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Impending Doom

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Judge my bag!
« on: May 06, 2020, 06:45:42 PM »
Ok, got my Rogue Assassin in, now I need to start piecing together a full bag. Here's my ideas.

Alpha Jackal 60*5*40
Nemesis (2) 70*4.5*30 OOB 50*5*65 3000
Forge Fire 5*65
Assassin 5*40
Supra 5*40
Blitz 5*40
Shock 5*40
Covert 5*40
Desert Tank (undecided)

In my eyes, it looks like a good combo of fast and slow reactions. Also, I know some may overlap and that I'm missing a Flight in there, but I'd rather taste the rainbow than miss out.

I've also thought about drilling the Fire with a stronger pin to really give it shape.

Thoughts?
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northface28

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Re: Judge my bag!
« Reply #1 on: May 06, 2020, 07:41:25 PM »
Let’s see, 9 balls. Do you have 9 single ball rollers? I can’t judge until you can confirm that you do.
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Impending Doom

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Re: Judge my bag!
« Reply #2 on: May 06, 2020, 08:32:22 PM »
Quote from: northface28 on May 06, 2020, 07:41:25 PM
Let’s see, 9 balls. Do you have 9 single ball rollers? I can’t judge until you can confirm that you do.

In fact, I do. They're all connected like the movie the Human Centipede.
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Re: Judge my bag!
« Reply #3 on: May 07, 2020, 12:25:07 PM »
Looks good, for me so far i've found the Ghost better than the Alpha, but it might be more of a layout issue than anything, my Alpha digs so early, Ghost has just a pinch more length so I get more visual shape on the heavier patterns.
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Re: Judge my bag!
« Reply #4 on: May 07, 2020, 12:42:32 PM »
Quote from: themagician on May 07, 2020, 12:25:07 PM
Looks good, for me so far i've found the Ghost better than the Alpha, but it might be more of a layout issue than anything, my Alpha digs so early, Ghost has just a pinch more length so I get more visual shape on the heavier patterns.

I could see that. I didn't get to throw the Ghost at the test drive, but the same cover isnon the Assassin, and I can see what you're saying. In the videos I've seen, the Ghost seems to shape better too.
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Re: Judge my bag!
« Reply #5 on: May 07, 2020, 01:02:01 PM »
Missing an IQ Emerald and Phaze II.  What kind of bag doesn't have those? 

I stand in judgement of thou.

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Re: Judge my bag!
« Reply #6 on: May 07, 2020, 01:21:00 PM »
Quote from: Good Times Good Times on May 07, 2020, 01:02:01 PM
Missing an IQ Emerald and Phaze II.  What kind of bag doesn't have those? 

I stand in judgement of thou.

:P  :P  :P

If I wanted to throw Storm, I'd just keep throwing Global. :P
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Re: Judge my bag!
« Reply #7 on: May 07, 2020, 01:29:17 PM »
Quote from: Impending Doom on May 07, 2020, 01:21:00 PM
Quote from: Good Times Good Times on May 07, 2020, 01:02:01 PM
Missing an IQ Emerald and Phaze II.  What kind of bag doesn't have those? 

I stand in judgement of thou.

:P  :P  :P

If I wanted to throw Storm, I'd just keep throwing Global. :P

I know, just messing around as those 2 balls are so good.

For reals though, bag looks good from what I know about Motiv.

What conditions do you typically face?  What lane surfaces do the houses you bowl at have?

Hopefully I can get up there one day and put your arsenal to the test....
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Re: Judge my bag!
« Reply #8 on: May 07, 2020, 03:01:39 PM »
Quote from: Good Times Good Times on May 07, 2020, 01:29:17 PM
Quote from: Impending Doom on May 07, 2020, 01:21:00 PM
Quote from: Good Times Good Times on May 07, 2020, 01:02:01 PM
Missing an IQ Emerald and Phaze II.  What kind of bag doesn't have those? 

