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Title: Dulling a Slash
Post by: Buckwild on June 06, 2006, 10:43:23 AM
My Slash came out of the box semi-shiny. If I had it dulled, what type of reaction should I expect if I want to use it on Medium to Medium/Heavy oil? The ball is drilled with the pin next to the ring finger, and the cg in the palm. Also, how would it compare to a dull Reactive?

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Edited on 6/11/2006 10:25 PM
Title: Re: Dulling a Slash
Post by: The Bowlers Edge 2 on June 06, 2006, 06:50:02 PM
dull reactive will start sooner and probably have little to nothing on the back. The slash wont be as much in the front, and store a little more energy. I have a slash at around 1200 grit no polish with a zero degree layout and on a true flat shot, or on a true flood, it covers more boards than anything i own.
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Title: Re: Dulling a Slash
Post by: Weaser on June 06, 2006, 07:11:26 PM
My Slash also has a light polish - how would it compare to an Artillery OOB - rev leverage, pin right of ring - Thanks in advance
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Title: Re: Dulling a Slash
Post by: C-G ProShop-Carl on June 06, 2006, 08:35:18 PM
Buck,

The Slash is a fairly strong ball. Personally I believe that with a surface at 800 it could fit as an oil ball for many bowlers.

By dull Reactive I assume you mean Arsenal Reactive? The Arsenal Reactive with identical surface prep to a Slash is still going to be stronger. The Reactive will have more in the mids and backend.

To answer the other question:

The Artillery vs the Slash OOB......The Artillery is much much stronger in the backend. FOR ME...the Artillery is a step up from the Slash. The Slash is the ideal benchmark ball...The Artillery is perfect for the heavier side of mediums.

-Carl
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Title: Re: Dulling a Slash
Post by: Buckwild on June 06, 2006, 08:40:30 PM
Thanks, fellas. I picked up a Heat Blast recently, how does that compare to the Slash, given both of them are polished? I will most likely keep the Blast where it is, and dull the Slash.
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Title: Re: Dulling a Slash
Post by: C-G ProShop-Carl on June 06, 2006, 08:45:19 PM
Buck,

They are pretty similiar. I think dulling the Slash and keeping the Blast OOB is the perfect move.

-Carl
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Title: Re: Dulling a Slash
Post by: Buckwild on June 06, 2006, 08:54:06 PM
Thanks, EX. On the Slash, how does the drilling I have on the ball work with the dull surface? Pin next to ring, CG in center?
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Title: Re: Dulling a Slash
Post by: Xfest on June 06, 2006, 09:08:05 PM
the ring and the pin has nothing to correspond with the surface. i said this one trackbowling.com - you can drill the ball anyway - it still is going to have the same affect with what you have done with the surface.

like i have said - try some dulling and putting polish into it.
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Title: Re: Dulling a Slash
Post by: C-G ProShop-Carl on June 06, 2006, 11:39:27 PM
Buck,

next to ring is very vague....pin distance from pap would help much more


-Carl
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Title: Re: Dulling a Slash
Post by: Buckwild on June 07, 2006, 12:12:07 AM
I just measured it, it looks like 4x5, with no weight hole.
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Title: Re: Dulling a Slash
Post by: clintdaley on June 07, 2006, 07:35:35 AM
The 4x5 sounds about right...I drill some of my stuff like that for control (especially mass bias balls, the mass bias usually ends up in my track)....and I agree with Ex here and say if you keep the Blast factory surface and put some surface on the Slash, you will have everything from the lighter side of heavy to the mediums covered.

Clint
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Title: Re: Dulling a Slash
Post by: tenpinspro on June 07, 2006, 01:07:04 PM
Hey Buck, dulling the Slash will make it grab quite a bit more.  It should push it to med/heavy for you.  It already rolled fairly quickly with more of an arcing backend.  I agree with Excaliber 100%, dulling the Slash and leaving the Blast OOB will help you cover med to med heavy very well.

I also rate the Artillery in my personal category of med/med, a touch under med heavy but more then med lite.  Hope this helps buddy...
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Title: Re: Dulling a Slash
Post by: Xfest on June 07, 2006, 01:14:10 PM
i agree with all of the above.

tenpins is a great source to get your information from.
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