Hey guys, I leave for Reno this weekend and I'm starting to pack my bags. First off I throw 16 lbs, so I can't put more than two balls in any given suitcase or ball bag. I initially wanted to take four balls, but after checking the weight the only way I can do that is by adding another bag to my load. I don't really want to do this, so I'm leaning towards taking a ball out to just make my life easier. Here are the balls in question:
Storm Virtual Gravity: 4 by 4 pin up with a 2 inch pin buffer. Currently 4000 sanded.
Columbia Rival: Drilled pin up 5 inch pin to PAP, CG straight down, box finish, only 6 games on the ball.
Columbia Freeze Blue/Red: Drilled RICO, currently 2000 sanded.
Columbia Freeze Black/Red: Driled pin up, 5 1/2 pin to PAP, CG kicked into the palm. Currently 4000 + High Gloss Polish.
I was kinda leaning on taking out the RICO Freeze, its a great ball, but I feel like might overlap the Rival as far as hook potential. The reaction I get from the RICO drilling is like nothing else in my bag. I don't really want to take out my Rival, my old one was my favorite ball I've ever put in my hands, and the thought of throwing one with only 6 games makes me want drool. But if I take out the RICO Freeze, I'm left with 3 pin up balls, and as I recall, I remember a lot of success being posted on here with pin down equipment. Did anyone throw a ball with a RICO drilling at Nationals, and if so, what kind of reaction and success did you see?
Any opinions will be greatly appreciated, and I'm not sure if you guys will need my specs, but I'll give them to you. My PAP is 6" over and a 1/4" up. I have very little axis tilt, my ball speed is usually 16.5 - 17.0 mph (quibica), and i havent had my RPM's officially calculated, but an educated guess would be somewhere between 375-425. Thanks guys!
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