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redzone31

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build around the Hy-road Pearl
« on: May 01, 2014, 01:46:31 PM »
Anybody has any suggestion on building my arsenal around the Hy-road Pearl. I was thinking about the Zero Gravity above the pearl and the Wipe Out for below the pearl.
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STORMHOOKER26

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Re: build around the Hy-road Pearl
« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2014, 05:48:11 PM »
hard to answer properly without knowing how you bowl, and what kind of lane conditions your going to be bowling on.  however in general those are decent choices.  the Wipe Out might not be that much weaker than the HRP though. definitely smoother due to being a solid cover.  if you have a high rev rate, maybe the Pitch Black for really toasted lanes and spare shots would be good.  I also personally really love the Marvel-S which would handle a bit more oil than the ZG and be slightly less angular overall but nothing wrong with ZG.
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killer_bluebird

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Re: build around the Hy-road Pearl
« Reply #2 on: May 06, 2014, 03:57:13 AM »
I'm thinking around the same lines. I'm have medium revs and ball speed around 15-16mph. I currently have a Reign of Power and Byte. I've been waiting for the Pitch Black to come out so I can get it for spare/dry and situations. I was looking at the Super Natural and the Tropical line for these situations but decided to wait. The Pitch Black has a low diff with a core shape similar to Hammer's Arson Low RG, which I like a lot on toasted lanes as it has better carry than plastic/urethane I've tried.

I'm thinking on keeping the Reign of Power for medium to heavy situations and getting rid of the byte (replacing that with Zero Gravity for heavy oil). Then adding the Hy-Road Pearl for medium-light situations and the Pitch Black for Spares and Dry.

Where I normally bowl the lanes can vary a lot. For leagues they oil 41ft and if I remember correctly over 35ml conditioner between 2nd and 6th arrow and 15ml on the outside.

Now on Fun Leagues they don't oil at all sometimes and it can be bone dry with a little puddle in the center of the lane.

So I want to have an arsenal that can handle most conditions well.

StormHooker26 I'm not Hy-jacking your thread just throw in my ideas as we are looking at similar arsenal.

Oh and before anyone asks yes I'm getting rid of the Byte, or at least not keep it in the active roster. I haven't been able top get the look that I want with it.  specially on challenging lane conditions. I may keep it around for some heavy patterns it I want to play a bit more straighter to the pocket, but not sure yet.

 
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STORMHOOKER26

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Re: build around the Hy-road Pearl
« Reply #3 on: May 06, 2014, 12:04:43 PM »
No problem.  Not my thread anyway.  it's redzone's.  On a sidenote, if you like the ROP, you might look into the Reign On as a replacement for the Byte.  Its got the same core as ROP with the highly versatile R2S hybrid cover.  Comes OOB with a 4000 surface for a earlier rolling, smooth transition.  If you ever want more length,  throw on your favorite polish and call it a day.  Nothing wrong with the ZG of course.  I just prefer using as many balls with the same core as i can.  No guessing if the ball motion will work.  just adjust for cover strength.
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