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vadertyme03

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How do you like your Mamba?
« on: April 05, 2012, 01:49:03 PM »
Purchased one. Have had it little over a month now and have tried it at a multitude of houses and results haven't really been that great. I don't remember exactly the drilling but I do know it was a medium type drill as I didn't want to drill it strong and have it puke on me and didn't want it really weak and overlap with other stuff I have.
 
Has anyone tried surface changes or anything? Just looking to see if I'm alone on this one...


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Walking E

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Re: How do you like your Mamba?
« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2012, 06:46:06 PM »
 What type of reaction were you expecting? From the video reviews I have seen (taken with a grain of salt, to some extent), this ball has a very mild reaction. It's definitely not a piece for playing coast-to-coast, nor is it a skid/snap piece. Those looking for a strong movement anywhere on the lane are best advised to look elsewhere.

But, how does the jersey look?

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nerdytoes

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Re: How do you like your Mamba?
« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2012, 09:48:43 PM »
i love mine. drilled so called label layout. cg at palm and pin just right of ring finger..  i'm a righty.. used it on THS during pot games..  lowest score was 208 and highest was 267..  we bowled like 9 games...


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vadertyme03

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Re: How do you like your Mamba?
« Reply #3 on: April 05, 2012, 10:40:06 PM »
I knew it was a rolly piece, but I don't even seem to get a heavy roll out of it...

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Hoselrockets

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Re: How do you like your Mamba?
« Reply #4 on: April 05, 2012, 11:43:22 PM »
I love the motion but can't stand the look of it going down the lane.

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Re: How do you like your Mamba?
« Reply #5 on: April 06, 2012, 12:49:50 AM »
Betcha dollars to doughnuts you're not using on enough oil.
 It's a strong cover with a rough finish, on a medium-high RG core with good differential.
You need good head oil or higher ball speed/rev rate ratio.
vadertyme03 wrote on 4/5/2012 8:40 PM:I knew it was a rolly piece, but I don't even seem to get a heavy roll out of it...

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Re: How do you like your Mamba?
« Reply #6 on: April 06, 2012, 10:52:04 AM »
When seeing the video of this ball it looks sorta like the way the power bone xs looked like going down the lane.

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vadertyme03

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Re: How do you like your Mamba?
« Reply #7 on: April 06, 2012, 02:24:05 PM »
I used it at a house that floods the middle of the lane and it just sailed out the window all day long. But if I caught any dry it would roll out.


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Re: How do you like your Mamba?
« Reply #8 on: April 06, 2012, 07:16:54 PM »
How is yours drilled?
 
Also, have you changed the surface at all?


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vadertyme03

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Re: How do you like your Mamba?
« Reply #9 on: April 09, 2012, 09:56:51 AM »
I don't know how it's drilled, as I'm not that good with drillings. I do know I asked for it to conserve energy because most balls tend to roll earlier than intended for me. I have not tried any surface changes. That's why I asked if anyone else had to see if I had some idea of what to change to.

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Impending Doom

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Re: How do you like your Mamba?
« Reply #10 on: April 11, 2012, 01:17:53 AM »
Well, surface is the first thing you want to take a look at. I think it's 1500 out of the box. I would try hitting it with a 4000 pad, or a T pad if your pro shop does the NEAT system, and see what happens.
 
Also, if you post a pic of the layout, and your PAP, we can at least guess what the drilling is, or be close.


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vadertyme03

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Re: How do you like your Mamba?
« Reply #11 on: April 11, 2012, 04:22:25 PM »
Pin directly above ring finger (left handed) and cg looks to be angled about 20-30 degrees from center. My pap is 4.5 over 3/8th up.

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