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big B

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Dry lane ball
« on: December 04, 2009, 03:37:26 AM »
I am wanting opinions on the best dry/breakdown ball out. I just punched a natural thinking it would be my late in a block ball, but IMO it was way stronger than people are saying.
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Re: Dry lane ball
« Reply #1 on: December 04, 2009, 11:56:33 AM »
I agree about the Natural. Much stronger with the OOB finish. You might want to look at the Lane Masters Hornet. Best dry lane/broken down pattern ball I have used.
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Re: Dry lane ball
« Reply #2 on: December 04, 2009, 01:55:16 PM »
I second the Natural opinion.  I had to shine mine up quite a bit to make it work as I wanted.  

I bowled on a very friction-y surface last night, second shift.  My Natural was hooking out of the house.  And I am a stroker with ~265 RPM.  

The best thing I find for combating dry lanes is a really old resin ball, 4000 abralon finish with polish.  I'm using Accu-Tread coverstock balls (Jolt Pearl, ooooold El-Nino Gold), and having success.
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Re: Dry lane ball
« Reply #3 on: December 04, 2009, 07:52:56 PM »
I would say go with a brunswick avalanche or a Lan'e #1 XXXL
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Re: Dry lane ball
« Reply #4 on: December 05, 2009, 05:36:10 AM »
if youre after a really dry lane ball i would recomend an ice storm, although originally sold as a spare ball it is actually a reactive ball for really dry lanes,

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Re: Dry lane ball
« Reply #5 on: December 05, 2009, 06:55:19 AM »
i would take something like a avalanche solid and place the pin just outside of your middle finger and the cg in you track or near it and bring it back to weight with a x hole on your NAP that always worked for me i always take one with this drilling to tournaments wear they get toasty
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Re: Dry lane ball
« Reply #6 on: December 05, 2009, 07:32:06 AM »
I thought the Ice Storm was a polyester ball, not reactive.
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Re: Dry lane ball
« Reply #7 on: December 05, 2009, 05:42:11 PM »
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I second the Natural opinion.  I had to shine mine up quite a bit to make it work as I wanted.  

I bowled on a very friction-y surface last night, second shift.  My Natural was hooking out of the house.  And I am a stroker with ~265 RPM.  

The best thing I find for combating dry lanes is a really old resin ball, 4000 abralon finish with polish.  I'm using Accu-Tread coverstock balls (Jolt Pearl, ooooold El-Nino Gold), and having success.
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Heck, I use a Curelyon (Prior to AccuTread!) coverstock, a Hot Rod Pearl, sanded to P4000 grit Abralon PLUS Snake Oil polish for light oil!

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Re: Dry lane ball
« Reply #8 on: December 05, 2009, 06:02:49 PM »
All resins, urethanes and polyesters, from which bowling balls are made, belong to the family of plastics.

I believe Ryan means that for him, with 400 RPMS, it acts like a super mild resin on dry lanes.

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What?????? Coverstock: Pearl Polyester..

Polyester-Polyester is not just a textile. It is made from polyethylene terephthalate (PET), the same material used to make plastic..

So how is that resin

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if youre after a really dry lane ball i would recomend an ice storm, although originally sold as a spare ball it is actually a reactive ball for really dry lanes,

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brunswick zone spare ball

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Re: Dry lane ball
« Reply #9 on: December 07, 2009, 12:19:57 PM »
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All resins, urethanes and polyesters, from which bowling balls are made, belong to the family of plastics.


Amen, brother. Resins, urethanes and polyesters are all plastics of different densities. Meaning they solidify with differing amounts of porosity.

And reactives tend to have that extra chemical additive which aids in creating more friction for those balls.
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