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Equipment Boards => Bags, Shoes, Accessories => Topic started by: lsf_21 on September 01, 2015, 07:11:21 PM
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Anybody using one? I see a lot of pros are using it and the idea looks interesting.
Worth the $20 investment?
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Storm and Master have a "pad" that probably works in the same fashion... There is a recent thread about them here - http://www.ballreviews.com/miscellaneous/storm-shammymaster-wipeitdry-t308967.0.html (http://www.ballreviews.com/miscellaneous/storm-shammymaster-wipeitdry-t308967.0.html)
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I paid $16.95 for mine and it's worth every penny. Works way better than even microfiber.
Someone told me it was buffalo hide, but whatever it is it works.
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it takes the oil out for sure but for me i dont like it because the pad is so grippy that you cant do your usual 360-720 degrees spin on the towel(pad) lol.
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+1 for Ken. I thought I was the only one who did that... :)
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The Genesis pad is buffalo leather. I'm assuming the others are the same or some type of leather/suede. I also agree with Ken about it being too tacky. I bought a piece of buffalo leather off of Ebay and it worked the same at removing oil from the ball. Was a little linty though.
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The Genesis pad is buffalo leather? I'm assuming the others are the same or some type of leather/suede. I also agree with Ken about it being too tacky. I bought a piece of buffalo leather off of Ebay and it worked the same at removing oil from the ball. Was a little linty though.
It might be buffalo leather, then again, it might not. I have not seen any Buffalo missing a 5 inch square of their skin, but that's what I have been told. ;D
I found it to be a bit too tacky at first as well, so I had to change my method of wiping balls after a shot. And mine is a bit linty/stringy as well, but it really works great.
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Ordered one. Worth a shot.
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I have one and I hate it, you can't spin the ball in your palm like with a normal towel. This thing is so tacky you need to hold that ball and wipe the towel around it. Not the same as with micro fiber. I would suggest trying one before you buy it.
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I have one and I hate it, you can't spin the ball in your palm like with a normal towel. This thing is so tacky you need to hold that ball and wipe the towel around it. Not the same as with micro fiber. I would suggest trying one before you buy it.
I think you're looking at it from the wrong point of view.
Being able to spin the ball on the cloth/pad is all for show and not for the efficiency of removing the oil from the surface. Even with a micro-fiber towel, you should wipe the oil off and not depending on spinning the ball to do the oil removal properly. Even more so with the pad.
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I have one and I hate it, you can't spin the ball in your palm like with a normal towel. This thing is so tacky you need to hold that ball and wipe the towel around it. Not the same as with micro fiber. I would suggest trying one before you buy it.
Really? Complaining that a towel is doing its job? the towel is supposed to remove the oil like this new shammy towels not just remove a portion of it like a microfiber towel...
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The pure pad works great. Reaction for me has never been as consistent shot to shot. Crazy how much better it works.
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If I don't have a habit of leaving towels behind after bowling, i would have one in my bag
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If I don't have a habit of leaving towels behind after bowling, i would have one in my bag
Lol, your towel is probably right beside my shoe brush.
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If I don't have a habit of leaving towels behind after bowling, i would have one in my bag
Lol, your towel is probably right beside my shoe brush.
I buy those steel brushes at walmart for $.69 or $.89 because I leave them behind too. lol
I'm going to give this sham a try. I may put a hole in one corner so I can attach a link chain which would be attached to my belt loop. I'm going heavy metal on this so I don't leave it behind. (For $19 I can get two or three boxes of micro towels)
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I had one come free with my new track legion and I'm really liking the results so far.
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Just ordered one today. Will give a review in a couple of weeks.
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I had one come free with my new track legion and I'm really liking the results so far.
You received a Genesis pad with a Track ball?
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If it's anything like the Master pad you will love it !
The pad I have just absorbs the oil off the ball. Works extremely well
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I had one come free with my new track legion and I'm really liking the results so far.
You received a Genesis pad with a Track ball?
I'm guessing he got something more like a small square shammy.
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the pad says track on it but aren't they all the same general purpose? leather on one side like a cloth on the other removes oil from the ball what difference does the name make as long as it does the job.
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Genesis Pad is buffalo leather...different product.