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Doug Sterner

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Who benefits more?
« on: February 10, 2005, 04:08:08 AM »
Was just contemplating a few things over the last few days and one item that I'd like an opinion on is the following.....

Who do the asymmetrical cores benefit the most? I mean with the X Factors and Rules and Bullys and such dominating the new release market, who is getting the most bang for them?

And also, who is being hurt by the current trend in bowling?


My personal feel is that the older bowlers and the strokers are really getting help from the new balls while the crankers are getting the shaft.

I have a good friend who loves the lightbulb style core balls like the Crash, Beast, Messenger, Turbo, Teal Rhino pro etc and he is having a tough time finding equipment now.

Another good pal of mine loves his Quantum Helix to death and is in search of a similar roll. Well the only way I could get the smoothness he was loking for was to take a $120 retail pearl resin, drill it 2x4 and scuff it to take away the bounce.

As always, thanks in advance for the opinions.....
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Re-Evolution

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Re: Who benefits more?
« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2005, 12:25:29 PM »
I think that every one can benefit from the strong asymmetric balls, it is just a matter of figuring out what works for you.
My first couple of asym. balls worked terribly for me but after some trial and error I found what works well for me.
Basically if I have the swung MB toward my PAP I have to drill the Assym. about 1/2" weaker than a sym with the same cover and close RG and diff specs and 1/2" stronger if swinging the MB toward the track to get the same length.
That is how it works for me anyway and I consider myself a tweener/tweaker with medium everything.

Now that I have this figured out I just love the flexibility that the asym cores gives a bowler as far as reaction shape.


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Re: Who benefits more?
« Reply #2 on: February 11, 2005, 03:59:24 PM »
I had the Rhino Pro T2, Rhino Pro X.  When they stopped making them
I used the Messenger Ti Blk/Gld.  That reaction/core is very hard to find.
Visionary's Executioners are the closest that I have found and I
love em to death.  I would suggest those

I use the Charcoal in place of my T2, and the Crimson in place of
my Rhino Pro X.

The core shape is similar, and so is the reaction.

Drilled label it reacts alot like the Rhino PRo Teal
I have another drilled 315, and it gives me a similar reaction to my T2.
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Edited on 2/11/2005 5:03 PM
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