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hotshot187

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RIVAL and Polish
« on: December 08, 2007, 03:22:33 AM »
How many of you guys are using the rival with polish?  I currently have it in box condition, but thinking of putting a light coat on it.

 

CHawk15

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Re: RIVAL and Polish
« Reply #1 on: December 11, 2007, 02:37:44 PM »
I did it and it works great for me.  I can roll this ball on just about anything, it's great.

micbowl

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Re: RIVAL and Polish
« Reply #2 on: December 11, 2007, 03:50:55 PM »
Hey Chawk, how many boards did you gained by polishing up the Rival? My Rival is oob surface and it hooks alot. It hooks as much as my Gamebreaker which I sanded down to 1000 abalon.

CHawk15

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Re: RIVAL and Polish
« Reply #3 on: December 11, 2007, 03:54:34 PM »
Where I stand and my target line didn't change much (1 maybe 2 boards) but it went 3' or 4' longer and was a little sharper on the backend, but still controllable.

hotshot187

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Re: RIVAL and Polish
« Reply #4 on: December 11, 2007, 04:26:44 PM »
I am just looking for a bit more length mine reads the mids a bit too soon for me.  So I was thinking of hitting it with some polish to give me a little extra length and still give me a nice backend reaction.

Jorge300

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Re: RIVAL and Polish
« Reply #5 on: December 14, 2007, 01:07:50 PM »
I put some polsih to mine and it worked great. Since I throw a little faster then most (about 19 mph average) I had to move right a little at first, but it gave it more length and more controlled break point. I lost very little carry, if any, and allowed me to play a wider set of lane conditions. On the slightly heavier oil I could still play down and in with it, but it allowed me to stay with it longer as the lanes broke down before having to change balls. I think you would get exactly what you are looking for if you shined it.
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