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storm_fan

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short pattern ball choice
« on: May 19, 2010, 08:57:40 AM »
I'm about a 230 avg. bowler looking to bowl alot this fall on the midwest regional tour.  I have a lot of luck on the longer patters because of my slower ball speed, around 15.5-16 and 325 revrate.  When it comes to shorter patterns I have trouble controling the backend like on the viper/cheetah.  What would some good choices from storm/rotogrip that would be good and controlable?  I'm looking for something when the lanes are fresh with nolittle carrydown. I'm right handed and PAP is over 4 5/8 up 1/2.  Thanks... Luke

 

Joe Jr

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Re: short pattern ball choice
« Reply #1 on: May 19, 2010, 05:00:57 PM »
Natural, pin down with some surface works wonders on those shorter patterns.
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storm_fan

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Re: short pattern ball choice
« Reply #2 on: May 19, 2010, 05:01:08 PM »
To add to my other post, I have tried weeker balls with strong layouts and find they are over/under and not enough with a weeker hand.

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Re: short pattern ball choice
« Reply #3 on: May 19, 2010, 05:04:49 PM »
It is probably more an issue of layouts and surface prep more than new balls. I would first try one of your pin low balls with some surface on it and go from there.
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storm_fan

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Re: short pattern ball choice
« Reply #4 on: May 19, 2010, 05:08:58 PM »
Like Joe said, I was thinking of a natural but wasn't sure if it would be enough with my revrate.  One ball that I tried was a pin down fast with a 4 1/4 x 4 layout and that was over/under, but didn't mess with the surface any.

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Re: short pattern ball choice
« Reply #5 on: May 19, 2010, 05:12:27 PM »
You might want to look ino a Dark Star

completebowler

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Re: short pattern ball choice
« Reply #6 on: May 19, 2010, 05:16:16 PM »
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Like Joe said, I was thinking of a natural but wasn't sure if it would be enough with my revrate.  One ball that I tried was a pin down fast with a 4 1/4 x 4 layout and that was over/under, but didn't mess with the surface any.


Bring that surface down some and try it out again. Put it at 500 abralon with light polish or try it with 1000-2000 and no polish. Should do the trick.
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loves2bowl

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Re: short pattern ball choice
« Reply #7 on: May 21, 2010, 08:47:58 PM »
the new tropical heats from storm very good ball

HangingBananas

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Re: short pattern ball choice
« Reply #8 on: June 07, 2010, 01:26:25 AM »
not to go against what anyone else has said but i throw a virtual energy with some surface and a weak drilling and it works wonders and hits like a tank!

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Re: short pattern ball choice
« Reply #9 on: June 07, 2010, 08:19:40 AM »
tropical heat is the way to go

pate08

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Re: short pattern ball choice
« Reply #10 on: June 07, 2010, 08:42:42 AM »
Take a low rg, high diff. ball and drill it stronger with surface so you can control the backend. This will blend the pattern out and make your ball path alot more predictable. You're gonna want to really roll the ball and not try to get around it. On Cheetah, there is 35 ft of oil. That means that there is 25 ft of dry lane that the ball is going to read. Weaker balls are designed to read the back part of the lane, that's why you want to drill a stronger ball strong so that it will roll on the lane and not have that huge backend reaction.

Something maybe like a Virtual Energy at 1000. I would kick the MB out at least 2 or 3 inches so it won't flip off of the dry. Have the pin under your ring finger or under your fingers somewhere.


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Re: short pattern ball choice
« Reply #11 on: June 07, 2010, 08:50:49 AM »
i have an energy with the key in thumb and the pin 3"s from pap.. works GREAT on short/low volume patterns and on wood lanes..... oob finish

HangingBananas

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Re: short pattern ball choice
« Reply #12 on: June 07, 2010, 10:23:41 PM »
my virtual energy is pin above ring finger and stacked down...pretty easy to control no flippy junk and like the guy said its at 1000 i love it


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