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Title: just drilled my neptune...
Post by: rymacatthedisco on September 13, 2008, 04:49:49 AM

hey guys, i just drilled my neptune with an 80x60 layout on it.  how do you guys think its going to react?
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Title: Re: just drilled my neptune...
Post by: streamline on September 13, 2008, 12:52:13 PM

Whats the pin to pap on that?

Title: Re: just drilled my neptune...
Post by: rymacatthedisco on September 13, 2008, 12:54:54 PM

its prob like 5 inch. my pap is 4 and 1/2 and the pin is just over the middle finger maybe half an inch...so around 5...i was looking for a long and not super flippy drilling and hopefully this will work...
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RYAN MCDANIEL...University of Wisconsin Whitewater Men's Bowling...5th place at nationals in 07/08

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Title: Re: just drilled my neptune...
Post by: A_P_K on September 13, 2008, 01:18:02 PM

My Neptune has the OOB surface...

For me with a 5x5 pin over ring stacked over the CG layout it gets easy length, at times too much and makes a pronounced turn to the pocket.  

Looking at the core numbers and the cover it reacts a little more than I'd like it too.  It can be a little strong off the spot on fresh backends.  However this ball hates any site of carrydown or longer oils.

Compared to my Mercury drilled with the pin under the ring and the CG right an inch it is longer and stronger.  The Mercury is clean and smooth and even reacting down lane.  I prefer it to the Neptune because I know what it is going to do when I throw it.


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Edited on 9/13/2008 1:19 PM

Title: Re: just drilled my neptune...
Post by: streamline on September 13, 2008, 01:18:41 PM

I would be it is still pretty flippy, and its not so much that its a bad layout choice but more of that the Neptune is just a flippy ball by nature. I know the one I had was 5.5" pin to pap with the pin really low, it was just below the fingers it was just about on the mid line and it was easily controllable but lacked hit at times.

The only way to find out is try it, if you have more of a forward roll release it may work just fine for you but a few I know that naturally come around the ball a lot found the Neptune to be extremely flippy for them.

Title: Re: just drilled my neptune...
Post by: rymacatthedisco on September 13, 2008, 01:49:30 PM

thanks guys, if its too flippy i may just take the polish off
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RYAN MCDANIEL...University of Wisconsin Whitewater Men's Bowling...5th place at nationals in 07/08

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great new website!!!

FOS!!!

Diamonds...she'll pretty much HAVE to!!!

Title: Re: just drilled my neptune...
Post by: tdub36tjt on September 13, 2008, 02:13:27 PM

Mine was anything but flippy. Mine had a smooth and WEAK move to the pocket.

Title: Re: just drilled my neptune...
Post by: dukeblue87 on September 13, 2008, 02:16:37 PM

ryan, most likely the same as a dick weber 5 star.
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Title: Re: just drilled my neptune...
Post by: rymacatthedisco on September 13, 2008, 02:36:47 PM

lol mike...valenta did well with one of those somaybe it will work for me... lol
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RYAN MCDANIEL...University of Wisconsin Whitewater Men's Bowling...5th place at nationals in 07/08

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great new website!!!

FOS!!!

Diamonds...she'll pretty much HAVE to!!!

Title: Re: just drilled my neptune...
Post by: River700 on September 14, 2008, 01:51:20 AM

rymacath, it probably will go a little longer and be a little more on the backend. But you won't know until you try it

I have a neptune that I will be drilling up some time and I was trying to come up with a drill to put on it. Stats in profile. I was thinking a 5 x 5 over the fingers(no hole) or a 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 with an extra hole 1 inch below my pap to smooth it out some. What do you guys think? Any suggestions?
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Title: Re: just drilled my neptune...
Post by: stealth on September 14, 2008, 01:54:21 AM

I have never seen you throw the ball,so it is impossible to tell. Every reply will be an educated guess unless they witness the "said" ball in person.

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Edited on 9/14/2008 1:56 AM