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themagician

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Ball Choice
« on: April 08, 2006, 04:30:21 PM »
Okay guys i have a Storm Hot Rod Hybrid and its great, but my problem is it takes a game sometimes two of league before i can get a good reaction out of it because of the medium-heavy shot of oil we have (chris barnes bowled here once, use his EPX T1 over action, not long ago (a few months), he just came in and bowled because he bowled against my high school when he was in school) and said thats a pretty heavy shot of oil, and it wasn't even the heaviest they put out, so with that said i'm looking at a ball similar to the banana type reaction i get with my hybrid but a ball that can handle more oil

I'm a tweener
Medium Revs (more than our average league bowlers, not a cranker though)
About average ball speed around 17 or so
Not a real high tracker but about 1 and a half from the thumb hole

Really not looking for a real high end ball here, any company perferably storm or its sister companies (Roto and Dyno-Thane)

thanks inadvance guys
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Re: Ball Choice
« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2006, 06:23:39 AM »
The Pyro would work well in med/heavy. Not a flood, so if that's what you have, wouldn't do as you expect it to do, but not much does.
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StrikeMonster

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Re: Ball Choice
« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2006, 07:23:41 AM »
Vendetta Maxx.  Made for heavier oil, and easy on the pocket book and it's in the Storm family.
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greenefam

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Re: Ball Choice
« Reply #3 on: April 09, 2006, 12:36:18 PM »
I just bought a Hybrid a couple of weeks ago, and so far I have been using it as a companion ball with my X-Factor Ace.  I will start out in league with either an X-Factor Trifecta (if the oil is sick heavy) or the Ace (med.-heavy) and then migrate down to the Hybrid when the shot breaks down.  Last week I started out with the Ace - shot 223 and then a 268.  The last couple of frames of the 2nd game I was struggling to stay right of the headpin so I switch to the Hybrid on the last shot.  I threw the Hybrid the whole last game for a 267 (758 series).  I have been thinking about replacing the Ace with a Pyro - but after seeing how smooth of a transition it was from the Ace to the Hybrid I am reconsidering.  Maybe I'll get another Ace.
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Ozzy Fudd

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Re: Ball Choice
« Reply #4 on: April 09, 2006, 09:38:46 PM »
Dark Thunder.  Same core as the Hybrid but will handle a flood much easier.  Aboslutely love mine.
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charlest

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Re: Ball Choice
« Reply #5 on: April 10, 2006, 06:25:00 AM »
Some relatively inexpensive balls for this
- Roto-Grip RS-X (sand to about 800 - 1000 grit)
- Brunswick Nemesis
- Ebonite Big Time
- Track Blue Heat
- Hammer Razor Blade
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CHawk15

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Re: Ball Choice
« Reply #6 on: April 10, 2006, 01:15:45 PM »
If you don't want to spend alot of $$$, I'd go with the HR Super Sport (Solid), it has a 800 grit matte finish that'll help in the oil, plus the core dynamics are similar to the Hybrid.  If you want to spend a little more, I'd go with a Diablo.
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