Bowlingmytmouse and myself had the chance to throw RS-X(basic label drill, pin 4 1/4 inch to his PAP, 5 to mine) the other day on a very heavily oiled house pattern(the dry is outside of 5 here, and inside they are flooding 60+ units).
Between Bowlingmytmouse's slower speed and my high revrate and rotation, the RS-X was just enough ball inside the oil in OOB surface. There is no way I would suggest this ball at any lower than 1500 or 2000 grit. With the OOB polish and the heavy oil inside and in the track area, this motor and super aggressive cover(and boy is it aggressive), this thing started up suprisingly early and kept on coming back. We couldn't believe it. We then let fellow BR user TheSuperHitman, use it who comes more up the back of the ball at about 17mph speed and 400-420 rpms and he could not keep the ball right of the headpin, even with all of the excessive oil.
This is one ball you actually have to throw to believe how strong it is. Numbers and specs are decieving. And this ball was tested on a condition where the following balls skated forever in the oil and wouldn't make it around the corner(all at out of box finish):
-Track X-Ception
-Track Slash
-Track Rule
-Intense Inferno
-RS-1
-Retro Ressurection
RS-X made those balls looks silly in comparison when revving in the midlane and making it around the corner.
I think too much surface would be overkill unless your revrate is around 225 and under. This ball is just enough for the heavier side of mediums in out of box condition and can be played direct in the real soup since it starts up so early(for those with revrates 325+).
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-DP3
Respect the Game
Edited on 5/26/2005 7:53 AM
