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Equipment Boards => 900 Global => Topic started by: newguy on July 29, 2009, 08:13:23 AM
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Just looked through the BTM August issue and on the 2009 at-a-glance page I noticed an interesting pattern. Just wondering if anyone else picked up on it.
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Didn't get my issue yet but I will take a look when it arrives!!!!
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Doug Sterner
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I know what it is. There are reviews of bowling balls in there. Do I get a prize......
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Derek Trowbridge
900 Global:No oil pattern we can't tame
www.900global.com
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.... a lot of 4000 abralon finishes?
Edited on 7/30/2009 1:07 AM
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Nobody wants to call the balls particle anymore, not a single one, but I doubt that's it... I don't see anything else... Argh!
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Signature? I don't need no stinking signature...
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.... a lot of 4000 abralon finishes?
Edited on 7/30/2009 1:07 AM
Yes!
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"None are so blind as those who will not see."
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Thanks Phil. It normally drives me nuts waiting for the next issue to show up in my mailbox but now you really have me on edge.
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That 11 out of the 18 High Performance balls are asymmetrical.
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that a lot of really good looking balls come out just before league starts,..?
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Jim Ensminger
www.900global.com
There's FIRST, then everyone else.
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I've looked a couple of times. The only thing I noticed was that most of the high performance balls had similar length/backend reactions despite having different hook ratings.
I really don't think BTM's ball reviews are worth reading anymore.
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Classic Rock and Blues Net Radio (http://"http://www.roosterradio.net")
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Its not to bad, I use it more for info on balls and compare it what I have now. So I dont get the same kinda of ball.
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Roto Grip and Storm why throw anything else!
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Just curious newguy... What pattern is it that you see?
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Classic Rock and Blues Net Radio (http://"http://www.roosterradio.net")
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?????
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16-17 mph,350 rpm,PAP 5 1/2 x 3/8up, HighGame 300 x 3, High Series 782
Book Average 215 / 205,PBA Xperience ave180
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Was anybody suprised on the review for the Clutch?
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The only thing that stuck out at me was that they finally gave a 17 backend rating to a couple balls. I think the max they had ever reviewed a ball for previously was 16.5 but I could certainly be wrong.
Don
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"You cannot change the stripes of a leopard."
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That's not it
Rotogrip Epic Odyssey 17.5
Hammer No Mercy 17.5
Hammer No Mercy Beat'n 17.5
Track Kinetic 17.0
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16-17 mph,350 rpm,PAP 5 1/2 x 3/8up, HighGame 300 x 3, High Series 782
Book Average 215 / 205,PBA Xperience ave180
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I see a few things now that I have gone thru my issue...
#1...there are a lot of balls coming thru with 2000 and 4000 grit Abralon finishes
#2...I am seeing the high end balls are slated mostly for oil. The midpriced balls are more suited for medium conditions and the lower priced balls are geared mostly for lighter conditions.
#3...The Bounty Hunter is a tremendous ball on all but the lightest of oil.
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Doug Sterner
Doug's Pro Shop
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The only thing that stuck out at me was that they finally gave a 17 backend rating to a couple balls. I think the max they had ever reviewed a ball for previously was 16.5 but I could certainly be wrong.
Don
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"You cannot change the stripes of a leopard."
~Emmitt Smith
FOr whatever it's worth, I think the Track Kinetic & the RG Odyssey had a 17 for the backend.
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"None are so blind as those who will not see."
Edited on 8/5/2009 8:17 PM
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Phil must be on vacation. Seven days and no response stating what he noticed.
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The Bowler's Edge Pro Shop
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Anybody figured out yet what Phil is talking about?
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Just looked through the BTM August issue and on the 2009 at-a-glance page I noticed an interesting pattern. Just wondering if anyone else picked up on it.
I wish I were on vacation, was doing the Trade show route. Just to let you know, I got a PM with the correct answer. SkipH knows the answer. Maybe he will tell you what he noticed.
Thanks
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why the comment? but thank you anyway.
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Just added lefty and his 2 revs to ignore.
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oh! oh wow this thread got touchy quick?!?!
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why the comment? but thank you anyway.
I've been checking in on this thread since it was posted hoping to find out the answer. It's bad enough you don't say anything for almost two weeks, but when you finally do show up you just say somebody else knows and if we're lucky he might tell us?
In my book, that's being a class "A" asshole.
