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Equipment Boards => Roto Grip => Topic started by: FranVarin on December 12, 2009, 11:16:17 PM

Title: Nomand Pearl vs. Reign
Post by: FranVarin on December 12, 2009, 11:16:17 PM
Has anyone thrown both of these? What is the difference in reaction between the two?
Title: Re: Nomand Pearl vs. Reign
Post by: Bigmike on December 13, 2009, 06:41:00 PM
I have them both. I have the Reign sharper off the spot. Nomad Pearl has more of an arc motion to me.
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Mike Craig - Storm Products Pro Shop staff -Columbus, OH
Title: Re: Nomand Pearl vs. Reign
Post by: FranVarin on December 13, 2009, 07:37:10 PM
Mike,
Thanks for the reply! Do you find them to be about the same strength? I'm looking for a Pearl that will allow me to move in and open the lane up. I'm a med rev/speed player. I have not really found anything that fits that bill yet. The numbers on these are a little different. The diff. on the Nomad is higher...RG pretty close. is the layout on both your similar?
Title: Re: Nomand Pearl vs. Reign
Post by: Bigmike on December 14, 2009, 08:51:55 AM
To get in and open the lane up, the Reign would be the best bet. What I was seeing with the NP was a softer move off the friction. For me, I would go to the NP if the back ends were jumpin' and the Reign if they started to carry down in the back.

I have had to lightly scuff both with 4000abd pads. Storms factory shine skids too much for me out of the box (I am a med rev/med speed, low axis rotation player). I also wanted to be able to duplicate the surface as much as possible during routine maintainence.

I say "was seeing" because my NP got chewed up at the center yesterday morning. I have a long mark right smack dab in the area where I track. I threw a shot and the ball jumped slightly on the lane. I spoke to the center and they are going to replace it for me. Bummer as they do compliment each other quite well. (
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"Why don't you call me sometime.....when you have no class" ~~Rodney Dangerfield to Sally Kellerman, his college professor in Back to School ~~1986

Mike Craig - Storm Products Pro Shop staff -Columbus, OH