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Title: What do you use for dry lanes?
Post by: Porkchop on December 30, 2003, 05:17:20 AM
Okay, here's the deal.  I need a ball for dry, toasted lanes.  I'm a HUGE track fan, but have read mixed reviews on the Dry Heat.  It may be time for me to try something different.  What do you use for such conditions and how did you drill it?  Thanks!
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Title: Re: What do you use for dry lanes?
Post by: stormerjip on December 30, 2003, 08:28:15 PM
v2 dry pin over bridgr cg in palm
Title: Re: What do you use for dry lanes?
Post by: Umungus on December 30, 2003, 09:00:35 PM
Sonic X.

Pin next to ring, not sure about the cg since it's not here with me.

This ball is what I needed to cover dry lanes and when the heads are scorched. It is the perfect dry lane ball.
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Title: Re: What do you use for dry lanes?
Post by: omegabowler on December 30, 2003, 09:01:08 PM
in the last year I have used the following on toast:

Ball        Drilling                 Finish        results
V2 Dry      Pin in ring cg in palm.  2000 pol.     Can go up teh track area.
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Blade Pearl Pin above bridge         2000 pol.     deep lines. hook reaction
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Blue Pearl Urethane  Hammer  
           Pin In                    1500 pol      up the boards



For a liight oil a Sling blade with the cg kicked out has been good to me.
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Title: Re: What do you use for dry lanes?
Post by: Phillip Marlowe on December 30, 2003, 09:14:15 PM
Dynothane polished Barrage, pin in, pin and CG in palm.  It has replaced urethane for me.
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Title: Re: What do you use for dry lanes?
Post by: 10pin2002 on December 30, 2003, 09:47:09 PM
Used to be an Attack Zone R.  Now that I seem to have lost it, though, one of two balls.  A Track Magic that I got used, or a Beast with about a 4" pin, polished and drilled pin over ring, that I gave to someone that they just gave back.

I used to try to use the Black Messenger for dry, but it flares and hooks too much for that.
Title: Re: What do you use for dry lanes?
Post by: JOE FALCO on December 30, 2003, 10:02:43 PM
What do you use for dry lanes?

PRAYERS!
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Title: Re: What do you use for dry lanes?
Post by: Saw Mill on December 30, 2003, 10:04:12 PM
I have 4 letters 4 you: XXXL.  It is the only polyester/plastic ball with a real weight block that adds hitting power to a very tame cover.  This not only acts as a dry lane ball, but a spare balls, thus allowing it to cover the spot of 2 balls.  Mine is drilled 4x4, with the pin even and right of ring, and cg stacked under pin.  When I use it lots of people don't believe that I am throwing plastic because of its hit and carry power.

Dave
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Title: Re: What do you use for dry lanes?
Post by: shotmaker on December 30, 2003, 10:48:40 PM
The Slate Blue Gargoyle is ideal for dry lanes. (see my profile for my style) I traded a Threat for mine and it has really helped me beat the dry pattern that seems to be everywhere I bowl these days. Of course you will leave some soft 10's now and again because it's a urethane, but the payoff of being in the pocket all night is well worth it. I used it subbing this weekend and shot some outragious numbers with it playing up 10 (left an 8-10 during the set, highly unusual for me). Usually I'm playing 6th arrow on a shot like that........
Title: Re: What do you use for dry lanes?
Post by: TheBowlingKid25 on December 30, 2003, 10:54:45 PM
Your probably doing to laugh at me, but for me, its tried and true. I throw a Urethane Columbia Scout, pin dead center of palm! But I have a Monster SlayR getting drilled up for me pin up and right of ring, cg out right.
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Title: Re: What do you use for dry lanes?
Post by: charlest on December 31, 2003, 12:46:36 AM
For true dry lanes:

I have a Sonic-X solid drilled 5 3/4" x 4 1/2", pin above the bridge, sanded to 200 grit and gloss polished. This is NOT a ball for dry lanes unless you have VERY high ball speed. Mine is about 17 mph at the arrows and this ball gets to 35 feet at best and then hooks hard. (The pearl version may be better; I cannot say.) This ball is for medium-light oil patterns, at best.

The Dyno-Thane Barrage clears the heads and midlane much better and hooks much less at the backend even with a label drilling, with the pin  below the bridge and 4" x 5" drilling.

