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RandyO

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Warp Zone - First Impression
« on: November 19, 2003, 03:52:33 AM »
OOOH – AAAH – AAAAGH – OOOOOOH – AAAAAHHHH – FASTER – FASTER – OOOOHH – ARRGH – UUUUUH – UUUUUUHHHH – OOOOOOOOHHHHH!!!!!!

Aaaaahhhh.

It was good for me – was it good for you too?

Seriously folks – hands down the best particle ball I’ve thrown in a long time. Came out of the box at 400 grit, and I left it there, but applied a light coat of Track polish just to put a mild shine on it. Pin under ring with CG and mass bias a bit to the right. No balance hole, supposed to be around ¾ positive side. This one doesn’t burn up on the way back. GREAT HIT! Just a fantastic matchup of core and coverstock. I can’t wait to try a different layout with some surface mods. I think this one is going to be a winner.
It’s stronger than my Raging Inferno - gets down the lane just as clean, with much more backend.

The Warp Zone:
http://www.pipeline.com/~randyo/arsenal/15warpzone.jpg

The Raging Inferno:
http://www.pipeline.com/~randyo/arsenal/15raging.jpg


Edited on 11/19/2003 8:12 PM

 

RandyO

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Re: Warp Zone - First Impression
« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2003, 12:41:22 AM »
I'm told that the Fuze Eliminator is a Powerkoil 18 cover with a 5% particle load.
The Warp Zone is also Powerkoil 18, but with a 10% particle load. Throw in the strong 'mass-bias' core, and you have a Fuze Eliminator on Steroids. Who wouldn't want one of those? I'll betcha the next time PBIII wins a tournament he'll be throwing a Warp Zone with a polished coverstock. Any takers?

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Re: Warp Zone - First Impression
« Reply #2 on: November 20, 2003, 08:44:36 AM »
BD,

You can see that info in RandyO's profile.  Click on the the first icon on the left below his name, the one with the face on it.
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RandyO

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Re: Warp Zone - First Impression
« Reply #3 on: November 20, 2003, 11:41:27 AM »
I didn't alter the surface at all, just one pass with the Track Magic polish on my spinner. My speed is around 17MPH through the heads. Rev rate - never measured it. I'd say it's somewhere between Norm Duke and Danny Wiseman on the scale.

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Re: Warp Zone - First Impression
« Reply #4 on: November 21, 2003, 07:16:06 PM »
I’ve only thrown it on synthetics. First few games on a Christmas-Tree medium-heavy fresh house shot. It worked great there – as I stated earlier it got down the lane clean with a decent backend and excellent hit. I threw it again today on a much tougher shot – 39ft fairly heavy sport shot very similar if not the same as the PBA “C” pattern. The ball also played this pattern consistently and very readable. Good hit and carry. I was able to play this pattern between 12 and 15 board for a LOT Of games. Of course, it was just me and one other bowler throwing a Carbide Bomb and a Black Cherry Bomb. It would not recover from the OB area right of the 10 board, but nothing else would either. Early impressions are that it’s going to be very versatile. I’m going to drill up another once it gets here with a pin over ring finger layout and a smoother surface.
I played all of the above conditions with both the Raging Inferno and the Warp Zone. On all conditions the Warp Zone was just as clean through the heads, predictable through the mids, and had more backend than the Raging. I’m now set for “oil balls”. If the shot demands a straight line I throw the Raging. If there’s any room at all the Warp Zone is the one.