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Wild Ride and Rattler
« on: January 03, 2009, 07:59:42 AM »
I know they aren't out yet but I was thiking about buying both of them for a buddy of mine. My buddy just had all his bowling stuff stolen and I wanted to do something nice for his birthday. He really likes Brunswick stuff so I figured this would be a nice suprise.

For those of you that are in the know, would the Wild Ride and Rattler be a good 1 2 punch to start with?
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Re: Wild Ride and Rattler
« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2009, 04:26:26 PM »
Absolutely.  It also depends on what conditions and how he throws it.  You could drill the Rattler to roll and the Wild Ride to be more of the get in and open up the lane type of ball.  Good 1-2 punch.
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Re: Wild Ride and Rattler
« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2009, 04:35:07 PM »
Dont count out cheap balls like The swarm or Ultra Zone, also great league shot balls The swarm is an awesome release for games two and three of any given league night.
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Re: Wild Ride and Rattler
« Reply #3 on: January 03, 2009, 08:02:13 PM »
was just looking at the wild ride specs and it seems to me that the ball would appear to overlap quite a bit with the twisted fury destruction.  or am i missing something?
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Re: Wild Ride and Rattler
« Reply #4 on: January 03, 2009, 09:08:44 PM »
'Should' be 'decently' stronger than the Destruction...
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Re: Wild Ride and Rattler
« Reply #5 on: January 04, 2009, 06:52:07 PM »
The coverstock of the Wild Ride handles oil better than the Destruction. Most notibly when oil carries down and the Destruction (or other balls) start to have that wiggle look downlane.

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Re: Wild Ride and Rattler
« Reply #6 on: January 05, 2009, 10:50:39 AM »
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The coverstock of the Wild Ride handles oil better than the Destruction. Most notibly when oil carries down and the Destruction (or other balls) start to have that wiggle look downlane.

RoB LaW

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sooooooo
they should both have  same ball motion
except ones for med-lighter and the other is for med-heavier?
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Jorge300

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Re: Wild Ride and Rattler
« Reply #7 on: January 07, 2009, 06:53:30 AM »
I asked this in another thread, but thought I'd double my chances for an answer:

What are the release dates on these two balls? Thanks.
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Re: Wild Ride and Rattler
« Reply #8 on: January 07, 2009, 08:10:02 AM »
Release date is Jan 19th
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Re: Wild Ride and Rattler
« Reply #9 on: January 07, 2009, 09:14:15 AM »
jbuzz, that's about right. They are both meant to be longer and sharp downlane, and the Wild Ride handles the oil better because of the coverstock.

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Re: Wild Ride and Rattler
« Reply #10 on: January 07, 2009, 09:21:47 AM »
quote:
Release date is Jan 19th
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Re: Wild Ride and Rattler
« Reply #11 on: January 07, 2009, 09:37:55 AM »
FWIW, I threw the Wild Ride and Rattler last night.

The reaction of the Wild Ride reminds me a lot of the Strike Zone, only without the wiggle in the front part of the lane.  Also, the Wild Ride doesn't have the same inside limitation that I encountered with the Strike  I could get my feet left, and still get recovery and continuation.

The Rattler was a pleasant surprise.  From what I'd read and heard about this ball, I expected a skid-flip monster.  What I got was a reaction that was a lot like the old Zone reaction from the late 90s--clean in front, midlane revs, and smooth continuation into the back end.

I'm thinking that these two would be great tournament pieces, and that I'll be able to retire my Red Zone and Fury Pearl once and for all.

I'll post more comprehensive reviews as soon as I get the chance to try them at a few other centers.
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Re: Wild Ride and Rattler
« Reply #12 on: January 07, 2009, 10:40:43 AM »
RSalas,

How did you lay out your Rattler and did you leave it in box finish?  I am getting one in the near future and wanted a similar roll/reaction.
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Re: Wild Ride and Rattler
« Reply #13 on: January 07, 2009, 03:55:51 PM »
The Rattler has a 3 3/4" pin, so I went with a 5" pin-to-PAP above the fingers, with no XH.  This layout has worked well for me in the past with symmetric-cored medium condition balls.

I also left the ball in box finish, and I'll stay with the box surface at least until I get the chance to throw the Rattler at a few other centers.
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Re: Wild Ride and Rattler
« Reply #14 on: January 07, 2009, 04:29:31 PM »
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I know they aren't out yet but I was thiking about buying both of them for a buddy of mine. My buddy just had all his bowling stuff stolen and I wanted to do something nice for his birthday. He really likes Brunswick stuff so I figured this would be a nice suprise.

For those of you that are in the know, would the Wild Ride and Rattler be a good 1 2 punch to start with?


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