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Title: Re: What do you use for dry lanes?
Post by: channel surfer on December 31, 2003, 12:48:42 AM
Well i purchased a Wild for dry lanes.. Holy crap.. The Wilds hook is under-rated. This ball will hook on oil, and 4 times has harder on dry.
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Title: Re: What do you use for dry lanes?
Post by: MTFD24 on December 31, 2003, 05:29:56 AM
Have a SonicX, with a slight stacked leverage drill, and some Black Magic polish on it. Works well for me except on "total toast". Then I go to a plastic ball.
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Title: Re: What do you use for dry lanes?
Post by: charlest on December 31, 2003, 07:14:29 AM
quote:
What do you use for dry lanes?

PRAYERS!
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Tried that, Joe. Doesn't work. She won't listen to me anymore.
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Title: Re: What do you use for dry lanes?
Post by: Nollster on December 31, 2003, 10:07:04 AM
How are you Sonic X user's keeping it on the lane when it's dry??  I had mine out on dry for the first time on Monday, and I was throwing it at the 4th arrow and it was hooking into the left gutter!!  Mines drilled pin at 1:30 close to ring, CG middle of palm -- does this make a difference?  I want to use mine on medium as well, so I don't want to redrill just for dry.....I'll keep the Burgundy Hammer for that!!!
Title: Re: What do you use for dry lanes?
Post by: A_P_K on December 31, 2003, 10:15:20 AM
Agreed with Charlest,

The Sonic X Solid is TOO strong for what you're considering dry, the core wants to stand up too soon.  The Sonic X Pearl isn't much different, maybe one to two foot more length before it turns over, a little harder on the back.

At best it's a light oil ball but it does need oil somewhere on the lanes to be effective.

Currently I use a Green Gargoyle drilled 5x5 on light oil, which is also TOO strong for dry.  That's when I bust out the Amulet Glow drilled pin over bridge and CG kicked to the right.
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Title: Re: What do you use for dry lanes?
Post by: 9andaWiggle on December 31, 2003, 10:47:03 AM
quote:
Your probably doing to laugh at me, but for me, its tried and true. I throw a Urethane Columbia Scout, pin dead center of palm!


Why would I laugh at you?  I shot 720 a couple weeks ago with my urethane Scout!
Funny thing is... Most everyone else on my pair were throwing their hook monsters!  Did God quit giving bowlers hand in the last 20 years or what?

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Title: Re: What do you use for dry lanes?
Post by: Jesse James on December 31, 2003, 11:08:47 AM
Sonic X Solid, 5.5"x 5.5" is what I use for dry.....not toasted though. I have a Black urethane Hammer, polished and drilled 5x6 for toast,(neg. side-wt.) and also a MJ Slam,the black one, with a lefthanders leverage drill on it that I use for toast. Pick one.
Title: Re: What do you use for dry lanes?
Post by: Jesse James on December 31, 2003, 11:10:04 AM
Sonic X Solid, 5.5"x 5.5" is what I use for dry.....not toasted though. I have a Black urethane Hammer, polished and drilled 5x6 for toast,(neg. side-wt.) and also a MJ Slam,the black one, with a lefthanders leverage drill on it that I use for toast. Pick one.
Title: Re: What do you use for dry lanes?
Post by: Cheez Wiz on December 31, 2003, 06:57:42 PM
Hammer red pearl claw urethane.
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Title: Re: What do you use for dry lanes?
Post by: Strider on December 31, 2003, 10:45:46 PM
Med/light - Blue Hot Flame, Light - Slate Blue Gargoyle, Dry - Blue Dot.
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Title: Re: What do you use for dry lanes?
Post by: REVOLUTIONS PS on January 01, 2004, 09:30:56 AM
There are different types of dry conditions for me.  If a house (league) pattern breaks down, I can use something like my Shock Trauma or Silver Streak with the pin on the grip line. (under the fingers)  If getting through the heads is more the problem, I will use my other Silver Streak with the pin over the ring finger or my Scout reactive with the pin over the middle finger.  If the lane is dry the length of the lane I can go to my Storm Hit.  My last resort is a red pearl Turbo from back in the day!  I think those options should cover me no matter how dry they get!