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LuckyLefty

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Eraser Particle Pearl = best of breed?
« on: May 19, 2004, 06:56:10 PM »
I've just posted a review on this ball I've used one time!

VEry impressed.  I've used a lot of particle pearls and very few have ended up in my bag for long.  This may change that!

REgards,

Luckylefty
PS particle pearls used before Riot Zone, Shock Zone, Freak out, Core Power Hrg,
Columbia Spirit II(still use).
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rkaycom

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Re: Eraser Particle Pearl = best of breed?
« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2004, 10:14:33 AM »
Its one of the best balls ever, however it depends on how its drilled...
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Re: Eraser Particle Pearl = best of breed?
« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2004, 12:31:59 PM »
Well 01kay, I am about to pop one for the first time here within the next week so what type of drill patteren would you suggest?
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Re: Eraser Particle Pearl = best of breed?
« Reply #3 on: May 20, 2004, 01:03:21 PM »
It depends on the pin and the condition,

Heavy: 3" Pin (Optional)

Place the pin next to the ring finger, make sure its 4-1/4" away from the PAP. Place the MB on the PAP line as well, the CG should be swung out.

  O O *
           pap
       cg

   0     mb

Basicly the Storm "Advanced" Layout# 2

Medium: 3" Pin (Opitional)

Modified Label, with the pin 5" away form the PAP, the CG in the COG and the MB on the track.

      O O *
              pap
       cg

  mb   0

Personal Favourite: 4 - 5" pin (Opitional)

Drill it Modified Stack with the pin 3-3/8" for the PAP next the ring finger, the CG stright under it so that the MB is half way between the track and PAP, and drill out the side weight. This maxes out the ball.

  O O *
           pap
      cg

   0  mb

Hope this helps...
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rkaycom

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Re: Eraser Particle Pearl = best of breed?
« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2004, 01:04:55 PM »
OHH NOO! sorry about the diagrams.
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da Shiv

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Re: Eraser Particle Pearl = best of breed?
« Reply #5 on: May 20, 2004, 10:43:12 PM »
LuckyLefty--
     The new Depth Charge is supposed to be a "Plus" version of the EPP coverstock, with a lower RG core.  Let us know if you get a chance to compare that one to the EPP.

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Brickguy221

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Re: Eraser Particle Pearl = best of breed?
« Reply #6 on: May 21, 2004, 12:40:02 AM »
I hear one of the new Storm Balls is supposed to have the "El Nino 2000"cover. Is it the Depth Charge? I was thinking that it was, but I may be wrong.

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LuckyLefty

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Re: Eraser Particle Pearl = best of breed?
« Reply #7 on: May 21, 2004, 05:15:12 AM »
Yes Brick that is the El Nino 2000 cover on depth.

I wonder what "plus" means.  I know what it means in woman's sizes!

If it means higher particle load.  Boy I'll tell you.  I really like that light loading in the EPP!!  It is almost as clean thru the heads as a reactive!!!!  Hmmmmm, Hmmm.  But then a more controlled move at back then reactive!!!  Hmmm Hmmm Hmmmm!!!

Also I believe this is the trend in general to lighter loading!!  I guess EPP is about 2% particle load!!!  Complete guess.  Depth charge, what 2.5% load!

REgards,

Luckylefty
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da Shiv

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Re: Eraser Particle Pearl = best of breed?
« Reply #8 on: May 21, 2004, 09:05:10 AM »
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Never cared for particle pearls either. But I match up well to Storm cores.


This is sort of the opposite to me.  I really like particle pearls, but I don't match up well to Storm cores.  The Depth Charge is my first Storm ball in three years.  I liked the sound of the tech specs and decided this would be a good time to try Storm again.

The Diesel Particle Pearl is my main ball, and I wanted the Depth Charge as a bit of a fallback from that one.  My Diesel starts up much earlier in the mid-lane than the Depth Charge and finishes smoother.  I got the Depth Charge too late in the league season to get a complete read on it, but it was immediately obvious that it goes much longer than the Diesel and breaks much sharper--and both balls are drilled the same, and at the time of the test, had the same surface finish.

I'm not trying to hijack this thread.  I'm interested in any comparison of the Eraser Particle Pearl to the Depth Charge because I just wonder if the EPP may have been a better choice for the spot I was trying to fill.  
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debs130

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Re: Eraser Particle Pearl = best of breed?
« Reply #9 on: May 21, 2004, 09:35:11 AM »
I'm just a hack (183 composite average), so consider the source!

I have trouble trusting my ball, so I thought a slightly stronger version of the EPP would be a good choice, since I love the EPP.  I haven't thrown the DC enough (10 games -- one 4-game set and one 6-game set) to make a fair comparison.  I shot two 200+s the first four games.  I'm rarely successful with a new ball, with the EPP being the exception (shot 298 the first day).  In addition, I'm having some thumbhole issues (too large) with the Depth Charge, so my release hasn't been as consistent.  I'm needing too much tape the first few games for a comfortable fit.  I'm going to get it reslugged for the winter when my thumb is smaller.  It's not my driller's fault.  When I told him to open up the thumb more, he was reluctant, and told me that it was a very warm day and my thumb was unusually swollen.

The games that my thumb was sufficiently swollen to get a clean release, the DC had a stronger move to the pocket, but not necessarily much earlier than the EPP.  Both balls are drilled about the same (EPP about 4X4 and DC 4X3 7/8), which leaves the pin next to the ring with the CG (the EPP 2-inch and the DC 3-inch pin) stacked for the EPP and very slightly kicked out for the DC.  The DC has a larger weight hole. I stood at 25, drifted to 20, and threw it out to 10 (so it would actually be about 13 to 10).  The lanes didn't have fresh oil (but they weren't bone dry), and there was some carrydown.

I finished the last three games of the 6-game set with a 600+ series.  Thus far, I prefer the EPP for its predictability, but that may change once I get used to the DC.  

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Re: Eraser Particle Pearl = best of breed?
« Reply #10 on: May 21, 2004, 09:38:37 AM »
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Yes Brick that is the El Nino 2000 cover on depth.


I think I know where you got the idea Lefty that the 2000 and the depth charge are the same coverstock.  I am willing to bet that you received this information on the 2000 by going into that new archive section on Storm's website.  I have looked at that archive list and have run into quite a few balls where some of the specs are not correct.  The 2000's actual coverstock was the  Accu-Thread Pearl Particle.
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