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Title: What is Mika throwing?
Post by: Long Roller on February 04, 2007, 04:14:19 AM
Looks kinda like an action, but I know its not Columbia....
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Title: Re: What is Mika throwing?
Post by: EboKnight on February 04, 2007, 12:14:55 PM
Smokin Inf
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Title: Re: What is Mika throwing?
Post by: Doug Sterner on February 04, 2007, 12:15:09 PM
Smokin INferno...just no black in it...all silver...looks cool.
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Title: Re: What is Mika throwing?
Post by: a_ak57 on February 04, 2007, 12:15:46 PM
That's the strangest SmI I've seen.
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Title: Re: What is Mika throwing?
Post by: MegaMav on February 04, 2007, 12:16:36 PM
I bowled on scorpion yesterday, 167-171-174.

they're going through the same thing I did, not feeling as bad now.

smokin looks sweet with all that silver.
Title: Re: What is Mika throwing?
Post by: Long Roller on February 04, 2007, 12:17:15 PM
I've seen a zillion smokins, and never seen one that looked remotely close to that.....
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Title: Re: What is Mika throwing?
Post by: Long Roller on February 04, 2007, 12:17:31 PM
It does have a red logo though....
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Title: Re: What is Mika throwing?
Post by: strikestriketapped on February 04, 2007, 12:22:24 PM
What is the blue ball being used by Allen?
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Title: Re: What is Mika throwing?
Post by: rolls06 on February 04, 2007, 12:23:07 PM
Allen using the NV.
Title: Re: What is Mika throwing?
Post by: Grail1337 on February 04, 2007, 12:29:18 PM
I've seen the NV thrown. It is a really good ball.
Title: Re: What is Mika throwing?
Post by: Spider Ball Bowler on February 04, 2007, 12:39:59 PM
My first thought was a C300 Panic...but then I saw the Fury logo on his shirt lol.
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Title: Re: What is Mika throwing?
Post by: hawkeye4life on February 04, 2007, 12:41:54 PM
that is the sweetest smokin inferno i have ever seen
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Title: Re: What is Mika throwing?
Post by: Joe Jr on February 04, 2007, 12:45:57 PM
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that is the sweetest smokin inferno i have ever seen
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I agree, it looked great...except for when it hit the pins.
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Title: Re: What is Mika throwing?
Post by: ShermDawg on February 04, 2007, 01:05:04 PM
smokin inferno looked cool
NV was rolling crazy good for edwards (they made 288 of them not 250 ;-) heh)
Chris Barnes is mad lined up with the Big Shot and has got the carry, Mika better step it up this game
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Title: Re: What is Mika throwing?
Post by: crankncrash on February 04, 2007, 01:15:44 PM
def a smokin but man did that NV look GREAT some SERIOUS pop at the pocket with a guy without much hand wheeling it.  *Very Nice, how much?"*
Title: Re: What is Mika throwing?
Post by: BrunsNick on February 04, 2007, 01:27:28 PM
Hit well enough for his 7th title!
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Title: Re: What is Mika throwing?
Post by: MegaMav on February 04, 2007, 01:33:59 PM
The guys in the booth had it all wrong, based on what I was seeing from Mika, I knew only a little more transition, and Chris' ball eating up more oil on the back, that Mika would be locked and loaded with the smokin'.

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Title: Re: What is Mika throwing?
Post by: mrmcmahon155 on February 04, 2007, 01:35:36 PM
does any 1 know where I can buy an inferno just like his?
Title: Re: What is Mika throwing?
Post by: Joe Jr on February 04, 2007, 01:42:26 PM
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Hit well enough for his 7th title!
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Yep, Mika figured it out. Looked like he squared up a little and kept the ball out of the track. Ball finished then.
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Title: Re: What is Mika throwing?
Post by: BrunsNick on February 04, 2007, 01:52:06 PM
His constant flat 10, soft 7, soft 7, solid 9, flat 10 looked like some of my recent league nights!
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Title: Re: What is Mika throwing?
Post by: Xfest on February 04, 2007, 02:26:50 PM
Yeah, I never have seen a Smokin' that color. I saw the logo and said damn? Is that really the Smokin?

He looked great though. I was expecting a little more from PA though.
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Title: Re: What is Mika throwing?
Post by: korkey299 on February 04, 2007, 02:57:05 PM
isn't it the pba's smokin inferno? cuz i swear to god thats what it is i've seen people talkin about it on the brunswick forum before you can only get those at the pro-ams though as i recall
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Title: Re: What is Mika throwing?
Post by: Jzero on February 04, 2007, 02:57:29 PM
Couldn't it have been this

http://www.bowlingballreviews.com/ball.asp?ballid=2956

Ya, its a PBA ball, but it is still an inferno and the colors match up to what Mika was throwing.
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Title: Re: What is Mika throwing?
Post by: hammermike2000 on February 04, 2007, 03:05:53 PM
Naw, there wasn't any black in what mika was throwing.  Plus, even shined up, that ball (which is a scorchin) wouldn't even be close to the reaction mika was getting.
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Title: Re: What is Mika throwing?
Post by: korkey299 on February 04, 2007, 03:14:26 PM
it was a smokin inferno
http://pba.com/players/inthebag.asp

what i'm curious to know is why is mika throwing that its a fairly old ball for him to be using, i mean the oldest ball i know of some of the bowlers that i can tell is probably a year or more and its out 6 months old even unless its a good ball but i have seen chris barns using the action quite a bit though
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Title: Re: What is Mika throwing?
Post by: Joe Jr on February 04, 2007, 03:41:25 PM
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it was a smokin inferno
http://pba.com/players/inthebag.asp

what i'm curious to know is why is mika throwing that its a fairly old ball for him to be using, i mean the oldest ball i know of some of the bowlers that i can tell is probably a year or more and its out 6 months old even unless its a good ball but i have seen chris barns using the action quite a bit though
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Equation: medium oil
Intense Inferno(polished): dry lanes


