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Rileybowler

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Frantic or Bandit
« on: April 01, 2012, 10:38:29 PM »
Anybody have both of these balls if so would like to know which would make the better benchmark ball. Thanks for any answers in advance.


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Re: Frantic or Bandit
« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2012, 11:25:21 PM »
For a benchmark piece I think the Outlaw would be better than the Bandit.  The Frantic's core is a little too weak to be a benchmark piece imo.  Outlaw has a nice controlled motion downlane, where the Bandit is pretty angular.

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Re: Frantic or Bandit
« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2012, 11:43:05 PM »
I agree that the Outlaw will be the better benchmark compared to the Bandit.  The cover gives you more flexibility to handle a wider range of conditions from medium to medium-heavy.  The Bandit is more of a true medium ball, and works well there.  As for the Frantic, it's weaker than both of these and very similar to the RG Rising Star.  The Frantic and Rising Star work best on medium-light.

If I had an arsenal of those 3, I would go Outlaw > Bandit > Frantic or Rising Star.  



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Re: Frantic or Bandit
« Reply #3 on: April 05, 2012, 09:41:26 AM »
It depends on what conditions you usually bowl on.  While I agree completely that the Outlaw is a better benchmark than the others mentioned, it is on the strong side.  If you bowl on lighter conditions, there's no point having a benchmark you can never use.  
With that said, if you were set on one of the two, I think the Frantic woud be just slightly better as than the Bandit as a benchmark.  This is primarily because the Frantic has a hybrid cover while the Bandit is a pearl.
 
I have an original Furious and honestly, I believe a Tropical Heat solid or hybrid would be a better benchmark than either balls you mentioned.   
 
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