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General Category => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: J_w73 on March 22, 2022, 10:00:01 AM
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I was bored during Covid and ended up buying a lot of balls online. I have someone that is buying all of these from me, but I'm keeping some to drill up for myself. What would you keep and drill up?
Ebonite Choice Solid
Storm Axiom
Brunswick Quantum Bias
Storm PhysiX
Columbia 300 Savage
Radical Zing
Track Tactix
Roto Grip Halo Pearl
Storm Phaze II
Hammer Black Widow Black/Gold
Radical Squatch
Brunswick Vintage Vapor Zone
Brunswick Jagged Edge Solid
Storm Hy-Road X
Columbia 300 Beast
Roto Grip MVP
Storm Hy-Road
Motiv Ascent Pearl
Storm Hustle Ink
Brunswick Slingshot
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Of this list I would keep these four;
Storm Phase II - Don't have one, but sure looks good for other bowlers
Brunswick Vintage Vapor Zone - Had the original, just a classic
Storm Hy-Road - no explanation needed
Motiv Ascent Pearl - awesome burnt lanes ball
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Of this list I would keep these four;
Storm Phase II - Don't have one, but sure looks good for other bowlers
Brunswick Vintage Vapor Zone - Had the original, just a classic
Storm Hy-Road - no explanation needed
Motiv Ascent Pearl - awesome burnt lanes ball
I couldn't disagree with any of that.
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Axiom
Physix
Phaze 2
Hustle Ink
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Physix
Halo Pearl
Squatch
Vapor Zone
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Axiom
Phaze 2
Hyroad X
Hyroad
Ink
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Brunswick Quantum Bias
Storm Phaze II-ultimate benchmark ball
Brunswick Vintage Vapor Zone- beast of a ball
Storm Hy-Road- consistent ball that pushes naturally
Brunswick Slingshot- good burnt lane ball
RG Halo Pearl-a good skid flip ball for slick conditions
Not meaning to change the topic here, but I see a couple of folks listed the Axiom.
What is it about this ball that you all like?
I've seen many folks throw this ball, including one of my teammates but it just does not impress me at all.
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Jesse -
To answer your question concerning the Axiom
I have always been sour on Asymmetricals. The Axiom gives me the strong NEX solid cover (same as the Proton Physix) but in a low rg symmetrical core. I just match up with symmetricals better and overall, for a majority of my customers, symmetricals roll better for them too.
Once the heads start to go away and the ball forces you inside, the Axiom is not the ball. This is when a step down to a weaker cover is needed.
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Phase 2, Hyroad and Ink.
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Jesse -
To answer your question concerning the Axiom
I have always been sour on Asymmetricals. The Axiom gives me the strong NEX solid cover (same as the Proton Physix) but in a low rg symmetrical core. I just match up with symmetricals better and overall, for a majority of my customers, symmetricals roll better for them too.
Once the heads start to go away and the ball forces you inside, the Axiom is not the ball. This is when a step down to a weaker cover is needed.
Thanks for the explanation. I had no idea this ball was symmetrical. Might take another look at it.
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Brunswick Quantum Bias
Storm Phaze II-ultimate benchmark ball
Brunswick Vintage Vapor Zone- beast of a ball
Storm Hy-Road- consistent ball that pushes naturally
Brunswick Slingshot- good burnt lane ball
RG Halo Pearl-a good skid flip ball for slick conditions
Not meaning to change the topic here, but I see a couple of folks listed the Axiom.
What is it about this ball that you all like?
I've seen many folks throw this ball, including one of my teammates but it just does not impress me at all.
I've heard the same thing. My buddy said to go with the Physx over the Axiom if I drilled either.\
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Physix
Halo pearl
Phaze II
Hy-road
Hy-road X
MVP
Ink
You'd have a pretty nice bag top to bottom.
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I think rather than drill balls, you drill shapes.
Therefore, it's important to mix symmetrical and asymmetrical balls and layouts to get what you want.
For instance, take the Quantum Bias, Physix and Axiom (I'm assuming you have the solid): You probably should not drill all three, because there is going to be a good chance for shape overlap between the QB and Physix. I have the QB and both Axioms, solid and pearl, and a teammate has the Physix. What I like most about my QB (I have two, actually) is the ease in which surface changes can change the shape. I think my QBs are both a bit more versatile than my teammate's Physix. Either, though, is a good pairing with the Axiom, which is a big-engined sym that offers surprising amount of shape and traction no matter how the surface is prepped.
I would then put a Phaze II under that, and then you need to get an asym pearl in the bag. That sort of locks you into a Halo Pearl, although the Black Widow B/G is a pearl-leaning hybrid. Both are big cores, though, and you may end up with a hole in the bag below this before you get into my last two recommendations, which would hands-down be the Hy-Road and the Hustle Ink going off your list.
So to recap, that's:
1) Quantum Bias
2) Axiom
3) Phaze II
4) Halo Pearl
5) Hy-Road
6) Hustle Ink
But I really think you need to consider getting an additional pearl in there. The easiest way to do it would be to swap the Ink out for something like a Phaze 4 (the Spectre would have been ideal, but oh well); you could also bench the Axiom Solid in favor of an Axiom Pearl and then take the surface on the Phaze Two down a bit and keep a close eye on its maintenance. However, the only balls I've thrown lately that can keep up with, or better my Axiom on heavy conditions where control is needed are a Motiv Forge Flare or a Storm ProMotion.