Mika likes to keep his older stuff. He still throws his Blazing often.
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Title: Re: What is Mika throwing?
Post by: BrooklynSlop on February 04, 2007, 03:52:06 PM
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it was a smokin inferno
http://pba.com/players/inthebag.asp

what i'm curious to know is why is mika throwing that its a fairly old ball for him to be using, i mean the oldest ball i know of some of the bowlers that i can tell is probably a year or more and its out 6 months old even unless its a good ball but i have seen chris barns using the action quite a bit though
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Intense Inferno(polished): dry lanes


LOL! I shouldn't even answer your post aftering looking at your waste of space signature. How about cutting that down a bit? We don't need your life story..

Anyway, he's using the Smokin' BECAUSE IT MATCHES UP WITH THE PATTERN. Get a clue.

Also, to refute this comment:

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i mean the oldest ball i know of some of the bowlers that i can tell is probably a year or more


Danny Wiseman was on TV earlier this year using a MORICH PIONEER. Have you ever seen these guys in QUALIFYING and MATCH PLAY??? They use all sorts of older equipment. If it matches up, then they use it. On that level, I would say they take nothing for granted.
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Title: Re: What is Mika throwing?
Post by: Long Roller on February 04, 2007, 03:54:46 PM
quote:
quote:
it was a smokin inferno
http://pba.com/players/inthebag.asp

what i'm curious to know is why is mika throwing that its a fairly old ball for him to be using, i mean the oldest ball i know of some of the bowlers that i can tell is probably a year or more and its out 6 months old even unless its a good ball but i have seen chris barns using the action quite a bit though
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Average: 198
High Score: 299 ringing 10
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Current arsenal:
The One: heavy oil
Animal Untamed: medium-heavy oil
Equation: medium oil
Intense Inferno(polished): dry lanes


LOL! I shouldn't even answer your post aftering looking at your waste of space signature. How about cutting that down a bit? We don't need your life story..

Anyway, he's using the Smokin' BECAUSE IT MATCHES UP WITH THE PATTERN. Get a clue.

Also, to refute this comment:

quote:
i mean the oldest ball i know of some of the bowlers that i can tell is probably a year or more


Danny Wiseman was on TV earlier this year using a MORICH PIONEER. Have you ever seen these guys in QUALIFYING and MATCH PLAY??? They use all sorts of older equipment. If it matches up, then they use it. On that level, I would say they take nothing for granted.
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Title: Re: What is Mika throwing?
Post by: jkiser01 on February 04, 2007, 09:11:32 PM
I know Mika won today but I was very unimpressed with that ball. I was surprised he was not using the Total Inferno (polished) or new Fury..

Of all the Brunswick balls available, I was shocked he was using the SI..
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Title: Re: What is Mika throwing?
Post by: agroves on February 04, 2007, 09:26:15 PM
I was confused when they said mika was having trouble hooking the ball.  Then, I saw him throwing a HIGH RG polished smokin.  I know the ball should jump on the back, but it would be more likely to slide thru any carrydown.

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Title: Re: What is Mika throwing?
Post by: BrunsMike on February 04, 2007, 09:36:25 PM
I watched the telecast but I was kinda far from the TV all day. I was an official at a Youth USBC tournament all day verifying scores, making score corrections and having the pins respotted when needed. Anyway, when I saw mika rolling the ball, I thought of 1 ball only.....Brunswick BVP Punisher. Never thought of it being a Smokin Inferno. Thats one SWEET SmI and I want one like it!
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Title: Re: What is Mika throwing?
Post by: Joe Jr on February 04, 2007, 09:48:30 PM
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I was confused when they said mika was having trouble hooking the ball.  Then, I saw him throwing a HIGH RG polished smokin.  I know the ball should jump on the back, but it would be more likely to slide thru any carrydown.

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I don't think they were talking about just that show, I'm pretty sure they were talking about Mikas game in general.
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Title: Re: What is Mika throwing?
Post by: metallicaaaaaaa on February 05, 2007, 09:17:03 AM
I honestly think that Mika's game plan was to grind. Pretty much what Randy Pedersen said towards the end. "Mika has been in the pocket all game but has been struggling with carry" Norm Duke followed with "Yea Mika banked on getting that late string and it worked!" I think that's the reason he went with the smokin. Had he gone with a Fury or Total he would have been burning up that line waaaay sooner.
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Title: Re: What is Mika throwing?
Post by: APheLion on February 05, 2007, 09:41:46 AM
danny wiseman even used a black beauty for spares

and yea he missed a 10pin with the black beauty too :S
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