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dougb

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First take on the Solaris Blackout
« on: December 17, 2011, 02:05:45 AM »
Got my new SB punched up Rico today and played a few games on THS.
 
 Two words: SMOOTH and STRONG!!!
If you need a ball that revs up hard and drives through the pins but doesn't fly off the friction then this is the one for you.
 
 It reminds me of urethane on steroids.  Think of all the  smoothness, predictability, and control of urethane with the carry and  power of reactive resin.
 
I'll post a full review later after I get some more games with it under different conditions.
 
 
 
 
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Re: First take on the Solaris Blackout
« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2011, 12:04:31 PM »
Glad you like it! Great way to describe it Urethane on steroids is the perfect analogy for the BlackOut



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Re: First take on the Solaris Blackout
« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2011, 12:28:30 PM »
That does not seem to be a Rico drilling!
A Rico has the CG going 45 degree Suutheast from the pin in the middle of the grip and weight hole 6 3/4" from the pin thru the CG, adding to the RG DIfferential and thus to the flare.
(The 45 degrees is the angle between the PAP-pin line and the pin-CG line.)
 
Your CG goes a full 90 degrees due East of the pin????
So unless your PAP is directly above the bridge, that's not a RIco layout.
 
 


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dougb

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Re: First take on the Solaris Blackout
« Reply #3 on: December 17, 2011, 12:38:59 PM »
I stand corrected! 
 
My driller calls this his "9 o'clock" drill, and I always thought it was the same as rico.  I've had great success with this drill on several balls, and it delivers the "stability and predictable ball reaction" that Brunsnick talks about here. 
 
Have you had a chance to throw yours yet, Charlest?
 
charlest wrote on 12/17/2011 1:28 PM:
That does not seem to be a Rico drilling!
A Rico has the CG going 45 degree Suutheast from the pin in the middle of the grip and weight hole 6 3/4" from the pin thru the CG, adding to the RG DIfferential and thus to the flare.
(The 45 degrees is the angle between the PAP-pin line and the pin-CG line.)
 
Your CG goes a full 90 degrees due East of the pin????
So unless your PAP is directly above the bridge, that's not a RIco layout.
 
 


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Edited by dougb on 12/17/2011 at 1:40 PM
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charlest

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Re: First take on the Solaris Blackout
« Reply #4 on: December 17, 2011, 12:51:32 PM »
Yes, I've seen that drill used for people bowling on short oil to control the flip & backend or
for people with lots of tilt and slower ball speed.
 
I haven't even had a chance to get over to my driller yet. He's a long distance from me. Hopefully
next week sometime.
 
Good luck with yours.


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dougb

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Re: First take on the Solaris Blackout
« Reply #5 on: December 17, 2011, 01:38:45 PM »
I have a lot of tilt and slower speed, so that explains why this drill works so well for me. 
 
I had a label-drilled Brunswick BVP Wizard that was an average THS ball for me until my driller put the 9 o'clock on it.  Then the ball sprang to life and carried everything.  It's on the shelf because I've moved up in weight.  I also tried this drill on a Sapphire Zone to the same effect.
 
Let us know how you like the Solaris Blackout.  As I suspected, it is very similar to the Lane #1 THS.  Buttery smooth through the mids and at the break point, but it drives harder through the pins.  Having a similar cover, surface, and differential explains some of that, along with the slightly lower RG.  Both great control pieces.
charlest wrote on 12/17/2011 1:51 PM:
Yes, I've seen that drill used for people bowling on short oil to control the flip & backend or
for people with lots of tilt and slower ball speed.
 
I haven't even had a chance to get over to my driller yet. He's a long distance from me. Hopefully
next week sometime.
 
Good luck with yours.


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charlest

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Re: First take on the Solaris Blackout
« Reply #6 on: December 17, 2011, 01:50:08 PM »
I hope not! The Lane#1 THS did not work for me at all. Pinged 10 pins till doomsday, with every surface - very strange.

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dougb

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Re: First take on the Solaris Blackout
« Reply #7 on: December 17, 2011, 02:33:51 PM »
How strange. I think you'll have more success with the SB. It feels stronger to me.



 
charlest wrote on 12/17/2011 2:50 PM:I hope not! The Lane< THS did not work for me at all. Pinged 10 pins till doomsday, with every surface - very strange.

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Re: First take on the Solaris Blackout
« Reply #8 on: December 20, 2011, 02:08:48 PM »
interesting layout. good luck

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