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Equipment Boards => Roto Grip => Topic started by: buzzaussie299 on November 02, 2009, 01:02:48 PM

Title: neptune
Post by: buzzaussie299 on November 02, 2009, 01:02:48 PM

just how weak is the neptune,ive heard alot of reports its the best ball for dry,is this true?
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Title: Re: neptune
Post by: clt2244 on November 03, 2009, 02:01:25 AM

I love my Neptune for the dry stuff, its defiantly one of the better dry lane balls ive thrown.
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Title: Re: neptune
Post by: leftyinsnellville on November 03, 2009, 03:50:03 AM

Like any ball, it depends on your speed and revs.  If you're a high rev player with lower ball speed, it'll be too much ball for dry.
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Title: Re: neptune
Post by: buzzaussie299 on November 03, 2009, 09:19:29 PM

thanks guys
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black raspberry saw
emerald saw
enriched uranium stacked
pearl uranium
pearl carbide
xxxl starburst
h20 buzzsaw
solid uranium
bullet buzzsaw
tsunami
uranium hrg
supernova solid
chainsaw
dynamo
carbide plus
wanted single drill right hand silver diamond 15lb

Title: Re: neptune
Post by: NOTAP4ME on November 06, 2009, 03:38:49 AM

Great Dry Lane ball.  I have mine drilled with the pin on the axis and its great for playing up the outside.  Underrated ball in my view.

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Title: Re: neptune
Post by: charlest on November 06, 2009, 05:35:54 AM

Great dry lanes ball If ...
- you drill it strong and you have a lot of ball speed or a very even, end over end release.
- if you drill it weak (5" or more, pin to PAP) and you have average to slower ball speed.

The cover is strong and the core is weak, high RG, and low flare at least. The ball gets lots of easy length but will make a strong, hard left turn on dry lanes or short oil. It can be almost uncontrollable at the breakpoint if drilled strong and you don't have either a lot of ball speed or a very low revs or a very end over end release.

Teammate has one drilled stacked leverage but he has fairly firm ball speed (18-20 mph). It's his "oiler", compared to a high, high gloss Black Widow, which he uses for "dry" lanes. Those are his words, not mine.
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Title: Re: neptune
Post by: the pooh on November 06, 2009, 08:44:05 AM

^^^ As Charlest stated. I was disappointed with mine. It made a good med-med heavy oil ball. Everyone's definition of "dry" is different. On the dry I bowl on, the neptune was way too strong! There are better dry lane balls, Starburst XXXL,Storm Natural, the soon to be Seismic Desperado should be great.
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Title: Re: neptune
Post by: Dan Belcher on November 06, 2009, 09:01:47 AM

I don't have the Neptune, but I have its solid/pearl hybrid counterpart, the Mars.  Its biggest advantage for me is the high RG, low diff core.  Even with a strong, rolly drill for control, I still get an amazing amount of continuation from it.  Therefore, when everything is hooking too early, I may still cover a lot of boards with the Mars, but it doesn't lose hitting power because the ball really resists burning up early (and that's even with the hybrid coverstock.  The pearl-only Neptune should be even cleaner through the heads!)

Title: Re: neptune
Post by: Nicanor on November 06, 2009, 09:21:31 AM

I've been working with the Neptune and the Hornet recently for dry lanes or short oil recently.  For short oil or drier lane connditions, the Hornet plays a lot straighter, more controllable and much more predictable then the Neptune.

I have thrown a 300 with the Neptune so I think the Neptune is a great ball on medium to medium light oil pattern with a dry outside and clean back end.  The other advantage for me with regards to the Neptune is that the Neptune swings much better then the Hornet so far as recovery and carry.  The Neptune will allow you to move left (for right handed bowlers)following what little oil might be left and will cover a lot of boards.

Neither ball works well in oil.  Just skids forever, but thats not what the balls for.




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