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Strapper_Squared

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Dry Lane Equipment
« on: February 16, 2018, 02:32:58 PM »
What are the current thoughts on equipment for the burn?

I remember a year or two ago, I bought a loco pearl... Just to find out that on the real dry, it was crazy strongl

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Re: Dry Lane Equipment
« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2018, 02:44:22 PM »
Quote from: Strapper_Squared on February 16, 2018, 02:32:58 PM
What are the current thoughts on equipment for the burn?

I remember a year or two ago, I bought a loco pearl... Just to find out that on the real dry, it was crazy strongl

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Depends on a whole lot of factors but I always just say Blue Hammer these days.  Works for my wife and makes a great spare ball if nothing else and reasonably priced.  What am I not allowed to mention pieces now?
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Re: Dry Lane Equipment
« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2018, 03:46:50 PM »
Quote from: Strapper_Squared on February 16, 2018, 02:32:58 PM
What are the current thoughts on equipment for the burn?

I remember a year or two ago, I bought a loco pearl... Just to find out that on the real dry, it was crazy strongl

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 That’s exactly why I always say there is NO SUCH THING as a “dry lane” reactive resin ball.

 Every attempt I have ever made to find one only ended up with something that wouldn’t read the pattern until it was burnt up, and then it would hook as much as anything else.

 About the best attempt at it that I ever came across is the long discontinued Visionary Blue/Green Centaur.
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Re: Dry Lane Equipment
« Reply #3 on: February 16, 2018, 03:48:59 PM »
Track Tundra is my go to ball for when I need a controlled move to the pocket that does not rocket off the dry.
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Re: Dry Lane Equipment
« Reply #4 on: February 16, 2018, 03:51:06 PM »
I usually drill a weaker ball with the pin 2" from my pap.
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Re: Dry Lane Equipment
« Reply #5 on: February 16, 2018, 07:41:20 PM »
Quote from: Juggernaut on February 16, 2018, 03:46:50 PM
Quote from: Strapper_Squared on February 16, 2018, 02:32:58 PM
What are the current thoughts on equipment for the burn?

I remember a year or two ago, I bought a loco pearl... Just to find out that on the real dry, it was crazy strongl

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 That’s exactly why I always say there is NO SUCH THING as a “dry lane” reactive resin ball.

 Every attempt I have ever made to find one only ended up with something that wouldn’t read the pattern until it was burnt up, and then it would hook as much as anything else.

 About the best attempt at it that I ever came across is the long discontinued Visionary Blue/Green Centaur.

Darreyl,

I wonder if it's just not something to do with your release.

Having had several 16 lb., 15 lb. and now 14 lb. Blue/Green Centaurs, I know something about them. Believe me, there are/were more than a few balls out there like them. Some you may be familiar with, some you may not:
- AMF Orbit Extreme
- Lanemasters Wasp
- Lord Field Exodus Pearl.
- Lord Field Crucial
- Brunswick Avalanche Slide
- Brunswick Monster Slay/R
- Lane#1 Bullet
- Brunswick Slingshot

I might have even more rev dominant than you are and some of these balls I could barely get to move on some extraordinarily light oil. Many were VERY urethane-like in their movement.
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Re: Dry Lane Equipment
« Reply #6 on: February 16, 2018, 08:30:25 PM »
They're not reactives but the two balls I have that I have yet to see move much at all on any condition is my Ogre Urethane and my Gunsmoke Cobra.  Plastic straight.
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Re: Dry Lane Equipment
« Reply #7 on: February 17, 2018, 01:07:02 AM »
Quote from: strikeordie on February 16, 2018, 03:51:06 PM
I usually drill a weaker ball with the pin 2" from my pap.

Me too. 
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Re: Dry Lane Equipment
« Reply #8 on: February 17, 2018, 11:30:49 AM »
Quote from: charlest on February 16, 2018, 07:41:20 PM

Darreyl,

I wonder if it's just not something to do with your release.

Having had several 16 lb., 15 lb. and now 14 lb. Blue/Green Centaurs, I know something about them. Believe me, there are/were more than a few balls out there like them. Some you may be familiar with, some you may not:
- AMF Orbit Extreme
- Lanemasters Wasp
- Lord Field Exodus Pearl.
- Lord Field Crucial
- Brunswick Avalanche Slide
- Brunswick Monster Slay/R
- Lane#1 Bullet
- Brunswick Slingshot

I might have even more rev dominant than you are and some of these balls I could barely get to move on some extraordinarily light oil. Many were VERY urethane-like in their movement.

 Yea, that orbit extreme wasn’t bad, but the rest on that list that I’ve tried fall into the “didn’t work well for me” categorie.
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Re: Dry Lane Equipment
« Reply #9 on: February 17, 2018, 11:44:36 AM »
I have a pin in palm GB2 which for me is about a 5 3/4" pin to PAP and a ton of polish on it. The polish and low flare layout and perfect for getting it up the lane on the true burn. Because it's a GB2, it's still smooth enough to not hockey stick downlane and it carries exceptionally well.

