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Monster Pike

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R.I.P. to my Attitude Shift....
« on: December 01, 2010, 06:27:14 AM »
It cracked...  I had it in my basement, then had it upstairs... Then put it in my bag last night. Kept the bag in the house just like I always do.  Get to the lanes today for some practice & it's cracked.  From the balance hole (near my P.A.P.) all the way around the ball to my middle finger.... The other side of the middle finger, ring finger & pin to balance hole are just fine....  I really loved that ball.

I brought it out to see the different reaction on a fresh house shot compared to my Virtual Gravity. They were almost identical drills.  I was thinking about using it in league tomorrow night because it's a touch weaker.  For some reason I brought along my Special Agent as well.  It's drilled pin above & slightly right of ring, cg in line, balance hole in thumb quadrant along the V.A.L. & this ball rocked.  

I forgot about this ball because I was used to the stronger cores/covers of the Premier line.  Not saying the Special isn't strong, but I don't have the revs to match my speed, so this drilling isn't exactly a strong drilling. I was able to play a lot more right of where I need to play w/the Virtual.  I see this as a nice step down from the VG without going to a pearl.

The only thing is that it's drilled by someone previous to my current drillers & I can feel it's a little off. (finger & thumb inserts a hair too big)  I hate using tape, but I can.  But will pulling the inserts from Attitude, at least for the fingers, & putting them in the Special work?  It's just the hole the fingers go in, inside diameter, that's different right? Not the outside diameter?

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Re: R.I.P. to my Attitude Shift....
« Reply #1 on: December 01, 2010, 02:30:15 PM »
HAS to be Obama''s fault somehow..........LOL

I know the feeling, i''d love to have my Apex Addicton back, it cracked all the way around, RIP to it.
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Re: R.I.P. to my Attitude Shift....
« Reply #2 on: December 01, 2010, 02:41:47 PM »
Im very sorry for your loss

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Re: R.I.P. to my Attitude Shift....
« Reply #3 on: December 01, 2010, 02:43:50 PM »
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Im very sorry for your loss


Thanks STB... It's very comforting in my time of grief....
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Re: R.I.P. to my Attitude Shift....
« Reply #4 on: December 01, 2010, 02:51:44 PM »
I've felt the pain too.  I lost a hyroad last week to the same unfortunate type of death.  Oh well, we had many great tourneys together
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Re: R.I.P. to my Attitude Shift....
« Reply #5 on: December 01, 2010, 02:52:06 PM »
I am sorry for your loss as well...
Don't suppose you throw 16lbs, do you?
If you do, I have a never drilled special agent and an Attitude Shift with less than 10 games - if you're interested.


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Re: R.I.P. to my Attitude Shift....
« Reply #6 on: December 01, 2010, 02:56:12 PM »
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I am sorry for your loss as well...
Don't suppose you throw 16lbs, do you?
If you do, I have a never drilled special agent and an Attitude Shift with less than 10 games - if you're interested.


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No...  The Special & Attitude were my 1st 15lbers going down from 16... I still have a 16lb original Shift & Storm logo Viz-a-Ball on their 2nd drill... LoL.
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Re: R.I.P. to my Attitude Shift....
« Reply #7 on: December 01, 2010, 03:12:29 PM »
Sorry to hear of this sad news.. I too had to put down my LevRG 2 months ago from the same symptoms.. was a sad sad day for sure..
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Re: R.I.P. to my Attitude Shift....
« Reply #8 on: December 01, 2010, 03:25:10 PM »
Thanks Machine, rob & Lane_1.... I really appreciate it.  My Attitude & I were really close....
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Re: R.I.P. to my Attitude Shift....
« Reply #9 on: December 01, 2010, 08:10:12 PM »
Got a NIB #15 Attitude Shift sitting in the back of the shop. It would be my 4th if I ever put holes in it. I paid $110 for it....has good specs...lmk if you would be interested MP.

Got a good price in mind for one of my good republican friends....lol.
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Re: R.I.P. to my Attitude Shift....
« Reply #10 on: December 02, 2010, 06:39:57 AM »
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Got a NIB #15 Attitude Shift sitting in the back of the shop. It would be my 4th if I ever put holes in it. I paid $110 for it....has good specs...lmk if you would be interested MP.

Got a good price in mind for one of my good republican friends....lol.
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Ha ha... Good one.  I've been using the VG & since the Attitude cracked I pulled out my Special Agent & was happy with it.  I will let you know if I decide I want another Attitude.  Thank you.
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Re: R.I.P. to my Attitude Shift....
« Reply #11 on: December 02, 2010, 09:35:46 AM »
My Attitude Shift cracked last year and the crack was all the way around the ball.  I emailed Storm and sent them pictures as they requested.  Storm replaced the ball with a Reign.
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Re: R.I.P. to my Attitude Shift....
« Reply #12 on: December 02, 2010, 09:47:08 AM »
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My Attitude Shift cracked last year and the crack was all the way around the ball.  I emailed Storm and sent them pictures as they requested.  Storm replaced the ball with a Reign.
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Seriously???  They replaced it?  Mine would have gone all the way around except for the balance hole or middle finger stopping it....  

I did buy it just a little after it was released to the general public... late 07 or very early 08?   Not sure how many games were on it... I was still using my Original Shift more & experimenting with other balls.  I went on a ball whoring binge right around that time frame through the VG & Gravity releases, LoL!!  It was the ball not the bowlers fault at that time... hee hee...
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Edited on 12/2/2010 10:47 AM