Some people have jobs and other responsibilities. Let's give it some time.


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Lane Carter, Strike Zone Pro Shops - Salt Lake City, Utah
Brunswick Pro Shop Staff
www.brunswickbowling.com

I will also rave about the Rattler. There have been times for me that the Rattler is more difficult to control in the last 10 feet of lane than the Wild Ride. It is very angular.

Maybe this question is premature since the ball has only been out about 2 weeks. I will watch it for a little while, and possibly withdraw the question until more people have had a chance to throw it.


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Lane Carter, Strike Zone Pro Shops - Salt Lake City, Utah
Brunswick Pro Shop Staff
www.brunswickbowling.com

Brad was doing good with WR, just made two "very" bad shots! I don't think there was a problem with the reaction, especially down the lane.


Lane,
I too find this ball to be a great addition to my arsenal. It is, indeed very strong pearl reactive! For comparison it is touch longer but definitely sharper than my polished Absolute. My Original Inferno looks like a urethane next to my WR! I'm seriously thinking about drilling an x-hole on my PAP to make it tamer.

I have tried it on couple of patterns, both THS and sports/flatter ones, and as long as you line up properly (relatively closer to friction) I haven't come across any "lack of backend".

I haven't tried any surface other than box yet.

IMO, the reason that there are so many "nay sayers" is the core. Remember, same problems was told also for TFPs.
Unlike the high-end pieces from other brands, this asymmetric core has considerably low differential. I believe, this makes it a bit shy to be a better match up for the majority (speed dominants, less rotation, and/or simply bowlers with relatively weaker releases).

With this core, I prefer:
Lower pins, stronger pin-PAP distances AND smaller drilling angles. Both TFD and WR has a natural length and unless I'm drilling for somebody with over 500 rpms, I do not prefer otherwise.
Additionally, asymmetrical piece with a low differential gives a driller many options for drier/shorter and flatter patterns.


I'll copy paste what I've written to another thread for the comparison part  

Original Inferno (Snake Oil over 500 Abralon, 4-1/2 from PAP, pin even, no hole)
Absolute Inferno,(Snake Oil over 500 Abralon, 5-1/2 from PAP, high pin, no hole)
TFP (Snake Oil over 500 Abralon, 5-1/2X45X65, no hole)
Ultimate Inferno. (Snake Oil over 500 Abralon, 5-1/2 from PAP, high pin, strong hole)

All balls are relatively new and oil extracted and surface prepared couple of days ago.

Wild Ride is very close to my Absolute, being more responsive to dry with similar length. Original Inferno is good 5 to 8 boards weaker on all patterns I've tested so far. OI is very smooth in comparison to WR. Twisted Fury Pearl is close to OI, but touch cleaner and much sharper down the lane. IMO, Wild Ride is more than a step up from TFP. Ultimate, with current surface preps, is the strongest of all. Earlier and less effected by carry down.

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Regards,
Natal

I have used mine in two different centers on two different house shots and in our PBA experience league currently using Viper. Mine is 4.5" pin above my ring 70 degree MB angle. Despite the angle this ball isn't overly snappy, I left it OOB and after a few games the cover wore in and I don't feel I need to touch it at all.

I actually stopped using it so I didn't wear it out too soon because I LOVE the reaction. I too think it reminds me of my Absolute pin high. This ball is now in my GO EVERYWHERE category along with my Total, Sidewinder and Fury Pearl.

On the PBA telecast it was pretty obvious the left lane was horrible and everyone had a hard time on it.
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Corey Clayton
Brunswick Amateur Staff
Turbo Grips Staff
Team Canada 2007, 2008, & 2009
The opinions expressed are solely those of the writer and not of Brunswick Corporation

Dear HmMrDwN103,

Have you noticed that notclay kindly asked us to leave negative comments on other threads? This thread is for the positive feedback! It is also quite obvious from the title.

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Please continue to post any negative comments in the other threads.

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On a side note, if 5X5 stands for pin-PAP distance and MB-PAP distance, MB should probably be around 70 degrees, which, in my opinion, is a bit higher for this core. It needs to get up earlier than higher diff cores. If that second "5" stands for the CG-PAP distance, than drilling angle would be way to high which leads to skid forever.
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Regards,
Natal