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Free1023

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Encounter Versus Taboo Pearl
« on: September 19, 2011, 10:32:54 AM »
Can someone please tell me what the differences are between these 2 balls?

 

 

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charlest

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Re: Encounter Versus Taboo Pearl
« Reply #1 on: September 19, 2011, 06:51:17 PM »
As far as I can tell right now, the Encounter is a polished pearl for medium oil and the Taboo Blue/silver is a dull pearl intended for medium-heavy to heavy oil.
 
Possibly you can dull the Encounter for heavier oil or polish the Taboo for medium oilbut they're not marketed that way, so I have to assume they're not designed for that purpose.


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Free1023

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Re: Encounter Versus Taboo Pearl
« Reply #2 on: September 19, 2011, 06:55:45 PM »
So which one would be a better compliment to a World Beater?


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Re: Encounter Versus Taboo Pearl
« Reply #3 on: September 19, 2011, 08:48:57 PM »
They both are intended for medium/heavy the encounter will be lil earlier and more angular, the taboo pearl is very smooth with a nice arc they will give u different looks so cant go wrong with either one

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charlest

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Re: Encounter Versus Taboo Pearl
« Reply #4 on: September 20, 2011, 07:39:42 AM »
The Eruption.
 
Free1023 wrote on 9/19/2011 6:55 PM:
So which one would be a better compliment to a World Beater?


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The Bowling Shop Tyson

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Re: Encounter Versus Taboo Pearl
« Reply #5 on: September 21, 2011, 04:31:05 PM »
The new Taboo is not very smooth, that was the original Taboo.  The new one is cleaner with a much much sharper read at the breakpoint, and when compared to the Encounter, out of box, the Taboo Blue/Silver is the heavy oil ball where the Encounter will be more medium/heavy.
 
As a compliment to the World Beater, if given the option of those 2, it would be the Encounter, as it will handle the lanes as they break down and transition more.  The new Taboo would need a fair amount of shine for that.
 
As someone else said, the Eruption would be the more distinct compliment. 


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