IMO, companies only nail a true dry lane ball once every couple of years. It's always a matter of cover & low flare layout. Most "dry lane" balls now still have aggressive covers on them.
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Re: Dry Lane Equipment
« Reply #10 on: February 17, 2018, 12:56:41 PM »
For me the AMF Orbit Extreme, Lane#1 Bullet, and the Slingshot were natural dryish lane pieces. The Slingshot would still need a layout change to truly handle the burn.

I have several pieces that I use for the burn. All have pin down layouts or Rico layouts on them.

An old AMF Ninja, pin almost on pap; Scout Reactive pin in hand; Sonic-X, leveraged layout, pin down; Fat Man pin unknown.

One of my most useful pieces is my MoRich N-Sane LevRG ball with the pin under fingers. Many folks have complained about this ball never moving regardless of layout....and that is exactly why I use it on the burn!

I also have a gold, AZO Fantasy-X, Super Carbide with a stacked layout that is excellent on the burn! I have used it in tournaments and shocked and amazed folks who could not play the same are and get my results.

All this to say....if you want a ball for the burn, find an older piece with a mild coverstock and add layout as needed!
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Re: Dry Lane Equipment
« Reply #11 on: February 17, 2018, 01:05:15 PM »
Quote from: Juggernaut on February 17, 2018, 11:30:49 AM
Quote from: charlest on February 16, 2018, 07:41:20 PM

Darreyl,

I wonder if it's just not something to do with your release.

Having had several 16 lb., 15 lb. and now 14 lb. Blue/Green Centaurs, I know something about them. Believe me, there are/were more than a few balls out there like them. Some you may be familiar with, some you may not:
- AMF Orbit Extreme
- Lanemasters Wasp
- Lord Field Exodus Pearl.
- Lord Field Crucial
- Brunswick Avalanche Slide
- Brunswick Monster Slay/R
- Lane#1 Bullet
- Brunswick Slingshot

I might have even more rev dominant than you are and some of these balls I could barely get to move on some extraordinarily light oil. Many were VERY urethane-like in their movement.

 Yea, that orbit extreme wasn’t bad, but the rest on that list that I’ve tried fall into the “didn’t work well for me” categorie.

The Slay/R didnt work for you? You mustve been bowling in the parking lot, unpaved. I had a 5.5 inch pin Slay/R and that thing did nothing.
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Re: Dry Lane Equipment
« Reply #12 on: February 17, 2018, 01:24:24 PM »
Best dry lane ball I ever had was a Desert Heat with a 5.5 inch pin above the fingers. Thing did 0.
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Re: Dry Lane Equipment
« Reply #13 on: February 17, 2018, 04:05:51 PM »
Quote from: northface28 on February 17, 2018, 01:05:15 PM
Quote from: Juggernaut on February 17, 2018, 11:30:49 AM
Quote from: charlest on February 16, 2018, 07:41:20 PM

Darreyl,

I wonder if it's just not something to do with your release.

Having had several 16 lb., 15 lb. and now 14 lb. Blue/Green Centaurs, I know something about them. Believe me, there are/were more than a few balls out there like them. Some you may be familiar with, some you may not:
- AMF Orbit Extreme
- Lanemasters Wasp
- Lord Field Exodus Pearl.
- Lord Field Crucial
- Brunswick Avalanche Slide
- Brunswick Monster Slay/R
- Lane#1 Bullet
- Brunswick Slingshot

I might have even more rev dominant than you are and some of these balls I could barely get to move on some extraordinarily light oil. Many were VERY urethane-like in their movement.

 Yea, that orbit extreme wasn’t bad, but the rest on that list that I’ve tried fall into the “didn’t work well for me” categorie.

The Slay/R didnt work for you? You mustve been bowling in the parking lot, unpaved. I had a 5.5 inch pin Slay/R and that thing did nothing.

No, it did.
I just meant, at  times, maybe when the house accidentally put down some oil, these are such mild balls that, then, they hardly moved.

I had used the Slay/R several years back playing a nice small swing shot, maybe 12 out 7/8, when some local hacks were trying to use very strong balls, like Scorchin' Inferno, and they couldn't get their balls to make the turn. My being rev dominant and most of them having been speed dominant may have entered the picture.
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Re: Dry Lane Equipment
« Reply #14 on: February 17, 2018, 06:21:28 PM »
Nobody ever mentions Columbia Scout 3 piece pancake weight block.The old superflex cover.Very cheap and are very weak.Weaker than the breezes.Trust me I have tried all the so called low end balls.Most low end balls are as strong as medium balls.
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