Author Topic: MY Rule GP2 is not all that strong (Read 1160 times)

louie · « **on:** September 28, 2005, 03:17:19 PM »

I just picked up a Rule Gp2. It's drilled with the pin 3 inches above the center of my grip and about 5 inches from my Pap. The mb is on the VAl about 3 inches below my Pap. Weighthole on PAP. Box finish. I've tried my Rule in 2 different houses on fresh oil. It clears the heads, starts in the midlane and then arcs. There is enough oil. It is not burning up. My Formula (polished) is longer and has more backend. It covers nearly as many boards as the Rule and has more drive at the pocket. I was hoping that the Rule would give me the look of my old Angle Evolution Tour. It gave me a reactive type look on heavier oil with a similar drill. The RGP2 is typical old school Particle for me. Send it wide and it doesn't finish or carry well. Play is tight and you go through the nose repeatedly as the lanes transition. What a disappointment!
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Why does everyone laugh when I bowl?

louie

louie · « **Reply #16 on:** September 30, 2005, 08:43:40 AM »

I finally stopped no thumbing it. I'm back to being a cranker speed, stroker revs type of player.
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Why does everyone laugh when I bowl?

louie

stanski · « **Reply #17 on:** October 01, 2005, 12:22:27 AM »

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Bowling balls:

Skid/Hook/Roll

With that said, the GP2 IS hooking, but it seems as though it may be losing too much energy up front (the ball loses speed too quickly) and therefore not having enough energy to turn the corner.

Here's a video of an Arsenal Aggressive:

-On the first shot, the ball is in OOB condition. It loses speed neither too fast or too slow. It can turn the corner.

-For the second and third shots, the ball was scuffed with a burgundy scotchbrite pad. It loses speed too quickly (burning up), and therefore has no more energy to turn the corner as strong.

http://media.putfile.com/ArsenalAggressive

Axis rotation also plays a very big role in amount of hook. Less rotation means more forward roll for a smoother reaction. More rotation results in a more abrupt direction change at the breakpoint.
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All it looks like to me is that the ball was pushed out an extra board with less side roll and less tilt on the last two shots.
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stanski

icetink · « **Reply #18 on:** October 01, 2005, 08:26:52 AM »

quote:
quote:
Bowling balls:

Skid/Hook/Roll

With that said, the GP2 IS hooking, but it seems as though it may be losing too much energy up front (the ball loses speed too quickly) and therefore not having enough energy to turn the corner.

Here's a video of an Arsenal Aggressive:

-On the first shot, the ball is in OOB condition. It loses speed neither too fast or too slow. It can turn the corner.

-For the second and third shots, the ball was scuffed with a burgundy scotchbrite pad. It loses speed too quickly (burning up), and therefore has no more energy to turn the corner as strong.

http://media.putfile.com/ArsenalAggressive

Axis rotation also plays a very big role in amount of hook. Less rotation means more forward roll for a smoother reaction. More rotation results in a more abrupt direction change at the breakpoint.
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Dino
Evolutionary. Revolutionary.
Track

All it looks like to me is that the ball was pushed out an extra board with less side roll and less tilt on the last two shots.
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stanski

It looks like the ball was pushed out an extra board and had less side roll because the ball was losing energy too quickly; it was trying to get into a heavy forward roll (because of the surface) but the lack of oil resulted in a burnout. The ball kinda looks like it's skidding too far and one might say it's skating, but it is in fact burning up.

Surface plays a large roll in how aggressive the ball is in the fronts and mids, the core and drilling plays the roll of when the ball will hook and how much it will hook. This is why coverstock and core combination is so important.
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Dino
Evolutionary. Revolutionary.
Track