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General Category => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: DP3 on January 24, 2019, 10:12:53 AM

Title: What balls look impressive in your area?
Post by: DP3 on January 24, 2019, 10:12:53 AM
What balls look impressive in the region that you bowl in? Double points for balls from a company that you wouldn't normally throw.

I've been very impressed with the Vapor Zone and Katana/Katana Slash. I'm also more and more surprised at the useability of the Purple Hammer for a lot of high rev crowbar styles. I'm seeing high rpm guys have the ability to park it in one spot all night and just throw it harder to get the corners out.

How about you guys?
Title: Re: What balls look impressive in your area?
Post by: Impending Doom on January 24, 2019, 10:28:40 AM
I won't get double points, but that White Hot Badger. It's insane.
Title: Re: What balls look impressive in your area?
Post by: DP3 on January 24, 2019, 10:37:44 AM
I can't wait to throw that ball. My badger I like, it's just drilled way too weak. It's more of a struggle all night, pull out the badger for 240+ ball. I would love to have something I could boom right on the fresh and stick with it for 3+ games.
Title: Re: What balls look impressive in your area?
Post by: BowlingForDonuts on January 24, 2019, 10:58:45 AM
Saw a guy few weeks ago throw a 299 in practice with a Honey Badger (not bowling league this year so see less big games).  That ball is money if you can repeat shots.  Need to get there so can enjoy mine more. 
Title: Re: What balls look impressive in your area?
Post by: Impending Doom on January 24, 2019, 11:25:32 AM
I can't wait to throw that ball. My badger I like, it's just drilled way too weak. It's more of a struggle all night, pull out the badger for 240+ ball. I would love to have something I could boom right on the fresh and stick with it for 3+ games.

Bro...

Let me help you.

Claw on the fresh, Badger on the transition, white Hot when you go left and bang on it.
Title: Re: What balls look impressive in your area?
Post by: AlonzoHarris on January 24, 2019, 12:01:53 PM
Double points - Katana/Katana Slash

Regular points - Hy-Road X
Title: Re: What balls look impressive in your area?
Post by: SVstar34 on January 24, 2019, 01:25:07 PM
Maximum Bob throwing the Eon Infinite on a tight pattern

See a lot of the Web and Web Tour now
Title: Re: What balls look impressive in your area?
Post by: themagician on January 24, 2019, 02:25:59 PM
Tale of two houses, one house is a heavier volume pattern with an EBI staffer running the pro shop, the Web, Web Tour, Tactix, and Roto Grip Idol all look great.

Other house, drier, seeing lots of scores with Hy-Road X's, Hustle Inks, regular Badger from Global as well.

Title: Re: What balls look impressive in your area?
Post by: Jesse James on January 24, 2019, 03:52:57 PM
There is no one ball dominating in my area these days. I see a little bit of everything. People are throwing Rhinos, Katana Slashes, Black Widow golds, Sure Locks, Code X's, Intense Fires, Paradox V's, DCT's, you name it! And this is all on the same damn THS!!
SMH.

The one ball that got my attention recently however was the Idol Pearl! That does look to be a unique piece!

I was recently throwing my Gauntlet Fury and scoring well up until the transition.....then the shot went south quickly, so I started throwing my teammates Scandal and I was pleasantly surprised at how smooth and consistent it was.
Title: Re: What balls look impressive in your area?
Post by: Steven on January 24, 2019, 04:46:54 PM
There is no one ball dominating in my area these days. I see a little bit of everything.

 
This sums up what I'm seeing in our area.
 
I'm not a Hammer guy, but I've seen enough good in the Web and Web Tour both locally and on TV to take the plunge on those 2 balls myself.
 
Excellent pieces. 
Title: Re: What balls look impressive in your area?
Post by: jumba98 on January 24, 2019, 08:42:21 PM
yes white hot badger is a beast!! Don't see a lot of them yet though, but they are coming to an alley near you!
Title: Re: What balls look impressive in your area?
Post by: SG17 on January 24, 2019, 09:11:00 PM
in my sport league, there are several PhysiXs, HyRoad X, Katana Slash, Quantum Bias and an ebonite staff member that is making a lot their stuff look pretty good.
Title: Re: What balls look impressive in your area?
Post by: michael.willis9 on January 25, 2019, 08:15:03 AM
It might not be everyones cup of tea but i can't seem to put my After Dark Pearl down.  which is sad because everything else in my bag is $150 and up and my after dark was $100 out the door.  But i'm just shooting 250 and up games on the regular with it.  i just find where there isn't a lot of oil and i live there with it
Title: Re: What balls look impressive in your area?
Post by: Impending Doom on January 25, 2019, 08:19:56 AM
All this talk is getting me excited to buy my drill press. You guys are going to hear a weather report talking about an odd cloud appearing over Western Chicagoland. It's really just going to be me.
Title: Re: What balls look impressive in your area?
Post by: Good Times Good Times on January 25, 2019, 09:17:04 AM
All this talk is getting me excited to buy my drill press. You guys are going to hear a weather report talking about an odd cloud appearing over Western Chicagoland. It's really just going to be me.

