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J_Mac

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Replacing a Synergy Pearl
« on: September 26, 2005, 02:30:28 PM »
A friend of mine has gone through a couple of these and has had the last one for the past 8+ years.  He resurfaces it every year and it's getting to the point where the labels are very, very shallow.

The replacement doesn't have to be from Track, but he'd prefer something outside of premium performance balls since he has enough hand to get a ball to turn the corner on most shots.

High RG (2.607) and high flare (0.050) isn't something that you often see anymore.

PS - He prefers pearls, has medium high speed and revs that match his speed fairly well.  The last new ball he picked up was a BVP Nemesis and he felt it was too much ball for him...
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Re: Replacing a Synergy Pearl
« Reply #1 on: September 27, 2005, 07:13:46 AM »
Wow, an extreme skid/flip ball! Ain't many like that any more. The SP would be a medium-light oil ball these days, unless he used it with a worn out track. If he re-surfaced it yearly, he probably also has it polished like new. Taking that into account ...

The Track closest in ball reaction might be the Xception, with a heavy coat of Magic Shine and a high pin placement, but that is a premium priced ball that you said he does not want.

I'd suspect a Visionary pearl, like the AMB Bronze Centaur might in the same neighborhood.

The Dyno-Thane Vendetta Pearl is an old fashioned skid/flip ball that might come close. It doesn't have that high differential but the pearlized coverstock might make up for it.

Brunswick's Punisher also has a similar look.
The Roto-Grip RS-1 also falls into this category.

Unfortunately most of the new coverstocks are a lot stronger than the Synergy's; that also means you don't need as high a differential to get a similar ball reaction.
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Re: Replacing a Synergy Pearl
« Reply #2 on: September 27, 2005, 08:14:30 AM »
While it does not flip as much, the Heat has an Rg that is close (2.57) and the cover is pearl with Mica...which will add some traction.

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Re: Replacing a Synergy Pearl
« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2005, 10:09:55 AM »
tell him to look at the hexplosion rg is 2.58 diff is .047 and at a very good price point
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Re: Replacing a Synergy Pearl
« Reply #4 on: September 27, 2005, 11:43:19 AM »
Columbia's Scout Hi Flare Reactive might be a good choice.

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Re: Replacing a Synergy Pearl
« Reply #5 on: September 27, 2005, 12:45:56 PM »
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Columbia's Scout Hi Flare Reactive might be a good choice.

Dj


If you don't mind my saying so, very good, heck excellent suggestion, DJ!


The coverstock may need to be tweaked slightly, as I think the Scouts may use a slightly weaker formulation of Super-Flex; leastwise, I heard this somewhere along the line. I say, "may", as it may not need tweaking.
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Re: Replacing a Synergy Pearl
« Reply #6 on: September 27, 2005, 12:57:20 PM »
Wouldn't you think that the scout might actually not be enough coverstock? I mean, I know he said his buddy has speed and revs, but I would think that the Scout would be weaker than ever an old Synergy Pearl, from watching both being thrown numerous times. I would suggest either a Visionary Green Gargoyle, or if that's too strong, then like clintdaley said, a Track Heat. Maybe even something like a Storm Tropical Storm, though I don't honestly know much of these balls as of yet.

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Re: Replacing a Synergy Pearl
« Reply #7 on: September 27, 2005, 02:06:28 PM »
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Columbia's Scout Hi Flare Reactive might be a good choice.

Dj


If you don't mind my saying so, very good, heck excellent suggestion, DJ!


The coverstock may need to be tweaked slightly, as I think the Scouts may use a slightly weaker formulation of Super-Flex; leastwise, I heard this somewhere along the line. I say, "may", as it may not need tweaking.
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I know its not "Track" equipment, but there is a cranker at my house who just loves the hell out of it. He throws it OOB. The specs are similar, but I don't think the core is overall strong as the original synergy. The Hi flare according to columbia's website uses superflex. The standard scout does not. If you can find a FEAR, that would also work. Similar core, solid coverstock.

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Re: Replacing a Synergy Pearl
« Reply #8 on: September 27, 2005, 02:21:42 PM »
J Mac,

In Track's current line I would suggest either the Xception or the Heat. I know you said that he would prefer something outside of premium, but there are many crankers currently using the Xception and they are not having a problem at all.

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Re: Replacing a Synergy Pearl
« Reply #9 on: September 27, 2005, 02:56:46 PM »
Hey J Mac,

I agree with the choice on the Xception polished.  He can keep the mb a little further away to produce late revs and get that stronger backend reaction. The Synergy Pearl was pretty skid/flippy by nature.
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Re: Replacing a Synergy Pearl
« Reply #10 on: September 27, 2005, 03:01:20 PM »
perhaps you can get something similar, but you can NEVER EVER REPLACE A PEARL SYNERGY!!!! *evil grin*  Awesome ball!!! still have mine
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Re: Replacing a Synergy Pearl
« Reply #11 on: September 27, 2005, 05:16:47 PM »
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Hey J Mac,

I agree with the choice on the Xception polished.  He can keep the mb a little further away to produce late revs and get that stronger backend reaction. The Synergy Pearl was pretty skid/flippy by nature.
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But, Rick, even back then the Synergy was for medium-light oil. Don't you recall some of the let's-make-this-ball-roll-super-early type of drills thePBA guys used with this ball; so that they could make it usable on PBA patterns?

The Xception is not going to hook a lot more than the Synergy; it just needs a lot more oil or a lot more polish to make it usable on the same amount of oil, UNLESS the guy sanded it or used tracked out.
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Re: Replacing a Synergy Pearl
« Reply #12 on: September 27, 2005, 05:31:07 PM »
charlest, you're correct.  The only time I threw my Synergy basically down-n-in or/and straight-up was on heavier than medium conditions.  Otherwise it was crank city.  As you know, it's rare to see heavy oil here in NY (with the exception of Carolier - especially during a tournament).

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J_Mac

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Re: Replacing a Synergy Pearl
« Reply #13 on: September 27, 2005, 06:20:46 PM »
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tell him to look at the hexplosion rg is 2.58 diff is .047 and at a very good price point
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Funny, he wrote Track asking if they'd ever consider remaking the SP and they said no, but the ball closest to it in our line is the Hexplosion.

The reference to him not wanting a high performance ball is the fact that he has an Apex Aggression that he hardly has a chance to use.  High performance used to mean hook-in-a-box, but that isn't always the case now.

His main ball is a Wow Pearl from C300.  He does keep the SP as close to OOB as possible after the resurfaces.

Track gurus etal., thanks always for your information.  I had considered suggesting the Xception for the sole reason that would be very tuneable.  I think I'll bounce that idea off of him Sunday, as well as some of the other ideas everyone has.  The Hi-Flare Scout might be an interesting, yet inexpensive, experiment.  He had been mulling over getting a Wild a while back.
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Re: Replacing a Synergy Pearl
« Reply #14 on: September 28, 2005, 02:43:03 AM »
maybe a Titan?
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