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Pat Patterson

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Just got these delivered today and drilled them up at home.

 

Thanks to Tony Martin and Lord Field Bowling!

 


I hope to get some games on them this week, tossed a few frames tonight to test the feel, and both looked pretty impressive. The Exodus Pearl gets som pretty good length and the Iron sure can cover alot of boards.

 

 


EXODUS PEARL (55* X 4-3/4" X 40*, 3-3/4" PIN ABOVE BRIDGE, NO WH, CG 1" RT OF CL ON MIDLINE)






EXODUS IRON (60* X 3-3/4" X 65*, 3" PIN BELOW RF, CG 1-3/4" RT OF CL, 1" BELOW MIDLINE, WH @ P3)





 


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Re: My 2 latest balls from Lord Field Bowling: Exodus Pearl/Exodus Iron
« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2012, 08:26:43 AM »

I got to throw these two last night along with the Exodus Solid.  The Exodus Pearl obviously has some length drilled the way I have it (55* X 4-3/4" X 40*, 3-3/4" PIN ABOVE BRIDGE, NO WH, CG 1" RT OF CL ON MIDLINE).  I used it on Brunswick Anvilanes, using a Kegel machine with Infinity oil applied 28' buffed to 40' and very similar to the USBC White oiling pattern with OB outside of the 5 board.  The Exodus Pearl has a surprising amount of backend, something I usually do not see in Pearls due to my release-type, longer Pin to PAP’s for me have a tendency to skid too far and are unsatisfactory on most lane conditions with the extreme dry/medium-dry being the only true pattern I find success on.  I was playing around 8-9 at the 40' down lane range finders and 12-13 at the arrows, standing 20 with my feet.  The Exodus Pearl had really good carry and was very easy to get to the pocket, threw games of 257 and 243 with it before switching to the Exodus Solid. 


 


The Exodus Solid is about 2-3 boards stronger than the Exodus Pearl on this particular day and pattern standing 23 and playing about the same line as previously mentioned.  The Exodus Solid is still very impressive after a month of using the ball and has become a benchmark ball for me right now.  Next I pulled out the Exodus Iron, drilled with one of my favorite Dual Angle layouts (60* X 3-3/4" X 65*, 3" PIN BELOW RF, CG 1-3/4" RT OF CL, 1" BELOW MIDLINE, WH @ P3).  This ball needs some oil, it was about 4-5 boards stronger than the Exodus Solid at the breakpoint and I had to move 6-7 boards left standing 30 with my feet to get the ball to the pocket on a consistent basis.  The Exodus Iron is a lot of ball for this pattern as it was using up a lot of it's energy and was leaving some weak 10's.  Overall, to successfully use this ball on this pattern I would have to apply some polish to kick out the 10's. Swinging the ball that amount is not my “A” game but I was able to have success playing that line.


 


I will polish up the Exodus Iron and throw some more games with it this week and report out later on. There are no centers in my home area that would warrant using the Exodus Iron in it’s box condition, thus the reason I will polish it to make it more conducive to most of the patterns I see, with the exception of Nationals next month.


 


Again, I would like to thank Tony Martin at Lord Field Bowling and his Staff for what seems to be a very solid product and for giving me the opportunity to utilize their equipment. I am anxiously awaiting future releases from this fine up-and-coming company here in the United States. 



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Re: My 2 latest balls from Lord Field Bowling: Exodus Pearl/Exodus Iron
« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2012, 11:36:48 AM »
the solid exodus is top notch, love the reaction I get out of mine, predictible and hard hard hitting  guys were taking notice of how that ball rolled, love my pearl too

 

already have shot a 300 with lord field, hoping form many more to join it


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Re: My 2 latest balls from Lord Field Bowling: Exodus Pearl/Exodus Iron
« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2012, 12:58:27 AM »
I agree, Triggerman. The Exodus solid is as strong & as good a carrying ball as any Lanemasters ball I have ever used, and that's saying a LOT!!!
Ever after 90 games of league in the last 4 weeks, I have used the Exodus for all 3 games My average has gone up 3 pins in the last 4 weeks, even with 90+ games played.
 
It has a strong but not flippy backend, never over-reacts and can handle, for me, medium to true medium-heavy oil. That I can use a ball as strong as this on what has been traditionally a dry lanes house (using normally a Blue/Green Centaur in 4 of the past 5 years, 2 full notches down from a ball like the Exodus) is attributable to the desire of the manager of this horrible, cesspool of a  house to get bowlers to return next year,


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Re: My 2 latest balls from Lord Field Bowling: Exodus Pearl/Exodus Iron
« Reply #4 on: April 22, 2012, 03:34:11 AM »



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I polished-up my Exodus Iron to make it more conducive to lane conditions in and around my hometown, the box finish was bit much for what I see day to day. I hit it with a liberal amount of Lane Masters Factory Polish and was able to get a pretty good shine on it rather easily. Used it in my home house which has Brunswick Anvilanes, using Twister Pins and a new Kegel Oiling machine. They use Infinity oil applied 28’ with buff out to 40’ similar to the USBC White Patterm, slightly modified is the best I can describe it. 


Now the Exodus Iron compared to when it was OOB (dull) still clears the heads and mids rather easily, but the the polish applied to it really increased the angle back to the pocket and is much more pronounced then when the ball was dull. I like this look much better than the OOB finish and will leave it in this condition to see if I like it enough or change it back to OOB for the upcoming Open and some other tournaments in the next few months. As far as my home center, I think the Exodus Iron polished has now become a viable option, which wasn’t a choice when the ball was in box condtion.



 



 
 
Edited by Pat Patterson on 4/25/2012 at 10:09 AM
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