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Lemonade

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Got my Horizon Solid...but the wait is killing me...
« on: June 17, 2007, 05:12:47 AM »
Well, yesterday I got to go down to the pro shop and get my Horizon Solid drilled up. First I got the spare ball drilled so I could establish a PAP before he drilled the Horizon. So as soon as it got drilled up I walked right out to the lanes and tried it out. Bad news...lanes were too broken down for this ball to be effective so I decided I'd wait til later on in the night when I usually go bowling with some buddies.

So we got to the new center and started bowling, and what do you know...the lanes were super dry, some of the worst I've ever bowled on. Retired the Horizon Solid after 1 frame that night. But when I say dry, I mean dry. I hit a 215 shooting my maxim with a breakpoint at the 5 board or so...yes the lanes were so dry that I got that plastic to hook like a Black Widow. I had to over-muscle my throws to avoid hitting brooklyn, it was rediculous.

So anyways, the point of this boring story is that I'm over-anxious to try out the Horizon Solid but I'm gonna have to wait til my league on Thursday to play on some lanes with oil. I'll post back in here Friday though with my impressions on the ball and how it works for me.

 

directdrill

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Re: Got my Horizon Solid...but the wait is killing me...
« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2007, 01:50:08 PM »
It will be well worth the wait.  What layout did you decide on?

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Lemonade

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Re: Got my Horizon Solid...but the wait is killing me...
« Reply #2 on: June 17, 2007, 05:01:34 PM »
Pin below ring finger and a bit to the right, 4 3/8" away from my PAP. I don't know too much about layouts so that's all I really know.

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Re: Got my Horizon Solid...but the wait is killing me...
« Reply #3 on: June 17, 2007, 07:24:14 PM »
Lemonade,
  Did your driller tell you your PAP?  And Congrats on the purchas...I promise this won't be your last

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Lemonade

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Re: Got my Horizon Solid...but the wait is killing me...
« Reply #4 on: June 20, 2007, 08:08:43 PM »
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Lemonade,
  Did your driller tell you your PAP?  And Congrats on the purchas...I promise this won't be your last


I had him draw me up a copy of measurements the measurements but I don't understand it. He found my PAP from me throwing the spare ball. He said since it was my first time I could just have him "guesstimate" the layout or I could throw the spare ball for a bit and put in a track for him to take measurements from that and make it more technical. I opted for the latter since it gave me a free 30-40 minutes of bowling as well as have a better layout drilled for my game.

Thanks, and I know it's not going to be my last purchase from Roto...just got my Elite Dignity bag in yesterday with a nice little add-a-bag sitting on top waiting for a Neptune


Edited on 6/20/2007 8:09 PM

Lemonade

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Re: Got my Horizon Solid...but the wait is killing me...
« Reply #5 on: June 22, 2007, 12:24:58 AM »
Ok, finally got to use my ball today and...wow. This ball carries EXTREMELY well. Even when I got too far out it came back, and when I threw it a bit inside it still crushed the pocket. I'm very impressed with this ball and it will only get better as I get used to it. Thanks to everyone who recommended this ball to me, I don't think I could have found a better pick, and I highly recommend this ball to anyone. Roto Grip has a permanent customer and a new fan.

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Re: Got my Horizon Solid...but the wait is killing me...
« Reply #6 on: June 22, 2007, 12:38:41 AM »
yw i told you will like it, next go with mystic or black widow pearl and then venus. I might be an idiot alot on here, but i know bowling balls as well as most pro shop guys on here.

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Re: Got my Horizon Solid...but the wait is killing me...
« Reply #7 on: June 22, 2007, 10:22:08 AM »
Gosh Barry you buy more balls than most shops do, LOL
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