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General Category => Beginners Board => Topic started by: slowmofo908 on October 08, 2005, 12:46:13 PM

Title: help me choose a new ball
Post by: slowmofo908 on October 08, 2005, 12:46:13 PM: Hello to everyone, I'm new to these boards.

Anyway, after 6 yrs of going through many wrists and leg surgeries im back to bowling wooooooot. So i got a ball just to start out with last year ( tornado tps) and its a good ball for a beginner, but i am more than ready to move on. My avg right now is 208, but i feel i can do a lot better if I get a ball that picks up stronger on the backend and has more hook. Im a right hander and our the lane conditions at our local house are are usually med dry - med oil. I throw from the middle arrow to the edge and let it come back. The tps is just not cutting it anymore and im forced to move to the right. Whats a good ball to step up to next? Im looking at an absolute inferno, and even harder hooking balls like the hammer hawg and the xxxcel. I dont know if i gave you enough info so just ask any questions. ALso i need help on what kind of drilling i should have done.

Thanks in advance,

MIKE
Title: Re: help me choose a new ball
Post by: Panic on October 08, 2005, 08:47:56 PM: if ypu want hooking power go with any lanemasters
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Title: Re: help me choose a new ball
Post by: slowmofo908 on October 08, 2005, 08:50:23 PM: also will there be a huge difference from a tornado tps to more high end balls as i described?
Title: Re: help me choose a new ball
Post by: Speedburner89 on October 08, 2005, 09:07:31 PM: quote:
also will there be a huge difference from a tornado tps to more high end balls as i described?

most likely
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Title: Re: help me choose a new ball
Post by: ImaRedbird on October 08, 2005, 09:09:50 PM: i would say if you want some high performance stuff wait for another couple of weeks until everything new comes out and then weigh your options that way if you see something that u like at least you'll have a chance at getting it instead of buying now and then seeing something and then wanting and buying another ball. just a thought.
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Title: Re: help me choose a new ball
Post by: slowmofo908 on October 08, 2005, 09:10:55 PM: yeah but everything is on sale now and i neeed a ball asap
Title: Re: help me choose a new ball
Post by: slowmofo908 on October 08, 2005, 09:13:32 PM: also what is pin placement and what does this effect?
Title: Re: help me choose a new ball
Post by: ImaRedbird on October 08, 2005, 09:14:37 PM: well i would say if your lanes are med oil to med dry a xxxcel and hawg will more than likely be too strong. I would say think about a punisher(brunswick) detour(columbia, i love this ball), maybe an atomic charge(storm), big block diesel(hammer, i have one of these it's great), V2 Sweet(Ebonite). Im not exactly sure but these are jus some suggestions. Im sure somebody will come along and chop up every ball i just suggested you but these are just a thought.
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Title: Re: help me choose a new ball
Post by: ImaRedbird on October 08, 2005, 09:19:45 PM: with my limited amount of knowlege i believe the further the pin is away from the cg well how long the ball will go before it turns and starts to hook. I believe that's right.
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Title: Re: help me choose a new ball
Post by: slowmofo908 on October 08, 2005, 09:24:30 PM: i have no idea, i do throw the ball faster than most people and i have no idea about rev. How can i find this out>
Title: Re: help me choose a new ball
Post by: slowmofo908 on October 08, 2005, 09:36:58 PM: My normal throw around avg maybe a little less. With my tornado it feels like i have to throw tons of revs way more than the avg person in my league
Title: Re: help me choose a new ball
Post by: slowmofo908 on October 08, 2005, 09:44:30 PM: dont know if this helps, but i bowl on wood lanes that were just sanded down a month ago.
Title: Re: help me choose a new ball
Post by: thfonz98 on October 08, 2005, 10:06:21 PM: im thinking big time pearl myself instead of the xxxcel for med dry - med oil.
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Title: Re: help me choose a new ball
Post by: azguy on October 09, 2005, 09:05:50 AM: I'd suggest you take a look at these, for starters,

Ebonite:
V2 Sanded
V2 Power
Xcel Particle
XXcel ( might be to much)
Big Time Pearl

Hammer:
Switch Blade
VIBE

Storm:
Atomic Charge
Ragin' Banshee
Hybrid ( a great ball)
Fired Up

Columbia:
Dr Jekyll
Overdrive

Brunswick:
Zone Classic
Rampage
Punisher

Track:
Xception
Slash

There's a good list and all Just My Opinion, but maybe one in there will fit your needs and $'s...

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Title: Re: help me choose a new ball
Post by: slowmofo908 on October 09, 2005, 04:43:52 PM: thank you very much everyone! Im going to see what i can get on a ball right now, or im going to order one online.
Title: Re: help me choose a new ball
Post by: slowmofo908 on October 14, 2005, 01:33:20 AM: well i decided i needed somethig with more hook than you descirbed so i purchased an absolute inferno for $89 new. I tell you how it works out when i get it drilled. Any tips one what kind of drilling i should get done? Im thinking of widening the distance between my middle and my index, is this a bad idea?