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Hammerite

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The Hoinke Classic
« on: August 12, 2008, 09:15:46 AM »
Hey guys,

A friend of mine just called me up and said that his doulbes partner dropped out on him so, with two days to prepare I find myself scrambling to figure out what to bring with me.

I carry six balls with me including my spare ball, my stats are something like 19.5 MPH with, on average, 500 RPM rev rate, I'm not looking for so much as "take this ball" cause obviously I probably don't have it, but am really more interested in "use this surface" kinda stuff but I'm up for all advice, especially on the lane conditions.

Any and all advice appreciated,

Hammerite...that also like Ebonite hehe
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Russell

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Re: The Hoinke Classic
« Reply #1 on: August 13, 2008, 11:05:29 AM »
I don't think anyone can tell you for sure because the lane condition is not like a house shot.  Just make sure you take different pieces, don't take things that overlap.

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abrown

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Re: The Hoinke Classic
« Reply #2 on: August 13, 2008, 11:23:04 AM »
last couple times i went it was slick then extremly clean backends real jerky but i havnt been the past couple years
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Hammerite

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Re: The Hoinke Classic
« Reply #3 on: August 13, 2008, 04:50:39 PM »
Ha ha that's awesome, but to be honest I bowled alot of youth tourneys an we were...not very sedate lol.

So you think (bowlwbj) that I should have something with surface on it...I was actually thinking of taking my Secret Agent to 2000 with out polish just in case, but getting a ball back...from just about anywhere is not really a concern with the amount of hand I have. But as it stands I'll be taking this:
Gamebreaker @ 4000 w/ some polish (this is my bread an butter ball)
Secret Agent @ 2000 no polish (my ball to even the shot/heavier volume of oil)
Lane#1 Bullet (up the boards/dry lane ball)
Big One (another bread an butter but a different look, and is a dead ball)
and a Spare ball

Now I do have one more spot which I'm not sure about, I was thinking of either my Awesome Hook, Double Agent or the Absolute Inferno...any ideas? I do have more stuff make a suggestion lol. Oh yeah I have a spinner as well so surface changes are a non-issue as far a time (I leave tomorrow morning)

Thanks.
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Jesse James

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Re: The Hoinke Classic
« Reply #4 on: August 13, 2008, 08:30:58 PM »
Sounds like you've got most of the conditions covered.

As was stated before, getting to the pocket is not the problem. Carry most definitely is.

I throw a lot slower than you, so there's no comparison there, but for me when I played there, as the shot broke down, I went straighter, and used shinier pieces to maintain carry.

Especially for the back row pins. Good Luck!
I'd take the Absolute, for sure.
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86camaroman

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Re: The Hoinke Classic
« Reply #5 on: August 13, 2008, 08:45:38 PM »
I bowled it for the first time ever this year and shot 983 for 4 games I dont get any handicap either. The lanes were super easy and carry was great. We had a whole bunch of people I normally bowl with shoot in the 900s and 1 shot 1024 I believe it was. You just have make descent shots.
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nospareball

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Re: The Hoinke Classic
« Reply #6 on: August 13, 2008, 09:52:51 PM »
Some good info here - http://www.ballreviews.com/Forum/Replies.asp?TopicID=191883&ForumID=61&CategoryID=9

I found the backends to be very jumpy in spots, so bring something that starts a little sooner to smooth them out.  Also, there is a puddle in the middle, if you can keep the ball inside of 13 at the break you'll have a shot all night.  The track will dry up fast, more so in teams, but you'll still notice it in doubles.  Good luck!
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Dabalos

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Re: The Hoinke Classic
« Reply #7 on: August 13, 2008, 10:26:40 PM »
is it really the last year for the hoinke?
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Hammerite

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Re: The Hoinke Classic
« Reply #8 on: August 13, 2008, 10:48:02 PM »
Hmmm...you guys raise some interesting points and some sound advice, at least it will give me something to ACTUALLY try if I start to suck haha. But seriously this helps alot even if the tips you guys gave don't exactly fit me right it will give me something to focus my mental game on and shut out all the other crap. I'm pretty confident in my choices of equipment so I guess now all have to do is that little thing called...execute...yeah no biggie right? lmao.

Thanks again, LATTAH
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