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sportbowling

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Fast and Furious Review
« on: June 11, 2009, 01:57:22 AM »
Reviewed by Derek Eoff

Fast - Pin above ring finger at 4 1/2 by 4 with small extra hole on axis.
Pattern - Open Championships

This ball made a great first impression with me.  I am bowling in a short season summer Sport league using the Open Championships pattern.  I have been using the Hyroad and Gravity Shift for the first few weeks averaging about 215.  We bowl 4 games and move pairs after each game.  

Since I just drilled the Fast and Furious I was going to use them with a few shots of the Hyroad mixed in to see a difference in reaction.

In practice I threw all three balls and the Furious was very smooth (more on that ball later).  The first thing I noticed about the Fast was how easy it got down the lane.  It may be the cleanest ball through the front of the lane I have ever thrown.  I tried to play in the same spot I have been playing with my Hyroad, but I was forced to move a couple boards further in with the Fast.  My Hyroad blends the pattern out a little more so I can play a few boards further right than I could with the Fast.  I even missed a few shots to the right and it got back with no problem.  

The Fast is more aggressive than I thought it would be.  I think it will compliment my Hyroad and Second Dimension very well.  When I need more angle down lane, the Fast is the perfect ball.  I am very impressed with the Fast.  It had a great roll to it and for a more skid/flippy ball it was still consistent and I knew what I was getting with each shot (if that makes sense to anyone else but me).  I ended up bowling 883 for the 4 games.

Furious - Pin below middle finger
Pattern - Open Championships

As I mentioned earlier the Furious is a very smooth ball.  I didn't throw it for more than a few shots because I had such a good reaction with my Fast.  My initial thoughts on the Furious is it will be a ball to use on fresh pattern such as Chameleon and Viper.  It will give me a smooth predictable reaction to blend out any pattern.  Mine is only about a 1.5 inch pin. After throwing a few shots with it, I think I am going to add a balance hole.  
As I get a chance to use the Furious more, I will post more reviews.

 

riggs

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Re: Fast and Furious Review
« Reply #1 on: June 11, 2009, 10:39:28 AM »
Aaahhhh to have a rev rate able to throw the FAST on the fresh USBC Open pattern!  

Peigh101

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Re: Fast and Furious Review
« Reply #2 on: June 11, 2009, 12:46:17 PM »
Please tell us how you drilled the Fast.

Peigh101

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Re: Fast and Furious Review
« Reply #3 on: June 11, 2009, 12:48:37 PM »
wish I could take my post back as you already have the information in your post

bluerrpilot

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Re: Fast and Furious Review
« Reply #4 on: June 11, 2009, 02:38:09 PM »
how does the fast compare to the street rod pearl that its replacing
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sportbowling

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Re: Fast and Furious Review
« Reply #5 on: June 11, 2009, 03:55:27 PM »
My Fast is longer with a little more overall hook than the Street Rod Pearl.

Jay

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Re: Fast and Furious Review
« Reply #6 on: June 11, 2009, 06:30:08 PM »
I'm getting that the Fast actualy covered more boards than your Hy-Road since you said you had to move in some with it.  Is that right, or did the breakpoint need to be moved in as well?

sportbowling

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Re: Fast and Furious Review
« Reply #7 on: June 12, 2009, 09:30:48 AM »
Because of the skid/flip nature of the Fast it forced me further inside to open my angles.  My Hyroad is a little stronger overall, they just have different motions.  The Hyroad picks up sooner and is a little smoother down lane than the Fast with more overall hook.