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Equipment Boards => Roto Grip => Topic started by: neverbackdown_x7x on July 08, 2009, 08:43:35 AM
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On Roto Grip's site they state that the Nomad Pearl has an "friction enhancing additives" on the coverstock. Now is this a marketing slang saying that it has abit of solid on the cover? The same discription is also on the Nomad Solid on the site, too. I know alot of companies have used the word "additives" on their products before but what the means for one company could be different for another.
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Particles maybe?
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A lot of pearls over the years have used Mica. Roto has been pretty forth coming over the years if they use a solid/pearl blend, so I don't think it's that.
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Penn State Proud
Ron Clifton's Bowling Tip Archive (http://"http://www.bowl4fun.com/ron/roncarchive.htm")
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Could be the mica additives like the Second Dimension? Mica was a bit "fad" in the late 90's right before the particle craze struck.
The Track Triton Heat comes to mind. Put a low RG on a pearl with Mica and it smoothes out the backends.
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"Why don't you call me sometime.....when you have no class" ~~Rodney Dangerfield to his college professor in Back to School ~~1986
Mike Craig - Storm Products Pro Shop staff -Columbus, OH
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Could be the mica additives like the Second Dimension? Mica was a bit "fad" in the late 90's right before the particle craze struck.
The Track Triton Heat comes to mind. Put a low RG on a pearl with Mica and it smoothes out the backends.
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"Why don't you call me sometime.....when you have no class" ~~Rodney Dangerfield to his college professor in Back to School ~~1986
Mike Craig - Storm Products Pro Shop staff -Columbus, OH
sledge hammer and el nino wrath comes to mind
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Could be the mica additives like the Second Dimension? Mica was a bit "fad" in the late 90's right before the particle craze struck.
The Track Triton Heat comes to mind. Put a low RG on a pearl with Mica and it smoothes out the backends.
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"Why don't you call me sometime.....when you have no class" ~~Rodney Dangerfield to his college professor in Back to School ~~1986
Mike Craig - Storm Products Pro Shop staff -Columbus, OH
Sledge Hammer and El Nino Wrath comes to mind
As far as I know, small sized mica particles are used to create ALL pearlized resin balls.
In the late 90s, Storm added larger sized mica to help add a small degree of extra traction on a few balls.
Add the Hammer Truck and the more recent AMF Nkryption Code to those balls using larger sized mica as a form of particles to add traction to the coverstock.
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"None are so blind as those who will not see."
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The friction enhancing additives from the design intent form indicate it's similar technology used on the Cytoplasmic covers. From Hank's seminar on YouTube, it's in the chmical bonding process, not necessarily a new trick or twist they have uncovered.
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Steve Richter
USBC Silver Level Coach
IBPSIA Certified Technician