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ryguy119

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300 #8 with IQ Tour
« on: May 01, 2015, 06:58:39 AM »
Still the best ball I have ever thrown. So smooth. Ball never over reacts to the dry and holds pocket well if you miss a little in. Now I am thinking about the Tour Nano. Already have the Fusion and if the Nano rolls like these 2 balls , how could I lose. Anybody give me a quick comparison of the Tour Nano and the IQ Tour? Thanks

 

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Re: 300 #8 with IQ Tour
« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2015, 01:25:24 PM »
I am a HUGE fan of the IQ Tour - one of the best balls I've ever seen period.

I drilled up an IQTN about two weeks ago, for Nationals. The layouts of my favorite IQT and the IQTN are different, so keep that in mind for the comparison. 

IQT - drilled pin above ring, CG kind of pointed towards my grip center. It comes out to be a 4.5 inch pin to PAP, and about 2 inches from my VAL.  This ball gives me easy length and a pretty wicked move to the pocket. I've used this ball on literally all kinds of tournament patterns with good to great results.

IQTN - drilled pin next to ring, stacked CG, and a massive crater on my VAL, down from my PAP.  It comes out to be a 3.5 inch pin to PAP, about 2.5 inches from my VALThis ball gives me more length than I thought, and has a VERY nice arcing motion.  I've bowled with it on a handful of conditions, and it reacts best when there's a touch more head oil.

On a house shot, lining up with the IQT, the IQTN hooks noticeably sooner and has a smoother reaction overall.  The IQTN is more like a rainbow shape and the IQT is much like a hockey stick. 

On the same house shot, lining up with the IQTN, my IQT will usually just tap the headpin, leaving some beautiful 2-8, 2-8-10, or buckets. 

So far, I've found it easy to adjust between both balls.  Both are controllable and I know when it's time to switch.  I like the 1-2 combo between these two balls! 

I also own an IQTF, which sits comfortably between these two (I have no clue why, but I'm okay with this, haha).

I hope this helps!
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Re: 300 #8 with IQ Tour
« Reply #2 on: May 02, 2015, 02:45:24 AM »
Congratulations on your recent 300 game.

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ryguy119

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Re: 300 #8 with IQ Tour
« Reply #3 on: May 02, 2015, 07:58:57 AM »
thank you. Looks the the Tour Nano is going to be my next ball.