In the market for a true dry lane ball without going to urethane or pancake core balls. From my research the Slingshot and Tropical Breeze are the weakest. Which ball is best for true dry without being jumpy? Wanting control. 16-17 mph at pins with matched revs and high track tweener.
Current Arsenal:
med/heavy- Columbia Ransom Demand
med -AMF Double Clutch Pearl
med-900 Global Hook Solid
med/light-AMF Radar
Yeah, I think either ball would do the job. Just concerned about how jumpy they are once dry is encountered. These type of balls have been very skid snap with me in the past. I need a nice arc.
Having both, I'd say the Tropical will have a little more flip (not really flip") on the backend (bit t will have more of a true backend). It takes a good deal of oil on short pattern with a LOT of very dry before the Slingshot's backend becomes even moderate. By that time the Tropical is making a left turn.
That said, the Tropical does have a solid option (it comes as either a Solid or a Pearl, whereas the Slingshot only comes in a pearl, and drillings could make both smoother, at the cost of slightly more overall hook.
If you're rev dominant, the SS is the way to go. If you're speed dominant, the Tropical is better bet.
Personally, being slightly rev dominant, and seeing slightly more oil these days, I've begun using the Tropical Breeze Solid, drilled strong (pin in ring finger). Previously I used the SS with the pin over the ring finger.
"None are so blind as those who will not see."
Awesome, thanks thats what I was wanting to know. I have no trouble with getting a ball through dry heads or mids, as I am pretty good with hand positions, its torched backends that kill me. So it sounds like the SS may let me square up a little more, which is what I am looking for.