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bowlingaddiction

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Epicenter vs Curve
« on: March 13, 2010, 02:32:00 PM »
Interested to see what people think of the two balls. I am interested of getting one or the other. From the videos and reviews I have come across there seems to be some similarities between the two. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
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Re: Epicenter vs Curve
« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2010, 05:02:41 PM »
I Cant say much for the curve as I have not even seen one in person. But I can say the Epicenter is amazing.

drilled pin under middle finger and the pin at and about 5 1/2 inches. Gives me easily length with a strong but easy to control move to the pocket. Best thing about the Epicenter is the carry this thing is just carry machine like all the Seismic stuff. If it hits the 1-3 they all fall down it is just amazing.
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Re: Epicenter vs Curve
« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2010, 05:16:35 PM »
drrev has a great point here. the covers on both will probably be somewhat similiar
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Re: Epicenter vs Curve
« Reply #3 on: March 14, 2010, 06:24:40 PM »
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drrev has a great point here. the covers on both will probably be somewhat similiar
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One coverstock is a plain resin pearl and the other is particle pearl. The RGs and the Differentials are different also. I am not sure they will be similar.
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Re: Epicenter vs Curve
« Reply #4 on: March 15, 2010, 01:31:08 PM »
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Interested to see what people think of the two balls. I am interested of getting one or the other. From the videos and reviews I have come across there seems to be some similarities between the two. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
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That's where online reviewing falls down I guess.

The Epicentre is designed to give the best combination of push down the lane, and finish on the back-end, and delivers such. The other ball is called the "CURVE".

I haven't looked, but i'd bet that many of the reviews for the Curve, talk about the ball going "really long with a big back-end." That could be where similarities are coming from, as 3 out of every 4 reviews will say a ball does this.

Looking at the numbers both the cover and differential of the Curve point towards earlier torque and earlier grip. So in a choice between the 2, its down to where you want the ball to make its move. As with all Seismic balls, the Epicenter should be more versatile on patterns other than a cake-shot, i.e. tighter and broken down lanes.
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Re: Epicenter vs Curve
« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2010, 01:53:29 PM »
having owned both, they are indeed similar on path down lane, curve with its particle cover stock is slightly stronger (epicenter is s75) i dont think the underlying pearl of the curve is as strong as the epicenter.  The core of the curve ramps up sooner and for similarly drilled balls is harder off the spot then the Epi. both balls for me loved to be thrown and by that I mean i can ramp up my speed and both make the turn.   you can play longer with the Curve  when the carry down starts, you start to get some carry down or have to move in deeper, i had to put the Epi away for something with more recovery in deep

with similar drills they are similar in length on the lanes
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Re: Epicenter vs Curve
« Reply #6 on: March 19, 2010, 07:19:08 AM »
Having seen both, and used a curve, I feel the Curve gets down the lane easier, storing more energy for the backend part of the lane, while the epicenter rolls earlier. IMO the epicenter bleeds more energy in the first 25 feet, and needs a higher volume of oil to show its true colours,

I would suggest the Curve to be the more versatile of the 2, for the above reasons.

Dave W- ''As with all Seismic balls, the Epicenter should be more versatile on patterns other than a cake-shot,''  could you please explain this statement?

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Re: Epicenter vs Curve
« Reply #7 on: March 19, 2010, 11:17:49 AM »
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As with all Seismic balls, the Epicenter should be more versatile on patterns other than a cake-shot, i.e. tighter and broken down lanes.


Well I did briefly, you just didn't quote that part.

To explain, if you look at our current releases the differentials are not extremely high or low, which gives the player the control, and is a bonus on non-fresh conditions as it lessens the effect of a ball burning up early. This is why I said our range is versatile, considering it is only 4 balls at present.

It is the player who makes a ball versatile though, and not exclusively the ball. A bowler who can vary revs through a wide range will get more from a mid diff ball as he can increase and decrease his revs/speed/rotation/tilt, to cover more conditions. The balls at either end of the rg and diff spectrum will not cover the same range of shots, even for that good player.

The Curve looks from the numbers as a very early ball, and the one of the two that would be less likely to get down the lane when things start breaking down. As I said though, I have not thrown it.

The cake-shot was in reference to the fact that even balls designed to be early and smooth, can go long and hook hard. It's what a ball does on a flat pattern that shows its real characteristics. A lot of reviews online are of the THS pattern they may have been thrown on rather than the ball itself.
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