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davidinil

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Unhinged Vs Hyroad Pearl
« on: March 15, 2015, 08:11:30 PM »
Has anyone thrown similarly drilled Unhinged VS Hyroad Pearl? 

They are both pearl covers and have similar core numbers. 
Hyroad Pearl - RG = 2.57.  Diff = .045
Unhinged      - RG = 2.58.  Diff = .049

I'm just curious about general tendencies.  I have never seen anyone do a side by side comparison on the same lane condition, but it seems like the Unhinged might get down the lane and thru the fronts easier than the Hyroad Pearl does.   The unhinged just seems to go straighter before it hits the hook point based on what I have seen. 

Any thoughts from the crowd?
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SVstar34

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Re: Unhinged Vs Hyroad Pearl
« Reply #1 on: March 16, 2015, 10:21:08 AM »
The core numbers are too similar to give a difference. The covers are where the difference between the two come from. The cover on the Unhinged seems to give a slightly smoother reaction downlane while the HyRoad Pearl is more skid/flip.

For me, the HyRoad Pearl wasn't too great. It skidded too much in oil and reacted too strong in the dry. I changed the surface but that just put it similar to a ball I already had.

From a general standpoint, people seem to like the Unhinged more than the HyRoad Pearl
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Blueprint

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Re: Unhinged Vs Hyroad Pearl
« Reply #2 on: March 16, 2015, 09:20:34 PM »
I also wonder the difference between the two. I was looking to drill either a hyroad pearl or unhinged to go with my pin down Rocket. Which one would complement my Rocket the best or would I have too much overlap?
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Track_Fanatic

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Re: Unhinged Vs Hyroad Pearl
« Reply #3 on: March 16, 2015, 10:19:02 PM »
Quote from: SVstar34 on March 16, 2015, 10:21:08 AM
The core numbers are too similar to give a difference. The covers are where the difference between the two come from. The cover on the Unhinged seems to give a slightly smoother reaction downlane while the HyRoad Pearl is more skid/flip.

For me, the HyRoad Pearl wasn't too great. It skidded too much in oil and reacted too strong in the dry. I changed the surface but that just put it similar to a ball I already had.

From a general standpoint, people seem to like the Unhinged more than the HyRoad Pearl

I was just speaking to my pro shop guy tonight about this.  He told me the same exact thing as you're saying. 
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davidinil

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Re: Unhinged Vs Hyroad Pearl
« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2015, 09:18:02 PM »
Thanks for the intel Track_Fan and SVstar.  Much appreciated.
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