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Threshold
« on: December 31, 1969, 06:00:00 PM »
 Dynothane is pleased to announce our latest Asymmetric design, The Threshold(tm). This new single density core, combined with our strongest coverstock to date, is designed TO STRIKE by opening up the backends on almost any lane condition.

Coverstock: NEW-NexGen Reactive w/MicroParticles
Weight Block: Threshold
Ball Color: Purple/Gold/Silver All colors do vary somewhat from the picture shown.
Finish: 1000 Fine
Flare Potential: High
RG Average: 2.510 (Low) on a scale of 2.43-2.8 Very low-High Break Point
RG Differential: 0.055 (Medium-High) on a scale of .000-.080 Low-High Flare
Backend Reaction: Sharp Angle
Length: Mid-Lane
Recommended Lane Conditions: Medium-Heavy Oil


 

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Re: Threshold
« Reply #16 on: January 07, 2007, 06:19:56 PM »
I have just got the Threshold about 2 months ago or so. When I first got it the pro shop guy got me to throw my old ball and he could get the rotation off it to drill my threshold because I'm not familiar with all this ball drilling lingo but the ball was drilled for my angle and to hook about mid lane. I got this ball to play heavier oil patterns and when I first got the ball it hooked great on the house pattern probably about medium oil and done what I wanted but when the leagues started to get to bowl on PBA patterns it all changed. I can't get the ball to turn at all it just slides and slides and slides. Really aggravating when your ranked #2 in the league average and team is ranked #1. I went from bowling 225 games to 185 games when they put the PBA oil patterns down. So, the point I'm trying to make is that this ball is GREAT on a typical house pattern but if you bowl in a USBC league and your center is using the PBA patterns, I would NOT recommend this ball. My ball does good on the patterns for about 5 frames then just goes to crap. The only way I can get it to do anything is throw it right on the edge of the gutter and slow the speed down around 15mph (this is hard to do once you get in the habbit of throwing about 18mph every shot)So, I ended up changing balls and went with the Track Solution ball which actually hooked MORE!! I'm more of the type to throw it wide and let it rev up on the backend and just smash the pins but on heavy oil this ball just will not do it plain and simple. I recently tried the Awesome Hook ball by Morich and that is one heck of a dull surface ball! I comparied it in the heavy oil with my threshold and it just outperformed it in every aspect. The treshold is a good soild ball but not good if you want to make it in the pros!

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Re: Threshold
« Reply #17 on: January 13, 2007, 09:22:27 PM »

The Threshold is clean thru the front and really revs up in the midlane and just keeps on coming.
Also Threshold is an extremely aggressive ball OOB factory surface 800 grit.
But  used it. with different drill pattern and surfaces will  handle most  conditions
There is absolutely no ball in the Dynothane line that comes close. For those bowlers who love the Vendettas but feel they could use more hook on tight, fresh shots,
 This ball is for you

The Nex-Gen cover is as versatile as any D/T has produced, it produces results at every finish . The ball has uncommon hooking ability to go with a strong backend motion generally only found in reactive equipment. To get a particle to go from side to side.
Is a Goal in the making

the Threshold looks as good as it performs. This ball loves to devour oil so I would suggest a longer

 I was impressed with the stability of the ball roll. Even though it held it's energy throughout the lane,

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Re: Threshold
« Reply #18 on: January 16, 2007, 06:27:37 PM »
oldrerack
Lane Conditions: Medium Oil
Typical Conditions: Tournament Shot
Type of Lane: All Synthetic
What part of the lane did you play? Fourth Arrow
Did the ball track out? Normal
Weight of bowling ball: 15
Surface of bowling ball: Factory/Box
What grit was the surface of the ball? 1000
Likes: I was impressed with the stability of the ball roll. Even though it held it's energy throughout the lane,
Dislikes: None if used for the proper conditions

The Threshold is clean thru the front and really revs up in the midlane and just keeps on coming.
Also Threshold is an extremely aggressive ball OOB factory surface 800 grit.
But used it. with different drill pattern and surfaces will handle most conditions
There is absolutely no ball in the Dynothane line that comes close. For those bowlers who love the Vendettas but feel they could use more hook on tight, fresh shots,
This ball is for you

The Nex-Gen cover is as versatile as any D/T has produced, it produces results at every finish . The ball has uncommon hooking ability to go with a strong backend motion generally only found in reactive equipment. To get a particle to go from side to side.
Is a Goal in the making

the Threshold looks as good as it performs. This ball loves to devour oil so I would suggest a longer

 
 

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Re: Threshold
« Reply #19 on: April 16, 2007, 12:39:40 PM »
I have my Threshold drilled up with the pin down and to the right, right under the ring finger.

