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Captain Passion

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Hot Rod Hybrid or Tropical Storm?
« on: June 30, 2006, 01:25:58 AM »
I'm looking to get a Storm ball for dry/broken down oil conditions. I've got a Passion and a Columbia Power Drive that work fine with the right amount of oil, but they're a real pain to control on the dry lanes where I practice. I've got a friend who uses a Tropical Storm when it's too dry for his Dark Thunder, and it finds the way to its target better than Iraqi insurgents watching Geraldo. But even though I've seen the Tropical in action, the Hybrid looks like it has the potential to be the perfect murder ball. It's got the Reactor coverstock and the FE2 core, so it's like the Tropical and the Dark Thunder got it on and had an apple scented baby.

So, I guess what I'm wondering is if the Hot Rod Hybrid is going to be too much for a down and in stroker with light to medium revs throwing at 15 mph on dry lanes, or should I get a Tropical Storm?

 

greenefam

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Re: Hot Rod Hybrid or Tropical Storm?
« Reply #16 on: July 06, 2006, 11:34:50 AM »
The layout you have is about the tamest you could hope for.  It should make the Hybrid an excellent drier lane ball.  A stacked / non-leveraged drill like that should get almost all turn from your hand and not the weight block.

The only thing that hits me is that for a higher RG ball it seems to me to be overkill to drill the pin above the bridge and not below - but that's just me.

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Re: Hot Rod Hybrid or Tropical Storm?
« Reply #17 on: July 06, 2006, 01:15:01 PM »
Yes that drilling is great for dry lanes, my buddy has a layout just like that on his and man that sucker doesn't do anything unless its dry and then when its dry enough for use it shines.
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Re: Hot Rod Hybrid or Tropical Storm?
« Reply #18 on: July 07, 2006, 10:35:55 AM »
You're right about the oil magicmike. I went out again last night, and it was dry around the gutter. I lined up about 2 boards left of center and threw around the second arrow. If I missed left and hit inside the second arrow, the HB did a nice slide job down the lane because there was a fair amount of oil; but as long as I swung it into the dry, the HB performed perfectly.

It would really be sick to see what one of these could do if it was drilled stronger and finished with 800 or 1000 matte. Everyone should have a Hybrid in their bag.

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Re: Hot Rod Hybrid or Tropical Storm?
« Reply #19 on: July 07, 2006, 01:52:09 PM »
Before I got my agent I used my hybrid exlusively at 1200 grit no polish and had to play inside to find oil to ensure energy left for the pins but I got a similar reaction with a HRHB at 1200 grit as my friend did with his vertigo, now I can't really compare as I have more revs but it was funny him complaining about wasting his money on a vertigo. But from my 300+ games of experience with that ball and tweaking the cover and such it is just awesome, also messege KeglerX if you have any questions, hes the one that lead me to most of the changes I did to that ball and really knows what he is talking about.
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Re: Hot Rod Hybrid or Tropical Storm?
« Reply #20 on: July 09, 2006, 11:39:36 PM »
I saw the black and pink Tropical 2 days ago at a tournament.  The ball is awesome looking (I'm a Bret Hart fan lol) and looked to roll excellent and predictable on some seriously broken down conditions.
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