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r534me

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Rapid Fire Solid
« on: January 16, 2010, 06:59:25 PM »
I see they are on closeout and I curious how it compares to the t-road series.  I have the pearl and the solid.  And what shape does it provide on the lanes.  

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John D Davis

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Re: Rapid Fire Solid
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2010, 03:28:26 AM »
The Rapid Fire Solid is a very good choice out of the two you already have. It is going to fit just between those if drilled correctly. They were just kinda overlooked by alot of players, but those balls roll very well. They cant handle heavy volums of oil but they work well on all the medium even to some dry. Hope this helps, John

r534me

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Re: Rapid Fire Solid
« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2010, 10:16:10 PM »
Thanks.  What is a recommended drilling to fit it between the pearl and solid?

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Re: Rapid Fire Solid
« Reply #3 on: January 17, 2010, 10:55:53 PM »
It's going to naturally fit between the two being a polished solid.  It's actually what I'd consider a benchmark ball.  It has good length, and can be flippy if you put the right drilling on it and leave the surface as is.  Or is can be smooth if you knock the shine off and put the pin closer to your pap.  It's going to be stronger than your T-Road pearl, and can be made stronger than the T-Road solid if you take it to the same surface, but will fit under the solid if you leave it polished.

Hope that helps, and IMO it's the best ball I've had in my bag in a while.
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r534me

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Re: Rapid Fire Solid
« Reply #4 on: January 18, 2010, 01:32:43 AM »
Thanks, I have to look further into that.  The t-road pearl can be pretty flippy at times.  Right now it is pin up and my solid pin down.

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Re: Rapid Fire Solid
« Reply #5 on: January 18, 2010, 05:09:36 PM »
Good ball had my highest series with this ball. Its not the strongest but it will be a beast on the med. patterns.

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Re: Rapid Fire Solid
« Reply #6 on: January 18, 2010, 08:11:43 PM »
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I see they are on closeout and I curious how it compares to the t-road series.  I have the pearl and the solid.  And what shape does it provide on the lanes.  

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where did you see they are on closeout

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Re: Rapid Fire Solid
« Reply #7 on: January 19, 2010, 11:14:47 AM »
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I see they are on closeout and I curious how it compares to the t-road series.  I have the pearl and the solid.  And what shape does it provide on the lanes.  

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where did you see they are on closeout


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Re: Rapid Fire Solid
« Reply #8 on: January 19, 2010, 11:50:51 AM »
Don't know about "closeout" but they have not been produced for a while!
I still have some NIB 15's in my shop as I stocked up when the word went out!
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r534me

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Re: Rapid Fire Solid
« Reply #9 on: January 19, 2010, 07:58:18 PM »
Only 14lbs available in the solid at bowlingball.com

Pearl is available only in 16lbs

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tburky

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Re: Rapid Fire Solid
« Reply #10 on: January 19, 2010, 10:08:51 PM »
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Don''t know about "closeout" but they have not been produced for a while!
I still have some NIB 15''s in my shop as I stocked up when the word went out!
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They have been out of production for a while. Awesome ball at 2000 abralon

Edited on 1/19/2010 11:09 PM

r534me

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Re: Rapid Fire Solid
« Reply #11 on: January 19, 2010, 11:22:53 PM »
They are in the closeout section in bb dot com.  That's where I got my t-road pearl and solid last year and they had a different weights available at the time.