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viral or arson low flare?
« on: January 27, 2015, 01:18:05 PM »
which one is more versitile on a heavier THS?

 

goneal32

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Re: viral or arson low flare?
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2015, 01:38:23 PM »
Arson low flare 'solid',  the blue one. Awesome ball.

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Re: viral or arson low flare?
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2015, 01:49:34 PM »
which one is more versitile on a heavier THS?

Out of the two you listed I would go with the Arson Low Flare (Solid). If you were trying to stay with Hammer I would recommend the Black Widow Legend or Black Widow Assassin as well. I have both of them and they work quite well.
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Re: viral or arson low flare?
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2015, 03:57:15 PM »
If you are looking for a hooking ball for a great price, check out the Burgundy Hammer. This ball hooks more than the Viral & ALF Solid for the heavier house shot patterns... Just my 2 cents...
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Re: viral or arson low flare?
« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2015, 07:31:36 PM »
I have the burgundy at 500 was to much for our houseshots.But I actually bought mine because of the low diff and vibe core.Took it to 2000 and polish and its great.To me the Low flare arson price is way to high for a ball with that low of diff.Mines drilled with a 4 inch pin to pap and only flares about 3 inches.Hard to beat for the price.Just thought I would throw in another option that works great on dry too.

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Re: viral or arson low flare?
« Reply #5 on: January 27, 2015, 11:57:01 PM »
I drilled mine with a 5" pin to PAP. Barely flares, and gets down lane great with a consistent pop on the back. In short, It's the best ball I own. Kills our second shift league, but is also very effective on the fresh playing the friction, which I struggle to do with any other ball.

I'm currently leading handicap all events in my association tournament, and this ball is a big reason why. I'll almost definitely get another.

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Re: viral or arson low flare?
« Reply #6 on: January 28, 2015, 10:37:29 AM »
which one is more versitile on a heavier THS?

Out of the two you listed I would go with the Arson Low Flare (Solid). If you were trying to stay with Hammer I would recommend the Black Widow Legend or Black Widow Assassin as well. I have both of them and they work quite well.

haha as a matter of fact, i had an assassin, it has my one and only 300 on it :) so i do love that ball, but it seems to have lost its "fun factor" and is no longer the new ball i like to go to i noticed i leave alot of flat 10's with it now that it lost it's OOB hook, large gash in the track might tribute to it's lost hook also, went for a 10 pin and it bounced high in the pit  :'( seems like everyones going for the ALF solid, which makes me sad cause i reciently bought a viral thinking it was going to be the better ball, but i figured id get everyones fair opinion

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Re: viral or arson low flare?
« Reply #7 on: January 28, 2015, 03:41:55 PM »
which one is more versitile on a heavier THS?

Out of the two you listed I would go with the Arson Low Flare (Solid). If you were trying to stay with Hammer I would recommend the Black Widow Legend or Black Widow Assassin as well. I have both of them and they work quite well.

haha as a matter of fact, i had an assassin, it has my one and only 300 on it :) so i do love that ball, but it seems to have lost its "fun factor" and is no longer the new ball i like to go to i noticed i leave alot of flat 10's with it now that it lost it's OOB hook, large gash in the track might tribute to it's lost hook also, went for a 10 pin and it bounced high in the pit  :'( seems like everyones going for the ALF solid, which makes me sad cause i reciently bought a viral thinking it was going to be the better ball, but i figured id get everyones fair opinion

The Viral is a good ball IMO. I have one myself and it can be used with success on a THS. It's just like all other balls, they perform best when used on the conditions that they are meant for.
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Re: viral or arson low flare?
« Reply #8 on: January 29, 2015, 11:30:56 AM »
which one is more versitile on a heavier THS?

Out of the two you listed I would go with the Arson Low Flare (Solid). If you were trying to stay with Hammer I would recommend the Black Widow Legend or Black Widow Assassin as well. I have both of them and they work quite well.

haha as a matter of fact, i had an assassin, it has my one and only 300 on it :) so i do love that ball, but it seems to have lost its "fun factor" and is no longer the new ball i like to go to i noticed i leave alot of flat 10's with it now that it lost it's OOB hook, large gash in the track might tribute to it's lost hook also, went for a 10 pin and it bounced high in the pit  :'( seems like everyones going for the ALF solid, which makes me sad cause i reciently bought a viral thinking it was going to be the better ball, but i figured id get everyones fair opinion

The Viral is a good ball IMO. I have one myself and it can be used with success on a THS. It's just like all other balls, they perform best when used on the conditions that they are meant for.
my midnight vibe was amazingly versitile on alot of shots, that's y i got a viral(same weight block)

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Re: viral or arson low flare?
« Reply #9 on: February 13, 2015, 10:58:19 PM »
I'm sure you are referring to the ALF solid, and not the ALF hybrid.  I have had the hybrid version for awhile now, and the reason I haven't picked up the solid is because I can't imagine it being more ball than the hybrid.  It is MUCH stronger than I had planned on.  My step down from the hybrid is actually a Lights Out, which by no means is a tame ball itself.  But compared to the ALF hybrid, it is much cleaner, longer, and smoother on the back.  Depending on how much the lanes have broken down, I'm 8-10 boards right with the Lights Out.  I'd wager that the ALF solid would be a remarkable ball on fresh med-heavy if you don't want to have to open your angles up right away.

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