Post by: tenpinspro on April 06, 2004, 03:37:09 PM
Layout: 4 5/8 x 4 5/8, 3/8 pos side, 1/8 finger, pin 1 inch above ring and cg directly lined up 2 inches below ring(stacked).
Oil: Bowled after first shift was done, 28ft(double oil) buffed to 40, backs start clean but carry down some afterwards. Shot is blended from 5 board inward to 20, outside 5 is now lite OB, ABC has made sure of that but basically the shot has moved into track area.
Lined up at 29, hit 13-14 at the arrows to about 9-10 at the breakpoint right around 45ft down. The ball cleared the heads easily with a good midlane read and finished with a very smooth backend reaction, not jumpy at all. It carried very well considering that it didn't have a lot of entry angle. If I stayed on the oil line too long, it did leave some 10's but when I missed right, it didn't jump off the dry. It stayed out there and recovered with a stronger arcing motion then before and carried very well.
I chose to try this pattern because I had my Voodoo drilled 4.5x3 and because of my slower ball speed, I did seem to encounter some over/under(O/U) at times. This layout on the Crash gave me no indication of that at all. I personally am very pleased with this reaction and highly recommend it(or something similar) to slower ball speed players or to those who I define as true mid to stronger tweeners. This layout definitely helps keep the ball under control with very good hitting power.
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Post by: Leftyhi-trak on April 07, 2004, 07:30:50 AM
Post by: tenpinspro on April 07, 2004, 08:18:12 AM
I'm trying to remember what the B/S/P did. I want to say that the B/S/P had a little more backend but I never did put this pattern on it either, only drilled a few. I'd tend to agree with you a fair amount because another BR member here that I was helping, decided on drilling his Crash 3x5 and he gets great backend from it. So, I think you're kind of right, other then the Ti insert, they probably are pretty close in reaction. Sorry I'm not a lot of help here because I didn't drill that many BSP's, so I don't feel that I can really make a fair comparison....
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Edited on 4/7/2004 2:57 PM
Post by: charlest on April 07, 2004, 08:56:49 AM
Is the Crash (a polished solid) that flippy that its ball path looks like those Columbia pearls?
On a personal note, few balls seem to have the pin-moving power that that silly-assed Ti nugget (Messenger Ti series) seems to give a ball.
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Post by: C-G ProShop-Carl on April 07, 2004, 10:10:56 AM
Hope this helps....
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Post by: KMAN300 on April 07, 2004, 01:38:21 PM
This ball definatly makes a hard flip when it hits the dry.
just my 2 cents!!
Post by: Leftyhi-trak on April 09, 2004, 07:31:45 AM
Post by: Mr Track on April 09, 2004, 08:47:37 AM
Great review. I look forward to getting more info from you on this ball with broken down shots. Thanks!
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Post by: tenpinspro on April 20, 2004, 07:55:08 AM
I was still able to go down the outside boards with ease and have the ball return strongly to the pocket like before. Only this time, I had 3 other guys with me and it carried down even more and I started to leave corners. Tried moving right but the shot became a little O/U, started going thru the nose trying to play too tight. So then I decided to hit the ball some, let me tell you, I finally saw the backend the other guys were talking about. By the time I lined up, I was about 10-12 left with my feet and about 3-4 with target. I had to play the O/U standing left and throwing right with a cupped wrist(from broken position up 12) and let her rip. The Crash just went down about 45-46 feet and screamed back to the hole and struck. It shocked the heck out of me cause I didn't think this ball could really do that much or rather that I could
. It was pretty impressive to see the ball respond this well. Didn't know it could do that with a few extra revs. Another plus added for this review is that it's more versatile then I thought. Very nice ball to add to the bag guys...I also now realize how much hand I DON'T have anymore...it's he!! getting old..lol
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