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kidlost2000

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Brunswick Strike King Black Video
« on: May 27, 2013, 08:31:22 AM »
Got in my first two games with the new Brunswick Strike King Black. Great new piece to have.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fz5Pe6_PqiE
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Re: Brunswick Strike King Black Video
« Reply #16 on: May 30, 2013, 04:40:41 PM »
Well this ball looks very strong.  I recently got refitted with the Bill Hall Tri Grip and have been going back and forth on getting a new Strike King or redoing my highly polished Teal Rhino Pro to fill out the light end of my bag.  I know I'll eventually do the Rhino but I just love the new Brunswick equipment, too.  Looking at that video I'm apt to stick with the Teal.  That Strike King has a lot of pop on the back end and I have a Ringer for that!

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Re: Brunswick Strike King Black Video
« Reply #17 on: May 30, 2013, 05:09:29 PM »
At box finish the SK is a lot like the Ringer in shape and reaction.  The SK would be a great step down and it backend is a concern just knock the shine off with 4000 to smooth it down. Anything thats a high gloss polish finish is going to react hard to friction. Thats the purpose. It also gets the ball through the lighter oil in the heads much easier.
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Re: Brunswick Strike King Black Video
« Reply #18 on: May 30, 2013, 06:02:05 PM »
I am still sad to see the slingshot go  :'(
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Re: Brunswick Strike King Black Video
« Reply #19 on: May 31, 2013, 12:17:40 PM »
I guess in general when I see a non blended fresh wall like that I am all sorts of into solids, and medium cores and stronger pins or earlier rolling pins should I say to avoid getting lope then snap!

I have not tried a Rico!  Maybe I should.

Also, along the lines of this post, I was wondering if the Purple/black or Red Black Slingshots are more along the lines of solids then the rest of the Slingshots which have a lot of pearl or Silver in them?

Anyone know?

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Re: Brunswick Strike King Black Video
« Reply #20 on: May 31, 2013, 12:40:22 PM »
Lefty, with all the issues you have with screaming gutters and backends, you should.

kidlost2000

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Re: Brunswick Strike King Black Video
« Reply #21 on: May 31, 2013, 02:51:00 PM »
My puple slingshot is every bit as pearl looling as the others.
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LuckyLefty

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Re: Brunswick Strike King Black Video
« Reply #22 on: May 31, 2013, 08:30:55 PM »
Kid,

I agree.  The one I am referring to is purple and black.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/10lb-Brunswick-Slingshot-Black-Pink-Bowling-Ball-/360664658984?pt=Bowling&hash=item53f949f428

Like this

I think this below is yours:?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/14lb-Brunswick-Slingshot-Purple-Pearl-Bowling-Ball-/360659142789?pt=Bowling&hash=item53f8f5c885

I've actually seen some in the local pro shop that look more like polished solids like the pink black above and another color scheme?

Thoughts?

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Luckylefty
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LuckyLefty

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Re: Brunswick Strike King Black Video
« Reply #23 on: May 31, 2013, 08:32:44 PM »
Impending,

Help me out....I don't quite understand your post?
Please clarify.
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Re: Brunswick Strike King Black Video
« Reply #24 on: May 31, 2013, 09:36:15 PM »
Kid,

I agree.  The one I am referring to is purple and black.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/10lb-Brunswick-Slingshot-Black-Pink-Bowling-Ball-/360664658984?pt=Bowling&hash=item53f949f428

I've actually seen some in the local pro shop that look more like polished solids like the pink black above and another color scheme?

Thoughts?

Regards,

Luckylefty

For whatever it's worth, as far as I know all Slingshots for sale in the USA are pearls. However, some one (who I thought might know) suggested to me a year or so back that the Black/Pink Slingshot used Activator coverstock, not the PK 17 used on all the rest. That said, I have no corroboration for this statement. I had intended to try one but never got around to it.
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Re: Brunswick Strike King Black Video
« Reply #25 on: June 01, 2013, 07:29:23 AM »
There are a lot of bowling balls that look solid but are still pearlized. Dont let looks be the factor.  Go with what is proven.

Activator+ on the slingshot core would be a hell of a ball for that price point.
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Re: Brunswick Strike King Black Video
« Reply #26 on: June 01, 2013, 09:59:56 AM »
The difference, now a days, between a solid and a pearl are minuscule....and if one does not concur, take 2 balls of the exact same type that come in a solid and a pearl...lay em out the same and knock the surfaces down to 360-500 then smooth up to whatever desired surface, then throw...the same amount of times. Unless the density of the materials used changes, i.e. pearl additive...the reaction does not change. Case in point, all solids tend to have surface and pearls are shiny....what dictates reaction?
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Re: Brunswick Strike King Black Video
« Reply #27 on: June 01, 2013, 10:03:48 AM »
The difference, now a days, between a solid and a pearl are minuscule....and if one does not concur, take 2 balls of the exact same type that come in a solid and a pearl...lay em out the same and knock the surfaces down to 360-500 then smooth up to whatever desired surface, then throw...the same amount of times. Unless the density of the materials used changes, i.e. pearl additive...the reaction does not change. Case in point, all solids tend to have surface and pearls are shiny....what dictates reaction?

Let me take a wild stab in the dark: the surface?
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Re: Brunswick Strike King Black Video
« Reply #28 on: June 01, 2013, 10:06:49 AM »
Lol good guess...it has been since the beginning of pearls, that due to aesthetics, pearls have always even shiny. Take the original Inferno, they were 2000-4000 with no polish and reacted as strong as any ball....look at the Absolute. Bowlers have been trained that pearls skid more and solids are smoother.
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Re: Brunswick Strike King Black Video
« Reply #29 on: June 01, 2013, 10:46:18 AM »
Kid,

I agree.  The one I am referring to is purple and black.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/10lb-Brunswick-Slingshot-Black-Pink-Bowling-Ball-/360664658984?pt=Bowling&hash=item53f949f428

I've actually seen some in the local pro shop that look more like polished solids like the pink black above and another color scheme?

Thoughts?

Regards,

Luckylefty

For whatever it's worth, as far as I know all Slingshots for sale in the USA are pearls. However, some one (who I thought might know) suggested to me a year or so back that the Black/Pink Slingshot used Activator+ coverstock, not the PK 17 used on all the rest. That said, I have no corroboration for this statement. I had intended to try one but never got around to it. Activator+ often acts more like a solid, except when highly polished.

Maybe the person got that ball confused with the Pink/Purple Karma, which uses Activator+.

LuckyLefty

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Re: Brunswick Strike King Black Video
« Reply #30 on: June 01, 2013, 10:49:58 AM »
I was just wondering  about hardness.

It seems like a lot of the pearls have a higher number on the hardness scale versus the solids.

Many of my solids to me with similar surface preparations seem smoother in their response to friction than similarly prepared pearls.   Could it be the hardness factor also?

Regards,

Luckylefty
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