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n00dlejester

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Gravity Shift Appreciation Thread
« on: December 01, 2008, 01:44:16 AM »
Considering how much I absolutely love this ball, I think this thread is essential.  

I have mine drilled 4.5 pin to PAP, 4.5 MB to PAP, about an inch above the midline.

Why I love my Gravity:
- It rolls SO smoothly off the spot, almost like a solid
- It's insanely predictable
- I know when it's too weak (usually longer patterns for me)
- I know when it's too strong (almost never)
- It's the first, and right now ONLY ball that can open up the lane when I need to move deeper.
- The carry is phenomenal
- The ball must have a good 60-75 games on it now (I don't even know to be honest) and all I've done is clean it after each set.  No reaction death, no anything death for that matter.
- It's just the most versatile ball I've ever seen, period.
- R2X coverstock is the best since Accu-Tread

Gravity Shift - I love you.
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Re: Gravity Shift Appreciation Thread
« Reply #31 on: December 02, 2008, 06:38:51 PM »
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771 & 771 first two series out of the box and 300 a couple of months later

nough said


You want a cookie? Maybe of the FIG variety?


Not trying to say I am good, trying to make the point that the ball is good. That was the point of the thread.

If I was trying to make the point that I was good I would have mentioned scores from a ball that was thought to be bad.
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Z Jellsey

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Re: Gravity Shift Appreciation Thread
« Reply #32 on: December 02, 2008, 07:08:21 PM »
Shooting those scores on house china doesn't make the ball good. Those scores can easily be shot with ANY ball on house china.
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Re: Gravity Shift Appreciation Thread
« Reply #33 on: December 02, 2008, 08:02:15 PM »
If I had this ball, I would shoot 800 with it, like I just did last week... HAHAHA...
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Dan Belcher

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Re: Gravity Shift Appreciation Thread
« Reply #34 on: December 02, 2008, 08:21:07 PM »
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Shooting those scores on house china doesn't make the ball good. Those scores can easily be shot with ANY ball on house china.
That's some broken logic.  Just the same, it's possible to shoot a 900 series with any ball on the US Open shot if you execute well!  Dude, we get it -- high scores on easy shots doesn't mean as much as high scores on a tougher shot.  You can shut up about it now because nobody f'ing cares.  Well, except you.
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Re: Gravity Shift Appreciation Thread
« Reply #35 on: December 02, 2008, 08:57:12 PM »
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I'm speed dominant and can't use pearls very often.  (My Spit Fire comes out of the bag about once a month usually!)  However, I get a lot of use from my Gravity Shift.  I have NOT used it in the OOB condition since it had been resurfaced when I bought it.  I used Resurrection and a coat of Snake Oil applied by hand, so it's at a medium surface grit with a light polish.  I see longer, heavier oil on synthetic lanes on Tuesday nights, so I leave corner pins on fresh oil with it, but once the heads break down some after a game or two, it's great.  On Saturday and Sunday nights on wood lanes, I'm able to use the Gravity Shift pretty frequently depending on what the lanes are like that night, even if the oil volume is higher.  It's earlier and stronger than other pearls I've seen, but also has more of a continuous, arcing motion on the backend than most pearls as well!


Dan, at the heavier oiled synthetic lanes, what ball works well on that until there's enough dry for the Gravity Shift?  My specs are more matched or slightly rev dominant so I would be able use the ball on slightly heavier oil than you I believe.  In the past, pearls have normally given me over/under when polished so I'd probably like the ball at 1000 or 2000(one of which I assume is similar to your Resurrection + Snake Oil).  I just don't know how much oil that would be good for, which is why I ask what ball works for you until there's more of a defined dry area at the oilier house.
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Re: Gravity Shift Appreciation Thread
« Reply #36 on: December 02, 2008, 09:07:30 PM »
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Re: Gravity Shift Appreciation Thread
« Reply #37 on: December 03, 2008, 12:57:01 AM »
How old are you really? from the way you act I would suspect you are still in mddleschool. I mean who isnt going to get POed at somebody acting like an immature little brat for the last what how many months now?
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Re: Gravity Shift Appreciation Thread
« Reply #38 on: December 03, 2008, 05:56:15 AM »
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I'm speed dominant and can't use pearls very often.  (My Spit Fire comes out of the bag about once a month usually!)  However, I get a lot of use from my Gravity Shift.  I have NOT used it in the OOB condition since it had been resurfaced when I bought it.  I used Resurrection and a coat of Snake Oil applied by hand, so it's at a medium surface grit with a light polish.  I see longer, heavier oil on synthetic lanes on Tuesday nights, so I leave corner pins on fresh oil with it, but once the heads break down some after a game or two, it's great.  On Saturday and Sunday nights on wood lanes, I'm able to use the Gravity Shift pretty frequently depending on what the lanes are like that night, even if the oil volume is higher.  It's earlier and stronger than other pearls I've seen, but also has more of a continuous, arcing motion on the backend than most pearls as well!


Dan, at the heavier oiled synthetic lanes, what ball works well on that until there's enough dry for the Gravity Shift?  My specs are more matched or slightly rev dominant so I would be able use the ball on slightly heavier oil than you I believe.  In the past, pearls have normally given me over/under when polished so I'd probably like the ball at 1000 or 2000(one of which I assume is similar to your Resurrection + Snake Oil).  I just don't know how much oil that would be good for, which is why I ask what ball works for you until there's more of a defined dry area at the oilier house.
Until I break in a nice friction spot, I use my Dimension at 2000 abralon.  My Gravity Shift has a very similar drill, pin is maybe 1/4" weaker, MB is about an inch right of the edge of the thumbhole.  Once the lanes start to dry, I pick up my ball speed to the higher end of my comfort zone, then start moving inside gradually.  Once I move more than two or so boards with the Dimension, I just switch to the Gravity Shift and depending on how the lanes transition I might move another board or two left.  The lightly polished pearl cover lets me get through the front part of the lane much easier once they start to break down, so my carry is usually better with the Gravity Shift at that point than the Dimension.
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Re: Gravity Shift Appreciation Thread
« Reply #39 on: December 03, 2008, 08:36:33 AM »
Because a few morons on here can't help but mock other people due to their own insecurities as a human being, I'm locking this thread.  

Thanks for playing nice to those who did, and I hope you get herpes for those who didn't.
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