I stand in judgement of thou.

:P  :P  :P

If I wanted to throw Storm, I'd just keep throwing Global. :P

I know, just messing around as those 2 balls are so good.

For reals though, bag looks good from what I know about Motiv.

What conditions do you typically face?  What lane surfaces do the houses you bowl at have?

Hopefully I can get up there one day and put your arsenal to the test....

I'll probably get the most mileage out of the Assassin and Blitz as.the benchmark motion is good for me. Since I bowl tournaments sometimes, gotta have the big assym in the bag, and that Covert is so good at not jumping off the friction, so shorter patterns will be covered.

My test has been corona postponed. But as soon as tax time hits the bank, it's ups time!
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billdozer

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Re: Judge my bag!
« Reply #9 on: May 07, 2020, 09:06:39 PM »
If you're throwing motiv how do you not have a ripcord flight.   That's the best looking ball in years...
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« Reply #10 on: May 07, 2020, 09:06:56 PM »
Quote from: billdozer on May 07, 2020, 09:06:39 PM
If you're throwing motiv how do you not have a ripcord flight?   That's the best looking ball in years...
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Re: Judge my bag!
« Reply #11 on: May 07, 2020, 11:08:00 PM »
Quote from: billdozer on May 07, 2020, 09:06:39 PM
If you're throwing motiv how do you not have a ripcord flight.   That's the best looking ball in years...

I'm not throwing anything right now, just piecing stuff together. I'm torn on the Flight. I can't get a good read on it's shape.
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Re: Judge my bag!
« Reply #12 on: May 08, 2020, 11:12:16 AM »
I see a lot of Motiv stuff thrown around here and that looks like a pretty good bag. The Supra has been particularly impressive around here and on a shot that's not your generic low-volume house china.

Not sure you need that second Nemesis at the same layout as the Fire though. The balls aren't the same but IDK that there's a huge difference of what situations to use them. The Fire is a really, really good ball. So is the original Forge but that's a harder one to make a great case adding in with the Alpha Jackal. Again, different balls but probably used in the same situations.

I agree on the Flight. That's an odd one. With stuff closing down I haven't seen a whole lot of it but it's not real angular but not real smooth either. I want to say kind of lopey but that's not it either. A good benchmark I guess but maybe more for a smaller arsenal that has less options for more defined roles.
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« Reply #13 on: May 08, 2020, 06:49:13 PM »
Quote from: CoorZero on May 08, 2020, 11:12:16 AM
I see a lot of Motiv stuff thrown around here and that looks like a pretty good bag. The Supra has been particularly impressive around here and on a shot that's not your generic low-volume house china.

Not sure you need that second Nemesis at the same layout as the Fire though. The balls aren't the same but IDK that there's a huge difference of what situations to use them. The Fire is a really, really good ball. So is the original Forge but that's a harder one to make a great case adding in with the Alpha Jackal. Again, different balls but probably used in the same situations.

I agree on the Flight. That's an odd one. With stuff closing down I haven't seen a whole lot of it but it's not real angular but not real smooth either. I want to say kind of lopey but that's not it either. A good benchmark I guess but maybe more for a smaller arsenal that has less options for more defined roles.

I mean, if it's supposed to be a better Shock, why not just use the Shock...?
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Re: Judge my bag!
« Reply #14 on: May 08, 2020, 07:12:28 PM »
Quote from: Impending Doom on May 08, 2020, 06:49:13 PM
I mean, if it's supposed to be a better Shock, why not just use the Shock...?

I haven't been able to wrap my head around the Flight either. From the Motiv site they said:

"For years, our pro tour staff has asked for a ball to compliment the Venom Shock when it can’t create enough angle or combat the volume on the lane."

From all of the videos I've seen, I think the cover on the Flight is too smooth. They need a re-release of the Covert Revolt.

Shock is Turmoil MFS, Ripcord Flight is Turmoil Max, and the Covert Revolt was Turmoil HFS
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