Very classless response. I have been on the road for 2 weeks thank you.If you don't like the game we are playing take your ball and go home. No one else seems to mind. Let SkipH post the answer and get the accolades or if you can read look it up yourself. They really don't use big words.
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Just looked through the BTM August issue and on the 2009 at-a-glance page I noticed an interesting pattern. Just wondering if anyone else picked up on it.
I wish I were on vacation, was doing the Trade show route. Just to let you know, I got a PM with the correct answer. SkipH knows the answer. Maybe he will tell you what he noticed.
Thanks
What an asshole!
Nice...
Talk about being an...asshole!
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Duke Harding
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Okay, okay...I guess I went a little to far for the sensitive types.
When I'm sitting around with my friends, we don't hesitate to call each other even more colorful names when we're giving each other a hard time.
Feel free to tell me to go outside and play hide and go fuck myself...I won't cry...I promise.
Didn't see your response before I sent mine. So whatever you said is better than what I wrote.
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I'm guessing the answer is no one really reads BTM, they just look at the pics and set it aside.
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I am still curious as to the answer to the question also... and what happened to the original replies, anyway?
Edited on 8/11/2009 4:40 PM
Edited on 8/11/2009 4:40 PM
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That in the High RG column, they are not taking all the numbers to the hundredth
only to the tenth.
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MOTIV GIRL
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Thanks Phil for the credit but you're the guy responsible for the result.
The answer is just that 900 Global is pouring the strongest hooking balls on the market. In the high performance category in the "At-A-Glance" Ball comparison 900 Global pours not only the Bounty Hunter but also the Elite Red Alien and the Lane #1 Dynamo. Those are the only High Performance balls with a hook rating of 54 or 53. In the Mid-Price category an AMF Clutch is one of only two balls rated with a 53.
This shouldn't come as a huge surprise with prior releases such as the original Bounty and the Mega Friction already on 900 Global's resume.
Oh, and if the Seismic Requiem were listed I understand it would be up at the top of the list as well.
Edited on 8/11/2009 11:00 PM
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Kudos to 900 for pouring some of the strongest balls on market today, but we have to admit what is making them even better or the underlying truth is they not only have some of the most hooking balls but some of the most versatile.
Other companies seems to be covering a broad spectrum of styles with countless numbers of balls. Global still only has a select few and they are able to market to everyone and all kinds of styles.
What I really love is the fact that with everybody wanting to curve the ball these days the last to pro staffers are a couple of the straightest players in the game.
We should take a look at the pattern in our bowling centers in the last 18 months and see what is going on...Consistent ball reactions with high quality products, and top notch customer service to boot.
If there was ever such an award for company of the year I vote 900 Global the winner. HANDS DOWN!
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Okay, okay...I guess I went a little to far for the sensitive types.
When I'm sitting around with my friends, we don't hesitate to call each other even more colorful names when we're giving each other a hard time.
Feel free to tell me to go outside and play hide and go fuck myself...I won't cry...I promise.
Didn't see your response before I sent mine. So whatever you said is better than what I wrote.
Sorry man, I was having a bad day and acted like a jerk. I deleted the offending posts as best I could. It won't happen again. My sincerest apology to you for being such a putz.
Lefty (a/k/a Steve Power)
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Yes, I feel the same way. It seems that even though you get one of their strong oil balls, and expect to not be able to use it ever. You can still find it very usable for less oil conditions with a little lesss surface or at OOB.
And as far as performance. I have bowled with basically all companies and 900 global make the best performing and most consistent pieces I ahve thrown. They carry better in my eyes than the others, and they last longer. The only comapny i feel are in the same ball park is Legends/Lanemasters, they are bowling balls I will carry alongside my 900/AMF arsenal.
People that regret trying this comapny are missing out BIG time.
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Strongest? Yes.
Also the easiest to tone down if needed? Yes.
This stuff is easily the best I've ever thrown. Someone asked me tonight what makes the Global stuff last longer than most other balls. I thought about it for a second, threw 8 in a row and worked out that it might be because you get to throw less shots with them in a game
What amazes me, is that they don't treat midperformance balls at a second level to their high performance releases. Yes usually they are a step down overall as far as hook is concerned, but the same strong hit and consistency between each shot is there throughout the entire range, not just in the high performance stuff.
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What is sandbagging???
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Oh, and if the Seismic Requiem were listed I understand it would be up at the top of the list as well.
You may get to see the Requiem reviewed in the next issue, along with the Epicenter...
Ryan