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This ball is by far the most aggressive ball i have ever drilled up. It starts hooking about 15 feet before the pins and finishes strong through the heads. Great on Fresh oil. Another great ball from Dyno-Thane. Keep it up!

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Re: Threshold
« Reply #20 on: July 23, 2007, 09:44:19 AM »
I just had this ball drilled up for a summer league at Thruway lanes in Buffalo, NY. I was throwing a Track Inertia and that was working great, but I was always leaving 10 pins at the worst times. I got this ball the day of my league and didn't have any time to practice save the 15 minutes before bowling was scheduled to start. I threw the first ball right into the drink. I thought of using my Ne10 but I wanted to give this ball some time so I finished practice with 5 strikes playing between 15 and 20 and ripping it out to 5. The ball seemed to hover at about 50 feet and just made a left hand turn without the benefit of an indicator, and I thought my Inertia dug in, it was a thing a beauty. The lanes were their usual heavy oil and I got to use this awesome ball for two games before reluctantly switching to my Ne10 and finishing with a 256-257-212 set. I would recommend this ball to any bowler who is looking for that extra backend move they are lacking in their current ball(s). OH and this thing came in at such a weird angle sometimes it always managed to kick the 6 into the 10 ALWAYS.........

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Re: Threshold
« Reply #21 on: June 11, 2008, 09:17:51 PM »
The ball: 15 pounds, 2.5-inch pin
The drill: "Tommy Jones" layout, pin high above the fingers (somewhat between over-bridge and over-ring) and 1 inch off the VAL, CG virtually between the fingers, MB directly above the thumb. Works out to around a 5.5 x 4 x 4 drill for me. Finish is box.
Me: PAP 4 over 3/8 up, tweener revs, good speed, good circumference coverage

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Bought this ball cheap off eBay about three months ago and drilled it with the "Tommy Jones" drill as an experiment. I had no idea what to expect from it for several reasons, including not only the layout but also the fact I'd not yet thrown a Columbia-poured Dyno-Thane ball.

The first thing I noticed about this ball was that it seemed to have a different move through the pins and I definitely attribute that to the layout. The ball is super-strong, one of the strongest I've thrown in years. Leaving the surface in box finish, which is a matte, made the ball pick up right in the middle of the mids and once this ball starts moving it doesn't quit.

There is no deflection at all in the pin deck, and while that's often a good thing, it's not always the best thing. The ball leaves a lot of 4-pins and even 4-7s on hits that other equipment easy punches out. The good news is that, literally, in 10 games I've yet to leave a 10-pin with the ball. That's some kind of personal record for me.

The unfortunate side effect to this is that this ball is a dud on high hits. Any excuse it can find to leave a 4 or 4-7, it's going to use.

The cover could stand a little polish, therefore, as the box finish leads to such an early pickup that it's hard to get the ball to the breakpoint without throwing it through the breakpoint.

Even as strong as this ball is, it's not an endless strength. Moving way left and throwing it further out than I'm comfortable with didn't yield automatic hook in the back. Also, due to such a strong move in the mids yielded by the cover, the backend in this ball was just average to a tick above.

This layout and cover prep would be ideal for higher-speed bowlers who have medium or higher revs. It's a great choice for playing slight swings on up the boards on lanes that have unreliable mids or sketchy backends. The summary:

Positives: Strength to spare, ignores problems and/or oil in the mids, eats through carrydown, great continuation.

Negatives: That great continuation leads to strange move through pins, cover needs attention unless you're bowling on complete soup, rev-dominant bowlers need not apply.

Overall: A good ball that has taken the place of a Track Machine in my tournament arsenal due to its ability to handle higher oil volumes in the mids, but not a benchmark piece.

Jess