Post by: Ric Clint on February 23, 2005, 02:57:02 PM
I know that people will get on here and probably BLAST me and say I'm a moron. But let me say that my THING LIVES is one the best balls I've thrown in a long while... Many 700's with this ball and also an honor score as well to it's credit! Best Medium/Heavy Oil ball in the game! The THING LIVES is the ball that got me turned on to DYNO THANE. And I thought if all the SOAKER's rolled as great as this one, that I would have a new favorite ball company.
I hope and pray that the ENERGY I got is a BLEM, or a DEFECT... because this ball doesn't cover much ground in the backend at all.
My Energy is drilled with the PIN above ring and CG slightly out from the grip... basically a 4 3/4" x 4".
I tried it on 2 different shots... one was a broken down shot and the other was a fresh shot and the Energy didn't match up with neither one. No recovery at all.
Usually surface changes help... but not with this ball.
It comes out of the box kind of dullish actually. So I polished it up before I even threw it because I figured it would be too early for me (and I knew if I didn't like it, that I could just scuff it back up).
With a polished coverstock, the ball just rolled and rolled with no recovery so I thought maybe the ball was not creating enough friction and was going to long... so then I scuffed it down a little (close to box finish) and it still was rather weak.
My Thing Lives is drilled PIN above ring (4 3/4" x 4")... and my Storm Recharge is drilled PIN above ring (4 3/4" x 5 1/4").
The Thing Lives is sanded to 600 and the Recharge is glossed up pretty good.
My RECHARGE had a strong backend on both shots as did my Thing Lives. The Thing Lives being earlier with still a big backend... and the Recharge being longer and cleaner with a strong backend.
I let 2 friend's throw this ball tonight after I seen the weak reaction I was getting... and both of them agreed that something was not right with this ENERGY.
I wanted to make a post about this in this forum to see if any of the Dyno Thane Guru's, or people "in the know", had an answer.
I'm truley disapointed in this ball.
I hope and pray that the ENERGY I got is a BLEM, or a DEFECT.
Post by: B Pirnie on February 24, 2005, 07:46:35 AM
I drilled an Energy for the first time yesterday. The ball was left in box condition. It did want to burn to early on the house condition but had a great reaction for the guy on the ABC pattern.
My only thought is maybe the polish you used isn't working well with this coverstock. Maybe it is dud.
Post by: BOWLER802 on February 24, 2005, 11:19:33 AM
Post by: CJ_Bowling on February 24, 2005, 12:50:42 PM
Post by: mrbowlingnut on February 24, 2005, 12:59:24 PM
Post by: jkiser01 on February 24, 2005, 01:00:29 PM
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If they only made a ball that would carry that da_n 7 pin (and I am right handed!!)
jkiser01
Post by: mrbowlingnut on February 24, 2005, 01:03:40 PM
Post by: DP3 on February 24, 2005, 02:36:40 PM
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-DP3
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Post by: mrbowlingnut on February 24, 2005, 02:44:24 PM
Post by: BOWLER802 on February 24, 2005, 03:01:51 PM
Post by: Ric Clint on February 24, 2005, 09:49:49 PM
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I called this afternoon and they told me the same thing, to take a drop of lane oil and put it on the ball, if it absorbs it all in like 4 mins then the ball is ok.
When you tried this test, did it work or what were the results?
I talked to Dyno Thane and I think they are gonna send me another one.
Post by: DynoLess Daddy on February 24, 2005, 11:28:30 PM
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My Dt likes to bash Shawn B.
note the truth>>>>>(Dt..1st .... Shawn 2nd)
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Edited on 2/25/2005 0:26 AM
Post by: DynoLess Daddy on February 24, 2005, 11:30:12 PM
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My Dt likes to bash Shawn B.
note the truth>>>>>(Dt..1st .... Shawn 2nd)
VISE AMATEUR STAFF
Dynodaddy@earthlink.net
www.dynothane.com
Post by: LuckyLefty on February 25, 2005, 11:32:52 AM
I hate when those balls have a slow breakin sort of like you had Jim it really frosts me.
