Author Topic: New covers, Bullys, Infernos..... (Read 1766 times)

LuckyLefty · « **on:** November 05, 2004, 05:33:51 PM »

I here people confused about these covers!

These balls are listed as reactives. Some say these balls are pure reactive, no particle in their reviews and from their reading.

True, but sort of false and misleading.

All of these balls are different. They really are "Non particle particles"
In other words they hook more in oil and less off dry than traditional particles.
The difference is that they are not as grabby on lighter volumes of head oil!

If one reads the definition of the first one(original Inferno) one immediately picks up on this.
"This combination reduces over/under reaction by making the wet play less wet and the dry, less dry, effectively allowing the bowler to create more area."

This quote taken from the following post
http://www.buddiesproshop.com/product/67/Brunswick+Inferno+Bowling+Ball.htm

So essentially even though listed as REactive these coverstocks are really a new class of cover.

"Non particle particles" They really do what the particles were suppossed to do. Smooth over/under and do it better on the lighter oil volumes that owners started putting out in the heads to beat particles.

In general according to the proshop owners I talk to particles are going away leaving us with these new "non particle particles" and our still exciting skid snap reactives when we need more pure reaction just in the back!

REgards,

Luckylefty
PS I'm convinced that these balls are really hybrids of urethane/reactives combining the best qualities of both! Urethane more traction in oil, reactive more reaction off dry combined in different ways to create the different pemeatations. Ultimate Inferno, Inferno, Intense Inferno. et al.
PPS I guess AMF's new epoxies will be a new class!

stanski · « **Reply #1 on:** November 06, 2004, 02:42:36 PM »

From what i have seen from these balls, they don't seem all that different from some of the historically very strong solid reactives. I still have a command zone arc that i love that works great on heavier patterns. I have thrown a friends ultimate inferno, drilled the same as my command zone arc, and can play the exact same line with the exact same look on the lanes with the two balls. I personally have never had too much of a problem with particles "burning up" if i don't keep them in box. Most particles come dull, and if you polish them even slightly, they become much more reactive/particle hybrid. If you dull an older solid reactive, they have about the same reaction as strong particles.

So basically, in my opinion, the new covers are basically hype. In fact, I remember reading somewhere that pk18 is STRONGER in the oil and WEAKER off the dry than activator, but due to the fact that activator has been popular in very low rg cores, it revs harder in oil and is smoother on the oil.
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LuckyLefty · « **Reply #2 on:** November 06, 2004, 03:27:31 PM »

My eyes disagree with the PK18 and the Activator comparison.

I see exactly out of them what particles wanted to be.

However on the very thin volume of oil in my home center I see them working much better than particles.

For example the volume of oil at my center is so low that I have only seen one pearl particle coverstock ever even come close to working. But the Inferno can be made to work.

REgards,

Luckylefty

charlest · « **Reply #3 on:** November 06, 2004, 04:58:04 PM »

quote:
My eyes disagree with the PK18 and the Activator comparison.

I see exactly out of them what particles wanted to be.

I agree. My Intense acts like a polished resin pearl thru the heads and fronty part of the midlane. It acts more like a polished medium load particle solid in the backend.
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Author Topic: New covers, Bullys, Infernos..... (Read 1766 times)

LuckyLefty

New covers, Bullys, Infernos.....

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