can get that one a bit cheaper.
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Title: Re: What ball has a great back end response but is cheap?
Post by: spikles2 on March 13, 2007, 03:41:36 PM
another vote for the t-road pearl.  It completely ignores carrydown.  The backend is phenomenal even with the weaker drill. I paid $99 for mine so the price was right.
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Title: Re: What ball has a great back end response but is cheap?
Post by: Stan on March 13, 2007, 03:56:38 PM
Wrath SF
Title: Re: What ball has a great back end response but is cheap?
Post by: dpunky on March 14, 2007, 11:40:48 AM
From what I've seen, the Roto Grip Saturn is a good ball at a really good price
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Title: Re: What ball has a great back end response but is cheap?
Post by: dizzyfugu on March 14, 2007, 11:48:21 AM
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If your really wanting one cheap, get a hold of a Power Groove Blue sanded urethane ball. I have mine with a short pin and drilled to roll early, amazing hit for such an inexpensive ball. Though many are recomending mid priced balls you said cheap, this is it. You can polish or sand as needed. I left mine in box condition and works well on medium condition for my league bowling.
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Somehow I second that. A friend of mine got one as a spare ball and for dry lanes - but it hooks like crazy, almost as much as his Rampage. Just a smoother overall hook shape, but surprisingly strong (and cheap). Just what I said: the (Power) Grooves are widely underestimated!
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Title: Re: What ball has a great back end response but is cheap?
Post by: directdrill on March 14, 2007, 11:50:20 AM
Track Equation drilled strong.  Great backend and great hit.
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Title: Re: What ball has a great back end response but is cheap?
Post by: C-G ProShop-Carl on March 15, 2007, 02:10:35 AM
Track Equation.....strong backend movement and extraordinary hitting power.

Radical Infernos can be had pretty cheap these days as well.
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Title: Re: What ball has a great back end response but is cheap?
Post by: hskrntx on March 15, 2007, 12:05:56 PM
An awful lot of cheaper balls will do what you're looking for, I'm sure.  I have and AMF Orbit Extreme that is drilled to do exactly that, and it does it very, very well!
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