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Equipment Boards => Storm => Topic started by: Southern California Bowl on December 13, 2017, 12:40:14 PM
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Was looking for an opinion on the differences between the HyR Nano and the show off. I have a pin up show off and was thinking of drilling a pin down HyR Nano.
Would these two be a little too close?
Would a better option be a pin down Sure Lock?
Thanks in advance
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Speculation - but the HR Nano is probably stronger and smoother.
"Would a better option be a pin down Sure Lock?" Better option for what? Just looking to add another strong cover ball to your bag that doesn't overlap with the Show Off?
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I have both balls, but have not thrown them with the same surface to this point. I have my show off drilled with the standard higher track motion hole layout and is currently polished. Out of the box, it was really early off the spot - even with motion hole. However, I also threw it like this when it was still warm out and the lanes were hooking more.
My Nano is drilled with a 4x4x2 layout. Out of the box, it seemed to get a bit more length than what I remember the show off getting. If I were to guess, I'd say the show off is the stronger of the two, but I should also say that I'm throwing 14lbs. The differential is lower at 14lbs for the nano, while the show off remains the same from 14-16lbs.
My nano is now lane shined, so it is seeing better length and not quite as snappy off the spot. Definitely to my liking now. The show off is a good complement as a slight ball down. If you reverse the surfaces - especially if you throw 15 or 16, I would guess that the opposite would be true. At any rate, they seem pretty close to me. I should also mention that I have thrown them both on a 40ft sport shot as well. Definitely good complement there.
Another question would be, are you thinking a pin down lay out is stronger than pin up? Not necessarily the case.
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I’ve only seen one HyRoad Nano thrown on THS so far and the cover was way too strong for it. Reminds me of the Haywire and seems like it will be an excellent ball for sport shots.
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Yeah BTM review is up for the Nano and basically says its a bit like the Torrent on steroids.
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I’ve only seen one HyRoad Nano thrown on THS so far and the cover was way too strong for it. Reminds me of the Haywire and seems like it will be an excellent ball for sport shots.
So seeing that I have a haywire, I better adjust the surface, along with a different layout.