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Equipment Boards => Motiv => Topic started by: J_w73 on July 10, 2015, 12:02:25 PM
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I have an Octane and it is very hit and miss. I have it drilled with a MOtion hole and to be long and very angular. On the right condition it is awesome. What I don't like is how iffy it is on spotty condition or carrydown. The Octane is the only ball that I can see the difference in the amount of conditioner on the lanes as it goes down the lane. A little heavier and you can see the ball slide. Hit a drier spot and you see the ball move left.
Is there a current ball that is similar but a better version of the Octane? I don't mind super angular. I would like super angular without some of the negative aspects that the Octane has. My Octane is better on medium to light conditions. I thought the Tag would be a replacement but my Tag is just overall pretty weak and not very angular at all.
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For me, the Tribal Fire fits that slot. I found the Octane to be to hard to predict, so I sold it(to you in fact ;-) ) The Tribal Fire gets good length with a sharp angular turn off the friction without the super over/under I could never control with the Octane.
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For me, the Tribal Fire fits that slot. I found the Octane to be to hard to predict, so I sold it(to you in fact ;-) ) The Tribal Fire gets good length with a sharp angular turn off the friction without the super over/under I could never control with the Octane.
I know.. haha. I don't hate the ball and I have always used and love skid flip reactions.. so the ball fits that. I wasn't really a fan of any of the Tribals for some reason. Thanks for the info though. You going to Travis?
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For me, the Tribal Fire fits that slot. I found the Octane to be to hard to predict, so I sold it(to you in fact ;-) ) The Tribal Fire gets good length with a sharp angular turn off the friction without the super over/under I could never control with the Octane.
I know.. haha. I don't hate the ball and I have always used and love skid flip reactions.. so the ball fits that. I wasn't really a fan of any of the Tribals for some reason. Thanks for the info though. You going to Travis?
Yep, will be there this Saturday. I always try to make time for the monthly Travis tournament, because someone has to donate money to the prize fund and brackets. ;D
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For me, the Tribal Fire fits that slot. I found the Octane to be to hard to predict, so I sold it(to you in fact ;-) ) The Tribal Fire gets good length with a sharp angular turn off the friction without the super over/under I could never control with the Octane.
I know.. haha. I don't hate the ball and I have always used and love skid flip reactions.. so the ball fits that. I wasn't really a fan of any of the Tribals for some reason. Thanks for the info though. You going to Travis?
Yep, will be there this Saturday. I always try to make time for the monthly Travis tournament, because someone has to donate money to the prize fund and brackets. ;D
See you there.
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I've been looking hard at Motiv lately, and the Fire looks much better off the spot than the Octane. Have you tried touching the surface with maybe a 4k pad to get it to read the pattern a bit more?
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I've been looking hard at Motiv lately, and the Fire looks much better off the spot than the Octane. Have you tried touching the surface with maybe a 4k pad to get it to read the pattern a bit more?
That is what I was going to try. Right now I have it pretty polished up (maybe too much) because I wanted length out if it. I use it when my Sting is reading too early or if I need to get inside and get the ball down the lane and need it to recover.
That is what I have read a lot of people are doing to make it more controllable. I don't really want to lose any of the angularity though. I'll give it a try and see what the difference is.
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Try this. Take a 1000 pad, sand it with the lines parallel to the initial track. Then polish it with your favorite polish.
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Try this. Take a 1000 pad, sand it with the lines parallel to the initial track. Then polish it with your favorite polish.
Thank you.. I will try it out.