Does the placement of the CG of said cloud "matter"?  :P
Title: Re: What balls look impressive in your area?
Post by: Impending Doom on January 25, 2019, 09:30:59 AM
All this talk is getting me excited to buy my drill press. You guys are going to hear a weather report talking about an odd cloud appearing over Western Chicagoland. It's really just going to be me.

Does the placement of the CG of said cloud "matter"?  :P

Let me channel my inner BrunsNick...

#CGNOMATTAH
Title: Re: What balls look impressive in your area?
Post by: Walking E on January 25, 2019, 11:54:58 AM
In my usual league/house, the one ball I've seen that always looks great is the Sure Lock. That ball can make monsters out of mere mortals.
In my other house where I practice and bowl in a clinic, the entire Jackal line has looked the best.
Title: Re: What balls look impressive in your area?
Post by: 2handedrook12 on January 25, 2019, 12:03:15 PM
After Dark Pearl, Honey Badger, Halo, Physix, Crux Prime, Vapor Zones, and Tenacity Grits look really good around me. Definitely a lot of diversity though.

White Hot is just starting to make its runs and they look really good when they get a track going in the cover.
Title: Re: What balls look impressive in your area?
Post by: Impending Doom on January 25, 2019, 12:13:19 PM
White Hot is just starting to make its runs and they look really good when they get a track going in the cover.

Or you can just break the surface off the drill press and start wrecking with it! #boo1500polished
Title: Re: What balls look impressive in your area?
Post by: SVstar34 on January 25, 2019, 12:20:29 PM
White Hot is just starting to make its runs and they look really good when they get a track going in the cover.

Or you can just break the surface off the drill press and start wrecking with it! #boo1500polished

You've got to be loving this Doom. This is the most people I've ever seen talking about 900 Global on here. I'm hoping they're selling a lot because they've got some great stuff with the After Darks and the Badger series
Title: Re: What balls look impressive in your area?
Post by: Impending Doom on January 25, 2019, 12:53:31 PM
White Hot is just starting to make its runs and they look really good when they get a track going in the cover.

Or you can just break the surface off the drill press and start wrecking with it! #boo1500polished

You've got to be loving this Doom. This is the most people I've ever seen talking about 900 Global on here. I'm hoping they're selling a lot because they've got some great stuff with the After Darks and the Badger series

Darn right I'm digging it!!
Title: Re: What balls look impressive in your area?
Post by: Jesse James on January 25, 2019, 05:59:05 PM
It might not be everyones cup of tea but i can't seem to put my After Dark Pearl down.  which is sad because everything else in my bag is $150 and up and my after dark was $100 out the door.  But i'm just shooting 250 and up games on the regular with it.  i just find where there isn't a lot of oil and i live there with it

Oh yeah! Glad you brought that up! I've seen one guy in my Friday morning league throwing an After Dark pearl and he is a fluffer, low average guy....but this ball makes him seem more than competent!

Another guy is a low average guy as well and all of a sudden he's been putting up honor scores with a damn EON!! I had never heard of it til I saw his scores!
Title: Re: What balls look impressive in your area?
Post by: Impending Doom on January 25, 2019, 06:42:41 PM
It might not be everyones cup of tea but i can't seem to put my After Dark Pearl down.  which is sad because everything else in my bag is $150 and up and my after dark was $100 out the door.  But i'm just shooting 250 and up games on the regular with it.  i just find where there isn't a lot of oil and i live there with it

Oh yeah! Glad you brought that up! I've seen one guy in my Friday morning league throwing an After Dark pearl and he is a fluffer, low average guy....but this ball makes him seem more than competent!

Another guy is a low average guy as well and all of a sudden he's been putting up honor scores with a damn EON!! I had never heard of it til I saw his scores!

Eon is great! After Dark is great too! YAY 900 GLOBAL!!

(I couldn't help myself)
Title: Re: What balls look impressive in your area?
Post by: sneaky PETE on January 26, 2019, 11:01:44 AM
been seeing a lot of sure lock, code black, idol, and no rules pearl.
Title: Re: What balls look impressive in your area?
Post by: Dave81644 on January 26, 2019, 03:44:18 PM
The New Hammer Statement Solid and Pearl just released
Monsters!
I am loving the Choice Pearl and the new Statement Pearl right now
Title: Re: What balls look impressive in your area?
Post by: BeerLeague on January 28, 2019, 09:03:53 AM
RotoGrip Idols
Storm Physix
RotoGrip Hustle INK
Brunswick Vapor Zone
RotoGrip Halo


Title: Re: What balls look impressive in your area?
Post by: Geigs on January 29, 2019, 06:41:39 PM
Tons of idols. Idol pearls in upstate New York. Idol pearl to strong in league for me. I prefer tour iq solid.
Title: Re: What balls look impressive in your area?
Post by: Bigpoppa3000 on February 02, 2019, 11:13:15 AM
Hammer web tour, I know people who are literally throwing all their balls away and strictly using them, which is mind boggling.
Title: Re: What balls look impressive in your area?
Post by: 3835 on February 02, 2019, 02:11:47 PM
Web Tour and Idol Pearl. Tons of both.