UPDATE
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alittle about me first
tweener
14-18mph (usually 15/16)
high tracker
axis rotation: 0-90 degrees
Drilled a simple label leverage 2.5 inch pin, 4 oz top.
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Ive now had the ball for over a month and would like to update everyone on my read of it.
The Flash Point is a fairly strong pearl that can be used on lighter patterns, but really is much better on the lighterside of medium, with average backends. With STRONG backends this IS NOT THE BALL. Even though it is a smoother ball than many pearls, its still way too strong for blazing backends. That condition will give alot of over/under.
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Length: It gets fairly good length, although it seems like the core wants to start up alot earlier than the cover lets it. I feel this may be the cause of the smoother breakpoint that many people have found this ball to have.
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Backend: Continuous, but much smoother than anticipated. On this part of the lane the ball is smooth, but still strong. The breakpoint looks to be much earlier than the balls major hook place, almost 4-5 feet. It seems as though the core makes the ball start hooking smoothly, and then as the cover encounters more dry it takes on the stronger arc characteristics.
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Oil handling capability:
(volume/length)
---medium/short-I feel this has too much overall hook in the backend, without enough inherint length to be effective on this unless thrown with a low rev rate and med/high speed.
---medium/medium-This ball is very good on a typical medium shot, but may be too smooth to use on the fresh medium. I prefer to use it after some track has been worn, because it gives a much better entry angle and therefore carry increases.
---medium/long-not angular enough to be used on this unless one has much less speed or a higher rev rate than I.
---lighter/short-The large backends are not good for this ball. It will be uncontrollable, and over/undery on this for all but the highest speeds with low revs.
---lighter/medium-Very good match, not perfect, but very good. The fresh oil may be a tad over/under but not enough to be of any concern. It carries well here and hits hard. If you drop speed a bit though, it will hop through the nose easily.
---lighter/long-I think this is the best pattern for the flashpoint. Here i feel it conserves the most energy and is the most angular it can be, without any over/under. The core starting up early allows this ball to get into the strong rolling hook at the end, where the cover takes over and gives it the most angular reaction it gets for my style.
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If you plan on using this for fresh conditions, many better choices exist, imo. But after a slight track is developed this ball is unstopable.
if anyone has a question feel free to pm me for more.
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