REgards,
LUckylefty
Post by: DynoLess Daddy on February 27, 2005, 10:17:43 PM
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My Dt likes to bash Shawn B.
note the truth>>>>>(Dt..1st .... Shawn 2nd)
VISE AMATEUR STAFF
Dynodaddy@earthlink.net
www.dynothane.com
Post by: CJ_Bowling on March 03, 2005, 11:17:39 AM
Post by: Goof1073 on March 03, 2005, 11:56:51 AM
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-Chris: DJ's Pro Shop : Auburn, MA
Post by: newguy on March 03, 2005, 12:55:43 PM
Post by: newguy on March 03, 2005, 12:59:22 PM
Edited on 3/3/2005 1:56 PM
Post by: Goof1073 on March 03, 2005, 01:03:52 PM
Still have high hopes for this ball though once any issues have been delt with.
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-Chris: DJ's Pro Shop : Auburn, MA
Post by: BOWLER802 on March 03, 2005, 04:56:23 PM
Post by: Goof1073 on March 04, 2005, 06:54:03 AM
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-Chris: DJ's Pro Shop : Auburn, MA
Post by: Ric Clint on March 06, 2005, 02:49:52 AM
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By the way we haven't seen a second post from Ric clint after he called the energy a turd in his post. I was wondering if he was treated properly and if so than maybe a post to let everyone know how we treated him would be nice. I would hate to think that those that bash before we can fix a problem would not comment on how customer service handle the problem quickly and with the customers best satisfaction in mind.
Phil,
I didn't mean any offense to you about your ball or creation! I probably shouldn't have called the Energy a "turd". lol. Plus, in my original post, I said that "my" Energy was a turd and that I let 2 of my friend's throw this ball that I have after I seen the weak reaction I was getting... and both of them agreed that something was not right with "this" ENERGY that I had received. I wasn't talking about all of the Energy's produced at the Dyno Thane factory. I hope you understand that, and I hope you're not upset with my comment. At that time I didn't know about other people having problems with there ENERGY's... I was just speaking of "my" ENERGY. And I posted my thoughts on this site to see if anybody else had this problem with their Energy.
The reason I haven't made a post since all this happened is because I was waiting on my NEW Energy to get here and then I was gonna throw the ball and then report back here on it. So it was a "timing" type thing. But I was gonna post soon!
Yes, I was treated properly by Billy! Me and Billy talked on the phone for several minutes and we handled everything like true adults!
It's just after paying $145.00 for a ball that is suppose to hook, and then throwing the ball and it not hooking at all... I was a tad upset.
I've thrown some of the other SOAKER's and you've done a great job with them... EXPECIALLY the Thing Lives. It's a one of a kind!
I've heard several other stories and it seems that there have been several people that happened to get a BAD batch of ENERGY's.
Dyno Thane is currently replacing my Energy and it shall be here soon...
So stay tuned for a new post by me giving my thoughts on the NEW ball that I get!
Post by: newguy on March 24, 2005, 03:00:37 PM
Post by: ShermDawg on March 27, 2005, 09:31:25 PM
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Big "B" Is Where It's At
Sherman
Post by: Ric Clint on March 27, 2005, 11:37:32 PM
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Just looking through and noticed a lot of the posts have been deleted.
Damage control?
Were defective balls shipped to customers or not? Or were they only shipped to staffers as was posted?
Rick Clint seems very happy with his replacment ball. Was the first one a defect? I'm sure someone at Dyno-Thane has had a chance to examine the returned ball by now.
Any one care to clarify?
I'm not a staffer but I still got a "bad" one. My 1st ENERGY was indeed a defect.
Post by: ShermDawg on March 28, 2005, 10:43:49 AM
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Big "B" Is Where It's At
Sherman